Annual kickoff being held a day earlier to
facilitate student move-in
MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — In an effort to facilitate the start of student move-in for fall
classes, the annual MTSU Fall Faculty Meeting will be held a day earlier this
year.
While
traditionally held on the Friday before the start of classes, this year’s
meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18, at which MTSU President Sidney A.
McPhee will give his annual State of the University address to faculty and
staff.
The
event begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 18 inside the Tucker Theatre in the Boutwell
Dramatic Arts Building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. The
public can hear McPhee’s address live on MTSU’s public radio station, WMOT-FM
89.5.
In
addition to McPhee sharing his vision and plans for the university, the event
will include welcoming remarks by Dr. Mark Byrnes, interim university provost,
introduction of new faculty and personnel and announcement of faculty award
winners.
“The
Fall Faculty meeting is our official kickoff to the academic year,” Byrnes
said. “It is a great chance for our faculty and staff to hear President
McPhee's vision for the year, and to welcome new employees to campus.”
MTSU
students will begin moving into campus housing beginning Friday, Aug. 19, with
campus and community volunteers on hand Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20, to help
students move in during the traditional “We-Haul” event.
University
Convocation, a public ceremony welcoming new freshmen into the MTSU family, is
set for Sunday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m. in Murphy Center, immediately followed by
the President's Picnic. The university’s 2016-17 academic year begins Monday,
Aug. 22, with the first official day of fall 2015 semester classes.
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