Holiday Listings

2026 IU Northwest Campus Holiday and Closing Schedule
Holiday	Date
New Year’s Day	Thursday, Jan. 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Monday, Jan. 19
*Campus Holiday	Accrues on March 1 of each year*
Memorial Day	Monday, May 25
Juneteenth	Friday, June 19
Independence Day	Friday, July 3 (observed)
Labor Day	Monday, Sept. 7
Thanksgiving	Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27
Christmas Day	Friday, Dec. 25
Winter Break	Monday, Dec. 28, Tuesday, Dec. 29, Wednesday, Dec. 30, and Thursday, Dec. 31
New Year’s Day	Friday, Jan. 1

*Floating Holiday for Staff Employees: IU Northwest recognizes the Indiana University Campus Holiday as a floating holiday. This holiday is accrued annually on March 1 and becomes available for use beginning March 1 of each year.

IU Northwest campus treats the Indiana University Campus Holiday as a "floating" holiday. This floating holiday accrues on March 1 of each year. The accrued holiday is available for use on or after March 1 once accrued. This time is tracked as eight (8) hours of Holiday time off, which will show in ePTO or Kuali Time once accrued.

Use of Unused Holiday Hours Accruals
Unused Holiday accruals from the past calendar year must be used by the end of the last pay period of the current year.

For non-exempt (including PAO and PAU) staff, Holiday time off earned in 2025 must be used by the last pay period of 2026. For exempt staff, Holiday time off earned in 2025 must be used by December 31, 2026.

More information can be found at the IU Human Resources webpage related to .

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