Holidays and Closures

NIU will be closed for the following holidays and administrative closures. Some employees are required to work on these dates.

You can now also download these dates to your Outlook calendar.

University Holidays 2023
Occasion Day of Week Date
New Year's Day (Holiday) Sunday January 1, 2023
New Year's Day (Holiday Observed) Monday January 2, 2023
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday) Monday January 16, 2023
Memorial Day (Holiday) Monday May 29, 2023
Juneteenth (Holiday) Monday June 19, 2023
Independence Day (Holiday) Tuesday July 4, 2023
Labor Day (Holiday) Monday September 4, 2023
Thanksgiving (Holiday) Thursday November 23, 2023
Floating Holiday Friday November 24, 2023
Administrative Closure Friday December 22, 2023
December 25 (Holiday) Monday December 25, 2023
December 26 (Floating Holiday) Tuesday December 26, 2023
Administrative Closure Wednesday December 27, 2023
Administrative Closure Thursday December 28, 2023
Administrative Closure Friday December 29, 2023
New Year's Day (Holiday) Monday January 1, 2024

Holiday and Closure Pay

If you're an hourly employee in a position not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and are required to work on a holiday, you'll be paid at your regular rate plus one-and-one-half times the regular rate. Alternatively, if agreed to by your supervisor, you can receive compensatory time off at the rate of time-and-one-half plus holiday pay. If you're an employee covered by a prevailing rate, you'll be compensated in accordance with your local area agreement. If you are an hourly employee in a position not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and you are required to work on an Administrative Closure Day you will be given time off on an hour-for-hour basis, or receive additional straight-time pay at the option of the department.

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