{"id":55313,"date":"2026-06-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=55313"},"modified":"2026-06-15T08:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:50:09","slug":"tarleton-state-to-close-for-juneteenth-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-state-to-close-for-juneteenth-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State to Close for\u00a0Juneteenth Holiday\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tarleton State&nbsp;University\u2019s&nbsp;administrative&nbsp;offices&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;closed&nbsp;Friday,&nbsp;June 19,&nbsp;in observance of Juneteenth&nbsp;(Emancipation Day in Texas).&nbsp;Several&nbsp;campus facilities will operate on a modified schedule.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dining Hall, Chick-fil-A and Dunkin\u2019&nbsp;Donuts will&nbsp;operate&nbsp;on&nbsp;standard summer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.sodexomyway.com\/en-us\/locations\/hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hours<\/a>. Buffalo Wild Wings will close at 10 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;University Health Center&nbsp;will close&nbsp;for&nbsp;in-person visits.&nbsp;Students&nbsp;can&nbsp;access mental health and well-being&nbsp;resources 24\/7&nbsp;by&nbsp;contacting&nbsp;TELUS Health at 866-743-7732,&nbsp;visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/studentsupport.telushealth.com\/us\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studentsupport.telushealth.com\/us\/home<\/a>, or&nbsp;calling&nbsp;the center\u2019s&nbsp;after-hours&nbsp;answering service&nbsp;at 254-968-9044.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 19, the Campus Recreation&nbsp;Center will&nbsp;be&nbsp;open&nbsp;8&nbsp;a.m.-5&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Aquatics Center will&nbsp;be&nbsp;open&nbsp;1-5&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;will be open&nbsp;1-5&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;Saturday, June 20,&nbsp;and Sunday, June 21.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the Dick Smith Library in Stephenville and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Rickett Library in Fort Worth will be closed on Friday, June 19,&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;reopen Monday,&nbsp;June&nbsp;22, at&nbsp;7:30&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;and 9&nbsp;a.m., respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texan Outfitters will&nbsp;be&nbsp;open 11&nbsp;a.m.-5&nbsp;p.m. They will&nbsp;revert&nbsp;to normal hours&nbsp;Saturday, June 20.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular campus operation hours will resume&nbsp;Monday, June 22.&nbsp;In case of an on-campus emergency, contact the University Police Department at 254-968-9265, or dial 911.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarleton State&nbsp;University\u2019s&nbsp;administrative&nbsp;offices&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;closed&nbsp;Friday,&nbsp;June 19,&nbsp;in observance of Juneteenth&nbsp;(Emancipation Day in Texas).&nbsp;Several&nbsp;campus facilities will operate on a modified schedule.&nbsp; The Dining Hall, Chick-fil-A and Dunkin\u2019&nbsp;Donuts will&nbsp;operate&nbsp;on&nbsp;standard summer&nbsp;hours. 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