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
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