2,683: Faculty Holidays
Last Revised: April 2012
The holiday schedule for faculty is established by the Legislature (NAC 284.255).
Full-time "A" contract faculty (administrative academic) who work a regular Monday through Friday schedule are entitled to the holiday as listed below.
Holidays are observed (non-contract days) for academic "B" faculty. Holidays are not included in the number of contract days per semester.
"A" contract faculty who work an alternative or part-time schedule are entitled to the holiday when it falls on their normally scheduled work-day. If the holiday falls on a scheduled day off, the faculty member is not entitled to additional holiday time off.
The following are legal holidays per State of Nevada Statute:
Date | Holiday |
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January 1 | New Year's Day |
Third Monday in January | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
Third Monday in February | Presidents' Day |
Last Monday in May | Memorial Day |
July 4 | Independence Day |
First Monday in September | Labor Day |
Last Friday in October | Nevada Day |
November 11 | Veterans' Day |
Fourth Thursday in November | Thanksgiving Day |
Fourth Friday in November | Family Day |
December 25 | Christmas Day |