Technology bridges gaps in learning and streamlines administrative processes, benefiting students, faculty, and staff. It’s crucially important on college campuses. Our Information Technology Division (ITD) staff works extremely hard to provide the resources needed to deliver and receive instruction and to do our jobs on a day-to-day basis. Here are some recent highlights:
Business Process Modernization
True Blue Fusion is MTSU’s multiyear initiative to modernize Human Resources and Finance operations by transitioning to Oracle Cloud. This transformation streamlines processes such as hiring, onboarding, payroll, procurement, budgeting, and reporting, reducing manual work while improving reporting, accuracy, transparency, and security. Cross campus partners, including the Blue Partner Network (a collective of 35 individuals representing all campus divisions), are actively preparing their colleagues for the transition through ongoing communications, meetings, readiness surveys, and training development. With a go live date of January 2027, the project continues to build momentum as teams collaborate to design better, more efficient ways of working. Learn more at mtsu.edu/fusion.
Share Drive Storage Upgrade
We’re thrilled to announce a major upgrade to the MTSU share drive storage, powered by the cutting edge Pure Storage platform. This enhancement provides faster access to the shared files, along with enhanced reliability, stronger security, and a modern infrastructure designed to support the way our campus operates today.
By moving to Pure Storage’s next generation architecture, we’re ensuring that our academic and administrative resources run on technology designed to meet the evolving needs of our academic and administrative divisions. This upgrade represents a significant step forward in terms of speed, stability, and innovation. The migration from the old storage devices to the Pure Storage systems will start during the spring semester.
Canvas Implementation
Canvas will become the official learning management system (LMS) for MTSU beginning Summer 2026. This strategic move is led by a dynamic collaboration between our Information Technology Division (ITD) and Academic Affairs, ensuring a seamless integration tailored to our campus community’s needs. Yvette Clark, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, and Brian Hinote, vice provost for faculty and strategic initiatives, are co-leading the effort, combining IT expertise with academic insight to enhance the learning experience.
Faculty have been involved with the decision to switch to Canvas from the beginning and have been instrumental in this transition. Each college has a Canvas Faculty Champion available to provide valuable peer-to-peer assistance and guidance to faculty during the move from D2L to Canvas. Furthermore, 71 faculty members have chosen to be early adopters and to teach with Canvas instead of D2L this semester. A full list of early adoption courses is online at mtsu.edu/canvas/spring2026.
MTSU trainings for Canvas began in October 2025 and will continue this spring. Training sessions will be held via Zoom, with representatives from the Center for Teaching and Mentoring, ITD, and MTSU Online available to answer questions and provide additional support. Information about future training dates and recordings of past training sessions can be accessed at ctm.mtsu.edu/canvas. More information about the transition to Canvas, including resources for students and faculty, is available at mtsu.edu/canvas.
Pipeline MT/SSB9
Upgrades Last fall, MTSU started the process of upgrading the systems accessed through PipelineMT from Self-Service Banner 8 (SSB8) to Self-Service Banner 9 (SSB9). This upgrade is bringing a refreshed interface and improved functionality for students, faculty, and staff. ITD and Academic Affairs are collaborating on this phased rollout of new Pipeline menus and have successfully launched new menus for the Finance, General/Employee, Financial Aid, and Faculty sections of PipelineMT. The Registration and Student/Admissions menus will be the final sections to be updated in the Spring 2026 semester.
Visit mtsu.edu/ssb throughout the semester for the latest updates on the PipelineMT upgrades.