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Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy Viewbook - 2022, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Miscellaneous Publications

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The Mockingbird - 2022, Department Of Art And Design, East Tennessee State University, Department Of Literature And Language, East Tennessee State University

The Mockingbird [magazine]

Emily Price [Editor’s Note]; Micheal Bumgarner [Artist’s Statement]; Emrie Gilbert [“The Sins of the Fathers Visited upon the Children,” or How I Lived More-or-Less Openly Queer in the Southern Baptist Church]; Korbin Rhue [Playing Gods: An Aspiring Author’s Guide to Creating a Fantasy World That Feels Real to Your Readers]; Kylee Phalen [Prodigal Daughter: A Queer Christian’s Open Letter to the Church]; Ethan Walker [Hit]; Wendy Gourley [Seeing in the Dark]; Elias Murphy [Who I Am]; Andy Demczuk [Lesdiguières]; Amara Bunten [Method Acting]; Sappho Stanley [Like a Bosch]; Wendy Gourley [Butterflies]; Courtney Harvey [roolF eht no sI gniR ehThe Ring …

00 Notes And Instructions To Accompany Vectorworks Tutorials, Jonathan Taylor

Theatre Drawing & Rendering Techniques and Scenic Design Videos

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World History Since 1500: An Open And Free Textbook, John Rankin, Constanze Weise

Open Educational Resources

World History Since 1500: An Open and Free Textbook is designed to cover world history from 1500 to the present in 15 chapters. The OER-supported textbook can be downloaded as a pdf or viewed online. The textbook serves to weave insights from many perspectives into stories and narratives that will help students develop a framework to organize and connect ideas, geographical locations, and timelines allowing them to think critically and broadly about the world around them. In addition to helping students master the sequence and scope of world history from 1500, the textbook helps develop empathy for people who live …

Etsu At-A-Glance - 2021-2022, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU At-a-Glance

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2022-2023 - Etsu General Academic Operating Budget (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

ETSU General Academic Operating Budgets and Analysis

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Etsu Today - Winter 2022, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

Throughout the fall 2021 semester, many alumni took the opportunity to return home to their alma mater. They came for Homecoming, to attend an event, or to move their child into the residence halls. Many had not been on campus since the pandemic began. Some told me they were curious to walk through the newly renovated Culp Student Center, or peek inside the new Martin Center for the Arts, or simply stroll through the new University Commons and test the new slide beside Stone Hall. Back in 2015, I shared with you the exciting news that ETSU was moving into …

2022-Alumni Spotlight- Dr. Austin Gardner ('20), Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Meet alumnus and avid researcher Dr. Austin Gardner ('20) from Morristown, Tennessee. He serves as the Assistant Director of Pharmacy in Finance for Geisinger Health System in Philadelphia. In addition to being a pharmacist, he has earned a Master of Healthcare Administration and Master of Science.    What did you research while at Gatton? AG: -Specificity and Sensitivity of Drug Interaction Databases to Detect Meaningful QTc Interactions with Oral Antineoplastics - Possible Drug-Induced Pancreatitis in a Patient Receiving Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, and Prednisone Chemotherapy - Metabolic Targets of Gnaphalin Mediated Apoptosis in Colon and Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines Why was that research …

2022-Faculty Receive Grants To Support Research, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Recently, several faculty have received grants to fund their innovative research. We're excited to see the impact this makes for patients and the education of student pharmacists. 

Dr. John Bossaer, Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice:

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  Instructional Development: $3,000 to fund the rising P3 class' access to a simulated Electronic Health Record (EHR) for the next academic year.

Dr. David Hurley, Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences:

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  Major RDC grant: Expanding Individualized Pharmacogenomics Training to Clinical Applications: Creating Problem-Solving Exercises Using PharmD Student Data.

Dr. Ashana Puri, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences:

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  Interdisciplinary RDC grant: $50,000 for the development of a …

2022-January-01-Cbat Student Ryan Oconnor, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Long before he became a Buccaneer, Ryan O’Connor said ETSU always felt like home. As he grew up in Johnson City, where he graduated from Science Hill High School, the campus was just a few minutes away.

But it was the presence of ETSU’s highly respected computing program that inspired Ryan to make the university his own campus home.

“In computing, there are so many languages and processes and operations – it’s impossible to learn everything, and what I really love about ETSU’s program is that the faculty teach you how to find the information you need to solve the …

2022-January-01-Etsu Business Students Offering Free Tax Preparation Assistance, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – A group of East Tennessee State University business student volunteers, under the guidance of accountancy faculty member Dr. Michelle Freeman, will offer free tax preparation assistance again this year through the Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.  

 ETSU is an approved VITA location, and with financial support from Eastman Credit Union (ECU), student volunteers will assist taxpayers whose total household income was $57,000 or less during tax year 2021. Tax preparation services will be offered on the following Saturdays – Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 5 – from 8:15 a.m. to 5 …

2022-January-01-Etsu College Of Business And Technology Students Provide Marketing Support For Medical, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Continuing to engage with community startups and businesses, the East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology announced the completion of several marketing projects with Winter Innovations, an East Tennessee-based medical device startup company.

Winter Innovations developed an industry-first surgical suture with a specialized patent-protected needle design that dramatically simplifies and standardizes suturing and enables techniques not possible with conventional surgical needles. Its primary application is for orthopedic procedures to repair torn ligaments and tendons, like the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Achilles tendon and biceps tendon.

The ETSU College of Business and Technology continues …

2022-January-01-Etsu Presenting 'The Yellow Book' By Johanna Warwick, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The East Tennessee State University Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Black American Studies Program, present “The Yellow Book” by Johanna Warwick, a collection of photographic works available at Slocumb Galleries through Feb. 18. Warwick will give a talk at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 24, on Zoom. 

“The Yellow Book” presents two series of photographic works, “Interstate Legacy” and the “Old South Baton Rouge.” Warwick used this book, a yellow-covered publication that lists the locations of interstate …

2022-January-01-Etsu Health Continues Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics In New Year, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – ETSU Health will host several COVID-19 vaccine clinics offering primary doses and boosters throughout January.

All of the weekday clinics will be held on the second floor of East Tennessee State University’s D.P. Culp Student Center. Parking spaces in the metered lot behind the Culp Center on J. L. Seehorn Jr. Rd. have been reserved for vaccine patients. 

The Saturday clinics will be held in the ballroom at the ETSU Millennium Center, located at 2001 Millennium Place. Patients may park on the third level or above in the parking garage adjacent to the Millennium Center and …

2022-January-01-Etsu Health Extends Covid- Testing Site Hours, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – ETSU Health has extended service hours at its COVID-19 testing site in response to limited at-home test supply availability and the anticipated rise in cases due to the Omicron variant.

Hours of operation will now extend from 8:15 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:15 a.m.-noon, Friday. Preregistration is required. Schedule an appointment online at ETSUHealth.org.

The convenient drive-thru testing site, located behind ETSU Health’s clinic at 325 North State of Franklin Road, allows patients to receive a reliable molecular PCR test without leaving their vehicle. 

Results are provided within 24 hours, a benefit …

2022-January-01-Etsu Professional Development To Host Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Children in grades K-6 are invited to attend the Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment program at East Tennessee State University from March 14-18.

This five-day experience, hosted by the ETSU Office of Professional Development, includes an exciting field trip, STEM activities and arts and crafts.

Participants may be dropped off on the ETSU campus at Warf-Pickel Hall at 8 a.m. and picked up at 4:45 p.m. each day. They should bring a bag lunch, snack and drink each day, and wear “mess-friendly” clothes. 

Registration is required. The cost is $175 for the week. 

To register, visit https://bit.ly/3Cq0beo …

2022-January-01-Leading Voices In Public Health Lecture To Feature Sam Quinones, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Sam Quinones, bestselling author and winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, will present a lecture titled “America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: One Reporter’s Stories” on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Carnegie Hotel.

The event is part of the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health’s Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series. 

A book signing will be held from 5:30-6 p.m. in the Roosevelt Library (Carnegie), where his books will be available for purchase. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in the Grand Soldiers Ballroom and will …

2022-January-01-Meet Amyre Cain, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The decision to pursue a college degree is often a personal one, especially for first-generation students. It begins as a journey of courage and hope. It then transforms into a new world filled with opportunities that open doors to personal, academic and career development. A constant source of encouragement for Amyre Cain’s college journey is her grandmother, who passed away in 2019 following a stage four breast cancer diagnosis. 

In 2018, Amyre decided to become the first person in her father’s family to attend college. She is now a senior at East Tennessee State University. 

Amyre is from Detroit, Michigan, …

2022-January-01-Poet, Editor New Basler Chair At Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Poet, editor and award-winning essayist Dr. Amy Wright is the Spring 2022 Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of the Arts, Rhetoric and Science, a prestigious honor given by East Tennessee State University for nearly 30 years.  

Wright coordinates the Creative Writing Program at Austin Peay State University, where she also teaches writing, and serves as the senior editor for the Zone 3 journal and the nonfiction editor for Zone 3 Press. Her accolades are long: two Peter Taylor Fellowships to the Kenyon Review Writers’ Workshop, an Individual Artist Fellowship through Humanities Tennessee …

2021-2022 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Annual Report, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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Gattonrx Magazine - 2022, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University

GattonRX Magazine

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Speech Language Pathology Graduate Handbook - 2021-2022, Department Of Audiology And Speech-Language Pathology, East Tennessee State University

Speech-Language Pathology Handbooks

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2022-January-01-Covid-19 Safety Protocols For Spring, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dear Students,

As we prepare to begin the spring semester next week, we are faced, yet again, with combatting another dangerous variant of COVID-19. The Omicron surge has battered our hopes that we might leave the struggles of the past two years behind. We are tired. We are frustrated. But we must not give in to the temptation to surrender. Instead, we must resolve to stay strong and fight this wearisome and perilous pandemic together.

Following the CDC’s recommended health and safety precautions is the best way to care for one another and protect those most vulnerable. Yes, wearing a …

2022-January-01-Etsu Department Of Accountancy Partners With Bcs To Fund Faculty Fellowship, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Blackburn, Childers & Steagall (BCS), a longtime supporter of East Tennessee State University and the College of Business and Technology, has partnered with the Department of Accountancy to fund a faculty fellowship. The program is designed to stimulate and facilitate projects by faculty members to improve their teaching, to advance their scholarly and creative work, to enhance the University's academic programs, and to realize institutional goals.

“In recognition of the 60-year anniversary of BCS, we are thrilled to reestablish our partnership with Blackburn, Childers & Steagall,” said Joel Faidley, interim chair of the Department of …

Is It Worth It? Evaluating An Open Educational Resources Awards Program, Ashley Sergiadis, Philip Smith

ETSU Faculty Works

Awards or grant programs are a common way for higher education institutions to incentivize the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and other affordable course materials. This study evaluates the results of a two-year pilot OER awards program at East Tennessee State University. To assess the awards program, we used data from student savings and program costs, grades, drop-fail-withdrawal (DFW) rates, and survey results compiled within the COUP framework (Cost, Outcomes, Usage, and Perception). The initial monetary return on investment was moderately positive, while the grades and DFW rates remained steady. The faculty and students rated the open and affordable …

Addressing Textbook Affordability With Institutional Licensed E-Textbooks, Travis S. Clamon, Ashley Sergiadis, Jennifer Young

ETSU Faculty Works

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of a textbook affordability project implemented during 2020-2021 at East Tennessee State University (four-year public doctoral institution with over 14,500 students). The project involved an acquisitions librarian, electronic resources librarian, and digital scholarship librarian who worked together to identify and acquire institutionally licensed textbooks utilizing campus bookstore data. The library created customized textbook permalinks for instructors to insert into their course Learning Management System (LMS) for tracking and support purposes. In addition, the library provided a searchable list of course textbooks on their website using the Springshare E-Reserves module. Near …

State Of The University Annual Report - 2021-2022, Office Of The President, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

Office of the President State of the University Annual Report

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The Short- And Long-Term Effects On The Microbiome Of Infants Who Are Exposed To Opioids In Utero, Dawson Brown-Ezell

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Introduction: The gut microbiome is believed to have a significant impact on health throughout the lifespan, and the influence of infant nutrition and other environmental factors are of particular interest in its development. The aim of this research project was to learn more about the microbiome and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) composition of toddlers of differing weights, considering birth history, environment, and diet. In East Tennessee, opioid misuse is a growing issue, and a number of participants in this study were exposed in utero. We also hoped to identify related effects on infant’s SCFA composition. Finally, it is known …

2021-December-21-Helping Vulnerable Children Families, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (Dec. 21, 2021) — Two East Tennessee State University faculty members and an ETSU doctoral student were recently published in the peer-reviewed Infant Mental Health Journal. 

Dr. Diana Morelen, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology; Dr. Michele Moser, professor in Quillen College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Rebecca Otwell-Dove, a psychology doctoral student, teamed up with other infant mental health leaders from Tennessee and Michigan to write a review paper that tells the story of the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (AIMHiTN) and offers a guiding framework …

2021-December-21-Helping Vulnerable Children Families, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (Dec. 21, 2021) — Two East Tennessee State University faculty members and an ETSU doctoral student were recently published in the peer-reviewed Infant Mental Health Journal. 

Dr. Diana Morelen, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology; Dr. Michele Moser, professor in Quillen College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Rebecca Otwell-Dove, a psychology doctoral student, teamed up with other infant mental health leaders from Tennessee and Michigan to write a review paper that tells the story of the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (AIMHiTN) and offers a guiding framework …