{"id":25909,"date":"2020-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-campus-closing-for-thanksgiving-holiday\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:24:47","slug":"tarleton-campus-closing-for-thanksgiving-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-campus-closing-for-thanksgiving-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Campus Closing for Thanksgiving Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, November 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas &mdash;&nbsp;Tarleton State University will close for the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, and reopen Monday, Nov. 30. Several departments and facilities will have modified hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Dick Smith Library on the Stephenville campus will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday, and the Rickett Library on the Fort Worth campus will be open 8:30 a.m.-noon. Both facilities will close Thursday through Sunday and reopen Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton&rsquo;s Recreational Sports Center will be open until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, and reopen from 4 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Normal operating hours, 6 a.m.-11 p.m., resume Monday, Nov. 30.<\/p>\n<p>The Barry B. Thompson Student Center will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday and reopen at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29.<\/p>\n<p>The Tarleton Dining Hall closes at 2 p.m. Wednesday and reopens at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, for midday meal service. All retail locations will be closed Wednesday through Sunday and resume normal operating hours Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton&rsquo;s police and parking administrative offices will be closed for the weekend, but university police will continue regular patrol shifts. In the event of a campus emergency, call 911.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today&rsquo;s scholars into tomorrow&rsquo;s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 14,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Phil Riddle<br \/>817-484-4415<br \/><a href=\"mailto:priddle@tarleton.edu\">priddle@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarleton State University will close for the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, and reopen Monday, Nov. 30. 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