STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University will be closed for winter break from Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25, through New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2024. Campuses and other operations will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 2. Classes resume Jan. 11.

Both the Dick Smith Library in Stephenville and the Rickett Library on the Fort Worth campus will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, until 8 a.m. Jan. 2. 

Tarleton’s Recreation Sports and Aquatics Center will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 22. The rec center will reopen at 6 a.m. Jan. 2 and keep a modified schedule until normal hours resume Jan. 8.

Campus dining services closed Dec. 14 and will reopen for breakfast Thursday, Jan. 11. Chick-fil-A will reopen Jan. 11.

For help with an emergency on campus during winter break, contact the University Police Department at 254-968-9265 or dial 911.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.