The schedule of holidays listed below is established for the remainder of 2002 and for 2003. The schedule is also available on the Web at: webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/ calendars_notices_announcements/holiday_calendar/ index.cfm..

2002
Commencement Day*	Thursday, May 23 (Homewood, SAIS)
Memorial Day	Monday, May 27
Independence Day	Thursday, July 4
Labor Day	Monday, September 2
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 28
Day after Thanksgiving	Friday, November 29
Holiday Preparation	1/2 day during December
1/2 Day, Christmas Eve	Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 25
1/2 Day, New Year's Eve	Tuesday, December 31
2003
New Year's Day	Wednesday, January 1
Martin Luther King's Birthday	Monday, January 20
Commencement Day*	Thursday, May 22 (Homewood, SAIS)
Memorial Day	Monday, May 26
Independence Day	Friday, July 4
Labor Day	Monday, September 1
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 27
Day after Thanksgiving	Friday, November 28
Holiday Preparation	1/2 day during December
1/2 Day, Christmas Eve	Wednesday, December 24
Christmas Day	Thursday, December 25
1/2 Day, New Year's Eve	Wednesday, December 31
New Year's Day	Thursday, January 1, 2004
Effective July 1, 1998, Presidents' Day was eliminated as a regular holiday and replaced with a floating holiday for eligible employees, except bargaining unit employees.
*Commencement Day is observed by Homewood departments and SAIS and all bargaining unit employees eligible for holidays; other employees eligible for holiday leave receive a floating holiday. Refer to the Personnel Policy Manual, Section 12 for eligibility for floating holidays.
Holidays for bargaining unit employees appear in the Agreement between the University and Local 1231.