Evacuation Day is Observed Today
Evacuation Day will be observed as a state holiday on Thursday, March 17.
Since the campus must remain open and function as usual, employees who cannot be spared and who work on March 17 are entitled to another day off with pay in lieu of the holiday. Employees who are not scheduled to work March 17 but whose normal work week is five or more days are also entitled to a paid day off in lieu of the holiday.
Evacuation Day commemorates March 26, 1776 when a British fleet of 125 transports and warships left Boston Harbor bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia.