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Academic Program Development

Meet the Staff

Academic Program Development includes the Office of Catalog & Curriculum Management, Registrar’s Office, and Center for the True Blue Core. Leadership for each of the offices is listed below, as well as the responsible Vice Provost and her administrative support.


Amy Aldridge Sanford, Ph.D.

Amy Aldridge Sanford, PhD

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Professor of Communication
Amy.Aldridge.Sanford@mtsu.edu
(615) 494-7611
Cope Administration Building, Suite 111

Responsibilities: Academic program development, approval, and management; academic policy development and implementation; curricular initiatives; True Blue Core; academic records, registration, and commencement; center approvals; transfer and articulation; Academic Common Market; Tennessee Transfer Pathways; academic liaison with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Board of Regents.

Dr. Sanford has direct administrative obligations for the following university committees: Undergraduate Admissions & Standards; Undergraduate Curriculum Committee; and True Blue Core.


Vacant

Coordinator for Academic Affairs & Assistant to Vice Provost Sanford

Responsibilities: Manages Vice Provost Sanford’s calendar, supervises student workers, provides reception to the Cope 111 Suite, and supports the university’s Admissions & Standards Committee.


Mitzi T. Brandon, M.S.

Mitzi T. Brandon, MS

Director of Catalog and Curriculum Management
Mitzi.Brandon@mtsu.edu 
(615) 904-8210 
Jones Hall, Room 311

Responsibilities: Manage and maintain content of the online undergraduate and graduate catalogs and oversee approved catalog changes; ensure data integrity related to undergraduate, and graduate curriculum; work with Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the Graduate Council to incorporate curricular changes and advise on approval process including implementation dates.


Tyler Henson, EdD

Assistant Vice Provost for Registration and Student Records & University Registrar
Tyler.Henson@mtsu.edu 
(615) 898-5814 
Student Services & Admissions Center

Responsibilities:


Susan Myers-Shirk, PhD

Director of the True Blue Core & Professor of History
Susan.Myers-Shirk@mtsu.edu 
(615) 898-2386
Peck Hall, Room 216

Responsibilities:


Contact Us

Have Questions? Not sure who to contact?
Start by emailing Dr. Sanford at
amy.aldridge.sanford@mtsu.edu


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Majors/Concentrations/Certificates Search

Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs

University Policies

Academic Common Market (ACM)

Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP)

Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)

Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)

Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)