Middle Tennessee State University will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 24, to Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

With a few exceptions that include Public Safety (campus police), Facilities Services, Housing and Residential Life and other essential personnel, all university offices and departments will be closed during this time.

The closures include the Cope Administration Building; James E. Walker Library; Student Health, Wellness and Recreation Center, Health Services and Campus Pharmacy; Student Union; Keathley University Center; ARAMARK/MT Dining food service facilities; and James Union Building.

All MTSU offices and departments will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Jan. 2.

The Campus Recreation Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 2-3. For its spring 2014 hours of operation, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/camprec/springhours.php.

For the Student Union’s January break hours of operation, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/mtunions online and click on “Union Building Hours.” Library winter break hours can be found at http://library.mtsu.edu.

Spring 2014 semester classes will begin Thursday, Jan. 16.