[241]MTSU WILL BE CLOSED DEC. 25-JAN. 1 FOR HOLIDAY

Release date: Dec. 22, 2008


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919



MTSU WILL BE CLOSED DEC. 25-JAN. 1 FOR HOLIDAY


(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed from Christmas Day (Dec. 25) through New Year’s Day (Jan. 1, 2009) for the holidays, university officials announced.
All campus offices will be closed during this time. The holiday closures will include the James E. Walker Library, James Union Building and Keathley University Center. Additionally, no food service will be available Dec. 25-Jan. 1.
MTSU offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2.
MTSU undergraduate, graduate and transfer students and faculty are in the midst of a one-month winter break between semesters. Spring semester classes will begin on Thursday, Jan. 15.
After the Christmas Day through New Year’s Day closings, here are library, food service and JUB and KUC hours of operation:
James E. Walker Library – Open 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Jan. 2, Jan. 5-9 and Jan. 12-14; closed Jan. 3-4 and Jan. 10-11; open from 7:30 until midnight Jan. 15; open 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Jan. 16; open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 17; and closed Jan. 18-19 for the Martin Luther King holiday.
Food service availability – Quiznos will open from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Jan. 2-10, serving soup, salad and sandwiches, with all other venues closed those days; coffee and doughnuts will be available (while they last) starting at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 2 and Jan. 5-9 in the KUC second-floor lobby; McCallie will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Quiznos will be open from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 11-14, with all other venues closed those four days. All venues will be open their regular hours Thursday, Jan. 15. MLK weekend hours of operation will be announced later. Visit mtdining.com for more details.
KUC – Open the following hours and days: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 2, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 3-4, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 5-9, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 10-11, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 12-14 and resuming normal semester hours of operation Jan. 15.
JUB – Open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 2; closed Jan. 3-4; open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5-9; open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5-9; closed Jan. 11-12; open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 12-14; and open normal semester hours of operation Jan. 15.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.

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