The following are recognized Institute holidays through New Year's Day 2003 together with the dates on which the holidays are observed.
Labor Day Monday, Sept. 3, 2001
Columbus Day Monday, Oct. 8
Veterans' Day Monday, Nov. 12
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Nov. 22
Day after Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 23
Christmas Day Tuesday, Dec. 25
New Year's Day Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, Jan. 21
Presidents Day Monday, Feb. 18
Patriot's Day Monday, April 15
Memorial Day Monday, May 27
Independence Day Thursday, July 4
Labor Day Monday, Sept. 2
Columbus Day Monday, Oct. 14
Veterans' Day Monday, Nov. 11
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Nov. 28
Day after Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 29
Christmas Day Wednesday, Dec. 25
New Year's Day Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 17, 2001.