C220: Minor/maintenance update: July 1, 2025

Revision status: Current revision (published July 1, 2025)

Revision notes

Policy format updated to align with FHB A53. To maintain alignment with UAP 3405, added in Junteenth Holiday that was approved as a UNM Holiday by President Stokes in June 2023.

Revision timeline

March 26, 2025: Previous revision published
July 1, 2025: This revision published

Revision content

C220: Holidays

Approved by: Faculty Senate
Effective: April 26, 2016
Responsible FS Committee: Policy Committee
Office Responsible for Administration: Office of the Provost or Executive Vice President for Health Sciences

Revisions to the Policy Rationale, Policy Statement, and Applicability sections of this document must be approved by the full Faculty Senate.

Applicability

All UNM academic faculty and administrators.

Policy Rationale

Holidays play an integral part in faculty and student lives. This Policy Document identifies the specific holidays observed by the University of New Mexico (UNM).

Policy Statement

UNM observes the following specific holidays each year and most offices are closed during these holidays:

Martin Luther King Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Winter break. The specific days observed as the holiday period are announced each year by the UNM Division of Human Resources.

UNM respects the right of all students and faculty to observe religious holidays and will make reasonable accommodation, upon request, for such observances in accordance with Faculty Handbook Policy C260: Religious Accommodations

Revisions to the remaining sections of this document may be amended with the approval of the Faculty Senate Policy Committee and Operations Committee in consultation with the responsible Faculty Senate Committee listed in Policy Heading.

Procedures

No specific procedures at this time.

Definitions

No specific definitions are required for the Policy Statement.

Contacts

Direct any questions about this policy to the Office of the Provost or the Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Sciences.

Who should read this policy

Faculty
Department Chairs, academic deans and other academic administrators and executives

History

July 1, 2025 - Policy format updated to align with FHB A53 and updated list holidays observed by UNM to align with UAP 3405
March 26, 2025 - Minor/Maintenance update
August 25, 2022 - Updated title of Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and updated relevant Regents' policy, per FHB Policy A53 procedures
April 26, 2016 - Revised policy approved by the Faculty Senate.