Chancellor announces holiday schedule

Chancellor Walter V. Wendler has announced the official schedule of holidays to be recognized for the 2007 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The listing shows the holiday date, holiday name, day of week the holiday falls on, and explanation for the holiday.

• July 4, 2006 -- Independence Day; Tuesday, legal holiday.
• September 4, 2006 -- Labor Day; Monday, legal holiday.
• November 23, 2006 -- Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, legal holiday.
• November 24, 2006 -- Thanksgiving Friday, Friday, designated holiday.
• December 25, 2006 -- Christmas Day, Monday, legal holiday.
• December 26, 2006 -- Christmas Holiday, Tuesday, designated holiday.
• * December 27, 2006 -- Administrative Closure, Wednesday, administrative closure.
• * December 28, 2006 -- Administrative Closure, Thursday, administrative closure.
• * December 29, 2006 -- Christmas Holiday, Friday, designated holiday.
• January 1, 2007 -- New Year's Day, Monday, legal holiday.
• January 15, 2007 -- Martin Luther King Day, Monday, designated holiday.
• March 12, 2007 -- Spring Break, Monday, designated holiday.
• May 28, 2007 -- Memorial Day, Monday. legal holiday.

* -- Partial administrative closures do not apply to the School of Medicine -- Carbondale Family Practice Center.

• Note: The University closes in observance of Veterans Day if it falls on a weekday. Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2006, falls on a Saturday.