Campus closes at noon on Christmas Eve; Christmas Day, New Year's Day are holidays In accordance with State Board of Higher Education directives, Monday, Dec. 24, at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, will be observed as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day by faculty and staff members of the University. Only those employees designated by their department heads will be required to work on these days. -- Greg Weiseinstein, vice president for academic affairs and provost, and Diane Nelson, director, Human Services.