[070] MTSU Announces Holiday Weekend Hours

Release date: Sept. 2, 2010

News & Public Affairs contacts: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
or Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919 or ttozer@mtsu.edu

MTSU Announces Holiday Weekend Hours of Operation

(MURFREESBORO) — As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches, certain MTSU facilities will be open or observe special hours of operation. These include:

• the James E. Walker Library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday. It will be open from 7:30 a.m. until midnight Sept. 7. For more information, call 615-898-2772;

• Keathley University Center will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and open Monday from 4 until 11 p.m.;

• the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and closed Saturday through Monday. It will reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday. For more information, call 615-898-2104;

• Phillips Bookstore, which is on the first floor in KUC, will be open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday and be closed Sunday and Monday. It will reopen at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday;

• Dwight’s Mini Mart, outside the KUC Grill area, will be open Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., then closed the rest of the weekend. It reopens at 8 a.m. Tuesday;

• the James Union Building will be open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and closed until it reopens at 7 a.m. Tuesday;

• Information Technology’s Help Desk will close at 11:59 p.m. Sunday and reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, said Robin Jones, director of IT Communication Support Services. For more information, call 615-898-5345.

ARAMARK Dining Services locations and hours of operation:

• McCallie will be open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday;

• Cyber Café will be open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and open from 7 a.m. Monday until 2 a.m. Tuesday, then reopening at 7 a.m. that day.

Note: The KUC Grill and Raider Zone at the JUB will be closed from Saturday until Tuesday morning when regular hours resume. For more information, call 615-898-2675 or 615-904-8486, or visit mtdining.com.

No classes will be held and all offices will be closed Monday, the university announced. Classes resume and offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

MTSU Public Safety (Campus Police) has personnel available 24 hours a day in case of emergencies. For information, call 615-898-2424.

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Media note: To reach someone from MTSU News and Public Affairs in the event of an emergency during holiday or weekend hours, contact MTSU Public Safety at 615-898-2424.


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