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Official WOU Holidays

Academic Year 2023-2024

The campus will be closed on these days except for specific essential positions.

Holiday Schedule
 Labor Day  Monday, September 4, 2023
 Thanksgiving Day  Thursday, November 23, 2023
 Day after Thanksgiving  Friday, November 24, 2023
 Christmas Eve Day  (Observed) Friday, December 22, 2023
 Christmas Day  Monday, December 25, 2023
 New Year’s Day  Monday, January 1, 2024
 Martin Luther King Day  Monday, January 15, 2024
 Memorial Day  Monday, May 27, 2024
 Juneteenth Day  Wednesday, June 19, 2024
 Independence Day  Thursday, July 4, 2024
 
 NOTE: Information Regarding Leave *Please contact Human Resources (503.838.8490)
with employment related questions regarding holiday
time-off.
 Special Day SEIU Employees
Per Article 38: Holidays, Section 2 – CBA between
OPU and SEIU
 Special Day – Unclassified Employees Employees have the option of using this paid leave day on any mutually agreeable day between, and including the day before Thanksgiving and January 31. Where no day during this time can be mutually agreed upon, another day of the employee’s choice shall be granted; provided that the approved day does not impact business operations in the unit. This day must be used no later than June 30 of that fiscal year or it is forfeited and is not compensable.
Temporary Interruptions of
Employment During Winter Break –
SEIU Represented Employees
Per Article 51, paperwork is sent out by Human
Resources at the end of November through beginning
of December
Lack of Work during Winter Break –
Unclassified Employees
Arrangements made with supervisor prior to the end of
Fall term

CONTACT

Human Resources

P: 503-838-8490 | F: 503-838-8522 | E-mail: hr@wou.edu  

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