{"id":28882,"date":"2018-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-announces-campus-closures-in-observance-of-mlk-jr-day\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T02:02:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:02:02","slug":"tarleton-announces-campus-closures-in-observance-of-mlk-jr-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-announces-campus-closures-in-observance-of-mlk-jr-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton announces campus closures in observance of MLK Jr. Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>Wednesday, January 10, 2018<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas&mdash;In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tarleton State University administrative offices are closed Monday, Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<p>All Tarleton campus locations resume normal operating hours and welcome the return of students for the first class day of the spring term on Tuesday, Jan. 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Dick Smith Library, Student Health and Counseling Center, Tarleton Alumni Association offices and the university&rsquo;s Welcome Center will close in observance of the MLK Day holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton&rsquo;s W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas in Thurber and the Dora Lee Langdon Cultural &amp; Educational Center in Granbury also will be closed.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton offices and departments with modified operating hours on Monday, Jan. 15, are:<br \/>&bull; Recreational Sports Center &#8211; 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.<br \/>&bull; Barry B. Thompson Student Center &#8211; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.<br \/>&bull; Dining Hall and Texan Star Food Court &#8211; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<br \/>&bull; Campus Bookstore in the Student Center &#8211; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an emergency on campus during the holiday, contact the University Police Department at 254-968-9265 or dial 911.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today&rsquo;s scholars into tomorrow&rsquo;s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n<p>#<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Kurt Mogonye<br \/>254-968-9460<br \/><a href=\"mailto:mogonye@tarleton.edu\">mogonye@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tarleton State University administrative offices are closed Monday, Jan. 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,424,425,427],"tags":[430,431,436,437,438,440,441,439,447,450,453,457,458,459,460],"class_list":["post-28882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-arts-events","category-campus-community","category-science-health","tag-academic-affairs","tag-administration","tag-college-of-agriculture-natural-resources","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-graduate-studies","tag-college-of-liberal-fine-arts","tag-college-of-science-mathematics","tag-division-of-health-sciences","tag-dr-sam-pack-college-of-business","tag-leadership-military","tag-performing-fine-arts","tag-tarleton-state-fort-worth","tag-tarleton-state-online","tag-tarleton-state-waco","tag-w-k-gordon-center-for-industrial-history-of-texas"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-1450-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/arts-events\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arts &amp; Events<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Science &amp; Health<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arts &amp; Events<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Science &amp; Health<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Administration<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Agriculture &amp; Natural Resources<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Education<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Graduate Studies<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Liberal &amp; Fine Arts<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Science &amp; Mathematics<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Division of Health Sciences<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Dr. Sam Pack College of Business<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Leadership and Military<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Performing &amp; Fine Arts<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tarleton State Fort Worth<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tarleton State Online<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tarleton State Waco<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">W.K. 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