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2023-April-27-Stress Is Real. Learn How To Manage, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 27, 2023) – “Thriving or Surviving? Building Everyday Resilience” is the topic of an upcoming presentation in the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute Resilience Series.

Dr. Patti van Eys will be the guest speaker for the free virtual presentation on Wednesday, May 3, at 2 p.m. Participants may register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/3LzkNbz.

In her presentation, van Eys, a licensed clinical psychologist and consultant for van Eys Mental Health, will seek to normalize the collective experience of mental and emotional health challenges, such as anxiety, grief, depression, loneliness, burnout and …

2023-April-26-Rotation Spotlight- Dakota Rorie ('23), Johnson City Medical Center, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Meet Dakota Rorie (’23), from Blaine, Tennessee, who experienced a rotation at Johnson City Medical Center with Dr. Kelly Covert, preceptor and Pharmacy Practice faculty member.

What did your day look like on rotation? 

We attend night-shift handoff first thing in the morning. Then we work up our patients for the day and present them to Dr. Covert. After reviewing our recommendations with Dr. Covert, we present our recommendations to the family medicine team during table rounds. After the residents and medical students have finished presenting their patients, we go to each floor for rounds, speaking to our patients and …

Apocalypticism As A Predictor Of Conspiracism Among American Adults, Olivia Summers

Appalachian Student Research Forum

Apocalypticism is the belief in an impending large-scale catastrophic event that would threaten the survival of the human race. Despite the high level of apocalypticism among American adults, there has been little empirical research conducted to determine whether this proclivity is socially consequential. Conspiracism, a related factor, is widely studied empirically and is associated with many negative societal effects. Though research suggests a possible correlation between these variables, empirical research has not examined whether apocalypticism is a robust predictor of conspiracism. I hypothesize and test whether apocalypticism is predictive of belief in conspiracy theories using data from the 2018 Chapman …

The Impact Of Time In Doctor-Patient Encounters On Perceived Health Status Of Children With Diabetes: Potential Mediating Roles Of Shared Decision Making And Resilient Parents, Francis Okeke, Treaster Morgan

Appalachian Student Research Forum

In 2019, diabetes affected approximately 283,000 individuals, aged 20 years or younger, in the U.S. Due to illness symptoms (e.g., hypo/hyperglycemia) and disease-related complications (e.g., nephropathy), individuals report poor health-related quality of life. However, individual-level, family-oriented, and health care system factors may affect perceptions of a child’s overall health status. For example, beliefs of having spent enough time with the doctor may predict proactive health behaviors and perceptions of health. Overall health status may also be indirectly related to time spent in medical conversations. For instance, perceptions of shared decision-making (e.g., exploring pros and cons of treatments together) between families …

Isolation And Structural Determination Of Bioactive Metabolites Produced By A Soil Bacterium, Arthrobacter Sp. Tajx1902, Amonah Arije, Andy Agbakpo, Sean James Fox, Abbas Shilabin

Appalachian Student Research Forum

As antimicrobial resistance persistently disrupts the treatment of microbial infection, identifying novel drugs with novel modes of action is critical to getting ahead of resistance. The primary goal of this project is to extract and identify novel chemical products produced by Arthrobacter sp. TAJX1902, particularly antimicrobial metabolites. Although underexplored, Arthrobacter sps. have been shown to produce bioactive compounds of great versatility; one such is a depsipeptide with quorum-sensing inhibitory activity.1 In this research, Arthrobacter sp. TAJX1902 isolated from a soil sample showed inhibitory activity against a filamentous indicator-type bacterium and a violacein-producing Janthinobacterium sp. A. sp. TAJX1902 was cultured using …

Testing Assumptions About Laboratory Protocol Fidelity, Tess A. Simpson, Wallace E. Dixon Jr., Albany Guyer

Appalachian Student Research Forum

A recent focus of our Program for the Study of Infancy is the extent to which lab assistants retain fidelity when implementing experimental protocols. Dixon et al. showed that experimenters’ implementations of some aspects of standardized protocols can be influenced by infants’ temperaments. Ellefson and Oppenheimer further found that procedural deviations reduce effect sizes and lead to heterogeneity of findings. In this project, we evaluated archival videos involving experimenters’ implementations of two elicited imitation tasks, “Feed Bear” and “Make a Rattle.” In both tasks, experimenters were assumed to adhere to a narrative script and procedure, which included familiarizing infants with …

2023-April-25-Awards Ceremony 2023, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, TENN. (April 25, 2023)—The following awards were presented on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Holiday Inn in Johnson City, Tennessee. In order of presentation:

Leadership Awards

Presented by Dr. Debbie C. Byrd, Dean and Professor

Class of 2023
Jonathan Holan, President
Dakota Rorie, Vice-President
Madison Smith, Secretary/Treasurer
 
Class of 2024
Justin Powers, President
Riley Davis, Vice-President
Lauren Couch, Secretary/Treasurer
 
Class of 2025
Bailey Boyd, President
Michelle Tubolino, Vice-President
Caroline Brooks, Secretary/Treasurer
 
Class of 2026
Samira Allaf, President
Zachary Kennedy, Vice-President
Mackenzie Johnson, Secretary/Treasurer
 
Student Organization Presidents
Kimi Breede, American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists
Kathryn Cifelli, Student Society …

2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Finance And Administration Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2023-April-21-Their Contributions Are Changing Lives, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (April 21, 2023) – East Tennessee State University celebrated the legacy of two individuals with the dedication of the James and Nellie Brinkley Center.

Known for more than 20 years as the Millennium Center, the Brinkley Center is named in memory of benefactors James and Nellie Brinkley. The late James Brinkley attended University School on the (then) East Tennessee State College campus. It was there where he first met his future wife, Nellie.

He began his academic journey at ETSC; however, his education was interrupted by service in the United States Navy. After serving in the Pacific and …

2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2023 April 21 - Board Of Trustees Public Notice, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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Go Forth With Wisdom & Leadership, Kristen Montgomery

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

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2023-April-19-Inaugural Conference For Center For Pharmacy Education, Advocacy, And Outreach Slated For May 8, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 19, 2023) – Ballad Health and East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy are hosting the inaugural conference for the Center for Pharmacy Education, Advocacy and Outreach on May 8 at Ballad’s Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. The event is aimed at pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and will focus primarily on the topics of substance use disorder (SUD) and the opioid epidemic. Continuing education credit is being offered for each presentation during the program. 

Check in will take place between 8:30-9 a.m., with the conference starting at 9 a.m. in the Monarch …

2023-April-19-Rotation Spotlight- Sydney Fields ('23) Infectious Disease Focus At Va, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Meet Sydney Fields ('23), from Jacksboro, Tennessee, who experienced a rotation in infectious disease at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee.

What does your day look like on rotation?

Each day begins with a thorough assessment of each patient on the ID service where we assess for optimization or de-escalation of antimicrobial therapy based on patient specific parameters. Once the pharmacy team has adequately assessed each patient, we collaborate with the infectious disease providers during patient care rounds where treatment plans and drug therapies are implemented. Throughout the day we continue to trend labs, follow …

2023 April 18 - Medical Student Education Committee Minutes, Medical Student Education Committee, East Tennessee State University

Medical Student Education Committee Minutes

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2023 April 17 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

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2023-April-17-Operation Project Earth.Pdf, University Advancement, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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On a distant corner of rural Washington County, ETSU public health students are learning how to make brick in order to help construct homes in isolated communities around the world. Not far away, another team is assessing how to get safe drinking water to residents of a remote village, while local elementary and middle school students dig deep in honing their skills in harvesting fresh vegetables.

Outside groups, including a local Air Force squadron, also are on site periodically to participate in mock disaster scenarios or other training exercises. And in the AdaptoPlay and “Go Baby Go” areas, young children …

2023-April-17-Frosty Scholarship.Pdf, University Advancement, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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“He was really a positive force in our program, and I have never heard one unkind word about him from anyone. His loss has been devastating for us all.” 

Dan Boner has many cherished memories of Aaron Foster, known by everyone as Frosty. Originally from upstate New York, Frosty came to ETSU with dreams of a future in bluegrass music. As a student, he performed in the Bluegrass Pride Band, recorded with other students, worked with the JAM program at University School, and ran the youth bluegrass programming for the Jenny Brook Festival in New York.

His future was promising. …

2023 April 13 - Academic Council Agenda And Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University

Academic Council Agenda and Minutes

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2023-April-12-Nyc, Here We Come.Pdf, University Advancement, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (April 12, 2023) Immediately following the April 6 announcement by Macy’s that the ETSU Marching Bucs will appear in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the presentation of a $10,000 check from the Macy’s organization, fundraising to get the students to the Big Apple began. In fact, the first local gift already has been made.

NYC! Here we come!

2023-April-11-Student Pharmacists Earn Top National Honor For Drug Misuse Education, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (April 11, 2023) -- A student organization at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy earned the top honor for service organizations in the country for educating the community about prescription drug misuse.    

The college’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Operation Substance Use Disorders (SUD) committee (formerly Generation Rx) won the APhA Operation Substance Use Disorders Chapter Achievement Award for 2021-2022. The group was honored last month at the American Pharmacist's Association annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. 

This is the 10th consecutive year that the chapter has been recognized either nationally or regionally, and …

2023-April-11-Student Pharmacists Earn Top National Honor For Drug Misuse Education, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 11, 2023) -- A student organization at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy earned the top honor for service organizations in the country for educating the community about prescription drug misuse.    

The college’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Operation Substance Use Disorders (SUD) committee (formerly Generation Rx) won the APhA Operation Substance Use Disorders Chapter Achievement Award for 2021-2022. The group was honored last month at the American Pharmacist's Association annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. 

This is the 10th consecutive year that the chapter has been recognized either nationally or regionally, and …

2023 April 10 - University Council Agenda And Minutes, University Council, East Tennessee State University

University Council Agendas and Minutes

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2023-April-06-Dream Realized- Marching Bucs In Macy's Day Parade, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

NEW YORK, NY & JOHNSON CITY, TN – April 6, 2023 – Today, the East Tennessee State University Marching Bucs were selected to perform in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®, representing the state of Tennessee. This will mark the first Parade appearance by the band. The ETSU Marching Bucs will join the Parade to the call of “Let’s Have a Parade,” the iconic phrase that has signaled the start of every Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1924.

Each year, the Macy’s Parade Band Committee looks for bands that have the stage presence, musical and marching abilities to captivate millions …

2023-April-06-Etsu Board Of Trustees To Hold Quarterly Meeting April 21, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 6, 2023) — East Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting and several committee meetings on Friday, April 21.

All meetings will be conducted in person at the D.P. Culp Student Center, East Tennessee Room.

Meetings are scheduled as follows:

• Academic, Research and Student Success Committee – 8 a.m.
• Finance and Administration Committee – 9:45 a.m.
• Audit Committee – 11:30 a.m.
• Board of Trustees Meeting – 1:30 p.m.

Committee meeting times are approximate and will begin following the conclusion of the previous meeting. When they become available, the agenda and accompanying materials for …

2023-April-05-Etsu Tisl 'Best Delegation' Team Lays Groundwork For '23, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (April 5, 2023) – The 18 East Tennessee State University students who participated in the 2022 Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL) brought home “Best Delegation” honors, but members of the team aren’t resting on this success. Instead, they are gearing up for next fall’s event, with several ETSU students elected to serve in key roles for 2023.

Since 1966, TISL has provided thousands of politically minded college and university students an education about Tennessee state government and a channel to express their opinions on state issues. Hundreds of students from more than 40 two- and four-year institutions participate …

2023 April 5 - From My Notepads Newsletter, Office Of The President, East Tennessee State University, Brian Noland

From My Notepads: A Newsletter from President Brian Noland

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2023-April-04-Friends Of The Martin Center.Pdf, University Advancement, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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For more than a quarter-century, the Appalachian Highlands region dreamed of having a performing arts center. Through the generosity of the late James and Mary B. Martin along with the support of many friends as well as capital funding from the State of Tennessee, that dream became possible with the opening of the Martin Center for the Arts in 2021.

Now, a group of supporters is helping write the next chapter for the Martin Center, making new dreams and opportunities possible.

The Friends of the Martin Center initiative began in 2022 to provide an opportunity for patrons and alumni to …