TO: Classified Staff and Administrators

FROM: Shannon Sunn - Human Resources

DATE: April 29, 2008

SUBJECT: Official Alternate Holiday Schedule for 2008/2009

Listed below are the ten holidays as declared by the Governor:

1) New Years Day
2) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Birthday
3) Washington/Lincoln Day
4) Memorial Day
5) Independence Day
6) Labor Day
7) Columbus Day
8) Veterans Day
9) Thanksgiving Day
10) Christmas Day

Mesa State College will observe the following Official Alternate Holiday Schedule for 2008/2009:

1) July 4, 2008 - Friday - Independence Day
2) November 27, 2008 - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day
3) November 28, 2008 - Friday - Labor Day
4) December 25, 2008 - Thursday - Christmas Day
5) December 26, 2008 - Friday - Columbus Day
6) December 29, 2008 - Monday - Veterans Day
7) December 30, 2008 - Tuesday - Dr. M. Luther King Day
8) December 31, 2008 - Wednesday - Washington-Lincoln Day
9) January 1, 2009 - Thursday - New Years Day
10) May 25, 2009 - Monday - Memorial Day

For leave and compensation purposes these alternate holidays are the official holidays and not the statutory holidays. For example, if you work September 1, 2008 (Statutory Holiday - Labor Day), you have not earned holiday leave, but if you work November 28, 2008 (Official Alternate Holiday - Labor Day), you will be granted holiday leave. Mesa State College will apply the leave and compensation for all administrators and Classified Staff based on the Official Alternate Holidays.