With the endorsement of the University Council, President Lisa Freeman has approved the following holiday schedule for 2021:
New Year’s Day (Holiday) | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday) | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
Administrative Closure | Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
Administrative Closure | Friday, March 12, 2021 |
Memorial Day (Holiday) | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
Independence Day (Holiday) | Monday, July 5, 2021 |
Labor Day (Holiday) | Monday, September 6, 2021 |
Thanksgiving (Holiday) | Thursday, November 25, 2021 |
Floating Holiday | Friday, November 26, 2021 |
Administrative Closure | Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
Floating Holiday | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
December 25 (Holiday) | Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
December 25 (Holiday Observed) | Monday, December 27, 2021 |
Administrative Closure | Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
Administrative Closure | Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
Administrative Closure | Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
Floating Holiday | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
New Year’s Day (Holiday) | Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
New Year’s Day (Holiday Observed) | Monday, January 3, 2022 |
Hourly employees in positions not covered by collective bargaining agreements will be paid at the regular rate of pay plus 1-1/2 times the regular rate of pay for all hours required to work on any of the above named holidays or, if mutually agreed to with supervisor, by compensatory time off at the rate of time-and-one-half plus holiday pay. Employees covered by prevailing rates will be compensated in accordance with local area agreements.
Per Campus Parking Services, parking enforcement for the 2020/2021 holiday period will be as follows:
- December 12–22, 2020: All parking regulations will be enforced.
- December 23, 2020 – January 3, 2021: Parking regulations that will be enforced during the holiday closure period include the following: reserved parking, no parking zones (including fire lanes), handicapped spaces, and parking lots that are enforced at all times. Parking lots that are enforced at all times are identified on the parking map as having a black square around the parking lot number (i.e.: Lot 18 at Neptune Hall).
- January 4, 2021: All parking regulations will be enforced.
If you have any questions about parking during the holiday closure, please contact Campus Parking at 815-753-1045 or parking@niu.edu.
NOTE: The visitor’s lot will be open at no charge from December 12, 2020 through January 10, 2021. Payment will be required again on January 11, 2021.
If you have any questions regarding this holiday schedule, please contact Human Resource Services at 815-753-6000.
This memo has been distributed by email to all faculty and staff and can be found at: www.niu.edu/hrs. Paper copies will only be sent to departments with limited email access for posting.