[224] MTSU Will Be Closed Jan 16. for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

For release: Jan. 11, 2012

News and Media Relations contact: Tom Tozer, 615-898-5616 or Thomas.Tozer@mtsu.edu


MTSU Will Be Closed Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

MURFREESBORO — MTSU will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, for the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, University officials said. No classes will be held and no offices will be open. University classes will resume and all offices and departments will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Saturday, Jan. 14, classes will be held, a campus official said.

The James E. Walker Library will be closed Sunday and Monday, reopening at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. It will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 13 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 14.

The Student Health, Wellness and Recreation Center will be closed Saturday through Monday, reopening at 6 a.m. Tuesday. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday. The Campus Pharmacy, which will be closed all weekend, will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Friday’s hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the drive-through open until 4:30.

For students, faculty and visitors who will be on campus during the weekend, McCallie Dining Hall and Cyber Café will be the only food venues open. McCallie will be open from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and open from 10 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday. Cyber Café will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Monday, it will be open from 4:30 p.m. until 2 a.m. Jan. 17.

The James Union Building will be closed Saturday through Monday. Keathley University Center will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and be open from 4 until 11 p.m. Monday.

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