{"id":1366,"date":"2026-04-08T14:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:24:50","slug":"how-true-blue-fusion-will-impact-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/2026\/04\/08\/how-true-blue-fusion-will-impact-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"How\u00a0True Blue\u00a0Fusion Will Impact Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 human resource self-service and financial processes<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of True Blue Fusion is not to change\u202fwhat<\/em>\u202ffaculty do but to improve\u202fhow<\/em>\u202fthey interact with the university to do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Will Change for Faculty? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With True Blue Fusion, faculty will use Oracle Cloud in place of Banner for HR and financial activities. These updates are designed to streamline processes, reduce redundancy, and improve visibility into the information that faculty already manage today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key areas in Oracle Cloud that will impact faculty include: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Travel<\/strong>: <\/strong>Faculty will submit travel expenses and receipts and track reimbursement status directly in Oracle Cloud. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Grants<\/strong>:<\/strong> Faculty will track grant funding, manage project expenses, and support sponsored program activities in one system. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Self-Service Tasks: <\/strong>Faculty will update personal information, view pay slips and W\u20112s, and submit absences through Oracle self\u2011service. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Procurement: <\/strong>Faculty will use a streamlined process for creating requisitions, participating in sourcing events, and capturing receipts within a single platform. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • Contracts: <\/strong>Faculty will eventually engage in contract renewal processes, with tools currently in prototype testing. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            These activities already exist today\u2014True Blue Fusion brings them together into\u202fone integrated system\u202fwith improved workflows and visibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            What Is Not Changing? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            True Blue Fusion does\u202fnot<\/strong>\u202fchange: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Teaching responsibilities <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Course delivery or instructional tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                • Student records or learning management systems <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Faculty will continue to use\u202fBanner and Canvas<\/strong>\u202ffor teaching and student focused work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  When Will Faculty Be Trained? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                  Faculty training will begin closer to go live, in late 2026, and will continue after go live in January 2027. Training is\u202fnot a one-time event<\/strong>. Faculty will have access to multiple learning options, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  • Live instructor-led sessions <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    • Canvas based, self-paced,<\/s> training modules <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                      • Step-by-step guides (printable and embedded in the system) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                        • In system help and reminders <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                          Support will be available; no one is expected to remember everything at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          How the University Is Preparing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                          The True Blue Fusion team is actively partnering with\u202fAcademic Affairs\u202fto ensure faculty perspectives are considered as new processes are designed. Feedback from campus forums and engagement sessions continues to shape training, communication, and support plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          You\u2019ll see ongoing outreach through: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          • Campus forums and targeted sessions <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                            • Faculty specific digital signage <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                              • Updates on the True Blue Fusion website <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                As go live in January 2027 approaches, communication and training opportunities will increase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                What to Remember <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                • True Blue Fusion changes\u202fhow<\/strong>\u202ffaculty complete certain tasks\u2014not\u202fwhat<\/strong>\u202fthey\u2019re responsible for <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                  • Training will be timely, flexible, and ongoing <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                    • Support will be available before, during, and after go live <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                      True Blue Fusion is about creating smoother, more transparent processes so faculty can spend less time navigating systems and more time focused on teaching, research, and service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      Have questions? Email us at truebluefusion@mtsu.edu. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                      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 human resource self-service and financial processes.  The goal of True Blue Fusion is not to change\u202fwhat\u202ffaculty do but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1388,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions\/1388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}