Exploring Integration Between Athletic Trainers And Strength And Conditioning Coaches Among The Ncaa Division I Southern Conference Institutions, Yoshihiro Kojima

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The purpose of this study was to explore the interdepartmental integration between athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches in relation to relationship, communication, collaboration, and education. Forty participants from the NCAA Division I Southern Conference, twenty-eight athletic trainers and twelve strength and conditioning coaches, completed an electronic survey during a two-week period. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive and thematic coding analyses. The results suggested participated athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches were interactive and collaborative. Open-ended responses identified key concepts when athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches communicated and collaborated. A high interaction and collaboration model …

A Phenomenological Study Examining How The Covid-19 Pandemic Changed The Way Teachers Use Technology To Deliver Instruction From March 2020 - May 2021, Dedra Lamb

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teacher perception of changes in the instructional delivery and learning opportunities via technology during and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 until May 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected educational organizations. School closures in March 2020 forced teachers to change their instructional delivery from an in-person platform to a virtual platform. This disruption to the delivery of instruction with the use of technology changed the way teachers plan for learning, delivery content, present learning activities, and assessment. The urgency required teachers to develop new strategies and experiment with adaptations …

Assessment Scores Of Remote And In-Person Learning For Grades Three - Six Students In An East Tennessee School District, Jessica Adams

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The purpose of this comparative, quantitative study was to explore the relationship of interim test scores among remote and in-person learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities. In March 2020, a portion of students enrolled in a K-12 school in Northeast Tennessee was moved into remote learning until the end of the school year in May 2020. In July 2020, parents were given the option for their child to attend remote or in-person learning. While some chose in-person learning, giving reasons such as child-care, work obligations, or personal preference, others chose for their children to continue to receive online learning …

Developing Digital Literacy In Digital Natives: A Quantitative Study Of Digital Literacy And Niswonger Online Students, Elizabeth Pavlovich

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This non-experimental, quantitative study was completed to determine if Tennessee high school students who take an online, asynchronous course better their digital literacy through the environment of online learning. The study focused on the pretest and posttest scores of Niswonger Online students during the spring and summer semesters of 2021. It grouped the high school students by location, high school size, grade level, and courses taken to assess differences in digital literacy. Finally, it evaluated overall student growth in digital literacy scores after completion of an online high school course.

Data from a pretest and posttest of Niswonger Online students …

A Study Investigating The Experience Of Teachers’ Innovative Adaptation Of Teaching And Learning, Andrea Lowery

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The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to identify and examine the technology-based instructional strategies and digital tools being used by teachers in grades 3-5 that engage children in problem-solving learning opportunities. The study included 11 purposely sampled participants from a school district in East Tennessee who responded to questions during a Zoom interview. Seven of the participants submitted artifacts to provide examples of how they have incorporated technology and problem solving in their classrooms. Participants provided information about the digital tools and technology-based instructional strategies they have used to enrich problem solving in their classrooms. Participants in the …

A Causal Comparative Study Of Stem Persistence Between Supported And Non-Supported Stem Interested Students, Elizabeth Bernardi

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Many students who enter a STEM track in college move out of that track before graduation (National Science Foundation, 2018). The purpose of this study was to assess whether there was a difference in STEM-related major persistence for population proportions of students actively involved in the Science Scholars program and those who were STEM-interested but not program participants. This program oriented students to the STEM program, facilitated engagement with peers and faculty, exposed students to research opportunities, and filled in potential learning gaps (Gibson et al., 2019).

The questions guiding the current research included:

Q1. Was there a statistically significant …

2021-November-30-Professor Publishes Short Story Collection, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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(Nov. 30, 2021) There’s a story about a college professor who gets snowed in at home with his wife – who was planning to leave him that same day. Then there’s the minister trekking up a mountain who picks up a hitchhiker, who ultimately pulls a knife on the preacher. Visions of death persistently visit a gravedigger, and a conservative local business owner has the revelation that his son, a well-known musician, is gay, HIV-positive and has returned home but only to die.

Dr. Michael Amos Cody

These stories and more are part of “A Twilight Reel: Stories,” written by …

2021-November-30-Equity And Diversity Focus Of 'Women On Wednesdays', University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 30, 2021) – How do colleges cultivate inclusive environments that both foster equity and celebrate diversity? East Tennessee State University’s Jessica Wang, director for Student Success in the Clemmer College, will explore that question this week in a talk titled “Cultivating Equitable Student Success in Colleges and Universities.” ~[com[2366 1 87{ "version": 68, "data": {"52e399bd72a342a38137a984e26b69cb":"{{f:45665734}}","bdae6b03511ebe1a07fa4efb856724da":"link_multi","e6c30e688cfccf72a0a646cb97b21c7c":"FALSE","942bcb3e8f863bc697e4a4e174665bb9":"","2470315900e9ec6d782d958f93df973b":"Jessica Wang","e91e95e869b95b9bb4686c00648f8402":"","3c1640ef0144b5f4f2fb251dbd381853":"","931587cef6aa10d4307fc1b44e0c4663":"float--right","01dd544f26c7c604d9a1b21e6e28c2b2":"","3806989cc57305955c266c49fcaa9f89":"","a738bc66ad43b00eb425acd81d003907":"","c681aef32a2ca1168b2699009d850a31":"","e62c45574d439984a0ae94a74aeae835":"","33a203068eea3e66fdf436db75faaecc":"","8658afe32b015b453648add1684fef41":"","4683d6cb05b7c28a241d9b1d74afe188":"card--blue","3ef6793ebb188a3c7addcbf53098d992":"","09daf4f3d074f1156df5bf9b2d35b26b":"","849e4e59ee23520e2f3d256e5f0a32f3":"FALSE","cbe4215a41f675d45bbf2bb25e159a71":""}}]]~

Part of the “Women on Wednesdays” lecture series sponsored by the ETSU Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, the event is free and open to the public. It happens on Zoom (https://etsu.zoom.us/j/98796997075) at noon on Wednesday, …

2021-November-29-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Dr. Alina Bhat is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Leah Darnell is a middle school language arts instructor at University School. Darnell was previously an EXCEL English teacher with the Kingsport City Schools and holds a B.A. degree from ETSU.

Bethanie Dye is an assignments coordinator in the Office of Housing and Residence Life after serving as a marketing manager in Dining Services. Dye holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from ETSU.

Amber Earp is a technical clerk in the Office of the Registrar. She comes to ETSU from Four Oaks Healthcare Center, where she …

2021-November-29-Enjoy Retirement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Congratulations to the following members of the East Tennessee State University family who retired in November.  Thank you for your service!

Mitzi Brookshear – Secretary, AFG Chair of Excellence in Business and Technology, 34 years of service

Barbara Love – Director, Ambulatory Teaching, Quillen College of Medicine, 39 years of service

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Published November 29, 2021, as part of the Accent email newsletter for faculty and staff.

2021-November-25-Physical Therapy Program Is Celebrating 25th Anniversary, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.— East Tennessee State University’s Physical Therapy Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. 

To mark this milestone, two program alumni, Dr. Chuck Thigpen (’97) and Beth Reuchel (’07) are returning for a continuing education presentation open to alumni and other physical therapists on Saturday, Nov. 6. The PT program will also host a tailgating event for alumni, current students and faculty before ETSU’s Homecoming football game on Nov. 6. 

In addition, two inaugural members of ETSU’s PT Program, Bob Barnhart and Peter Panus, and a longtime PT program supporter, Alan Meade, will be inducted into ETSU’s …

2021-November-23-Etsu Offers Courses, Testing Leading To Adobe Certification Associate Credential, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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(Nov. 23, 2021) – East Tennessee State University’s Department of Media and Communication will offer a series of courses and testing leading to the Adobe Certified Associate (ACP) professional credential in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro and After Effects beginning Dec. 13.

 

Course participants will have access to online training materials for three weeks.  All courses are 100% online and asynchronous. Participants will have access to more than 10 hours of course content to review on their own time and at their own pace. At the conclusion of the course, participants will complete the certification exam(s) that are delivered in …

2021-November-23-Etsu Presenting We Need A Little Christmas, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 23, 2021) – Need some motivation to get in the festive spirit this holiday season?

Make plans to attend East Tennessee State University’s Holiday Choral Concert, an annual tradition for more than 50 years.

Annual holiday concert is Dec. 4

Two performances are happening on Saturday, Dec. 4, in the ETSU Foundation Grand Hall of the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts. Times for the “We Need A Little Christmas” concert are 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

“This is such a special concert with many familiar holiday favorites, as well as exciting new pieces,” said …

2021-November-23-Rural Health Professional Of The Year, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 23, 2021) – Dr. Rick Wallace of East Tennessee State University was named the 2021 Rural Health Professional of the Year Award by the Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHA of TN).

Wallace is a professor and associate director for evidence and outreach in the Quillen College of Medicine Library at ETSU.

 “The Rural Health Professional of the Year is our most prestigious award given to members who make outstanding contributions to rural health,” said Jacy Warrell, RHA of TN executive director. “Dr. Wallace is a steady leader of the association and we appreciate his many …

2021-November-23-Etsu Professional Development Offers Pharmacy Technician Certification Course, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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(Nov. 23, 2021) - A course to train pharmacy technicians is offered by East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development from Feb. 1-April 26, 2022.

This class, limited to 35 students, will train assistants to assist pharmacists in handling medications and serving patients. Those who pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination become nationally certified.

The course instructor is Cheryl Ollry, a pharmacy technician with the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has over 15 years of experience in retail and hospital pharmacy. The course now offers more sessions to accommodate PTCB requirements. 

Students may …

Poetic Inquiry And Protest Representation, Emily Katt

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The Instructor-Student Relationship An Interpersonal Perspective, Emily Napier

3 Minute Thesis Competition

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2021-November-22-Care Women's Health Receives Nih Grant, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Examining Birth Outcomes

“We are studying the ways in which the policy environment can impact the trajectory of health for the  mother and child. The goal is to understand how policies related to criminal justice, housing, employment and education might change birth outcomes."

Dr. Michael Smith, Program and Policy Director

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 22, 2021) —  Dr. Michael Smith, program and policy director at East Tennessee State University’s Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women’s Health (CARE Women’s Health), is examining how policies affect birth outcomes across generations thanks to a $1.86 million R-01 grant from the …

2021-November-22-Dr. Sharon Mcgee Tcgs President-Elect, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 22, 2021) – Dr. Sharon James McGee, dean of the East Tennessee State University College of Graduate and Continuing Studies, was recently elected to serve a two-year term as vice president of the Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools (TCGS), which will be followed by a two-year term as president.

Founded in 1977, the TCGS considers matters of common interest related to graduate study and research, articulates the needs of graduate education, and works to influence public opinion and legislation for the improvement and advancement of graduate education throughout the state.

“I am honored that my graduate …

2021-November-22-Etsu Light Display Helps Ring In The Holiday Season At Bms, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.  (Nov. 22, 2021) – One of the region’s most dazzling holiday light shows is underway at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 25th season of Pinnacle Speedway in Lights allows visitors to witness the wonder of a 4-mile trek through 3 million lights at the world’s fastest half-mile.

East Tennessee State University is a proud sponsor of the event, and vehicles circling the concrete oval will see the stunning glimmer of blue and gold pride thanks to ETSU’s first-ever display. New holiday-themed apparel is also available for purchase at Alumni Hall stores located on W. State of Franklin …

2021-November-22-New Chair Leading Media And Communication At Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 22, 2021) – Years before Dr. Andrew Dunn arrived on the campus of East Tennessee State University in fall 2010, the Florida-born and Alabama-raised transplant had already carved out a successful career.

Serving as a reporter at the Florida-based Tallahassee Democrat and The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida, Dunn wrote important stories about education and legislative politics. 

Dunn, who earned a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Alabama, is now the chair of the Department of Media and Communication at ETSU, an appointment he received earlier this year. 

His professional achievements are helping guide the department …

Once Upon Online Adapting From In-Person To Virtual Storytelling, Leticia Pizzino

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2021 November 22 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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2021-November-19-Etsu Health Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics Return To Millennium Center, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 19, 2021) – ETSU Health is returning to the East Tennessee State University Millennium Center for community COVID-19 vaccine clinics in November and December. The clinics will offer both primary doses and booster doses of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. They are free and open to the public.

The clinics will be:

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  Sunday, Nov. 21, 1-5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 23, 3-6 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.- noon

The vaccine clinics will be held in the ballroom at ETSU’s Millennium Center, located at 2001 Millennium Place. Patients may park on the third level or …

2021-November-19-Etsu Offering Pharmacy Open House Event, Dec. 7, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 19, 2021) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free Open House event for any prospective student interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 4-6:30 p.m. 

The event will include a welcome from Dean Debbie Byrd, an overview of the college’s nationally recognized program, a chance to talk with student pharmacists, admissions information and tours of campus.

“We are excited to offer this preview day to give prospective students a chance to learn more about some of the over 30 unique pharmacy career options that they …

2021-November-19-Open House Slated For Dec. 7, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 19, 2021) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free Open House event for any prospective student interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 4-6:30 p.m.

The event will include a welcome from Dean Debbie Byrd, an overview of the college’s nationally recognized program, a chance to talk with student pharmacists, admissions information, and tours of campus.

“We are excited to offer these preview days to give prospective students a chance to learn more about some of the over 30 unique pharmacy career options that they can …

2021 November 19 - Board Of Trustees Public Notice, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2021 November 19 - Board Of Trustees Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

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2021 November 19 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

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2021 November 19 - Board Of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

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