Holy Days, Paid Holidays

According to a University policy designed to show respect for recognized religions and their holy days, supervisors are asked to make reasonable accommodations in arranging work schedules for staff who request time off for significant events of their faith. Vanderbilt recognizes seven paid holidays, and staff may request to use any unused holiday time (if they worked on a previous holiday within 90 days), personal days or accrued vacation time for days they wish to take off for religious observance. Hourly paid staff may take time off without pay if no accrued days are available. Here is a listing of various holy days and the paid holidays observed by many in the Vanderbilt community for the 2002-03 academic year.

2002-03 Holy Days

Bahá'í Calendar

Birth of the Bab Oct. 20, 2002

New Year's Day March 21, 2003

Festival of Ridvan April 21, 2003

The Declaration of the Bab May 23, 2003

Ascension of Bahá-u'lláh May 29, 2003

Note: Bahá'í holy days are always observed on the date listed above, regardless of the day of the week on which the holy day falls.

Christian Calendar

Christmas Dec. 25, 2002

Good Friday April 18, 2003

Easter April 20, 2003

Hindu Calendar

Ratha-Yatra (Hindu New Year) April 2, 2003

Dusserah Oct. 7-16, 2002

Deepavali Nov. 4, 2002

Islamic Calendar

Ramadan Nov. 6, 2002

Idul-Fitr Dec. 6, 2002

Idul-Adha Feb. 12, 2003

Muharram (Islamic New Year) March 5, 2003

Maulud-un-Nabi May 14, 2003

Jewish Calendar

Rosh Hashanah Sept. 6-8, 2002

Yom Kippur Sept. 15-16, 2002

Sukkot Sept. 20-22, 2002

Chanukah Nov. 29-Dec. 7, 2002

Passover April 16-24, 2003

Shavout June 5-7, 2003

Note: Sukkot and Passover last eight days, but only the first two days and the last two days may affect attendance.

2002­03 Paid Holidays

Labor Day Sept. 2, 2002

Thanksgiving Day Nov. 28, 2002

Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2002

Christmas Day Dec. 25, 2002

New Year's Day Jan. 1, 2003

Memorial Day May 26, 2003