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Last Tryout Date For Middle School Basketball, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Middle School Cross Country Wins 2nd Place At Invitational, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Ms Cross Country Teams Qualify For State Meet, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Illuminated Magazine, School Of Graduate Studies, East Tennessee State University

Illuminated: Graduate Student Research Magazine

From the School of Graduate Studies; When Helping Hurts: An Examination of Repeated Exposure Trauma in First Responders of East Tennessee [Thalia Sullivan, Psychology, Clinical Psychology concentration, PhD]; Where are they now? [Featuring: Carter Florence, DrPH]; The Changing Face of Early Childhood Education in the Time of COVID-19 [Maria Jose Dias, Early Childhood Education, PhD]; Improving Vehicular Intrusion Detection Systems through Knot Flow Classification [David Schmidt, Computer and Information Systems, Applied Computer Science concentration, MS]; Where are they now? [Featuring Randa Dunlap, PhD]; COVID-19 Coping Strategies [Anthony Peluso, DrPH]; 3.5 Million ETSU Theses and Dissertations Downloaded; Analyzing Pass/Fail Rates …

2020-October-01-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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ETSU welcomes the following new faculty and staff to the university family:

Elizabeth Childress is an SBIRT (screening, brief intervention and referral for treatment) coordinator in the Addiction Science Center, College of Public Health. She was previously a residential tech/CPRS (computerized patient record system) with Frontier Health. She holds a B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Virginia at Wise.

Erin Lorelle Cook is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Computing after serving as a graduate assistant. She holds an M.S. degree in computing and information sciences from ETSU.

Karla Marie German is a counselor in the …

2020-October-01-National Merit Semifinalists, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Oct. 1, 2020) Four seniors at University School on the East Tennessee State University campus have been named semifinalists for the 66^th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

These students will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be offered in spring 2021.

 Amisha Agrawal is a member of the Beta Club, Science Club, Scholars Bowl Club, Debate Club, Math Club and the Student Government Association.

She is the founder of Our Young Minds, a non-profit organization working to raise awareness for student …

2020-October-01-Dekliah Kelly.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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De’Kliah Kelly, a sophomore from Chattanooga, is an Honors-in-Discipline in History student with a second major in anthropology. Kelly applied to a number of schools, but the tipping points that led her to choose ETSU were its classical studies minor and its Summer Bridge Program, which provides incoming African American, Hispanic and Native American students a solid foundation before they start their freshman year.  After taking advantage of tutoring services provided through TRIO Programs at ETSU, as well as earning the 2020 Tennessee TRIO Adult-Learner Academic Scholarship, she now serves fellow students as a tutor herself. She is also a …

2020-October-01-Etsu Health Receives Cup Of Kindness Award For Community Service.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Highlights of Community Service

Early in the pandemic, ETSU Health worked to established the region’s first drive-through COVID-19 testing site. This site was instrumental in detecting the first cases of community spread in the area. Currently, ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine is conducting vital research on COVID-19 using blood samples from local patients who have recovered from the disease.

As the pandemic progressed, ETSU Health became a go-to source of expertise for government and community leaders, our local media, and the public. Representatives from ETSU Health were called upon for interviews about various facets of COVID-19, and the ETSU College …

2020-October-01-Super South Heritage Day.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – The George L. Carter Railroad Museum at East Tennessee State University will hold its Super South themed Heritage Day on the final day of the month, Oct. 31.

Special trains headed to Florida and other vacation destinations displayed advertisements such as “Come to the Sunshine” to lure travelers in the northern areas of New York, Chicago and Detroit where the cold winds of winter would drive thousands of passengers to travel South. Beyond the passenger operations, these lines were notable for moving vast amounts of produce – oranges, watermelons, peaches and more – to northern metropolitan regions. …

2020-October-01-Theatredance To Present Virtual Performance Of Appropriate, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Oct 1, 2020) The Department of Theatre and Dance at East Tennessee State University will launch its fall 2020 season with a virtual performance of the drama “Appropriate” by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins on Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. 

Tickets for the show are free but patrons will need to obtain a ticket in order to access the link. 

In “Appropriate,” every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to settle the accounts of the newly-dead patriarch. As his three adult children sort through a lifetime of hoarded mementos and junk, they …

A Baker’S Dozen Of Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications In 2019, Kayla R. Stover, Elias B. Chahine, David Cluck, Sarah Green, Daniel B. Chastain, Darrell Childress, Carmen Faulkner-Fennell, Katherine Lusardi, Edoabasi U. Mcgee, Michelle Turner, P. Brandon Bookstaver, Christopher M. Bland

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Staying current on literature related to antimicrobial stewardship can be challenging given the ever-increasing number of published articles. The Southeastern Research Group Endeavor (SERGE-45) identified antimicrobial stewardship–related peer-reviewed literature that detailed an actionable intervention for 2019. The top 13 publications were selected using a modified Delphi technique. These manuscripts were reviewed to highlight the actionable intervention used by antimicrobial stewardship programs to provide key stewardship literature for teaching and training and to identify potential intervention opportunities within one’s institution.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Practices And Perceptions Among Ghanaian Healthcare Providers: A Qualitative Study Based On Multitheory Model, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Matthew Asare, Beth Lanning, Adofo Koranteng, Cassandra Millan, Mary E. Commeh, Jane R. Montealegre, Hadii M. Mamudu

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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Background Healthcare providers' (HCPs) recommendations for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are likely to increase the vaccination uptake. However, little is known about Ghanaian HCPs' general practices regarding HPV vaccination. We used Multi-Theory Model (MTM) constructs (i.e. participatory dialogue, behavioral confidence, environment, social and emotional transformation) to examine Ghanaian HCPs' attitudes towards HPV vaccination and their vaccination recommendation practices. Methods We conducted three, 60-minute focus group …

2020-October-01-Enjoy Retirement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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

Thomas Russell Olmsted – Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Published October 1, 2020, as part of the Accent email newsletter for faculty and staff.

2020-October-01-Outdoor Band Concert.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – The East Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will present a Lunchtime Outdoor Concert on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 12:15 p.m.

The concert will be performed at the concrete pad adjacent to Burleson Hall and the Ballad Health Athletic Center (Mini Dome) and across Sherrod Drive from Brown Hall.

Members of the campus community are welcome to bring lawn chairs and lunch and enjoy live music performed by ETSU students. Those in attendance must follow ETSU COVID-19 guidelines.

In the event of rain, the concert will be postponed to Friday, Oct. 16, at the …

2020-September-30-Maxson Publishes Article On Letters Of Italian Renaissance Statesman, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 30, 2020)  – Dr. Brian Maxson, a professor of history at East Tennessee State University, has published an article in the internationally respected journal, Bullettino dell’Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medioevo.

Published in Rome, Bullettino features peer-reviewed work on medieval and Renaissance Italy from leading scholars from around the world.

Maxson’s article, “The Letters of Giannozzo Manetti,” constructs the first-ever synthetic treatment of the 45 surviving Italian and Latin letters written to or from Manetti, who was one of the most important intellectuals and statesmen in the early Italian Renaissance.

The article also published, for the first …

2020-September-30-Nsf Award To Study Minority Representation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 30, 202) – Dr. Candace Forbes Bright of East Tennessee State University is a member of a research team that was recently awarded more than $500,000 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study “The Role of Museums in the Landscape of Minority Representation.”

Bright, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and a faculty researcher with the Applied Social Research Lab at ETSU, is one of five principal investigators on the project. Her colleagues include Dr. LaToya E. Eaves of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Dr. Perry L. Carter of Texas …

2020-September-29-Dr Tosin Ariyo Receives Changemakers In Family Planning Grant, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 29, 2020) – Dr. Tosin Ariyo, a member of East Tennessee State University’s Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women’s Health (CARE Women’s Health), has been awarded a 2020 Changemakers in Family Planning grant from the Society for Family Planning.   

Ariyo is a community health scientist and women’s health advocate who is dedicated to addressing health disparities in underserved communities. She serves as research director in the Department of Health Services Management and Policy in the ETSU College of Public Health.

The aim of the Changemakers in Family Planning grant award is “to provide dedicated support …

2020 September 28 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

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2020-September-28-Esports Team Begins, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Sept. 28, 2020) The 22 students who are part of the inaugural esports varsity team at East Tennessee State University were introduced on Friday, Sept. 25.

The two teams will compete in Overwatch® and League of Legends® and will participate in tournaments hosted by the National Association of Collegiate E-Sports (NACE).

Tryouts for the teams took place earlier this year, and nearly $20,000 in scholarship support has been provided to 14 eligible team members.

ETSU’s Overwatch® team will play its first game on Monday, Sept. 28, against Cornell White at 8 p.m.  The team will compete every …

2020-September-25-Emergency Systems Test, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Sept. 25, 2020) As part of its continued emphasis on campus safety, East Tennessee State University will test its emergency mass notification systems on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9:35 a.m.

The system includes an outdoor warning siren system with five large speakers strategically placed on the main campus and on the VA campus, an emergency text messaging and email service, an alert message on the ETSU homepage and a public address system in select university buildings.

ETSU’s outdoor siren system will sound at 9:35 a.m. Once it begins, the alert messaging and the PA system will be …

2020-September-25-The Carter Railroad Museums Appalachian Rail Fest Set For Sept, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 25, 2020) – Coal seams and timber spreads of the south were a primary reason for the railroads of the southern Appalachians back in the day, and remains the case when Appalachian Rail Fest returns to the free Carter Railroad Museum on the campus of East Tennessee State University on Sept. 26.

Now an annual part of the restarted Heritage Days program held on the final Saturday of each month, this event is a fan favorite and sure-fire hit for visitors to the multi-room facility. 

“American success came from the businesses of coal, coke and limestone mined …

2020-September-25-Student Cory Whitfield Elected To Serve On Nasw-Tn Board Of Directors, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 25, 2020) – Cory Whitfield, a graduate student in East Tennessee State University’s Master of Social Work Program, was recently elected to serve as the student representative on the National Association of Social Workers, Tennessee Chapter’s (NASW-TN) Board of Directors.

As student representative, Whitfield will assist chapter office members in promoting racial and social justice and strengthening and promoting the social work profession in Tennessee. He will work alongside 17 other social workers from across the state who serve on the board.

Whitfield currently resides in Elizabethton with his wife and two sons. He earned his bachelor …

2020-September-25-Friday Concert Video, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 25, 2020) – Due to the rain, today’s live performance by the ETSU Majorettes as part of the Marching Bucs’ Friday Concert on the Plaza series is cancelled.

However, a pre-recorded video of the Majorettes will be shared on the group’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/etsumajorettes, at 3:30 p.m. The ETSU Trumpet Ensemble, which was also to perform during today’s event, will be highlighted during a later Friday concert. Friday Concerts on the Plaza is a series of free public mini-concerts featuring small groups composed of members of the East Tennessee State University Marching Bucs. Concerts are planned …

Memory-Like Responses Of Brain Microglia Are Controlled By Developmental State And Pathogen Dose, Trim Lajqi, Milan Stojiljkovic, David L. Williams, Hannes Hudalla, Michael Bauer, Otto W. Witte, Reinhard Wetzker, Reinhard Bauer, Christian Schmeer

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Microglia, the innate immune cells of the central nervous system, feature adaptive immune memory with implications for brain homeostasis and pathologies. However, factors involved in the emergence and regulation of these opposing responses in microglia have not been fully addressed. Recently, we showed that microglia from the newborn brain display features of trained immunity and immune tolerance after repeated contact with pathogens in a dose-dependent manner. Here, we evaluate the impact of developmental stage on adaptive immune responses of brain microglia after repeated challenge with ultra-low (1 fg/ml) and high (100 ng/ml) doses of the endotoxin LPS in vitro. We …

2020-September-24-Rising Researchers, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Sept. 24, 2020) Five East Tennessee State University faculty members have been selected to participate in the inaugural Faculty Research Cohort.

Launched this fall, the cohort was established to provide opportunities for professional growth in scholarship and research skills.  “One of our goals in creating this program was to help tenure-track faculty who are just getting started define their research agenda and acquire the resources they need,” said ETSU faculty member Dr. Trena Paulus.

Each member of the cohort received a grant and will spend the next year working on a research project.

The ETSU Faculty Research …

2020-September-24-New Procedure Change, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Sept. 24, 2020) Students applying for admission to East Tennessee State University for the 2021 year will not be required to submit ACT and SAT scores.  The university will use the applicant’s GPA in making decisions regarding admissions.  Applicants who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement may be required to present an ACT or SAT score.

Those who are seeking consideration for scholarships, however, such as the Academic Performance Scholarship, must submit any required ACT/SAT score by March 1, 2021.  Students do not need to make a separate application for scholarships but need to have taken …

2020 September 23 - 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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2020-September-22-Meet Sean Vinh ('21), Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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(Sept. 22, 2020)—Sean Vinh’s final year at Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has been a bit different than he imagined it would be due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic has not diminished the sense of community that Vinh has experienced and appreciated during his time at East Tennessee State University.

“I think the friendships I’ve made here are the best memories I’ve made here,” said Vinh, a fourth-year student pharmacist from Knoxville. “We all go through tough times and good times, so it’s always nice to share that with somebody. The community here is really tight-knit, so it’s …

2020-September-22-The Curtain Rises, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Sept. 22, 2020) Though it will be in a virtual world, the curtain will rise this fall for the Department of Theatre and Dance at East Tennessee State University.

Two plays plus a musical showcase are planned for the fall 2020 semester. Students will rehearse on Zoom and the performances will be recorded on that platform as well.  Slated for this fall are “Appropriate” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Oct. 9; “Every Person,” an adaptation by ETSU faculty member Bobby Funk of the 15^th century play “Everyman,” on Oct. 30; and the Musical Theatre Showcase on Dec. …

2020-September-22-National Voter Registration Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 22, 2020) – ETSU Votes is celebrating National Voter Registration Day (Sept. 22) by inviting students, faculty and the community to a variety of “Election 101” webinars and voter registration events this week.

These events will cover the voter registration process, absentee ballots, polling locations, work opportunities, and key dates voters need to know.

Voter information tables will be set up to provide information in person today from 3-5 p.m. at the Basler Center for Physical Activity and Thursday, Sept. 24, from noon-3 p.m. on the first floor of the D.P. Culp Student Center. Individuals visiting the …