{"id":16,"date":"2025-01-24T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:20:48","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1366 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/04\/08\/how-true-blue-fusion-will-impact-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/DSC01090REvised-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How\u00a0True Blue\u00a0Fusion Will Impact Faculty\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/DSC01090REvised-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/DSC01090REvised-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/04\/08\/how-true-blue-fusion-will-impact-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\" >How\u00a0True Blue\u00a0Fusion Will Impact Faculty<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">True Blue Fusion (TBF) is modernizing the systems that support how work gets done across the university. While core teaching, advising, and student management activities will continue to take place in familiar systems like Banner and Canvas,\u202ffaculty will interact with new tools for&nbsp;human resource&nbsp;self-service&nbsp;and financial processes.&nbsp; The goal of&nbsp;True Blue&nbsp;Fusion is not to change\u202fwhat\u202ffaculty do&nbsp;but<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/04\/08\/how-true-blue-fusion-will-impact-faculty\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1278 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/03\/27\/campus-forum-highlights\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/campus-forum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Campus Forum Highlights\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/campus-forum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/campus-forum-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/03\/27\/campus-forum-highlights\/\" target=\"_self\" >Campus Forum Highlights\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The recent&nbsp;Campus Forum&nbsp;brought campus partners together for an engaging update on&nbsp;True Blue Fusion,&nbsp;MTSU\u2019s enterprise transformation&nbsp;that will modernize&nbsp;finance, human resources,&nbsp;procurement, and budgeting.&nbsp; Jennifer Ponder, Change Management Architect,&nbsp;kicked off the session and&nbsp;emphasized that True Blue Fusion is more than a system upgrade;&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a&nbsp;universitywide&nbsp;shift in how work gets done, with clear communication and support at the center of the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/03\/27\/campus-forum-highlights\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/03\/03\/true-blue-fusion-campus-forum\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/digital-sign-campus-forum-march-b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"True Blue Fusion Campus Forum\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/digital-sign-campus-forum-march-b.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/digital-sign-campus-forum-march-b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/03\/digital-sign-campus-forum-march-b-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/03\/03\/true-blue-fusion-campus-forum\/\" target=\"_self\" >True Blue Fusion Campus Forum<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The campus community is invited to the\u00a0True Blue Fusion\u00a0Campus Forum\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday, March 26, from\u00a02:00 to 3:00 p.m.\u00a0This virtual session will share important updates about upcoming changes in\u00a0Finance and Human Resources\u00a0as part of the university\u2019s transition to the new\u00a0Oracle system.\u00a0 Date:\u00a0\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0Thursday, March 26\u00a0 Time:&nbsp;\u23f0&nbsp;2:00\u20133:00 PM&nbsp; Location:\ud83d\udccd&nbsp;Teams:&nbsp;&nbsp;Click here to register for the event&nbsp; Project leaders&nbsp;Yvette Clark&nbsp;and&nbsp;Drew Harpool&nbsp;will provide<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/03\/03\/true-blue-fusion-campus-forum\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1124 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/01\/12\/major-finance-updates-coming-to-mtsu\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/01\/Finance-Screenshot-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Major Finance Updates Coming to MTSU!\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/01\/Finance-Screenshot-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/01\/Finance-Screenshot-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/01\/Finance-Screenshot-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/01\/12\/major-finance-updates-coming-to-mtsu\/\" target=\"_self\" >Major Finance Updates Coming to MTSU!\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Significant&nbsp;changes are on the horizon to&nbsp;simplify and enhance the efficiency of financial processes&nbsp;across campus. As part of&nbsp;True Blue&nbsp;Fusion, MTSU is moving to&nbsp;Oracle Cloud ERP, a modern, cloud-based system designed to transform&nbsp;the way&nbsp;we manage&nbsp;Finance.&nbsp; What\u2019s Changing?\u00a0 Why Does This Matter?\u00a0 This&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;just a technology upgrade\u2014it\u2019s&nbsp;a shift toward&nbsp;efficiency, transparency, and innovation&nbsp;in how we handle finance at MTSU.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/01\/12\/major-finance-updates-coming-to-mtsu\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1107 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/12\/17\/true-blue-fusion-campus-community-kick-off\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/12\/DSC01268.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Campus Community Kickoff Unites MTSU in Momentum for True Blue Fusion\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/12\/DSC01268.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/12\/DSC01268-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/12\/DSC01268-1536x921.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/12\/17\/true-blue-fusion-campus-community-kick-off\/\" target=\"_self\" >Campus Community Kickoff Unites MTSU in Momentum for True Blue Fusion<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">More than 225 MTSU faculty and staff gathered on December 16th for the True Blue Fusion Campus Community Kickoff to celebrate the launch of the university\u2019s transition from Banner HR and Finance to Oracle Cloud. The Student Union Ballroom was filled with colleagues from every division, reflecting the cross-campus partnership driving this multi-year effort. Festive<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/12\/17\/true-blue-fusion-campus-community-kick-off\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1060 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/11\/11\/true-blue-fusion-campus-kickoff-save-the-date\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/KickoffInviteGraphic2-digitalsign-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"True Blue Fusion Campus Kickoff: Save the Date!\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/KickoffInviteGraphic2-digitalsign-copy.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/KickoffInviteGraphic2-digitalsign-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/KickoffInviteGraphic2-digitalsign-copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/11\/11\/true-blue-fusion-campus-kickoff-save-the-date\/\" target=\"_self\" >True Blue Fusion Campus Kickoff: Save the Date!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">MTSU is entering an exciting new chapter\u2014and you\u2019re invited to be part of it! You may have heard about MTSU\u2019s transition to Oracle Cloud for Human Capital Management (HCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). This modernization will replace BannerHR, Banner Finance, and PageUp, streamlining HR and financial processes across campus to improve efficiency and support<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/11\/11\/true-blue-fusion-campus-kickoff-save-the-date\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/11\/04\/true-blue-fusion-a-new-era-for-hr-at-mtsu\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/HRpreview.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"True Blue Fusion: A New Era for HR at MTSU\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/HRpreview.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/11\/HRpreview-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/11\/04\/true-blue-fusion-a-new-era-for-hr-at-mtsu\/\" target=\"_self\" >True Blue Fusion: A New Era for HR at MTSU\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Big changes are coming to how we work at MTSU!&nbsp; We\u2019re excited to introduce True Blue Fusion, MTSU\u2019s new Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) system. This modern, cloud-based platform will transform how we manage key HR functions\u2014covering everything from hiring and payroll to benefits and performance management.&nbsp; What\u2019s Changing?\u00a0 Oracle HCM will replace Banner HR,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/11\/04\/true-blue-fusion-a-new-era-for-hr-at-mtsu\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/10\/16\/mtsu-launches-the-blue-partner-network-to-support-true-blue-fusion\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/DSC01103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"MTSU Launches the Blue Partner Network to Support True Blue Fusion\u202f\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/DSC01103.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/DSC01103-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/DSC01103-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/10\/16\/mtsu-launches-the-blue-partner-network-to-support-true-blue-fusion\/\" target=\"_self\" >MTSU Launches the Blue Partner Network to Support True Blue Fusion\u202f\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Â鶹ÊÓƵ has officially launched the Blue Partner Network (BPN), a diverse coalition of faculty and staff representing every division across campus, to help lead the university through one of its most significant modernizations in decades: the True Blue Fusion project. True Blue Fusion will replace MTSU\u2019s aging Banner systems with Oracle Cloud,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/10\/16\/mtsu-launches-the-blue-partner-network-to-support-true-blue-fusion\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-685 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/05\/14\/introduction-email\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/05\/logoforposthumb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"True Blue Fusion Kickoff Announcement\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/05\/logoforposthumb.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/05\/logoforposthumb-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/05\/14\/introduction-email\/\" target=\"_self\" >True Blue Fusion Kickoff Announcement<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dear MTSU Community, At Â鶹ÊÓƵ, we are proud of our work together to serve our students and uphold a tradition of excellence in higher education. Our achievements are made possible by the dedication of our faculty and staff, whose commitment continues to shape the future of our campus and the lives of<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2025\/05\/14\/introduction-email\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":248,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1198,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/1198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}