Several celebration events will take place in the week leading up to the April 25 Bush library dedication. (Christopher Saul / The Daily Campus)

One month to the day before the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, SMU President R. Gerald Turner sent an email with details of the events leading up to the week of April 25.

In the letter, President Turner encourages students, staff, faculty and alumni to participate in the events and “help serve as hosts to an international audience visiting SMU for the first time.”

Turner addressed one question that many students were wondering: will class be cancelled that day?

The university will remain open, and temporary changes to parking will be made to ensure student and faculty attendance.

However, while the university will remain open, students can expect heightened security and parts of campus will not be accessible to anyone without specific credentials.

The celebration will begin on Founders’ Day, Friday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. A celebration will be held on the quad to officially welcome the Bush Center.

April 24-26 there will be a number of events put on by the Bush Foundation. These events, however, are invitation only.

The invitees will be dignitaries, members of the Bush administration and partners of the Bush Center.

All living U.S. Presidents will also be on hand.

The day of the opening, April 25, there will be a simulcast of the dedication held in McFarlin Auditorium. The day will begin at 9 a.m. and end around noon.

Much like the groundbreaking of the Bush Center, there will be at least one outdoor screen to view the dedication.

Several of the libraries on campus as well as the Meadows Museum will hold open houses.

Later that night, the SMU Boulevard Block Party and Lighting of Freedom Hall will be held on the intramural fields at 6 p.m.

The event, co-sponsored by the Bush Center and SMU, will end with the lighting of Freedom Hall on top of the newly opened building.

Students, faculty and staff should look for more emails being sent out by President Turner in the coming weeks.

These emails will give specific instructions on how to register for ceremonies and events for the week.

On April 29, the George W. Bush Presidential Center will be open solely to SMU students, faculty and staff.

Finally, when the center opens to the public on May 1, admission will be free for students, faculty and staff with a valid SMU ID card.