{"id":2070,"date":"2023-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/blogtest\/holiday-greetings-from-mtsu\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:36:29","slug":"holiday-greetings-from-mtsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/holiday-greetings-from-mtsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Greetings from MTSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>In this season of gratitude, we are thankful for your friendship and support.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you and your loved ones peace, happiness, and prosperity in the coming New Year.\u00a0And most of all, please be safe and stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Go here for a special holiday greeting\u00a0from\u00a0Â鶹ÊÓƵ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8CMzMtlWIto\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8CMzMtlWIto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>Sidney A.\u00a0McPhee<br \/>President<\/p>\n<p>2023 Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MTSU named to Princeton Review\u2019s Best Colleges and Universities in America for 5 years in a row<\/li>\n<li>MTSU receives multiple honors\u00a0from\u00a0U.S. News and World Report<\/li>\n<li>MT Athletics breaks ground on $66M Student-Athlete Performance Center<\/li>\n<li>Phoebe Bridgers, Peter Frampton perform for campus crowds<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Chandra Russell Story accepts John Pleas Faculty Award for years of teaching, research, service<\/li>\n<li>College of Media and Entertainment students return to the Grammys and celebrate nominated alumni<\/li>\n<li>College of Education welcomes Dr. Neporcha Cone as new dean<\/li>\n<li>Blue Raiders take home CUSA Titles<\/li>\n<li>Jones College of Business welcomes Dr. Joyce Heames as new dean<\/li>\n<li>MTSU, Blackman High renew Collegiate Academy partnership<\/li>\n<li>MTSU Arts wows crowds with signature events throughout the year<\/li>\n<li>MTSU, SCORE launch initiative to create teacher pipeline to high-needs school districts<\/li>\n<li>MTSU students handle Hulu\u2019s live TV productions of 25 Bonnaroo concerts<\/li>\n<li>MTSU celebrates groundbreaking of new $74.8 million Applied Engineering Building\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Physician Assistant program hosts inaugural \u2018white coat\u2019 ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Management professor Dr. Jill Austin earns Career Achievement Award<\/li>\n<li>Largest percentage increase in new freshman among all Tennessee universities this fall\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>New Counselor Scholarship boosts participation at True Blue Tour stops<\/li>\n<li>University Honors College celebrates 50th anniversary<\/li>\n<li>MTSU partners with Southwest pilot training program<\/li>\n<li>Gov. 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