Welcome from the President

Welcome to MTSU!
Middle Tennessee State University is devoted to
student success. We are developing and nurturing
a community focused on learning, growth, and
service. We hold these values dear and often convey
them in a simple phrase: I am True Blue.
As you learn more about MTSU, you will also
express these expectations in an affirmation we
call the True Blue Pledge. In it, we ask each
person who affiliates with us to practice the core
values of honesty and integrity, respect for
diversity, engagement in the community, and
commitment to reason, not violence.
MTSU, now more than a century old, is the No. 1 choice of undergraduates
in the Greater Nashville area and ranks among the nation’s top colleges in The
Princeton Review’s renowned “Best Colleges” guide. Why do so many people
choose MTSU? I believe it is because we offer the amenities and opportunities of
a major, comprehensive institution; yet, we have not forgotten our small-college
roots in how we care for and treat our students. We offer terrific opportunities,
exceptional value, and a beautiful campus in one of the best college towns in
America!
You’ll see examples of our student-first commitment in such facilities as
MT One Stop, where dedicated enrollment counselors will help you navigate
financial aid, scheduling, and other administrative processes related to your
enrollment. Our state-of-the-art Science Building also was designed and built
with student learning in mind; more than 13,000 students take biology,
chemistry, and other science courses within its walls each year. We opened the
Academic Classroom Building, which houses three of our “helping disciplines”:
Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Social Work. And we built a new home for
the School of Concrete and Construction Management, with exposed structural
systems for use as teaching tools for our students. It will share a working
courtyard with the Applied Engineering Building now under construction.
As you explore our University, you will find a variety of nationally recognized
academic programs available for your consideration. We offer degrees at the
baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral levels. In addition, the University
provides many cocurricular programs and cultural and artistic activities for
students and community members. Also, please visit our main website, mtsu.edu,
and mtsunews.com to keep up on the latest developments at the University.
We are extremely grateful and honored to be entrusted with something as
important as your education. And we are pleased to welcome you as new
members of our True Blue community.
Sincerely,
Sidney A. McPhee, President