Legal Holidays
Legal holidays observed by the State University of New York at Geneseo.
2026-2027 Academic Year
Labor Day
Monday, September 7, 2026
Classes will not be in session. The College is officially closed and only essential services will be maintained.
Columbus Day
Monday, October 12, 2026
Classified staffing should be minimal and will require prior approval from the Provost or appropriate Vice President on the classified staff holiday certification for GP-8.
Election Day
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Election Day has been designated as a floating holiday for employees in the CSEA, PEF, UUP and M/C units. Classes will be in session. Offices will be open & employees will be expected to report to work. Employees may observe the floating holiday with supervisor’s approval or will accrue floating holiday time.
Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Classified staffing should be minimal and will require prior approval from the Provost or appropriate Vice President on the classified staff holiday form GP-8.
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26, 2026
The College will be officially closed and only essential services will be maintained. Supervisors should provide a liberal leave policy for employees on Friday, November 27, 2026.
Christmas
Friday, December 25, 2026
The College will be officially closed and only essential services will be maintained. Supervisors should provide a liberal leave policy for employees, from Saturday, December 26, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027.
New Year’s Day
Friday, January 1, 2027
The College will be officially closed and only essential services will be maintained. Supervisors should provide a liberal leave policy for employees, from Saturday, December 26, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 18, 2027
Classes will not be in session. Classified staffing should be minimal and will require prior approval from the Provost or appropriate Vice President on the classified staff holiday certification form GP-8.
Lincoln’s Birthday
Friday, February 12, 2027
Lincoln’s Birthday has been designated as a floating holiday for employees in the CSEA, PEF, UUP, and M/C units. Classes will be in session. Offices will be open & employees will be expected to report to work. Employees may observe the floating holiday with supervisor’s approval or will accrue floating holiday time.
Washington’s Birthday
Monday, February 15, 2027
Classified staffing should be minimal and will require prior approval from the Provost or appropriate Vice President on the classified staff holiday certification form GP-8.
Memorial Day
Monday, May 31, 2027
Classes will not be in session. The College is officially closed and only essential services will be maintained.
Juneteenth
Saturday, June 19, 2027
Full-time employees who are entitled to observe holidays, and for whom Saturday, June 19, is a regular day off, should be credited with compensatory time off in lieu of the holiday.
Independence Day
Sunday, July 4, 2027
Under the Attendance Rules a holiday which falls on a Sunday shall be observed on the following Monday. Therefore, July 4th will be observed on Monday, July 5, 2027.