Find payday and holiday information below.
Plan ahead and mark these dates on your calendar for when the university closes to observe the various holidays. Twelve-month faculty and classified staff observe the holiday schedule below. Nine-month faculty observe the same holidays as students; they do not accrue holiday time. VCU’s holiday schedule includes any additional holiday time granted by the Governor.
The 2018-19 winter break runs December 21- January 1, 2019 and does not require that faculty and staff take leave to cover the time away from work. This calendar is subject to revisions. For 2018 the Governor has again granted additional holiday leave as follows:
Please note that Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 is a state holiday (Christmas Day observed) and now part of VCU’s 2018 winter closing. Following past practice, we moved four state holidays to the 2018 winter closing as VCU remains open on these days:
*Additional time off is granted by the Governor for eligible employees. When additional time off is only 4 hours, employees must use 4 hours of appropriate eligible leave if they wish to take the entire day off. View or print the combined 2018 Payday and Holiday Calendar.
Plan ahead and mark these dates on your calendar for when the university closes to observe the various holidays. 12-month faculty, classified staff and university and academic professionals observe the holiday schedule below. Nine-month faculty observe the same holidays as students; they do not accrue holiday time. VCU’s holiday schedule includes any additional holiday time granted by the Governor.
The 2019-20 winter break runs December 23- January 3, 2020 and requires that faculty and staff take three days (24 hours) of leave to cover the time away from work. This calendar is subject to revisions. For 2019 the Governor has again granted additional holiday leave as follows:
Please note that Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019 is a state holiday (Christmas Day observed) and now part of VCU’s 2019 winter closing. Following past practice, we moved four state holidays to the 2019 winter closing as VCU remains open on these days:
*Additional time off is granted by the Governor for eligible employees. When additional time off is only four (4) hours, employees must use four (4) hours of appropriate eligible leave if they wish to take the entire day off. View or print the combined VCU Payday and Holiday Calendar on the Payroll page.
The 2020 winter break runs December 21 - January 1, 2021 and requires that faculty and staff take three days (24 hours) of leave to cover the time away from work. This calendar is subject to revisions. For 2020, the Governor has again granted additional holiday leave as follows:
Please note that Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 is a state holiday (Christmas Day observed) and now part of VCU’s 2020 winter closing.
Following past practice, we moved four state holidays to the 2020 winter closing as VCU remains open on these days:
Employees will be required to use leave for Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30 and Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.