[216] Parts of MTSU Campus Open During Long Holiday Weekend

Release date: Nov. 23, 2010


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu



Parts of MTSU Campus Open During Long Holiday Weekend
MT Dining Venues, Walker Library, Campus Rec Offer Special Hours of Operation

(MURFREESBORO) — While MTSU will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, certain areas of the campus will be open and serving the campus community during the extended holiday weekend. The areas include:
Campus Recreation Center – Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; closed Nov. 25-27; open from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday; and reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
ARAMARK/MT Dining (food service) – The JUB Raider Zone, McCallie Dining Hall and KUC Grill will close at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; all other dining service venues will be closed Thursday, but a Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by the MTSU Parents Association, MT Dining and Housing and Residential Life, will be served in the Scarlett Commons Clubhouse from 2 to 5 p.m.; McCallie Dining Hall will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (all other food venues closed Nov. 26-27); and Cyber Café will be open from 6 p.m. Nov. 28 to 2 a.m. Nov. 29.
Keathley University Center and James Union Building – Both will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; JUB will be closed Nov. 25-28; and KUC will be closed Nov. 25-27, but open from 4 to 11 p.m. Nov. 28.
James E. Walker Library – Open 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday; closed Nov. 25-27; and open Sunday from 1 p.m. to midnight.
After the holiday, fall semester classes will resume Monday and offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In case of an emergency, people should call MTSU Campus Police at 615-898-2424.

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