Announcements

Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026

This is an official state holiday. Buffalo State will be closed with the exception of those employees required to maintain essential services.

Juneteenth: Friday, June 19, 2026

This is an official state holiday. Buffalo State will be closed with the exception of those employees required to maintain essential services.

Independence Day: Saturday, July 4, 2026

This is an official state holiday. The State (and Buffalo State) has not designated an alternate day of observance for Independence Day.

Full-time professional employees who are entitled to observe holidays, and are not scheduled to work on Saturday, July 4, 2026, will be credited with regular holiday compensatory time after the holiday.

Classified employees who work on July 4 will be compensated according to their holiday waiver status. Those who have not elected to waive additional money for holiday work will receive holiday pay per their bargaining unit agreements. Employees who have waived additional money for holiday work will receive compensatory time off instead of additional holiday pay. Classified employees who wish to inquire about their current holiday waiver status may contact the Payroll Office at (716) 878-4124.

Part-time employees eligible to observe holidays are entitled to observe only those holidays that fall on days when the employee is regularly scheduled to work or actually works.