Twin Cities and Rochester Campuses

Academic Employees

New in 2007, a personal holiday has been added for academic employees on the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses to bring their total up to 11 holidays, consistent with other employee groups and other campuses. This personal holiday must be used between the end of fall and beginning of spring semester (December 21, 2007 - January 19, 2008). This holiday cannot be banked or utilized outside of this window. The specific dates of this window could change in future years. Approval and tracking of this holiday is the responsibility of the local unit.

This new personal holiday applies to those whose terms and conditions of employment are covered by academic, graduate assistant, or professionals-in-training policies.

Civil Service and Bargaining Unit Employees

In addition to the holidays designated by the University of Minnesota each year, Civil Service and Bargaining Unit employees can take an additional personal holiday. The holiday time must be taken during the fiscal year between the dates of July 1 and June 30. To be eligible, an employee must begin his/her employment prior to May 1 of the current fiscal year. See your policy, linked below, for other eligibility guidelines.

You can choose the day on which to take your personal holiday time. To request permission to take your personal holiday, follow the same procedure you would for regular vacation.

Guidelines for Use of Personal Holidays for the Twin Cities Campus

Crookston, Duluth, and Morris Campuses

On the Crookston, Duluth, and Morris campuses, a floating holiday is set each year by administrators. The entire campus will be closed on the chosen date.

Personal Holiday Policies

Policies, rules and contract language governing leave for personal holidays vary by employee group. For more details, read the policy for your employee group.

• LELS, Article 21—Holidays
• Teamsters, Article 29—Holidays
• AFSCME Unit 4, Article 5—Holidays
• AFSCME Unit 6, Article 15—Holidays
• AFSCME Unit 7, Article 15—Holidays
• Civil Service Rules, Rule 10—Hours of Work, Overtime, Holidays, Reporting and Callback
• UEA Article 600.000—Leaves of Absence (UMD)
• UEA Article 600.000—Leaves of Absence (UMC)