All staff who can work at home should continue to do so. Only with an explicit request from a supervisor should a staff member return to campus. For more information, review COVID-19 Workplace Guidance.
Staff Celebration Calendar
Annual holidays, Yale recognition events, and industry observances are great opportunities to recognize your staff members in meaningful and engaging ways. Throughout the year, use the calendar below to plan festivities to spark team spirit and show your appreciation.
January 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| January 1 | Official Yale Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| January 6 | Three Kings Day |
| January 7 | International Programmer’s Day |
| January 12 | National Pharmacist Day |
| January 15 | National Bagel Day |
| January 20 | Official Yale Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 25 | Chinese New Year |
February 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| February 1 | FLY award nominations open |
| February 7 | Wear Red Day |
| February 9 | National Pizza Day |
| February 14 | Valentine’s Day |
| February 16-20 | National Engineers Week |
| February 17 | Presidents’ Day/Random Acts of Kindness Day |
| February 21 | Seton Elm-Ivy award nominations close |
| February 25 | Fat Tuesday |
| February 28 | FLY award nominations close |
March 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| March 1 | Sustainability Award nominations open |
| March 4 | International Women’s Day |
| March 17 | St. Patrick’s Day |
| March 23 | National Puppy Day |
| March 25 | International Waffle Day |
| March 26 | WWN Awards ceremony |
| March 30 | National Doctor’s Day |
April 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| TBD | Sustainability Award ceremony |
| April 9 | |
| April 8 | Passover begins |
| April 10 | Official Yale Holday: Good Friday |
| April 19-25 | Medical Laboratory Professionals Week |
| April 21 | Library Workers Day |
| April 22 | Earth Day/Administrative Professionals Day |
| April 23 | Bring Your Child to Work Day |
| April 24 | Ramadan begins |
May 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| May 6 | National Nurses’ Day |
| May 7 | National Tourism Day |
| May 9 | Yale Alumni Day of Service/Staff Recognition Tree Planting |
| May 13 | National Receptionists’ Day |
| May 15 | National Pizza Day/Bike to Work Day |
| May 18 | University Commencement/International Museum Day |
| May 23 | National Taffy Day |
| May 25 |
June 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| June 1 | Say Something Nice Day |
| June 5 | National Doughnut Day |
| June 10 | WWN Award winners announced |
| June 14 | Flag Day/National Nursing Assistants’ Day |
| June 19 | Wear Blue Day |
| June 19 | Juneteenth |
| TBD | FLY Awards ceremony |
July 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| July 3 | Official Yale Holiday: Independence Day |
| July 7 | World Chocolate Day |
| July 19 | National Ice Cream Day |
| July 20 | National Lollipop Day |
| July 31 |
August 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
|
August 3 - 7
|
Staff Spirit Week |
| August 3 | Staff Appreciation Day and “Music Monday” |
| August 4 | Homes & Gardens Day |
| August 4 | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day |
| August 5 | Staff Spirit Day |
| August 5 | Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day |
| August 6 | Cultural Thursday |
| August 7 | |
| August 19 | Linda Lorimer Award nominations open |
| August 25 | National Banana Split Day |
| August 31 | Eat Outside Day |
September 2020
| Date | Calendar Day |
|---|---|
| September 7 | Official Yale Holiday: Labor Day |
| September 5 | International Day of Charity |
| September 8 | Linda Lorimer Award nominations close |
| TBD | Multicultural New Haven Block Party |
| September 14-18 | National Security Officer Appreciation Week |
| September 18 | Rosh Hashanah begins |
| September 18 | Handsome Dan’s Birthday |
| September 21 | International Day of Peace |
| TBD | National Day of Caring |
| September 25 | National Research Administrator Day |
| September 28 | Yom Kippur begins |
| September 29 | National Coffee Day |
October 2020
| DATE | CALENDAR DAY |
|---|---|
| October 1 | National Custodial Worker Day |
| October 2 | |
| October 5 | Founders Day/Staff Recognition Tree Planting |
| October 5-9 | Customer Service Week |
| October 8-12 | Celebrate Sustainability Week |
| October 12 | Columbus Day/National Dessert Day |
| October 13 | Train Your Brain Day |
| October 14 | National Dessert Day |
| October 19 | Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day |
| October 20 | Pharmacy Technician Day |
| October 21 | Medical Assistants Recognition Day |
| October 28 | Chocolate Day |
November 2020
| DATE | CALENDAR DAY |
|---|---|
| November 1 | Daylight Savings Time ends |
| November 3 | Election Day |
| November 10 | International Accounting Day |
| November 8-14 | National Nurse Practitioner Week |
| November 11 | Veterans Day |
| November 13 | World Kindness Day |
| November 18 | Linda K Lorimer Award Ceremony/WWN award nominations open |
| November 26 | Official Yale Holiday: Thanksgiving Day |
| November 27 |
December 2020
| DATE | CALENDAR DAY |
|---|---|
| December 1 | Day of Giving |
| December 4 | National Cookie Day |
| December 5 | International Volunteer Day |
| December 8 | National Brownie Day |
| December 10 |
Hannukah begins at sunset/Dewey Decimal System Day/Nobel Prize Day |
| December 11 | App Day |
| December 15 | |
| December 18 | Ugly Sweater Day/Hanukkah ends at sunset |
| December 20 | WWN award nominations close |
| December 21 | Winter Solstice/Crossword Puzzle Day |
| December 24 | Official Yale Holiday: Recess Day |
| December 25 | Official Yale Holiday: Christmas Day |
| December 26 | Kwanza begins |
| December 28-31 | Official Yale Holiday: Recess Day |