Holiday Comparison Table 2012

   

University of
Virginia

Commonwealth
of Virginia

Day/Date

Holiday

Status

Hours

Status

Hours

Monday, January 2, 2012

New Year's Day

Closed

8

Closed

8

Friday, January 13, 2012

Lee-Jackson Day

Open

 

Closed

8

Monday, January 16, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Closed

8

Closed

8

Monday, February 20, 2012

George Washington Day

Open

 

Closed

8

Friday, March 9, 2012

Spring Break Day

Closed

8

Open

 

Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day

Closed

8

Closed

8

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Independence Day

Closed

8

Closed

8

Monday, September 3, 2012

Labor Day

Closed

8

Closed

8

Monday, October 8, 2012

Columbus Day

Open

 

Closed

8

Friday, November 12, 2012

Veterans Day

Open

 

Closed

8

Wed., November 21, 2012*

Day Before Thanksgiving

Closed

8

Half Day

4

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving

Closed

8

Closed

8

Friday, November 23, 2012

Day after Thanksgiving

Closed

8

Closed

8

Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve

Closed

8

Closed

8

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Day

Closed

8

Closed

8

Wednesday, December 26, 2012***

Day after Christmas

Closed

8

Closed

8

Monday, December 31, 2012***

New Year's Eve

Closed

8

Closed

8

TOTAL

104**

 

124

* This is the third year the day before Thanksgiving will be observed as a full day holiday

** Four hours of compensatory time will be awarded on Dec. 19, 2011, the start of the 2012 leave year

***Eight additional hours of compensatory time were awarded on Nov. 5 and Dec. 17, 2012, in response to the closure of state offices on Dec. 31 and 26, respectively. Both were dates already selected as University Holidays