2018-October-22-Iper Center, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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IPER Center

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 22, 2018) – Since the early 1990s, East Tennessee State University has been a leader in interprofessional education. The completion of a $13 million renovation project that transformed a historic building into a state-of-the-art education and research center will allow the institution to remain at the forefront of team-based learning and research for years to come.

ETSU’s Academic Health Sciences Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to celebrate the opening of the Interprofessional Education and Research (IPER) Center, commonly known as Building 60. The federal building on the Mountain Home Veterans Affairs campus is more …

2018-October-22-Leading Voices Lecture, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Leading Voices Lecture

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 22, 2018) – The second talk in this academic year’s Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series hosted by East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health will take place Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. at the Millennium Center.

Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, will present “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Building Healthy and Resilient Communities.”

Benjamin is a well-known health policy leader, practitioner and administrator.  He currently leads the nation’s oldest and largest organization of public health professionals.  He is also a former secretary of health for …

2018-October-22-Interprofessional Education Research Center Becomes Reality, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 22, 2018) – Since the early 1990s, East Tennessee State University has been a leader in interprofessional education. The completion of a $13 million renovation project that transformed a historic building into a state-of-the-art education and research center will allow the institution to remain at the forefront of team-based learning and research for years to come.

ETSU’s Academic Health Sciences Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to celebrate the opening of the Interprofessional Education and Research (IPER) Center, commonly known as Building 60. The federal building on the Mountain Home Veterans Affairs campus is more than a …

2018-October-19-New Crowdfunding Website, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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New crowdfunding website

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 19, 2018) – A new crowdfunding initiative at East Tennessee State University is making it easier for the public to support specific research and scholarly projects.

ETSU has teamed up with GiveCampus, a digital fundraising platform, to connect the community with active projects seeking financial support. Unlike other popular crowdfunding sites that do not allow campaigns to keep the money collected unless their fundraising goal is met, projects listed on the GiveCampus platform keep all accumulated donations.

Any ETSU faculty or staff member, or student, is eligible to apply to have their project featured …

Black Panther: Thrills, Postcolonial Discourse, And Blacktopia, Giana M. Eckhardt

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Black Panther challenges traditional depictions of African nations in film by showcasing the fictional African country of Wakanda as a global technological leader, its citizens as being comfortable in global settings, and by having Wakanda deliver social aid to the US, reversing the typical global flow of assistance. Wakanda is depicted as a Blacktopia, where societies thrive beyond the reach of white supremacy as they have not been subject to colonization.

Duplicity In Alternative Marketing Communications, Cristina Nistor, Taylan Yalcin, Ekin Pehlivan

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In the past couple of decades, following the advancements in communication technologies, alternative marketing communications such as consumer generated content, influencer marketing and native advertising, have emerged as a viable and gainful tactic. These alternative marketing communications blur the boundaries between the roles of consumer and marketer. The possibility of duplicity and deception in marketing relationships is fueled by the ambiguity of these roles and the lack of clarity in persuasion knowledge when alternative marketing communications are utilized. In this paper, we illustrate the various types of duplicity in marketing relationships that use alternative marketing communications. We adopt a conceptual …

Developing Shopping Abilities To Empower: An Ethnography Of Moroccan Women In Supermarkets, Delphine Godefroit-Winkel

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This article examines the specific abilities that Moroccan women develop as they start to participate in household provisioning, a traditional male task in Arab contexts. The findings of an ethnographic study in Casablanca, Morocco, suggest that women’s abilities to shop in supermarkets increase their power in their families and communities. This article furthers understanding of consumers’ vulnerability and adds to knowledge on global/local dynamics.

Introduction To The Special Issue: Alternative Imaginings, Mine Üçok Hughes, Rika Houston

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2018-October-18-Duo Guest Recital, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Duo guest recital

JOHNSON CITY (OCt. 18, 2018) — Cellist Christine Kim and pianist Arunesh Nadgir will perform in a guest artist recital at East Tennessee State University on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Hall Auditorium.

The duo will perform a variety of music, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Leos Janacek, Rebecca Clarke, Gaspar Cassado and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Kim is an assistant professor at Middle Tennessee State University and has performed in concerts throughout North America and Europe. After moving to Tennessee in 2011, Kim participated in the Nashville Opera, the IRIS Orchestra, the Gateway Chamber …

2018-October-18-Lifetime Achievement Award, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Lifetime Achievement Award

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 18, 2018) – A faculty member in the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine has received the highest honor in his field.

Dr. George Brown, associate chairman for Veterans Affairs and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at ETSU, was awarded the Lifetime Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). The award recognizes Brown for making important contributions to advancing the knowledge and quality of care in transgender health through the research he has conducted over his entire career.

Brown has served on the ETSU faculty …

2018-October-17-Live From London, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Live from London

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 17, 2018) – Perhaps more than any other Shakespearean play, the words of the tragedy “Hamlet” have survived the centuries and become part of our daily conversations: This above all: to thine own self be true. To be, or not to be: That is the question. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

When Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) perform “Hamlet” at East Tennessee State University Oct. 25-27, The Bard’s timeless words will be in the spotlight.

“Our …

2018-October-16-Tsbdc Workshop, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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TSBDC workshop

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 16, 2018) — The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University will hold a workshop on developing social media guidelines at the ETSU Innovation Laboratory, 2109 W. Market St.

Marketing consultant Cindy Hagemann will present “Developing Social Media Guidelines for your Company or Nonprofit Organization” on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. Her discussion will focus on the importance of having a social media policy for employees to follow and why it is essential to protect the online brand of your company or nonprofit.  The cost to attend is $25 per …

Spalding Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 3272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3272. Undated solicitation letter (ca. 1933) from Spalding Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co., Louisville, Kentucky, for its Daily Infant Laundry Service. Includes a booklet for recording infant weight and height and providing diet guidelines for the first twelve months. The letter bears the National Recovery Administration’s “blue eagle” symbol.

2018-October-15-Be Well Bucs, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-October-15-Beam Signing, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-October-15-English Ba Online Ranking, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-October-15-Military-Affiliated Student Resource Center Dedication, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-October-15-Naturalization Ceremony, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-October-15-Retirees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-October-15-Upstate Exhibit, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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UPSTATE exhibit

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 15, 2018)  – White curtains frame a ’50s-style diner table with red vinyl bench seats and a cup of coffee. Leafless trees, patchy snow, empty warehouses and unmanned equipment dot the Hudson River’s edge. Dark clouds loom over a weathered yellow house rimmed with weeds, featuring an unwelcoming “Private Property” sign in the yard.

Tema Stauffer’s lens sees barns collapsing, weeds encroaching, structures deteriorating, cars rusting and world-worn eyes staring, long after history has been made and nature often has reclaimed the landscape. There are both a haunted quality and an eerie sense of peace. …