MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will be closed Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5, in observance of the Independence Day national holiday. No classes will be held and all offices will be closed.

Summer session classes will resume Monday, July 6, at their scheduled times. All business offices and departments will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6.

July Fourth weekend closures will include all academic buildings, the Student Union, James Union Building, Cope Administration Building, Keathley University Center, James E. Walker Library, the Student Services and Admissions Center (MT One Stop)  and the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center. All Aramark/MT Dining locations will also be closed through the weekend.

Walker Library will be closed Friday and Saturday and open from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Daily guided campus tours will resume July 6. For more information, email [email protected] or call 615-898-5670. For more admissions information, email [email protected] or call 615-898-2233.

The next freshman New to Blue orientation after the holiday will be held on Wednesday, July 8, followed by other sessions on July 10, 21, 23 and 30. The next transfer orientations will be on July 15 (virtual), July 28 (on campus) and Aug. 4 (virtual). For more information, call 615-898-5533 or visit https://www.mtsu.edu/orientation/.

City, MTE hosting ‘Celebration Under the Stars’

The “2026 Celebration Under the Stars: A Sparkling Salute to 250 Years,” hosted by the city of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee Electric, will be held at the Fountains at Gateway on Saturday, July 4. Food trucks, music and family activities will begin at 4:30 p.m. John Foster will take the Fountains Stage at 7:30 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at about 9 p.m.

The community is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for picnicking on the grass at the Fountains, 1500 Medical Center Parkway, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from a field at Gateway Island near The Fountains at Gateway. Click here for full details.

— Jimmy Hart ([email protected])