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A 2022-2023 calendar to support an inclusive College of Engineering community
Mission statement
The UW College of Engineering is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Fostering a positive diversity climate is critical to achieving its benefits and is rooted in understanding how the College influences psychological safety and a sense of belonging for all its constituents. Culture is one of the overarching pillars we pursue in our vision and commitment to building an inclusive and equitable community for all students, staff, faculty, and community members. This calendar aims to acknowledge and increase understanding of diverse cultures, traditions, values, and beliefs.
Why these dates?
The cultural holidays, observances, and events on this calendar were identified based on the following criteria:
- A faculty/staff member or student observing this event may be out of the office or absent from class on this day.
- A faculty/staff member or student’s engagement level may be affected by rituals practiced in observance of this event (e.g., reduced energy from fasting for Ramadan or negative association with a dominant culture’s holiday, such as Thanksgiving).
- A faculty/staff member may not be able to participate in activities before, during, or after regular business hours on this day (e.g., not participating in Halloween activities or passing on events happening on the evening of a holy day observed by the Muslim or Jewish communities).
- This occasion may provide an opportunity to increase dialogue and knowledge about cultural traditions or celebrations, or historical oppression, resilience, perseverance, or triumph that might not otherwise present itself.
Acknowledgments
This calendar was adapted from a Cultures Connecting resource (Cultures Connecting, 2021), designed to support anti-bias efforts in organizations.
Submitting missing dates
If you know of other holidays, observances, or events that meet the criteria above but were omitted, please contact the Office of Inclusive Excellence at coeoie@uw.edu
Notes
- Please take notice of days that involve fasting and/or work restrictions. We encourage avoiding scheduling major meetings, exams, and other events and work to accommodate these observances. Information about UW’s Religious Accommodations Policy here.
- Starred (*) holidays/observances begin at sunset of the date listed and go to sunset of the following day.
- Due to regional and cultural differences, the holidays listed may be celebrated on different dates by individuals of the same faith.
- Some holidays are based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore dates may vary.
- For more information, click the event title to view its hyperlink.
April 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All Month | Autism Acceptance Month | ||
All Month | Arab-American Heritage Month | ||
April 2 | World Autism Awareness Day | ||
April 2 – May 2* | Ramadan | Islamic | Involves fasting, work restrictions |
April 6 | National Tartan Day | Scottish American | |
April 10 | Rama Navami | Hindu | Work restrictions |
April 10 | Palm Sunday | Christian / Orthodox | Work restrictions |
April 14 | Holy Thursday | Christian | |
April 14 | Vaisakhi | Sikh | |
April 15 – 23* | Passover | Jewish | Involves fasting, work restrictions |
April 15 | Good Friday | Christian | Work restrictions |
April 17 | Easter Sunday | Christian | Work restrictions |
April 14-16 | Pi Mai (Lao New Year) | Laotian | |
April 14-16* | Cambodian New Year | Cambodian | |
April 21 | First Day of Riḍván | Bahá'i | Work restrictions |
April 22 | Orthodox Good Friday | Christian Orthodox | Work restrictions |
April 22 | Day of Silence | LBGTQ+ and Allies | |
April 24 | Orthodox Easter | Christian Orthodox | Work restrictions |
April 24 | Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day | ||
April 27-28 | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) | Jewish | |
April 29 | Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power) | Islamic | |
April 29 | Ninth Day of Ridván | Bahá'i | Work restrictions |
May 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All Month | Asian Pacific American Heritage Month | ||
May 1 | Beltane | Neo-Pagan | |
May 1 | May Day (International Workers’ Day) | International | |
May 2 | Twelfth Day of Ridván | Bahá'i | Work restrictions |
May 2-3 | Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Islamic | Work restrictions |
May 5 | Cinco de Mayo | United States/Mexican | |
May 8 | Buddha Day / Visakha Puja / Vesek | Buddhist | |
May 24 | Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'i | |
May 29 | Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'i | |
May 30 | Memorial Day | United States | University observed holiday |
June 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All month | Pride Month | ||
All month | Caribbean-American Heritage Month | ||
June 4 – 6* | Shavuot | Jewish | Work restrictions |
June 5 | Pentecost | Christian | Work restrictions |
June 5 | World Environment Day | International | |
June 12 | Loving Day | United States | |
June 19 | Juneteenth | United States | Observed holiday on June 20 |
July 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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July 4 | Independence Day | University observed holiday | |
July 7 - 12 | Hajj | Islamic | |
July 9 - 10 | Eid-ul-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) | Islamic | Work restrictions |
July 10 | Martyrdom of the Báb | Islamic | Work restrictions |
July 13 | Dharma Day | Buddhist | |
July 14 | International Non-Binary People’s Day | International | |
July 17 | Seventeenth of Tammuz | Jewish | |
July 26 | Disability Independence Day | United States | |
July 29 – 30 | Hijri New Year (Islamic New Year) | Islamic |
August 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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August 1 | Lughnasadh | Neo-Pagan | |
August 6 - 7 | Tisha B’Av | Jewish | |
August 9 | Ashura | Islamic | Work restrictions |
August 11 | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu | |
August 12 | International Youth Day | International | |
August 13 - 15 | Obon | Japanese Buddhist | |
August 18 - 19 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu | |
August 26 | Women’s Equality Day | United States | |
August 30 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu |
September 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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September 5 | Labor Day | United States | University observed holiday |
September 9 - 11 | Chuseok | Korea | |
September 10 | Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) | China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Vietnam | |
September 11 | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) | Ethiopian | |
September 15 – October 15 | Hispanic Heritage Month | ||
September 16 | Mexican Independence Day | Mexican | |
September 22 | Mabon | Neo-Pagan | |
September 23 | International Day of Sign Languages | International | |
September 25 – 27* | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish | |
September 26 – 30 | International Week of the Deaf | International | |
September 26 – October 5 | Navartri | Hindu | |
September 27 | Meskel | Ethiopian & Eritrean Orthodox | |
September 28 | Tzom Gedaliah | Jewish | Involves fasting |
October 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All Month | Disability Employment Awareness Month | ||
All Month | LGBT History Month | ||
All Month | Filipino American History Month | ||
October 4 – 5* | Yom Kippur | Jewish | Involves fasting, work restrictions |
October 5 | Dussehra (Dassera) | Hindu | Work restrictions |
October 7 – 8* | Mawlid al-Nabi | Islamic | Work restrictions |
October 9 – 16* | Sukkot | Jewish | Work restrictions |
October 10 | Indigenous People’s Day | United States | |
October 11 | National Coming Out Day | United States | |
October 11 | World Mental Health Day h | International | |
October 16 – 17* | Shemini Àtzeret | Jewish | Work restrictions |
October 17 – 18* | Simchat Torah | Jewish | Work restrictions |
October 24 | Diwali | Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist | Work restrictions |
October 26 | Birth of the Báb | Bahá'i | Work restrictions |
October 27 | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | Bahá'i | Work restrictions |
October 31 | Reformation Day | Christian | |
October 31 | Halloween | United States | Involves fasting |
November 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All Month | Native American Heritage Month | ||
November 1 | All Saint’s Day | Anglican & Roman Catholic | |
November 1 -2 | Día de los Muertos | Mexican | |
November 8 | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab | Sikh | Work restrictions |
November 11 | Veterans Day | United States | University observed holiday |
November 24 | Thanksgiving Day | United States | University observed holiday |
November 25 | Native American Heritage Day | United States | University observed holiday |
November 28 | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | Bahá'i |
December 2022
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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December 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Catholic | |
December 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist | |
December 12 | Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Mexican Catholic | |
December 16 - 24 | Las Posadas | Mexican | |
December 16 - 24 | Simbang Gabi | Filipino Catholic | |
December 18 – 26* | Chanukah (Hanukkah) | Jewish | |
December 21 – January 1 | Yule (Winter Solstice) | Neo-Pagan | |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Christian | University observed holiday |
December 26 – January 1 | Kwanzaa | African American |
January 2023
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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January 1 | New Year’s Day | International | Observed on January 2 |
January 1 – 3 | Shōgatsu | Japanese | |
January 6 | Epiphany (Three Kings Day) | Latin America & Caribbean | |
January 9 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh | Sikh | |
January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | United States | University observed holiday |
January 22 | Lunar New Year | East & Southeast Asian | |
January 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | International |
February 2023
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All Month | Black History Month | ||
February 1 – 2 | Imbolc | Neo-Pagan | |
February 3 | Setsubun | Japanese | |
February 14 | Valentine’s Day | International | |
February 18 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | Work restrictions |
February 19 | Day of Remembrance | United States | |
February 20 | Presidents’ Day | United States | University observed holiday |
February 22 | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
February 22 – April 6 | Lent | Christian |
March 2023
Date(s): | Holiday / Observance: | Cultural Group / Observed By: | Notes |
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All Month | Women’s History Month | ||
All Month | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month | ||
March 2 – 20 | Nineteen-Day Fast | Bahá'i | Involves fasting |
March 6 | Māgha Pūjā (Makha Bucha Day) | Buddhist | |
March 6 – 7* | Purim | Jewish | |
March 7 – 8* | Holi | Hindu | |
March 17 | St. Patrick's Day | Irish | |
March 21* | Naw Rúz | Bahá'I / Persian / Kurdish / Zoroastrianism | Work restrictions |
March 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | International | |
March 21 – 22 | Persian New Year (Nowruz) | Iranian | Work restrictions |
March 31 | César Chávez Day | United States | |
March 31 | International Transgender Day of Visibility | International |