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Official New Jersey State Holidays

The following is a listing of official holidays for calendar year 2006. Holidays which appear with an asterisk (*) are days on which classes are recessed and offices are closed. All administrative, academic and operations departments will be open for service during the remaining holidays.

Holiday                                   Date Observed
*New Year’s Day                     Monday, January 2, 2006
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day        Monday, January 16, 2006
Lincoln’s Birthday                    Monday, February 13, 2006
Washington’s Birthday             Monday, February 20, 2006
Good Friday                            Friday, April 14, 2006
*Memorial Day                        Monday, May 29, 2006
*Independence Day                Tuesday, July 4, 2006
*Labor Day                            Monday, September 4, 2006
Columbus Day                        Monday, October 9, 2006
Election Day                          Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Veteran’s Day                        Friday, November 10, 2006
*Thanksgiving Day                 Thursday, November 23, 2006
*Christmas Day                     Monday, December 25, 2006

 

The College of New Jersey will once again conduct an Energy Savings Program during the calendar year 2006.
The following seven holidays are designated as energy holidays for 2006:


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day       Monday, January 16
Lincoln’s Birthday                       Monday, February 13
Washington’s Birthday              Monday, February 20

Good Friday                                 Friday, April 14
Columbus Day                             Monday, October 9
Election Day                                Tuesday, November 7
Veteran’s Day                             Friday, November 10

Eligible employees who work all seven energy holidays will earn 10 ½ days of Energy Savings Program leave time (1 ½ energy leave days earned for each energy holiday worked). Six of the leave days shall be applied to summer closures, and 4 to winter closures, as indicated below:

Summer 2006                        Winter 2006
Monday, July 3, 2006           Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006            Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006            Thursday, December 28, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006            Friday, December 29, 2006
Friday, August 4, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006

The winter break will commence on Monday, December 25, 2006 through Monday, January 1, 2007. Employees do not have to use earned energy leave for December 25th or January 1st, as they are designated holidays.

The remaining one-half day of earned energy leave may be taken at another time during 2006 calendar year, subject to the approval of the employee’s supervisor. All earned energy leave days must be utilized within the 2006 calendar year.
The above schedule applies to employees in Local 2364 of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1031 of the Communication Workers of America, and Local 195 of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, as well as to non-unit supervisory and administrative staff. Employees who did not work the Energy Saving Program holidays may choose to apply vacation, administrative leave, or other earned compensatory time to the designated summer and winter Energy Savings Program closures.

The College of New Jersey Library will be closed ONLY on Monday, July 3rd. The TCNJ Library, Recreational Center, Conference and Meeting Services, Brower Student Center, Residence Halls, and Campus Police Office will remain open for service on the Energy Savings Program days as noted above.
Regular and supplemental payroll checks normally due on the Fridays noted above will be available on Thursdays between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Payroll Office in Room 102 of the Administrative Services Building.

Should you have any questions regarding the implementation of the Energy Savings Program, please contact your supervisor or Human Resources at ext. 2622.

 

 

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Admin. Building, Room 101

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718

Ewing, NJ, USA 08628-0718

P) 609.771.2282

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E) hr@tcnj.edu