Holidays and Religious Observances

Celebrating Holidays and Diversity

Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances

Fall 2022

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Labor Day   September 5, 2022 University closed on September 5, 2022
Rosh Hashanah Jewish September 25 (evening) - September 27 (evening), 2022  
Navaratri Hindu September 26 - October 5, 2022  
Yom Kippur Jewish October 4 (evening) - October 5 (evening), 2022  
Vijayadashami Hindu October 5, 2022  
Sukkot Jewish October 9 (evening) - October 16 (evening), 2022  
Indigenous Peoples' Day   October 10, 2022  
Shemini Atzeret Jewish October 16 (evening) - October 18 (evening), 2022  
Simchat Torah Jewish October 17 (evening) - October 18 (evening), 2022  
Diwali Hindu October 24, 2022  
Veterans Day   November 11, 2022  
Thanksgiving Day   November 24, 2022 University closed on November 24, 2022
Hanukkah/Chanukah Jewish December 18 (evening) - December 26 (evening), 2022  
Christmas Day Christian December 25, 2022 University closed on December 26, 2022
Kwanzaa   December 26, 2021 - January 1, 2022  

 

Spring 2023

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   January 1, 2023 University closed on January 2, 2023
Orthodox Christmas Christian January 7, 2023  
Martin Luther King Jr. Day   January 16, 2023 University closed on January 16, 2023
Lunar New Year   January 22, 2023  
Maha Shivaratri Hindu February 18, 2023  
Presidents Day   February 20, 2023  
Purim Jewish March 6 (evening) - March 7 (evening), 2023  
Holi Hindu March 7 (evening) - March 8 (evening), 2023  
Ramadan Muslim March 22 (evening) - April 20 (evening), 2023  
Rama Navami Hindu March 30, 2023  
Passover Jewish April 5 (evening) - April 13 (evening), 2023  
Good Friday Christian April 7, 2023  
Easter Christian April 9, 2023  
Orthodox Good Friday Christian April 14, 2023  
Orthodox Easter Christian April 16, 2023  
Eid al-Fitr Muslim April 21-April 22, 2023  
Memorial Day   May 29, 2023 University closed on May 29, 2023

 

Summer 2023

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Shavuot Jewish May 25 (evening) - May 27 (evening), 2023  
Juneteenth   June 19, 2023  

Eid al-Adha

Muslim

June 28 (evening) - July 2 (evening), 2023

 
Independence Day   July 4, 2023 University closed on July 4, 2023
Krishna Janmashtami Hindu September 6, 2023