{"id":2408,"date":"2025-03-27T18:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/blogtest\/?page_id=2408"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:18:46","slug":"fall-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/fall-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Faculty Addresses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can read about President Sidney A. McPhee\u2019s most recent Fall Faculty Address (\u201cState of the University\u201d) here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2024:<\/strong> MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee shared that MTSU is in the final stages of negotiations for a hotel to be built that would be used to train students in its Tourism and Hospitality Management Program and other campus updates Thursday, Aug. 22. <a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/2024-fall-faculty-staff-meeting-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023:&nbsp;<\/strong>Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty and staff were welcomed to the new academic year Thursday, Aug. 24, with promising news about fall enrollment, another prestigious national ranking and launch of a new special recognition for several select employees who\u2019ve gone above and beyond in their service to students and campus community.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-meeting-2023-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Citing MTSU\u2019s fourth straight ranking at one of the nation\u2019s best colleges, Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Sidney A. McPhee praised the \u201cremarkable\u201d faculty and staff during his State of the University address Thursday, Aug. 18, for continuing to raise the university\u2019s profile and attract top scholars to pursue their college degrees here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/mcphee-fall-faculty-address-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021:&nbsp;<\/strong>As thousands of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students continue moving back onto campus this week, President Sidney A. McPhee welcomed back faculty and staff with praise for their resilience the past 18 months of the pandemic while emphasizing vigilance as the campus returns to more traditional operations for the fall semester.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/mcphee-address-fall-faculty-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020:\u00a0<\/strong>MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee used his annual State of the University address Thursday, Aug. 20, to praise the hard work of faculty and administrators to reopen the campus while adapting to the unprecedented and ongoing changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/virtual-fall-faculty-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019:&nbsp;<\/strong>MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee kicked off the university\u2019s new academic year Thursday, Aug. 22, with a call to develop more ready-to-work graduates and begin work on bold ideas to increase success in, around and beyond the classroom.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-state-of-university-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018:<\/strong>&nbsp;MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee kicked off the new academic year Thursday, Aug. 23, by applauding the university\u2019s faculty and staff for continued progress in student retention and graduation while emphasizing the need to develop new strategies in an ever-evolving higher education landscape.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/mcphee-fall-faculty-2018-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017:<\/strong>&nbsp;MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee applauded university faculty and staff Thursday, Aug. 24, during his annual fall address, praising them for significant progress in student achievement and new academic programs amid a new governance structure, ongoing budgetary challenges and the need to improve facilities and salaries.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-meeting-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2016:<\/strong>&nbsp;MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee stressed the challenges of increasing student retention and faculty salaries in the face of limited funding resources during his traditional State of the University address Thursday, Aug. 18, inside Tucker Theatre.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-speech-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2015:<\/strong>&nbsp;Accentuating the positive, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee delivered his 15th \u201cState of the University\u201d address before a packed house Friday, Aug. 21, at the 2015-16 Fall Faculty Meeting at Tucker Theatre.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-address-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014:<\/strong>&nbsp;After acknowledging the many accomplishments the university has made during the past year, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee had a straightforward message to faculty and leaders during the Aug. 22 Fall Faculty Meeting inside Tucker Theatre: \u201cWe must ensure that we recruit, retain and graduate students.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-address-2014-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013:<\/strong>&nbsp;MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, delivering his State of the University address Friday, outlined challenges ahead in the 2013-14 academic year and said \u201cnothing is more important than \u2026 ensuring our students\u2019 academic success.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/mcphee-fall-faculty-address-fall2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2012:<\/strong>&nbsp;MTSU is kicking off its second century with an even stronger commitment to making sure its students succeed, President Sidney A. McPhee told university faculty, staff and guests on Aug. 24.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/fall-faculty-meeting-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2011:<\/strong>&nbsp;Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Sidney A. McPhee delivers the address to the 2011 Fall Faculty Meeting on campus in the Tucker Theatre.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X75bNCFHpNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch address.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can read about President Sidney A. 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