MTSU closes July 4 for Independence Day holiday; summer classes resume July 5, offices reopen July 7

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will be closed Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day national holiday. No classes will be held and all offices will be closed.

Summer session classes will resume Saturday, July 5, at their scheduled times.

All business offices and departments will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 Monday, July 7.

While closed Friday for the July 4 Independence Day holiday, the Middle Tennessee State University Campus Recreation Center outdoor and indoor pools will be open along with the rest of the facility Saturday and Sunday, July 5-6, at 1848 Blue Raider Drive in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The James E. Walker Library, 1611 Alumni Drive, also will be open both days. (Submitted photo)

July Fourth 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.

The Campus Recreation Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday (indoor pool open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and outdoor pool open from noon to 4 p.m.) and from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 6 (both pools open from noon to 4 p.m.). Visit https://www.mtsu.edu/camprec/hours/ for more.

Walker Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Daily guided campus tours will resume July 7. For more information, email tours@mtsu.edu or call 615-898-5670. For more admissions information, email admissions@mtsu.edu or call 615-898-2233.

The next freshman New to Blue orientation after the holiday will be held Tuesday, July 8. The next transfer orientation, which will be held virtually, will be Friday, July 18. For more information, call 615-898-5533 or visit https://www.mtsu.edu/orientation/.

For Aramark/campus dining, visit https://mtsu.campusdish.com to learn which locations will be open and hours of operation during the holiday weekend.

— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)