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2022-01-20 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from January 22, 2021.

2022-January-19-Job Secured With Disney, Etsu Student Reflects On What Hes Learned, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2022) – Anthony Salas happened to notice an email that arrived late one evening announcing a partnership between the United Negro College Fund, also known as UNCF, and the Walt Disney Company.

The Kingsport, Tennessee, native went to work. He connected with professionals on LinkedIn, applied for an internship, interviewed for a post and ultimately learned that he would be a member of the inaugural class of 2021 UNCF Disney Corporate Scholars.  

The East Tennessee State University student, set to graduate this spring, has gotten experience that even seasoned film producers could envy. 

He has …

2022-January-19-University Launches New Etsu Heroes Program, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY — (January 28, 2022) East Tennessee State University has launched a new program, known as ETSU Heroes, to recognize and reward outstanding members of the university community. Up to six members of the ETSU community will be acknowledged each year in an annual ceremony. The inaugural ETSU Heroes Recognition Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 30.

The ETSU Heroes program is intended to recognize role models within the ETSU community who embody excellence and have contributed significant and innovative accomplishments to the university and the region. ETSU Heroes may be nominated by any peer in the ETSU …

2022-January-19-Etsu Program Will Guarantee Admission At Quillen College Of Medicine, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2022) – When the fall 2022 semester begins, a handful of East Tennessee State University freshmen will be part of a new early assurance program that guarantees their eventual admission to the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. 

“This is an unbelievably exciting opportunity to partner on the creation of a premiere program at ETSU,” said Dr. Christopher Keller, dean of the Honors College and senior international officer.

Program will accept eight freshmen

A collaboration between Quillen and the Honors College, the program will accept eight freshmen for the fall. Of those students, five will …

2022 Mlk Keynote Address: Eddie Glaude Jr. Presentation, Center For Social Equity & Inclusion, Eddie Glaude Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Series

One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Eddie Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual and passionate educator who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including his most recent—the New York Times bestseller Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own—take a wide look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States and the challenges we face as a democracy.

In his writing and speaking, Glaude is an American critic in the tradition of James Baldwin and Ralph Waldo Emerson, confronting history and bringing our nation’s …

2022 Mlk Keynote Address: Eddie Glaude Jr. Pre-Event Presentation, Center For Social Equity & Inclusion, Eddie Glaude Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Series

One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Eddie Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual and passionate educator who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including his most recent—the New York Times bestseller Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own—take a wide look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States and the challenges we face as a democracy.

In his writing and speaking, Glaude is an American critic in the tradition of James Baldwin and Ralph Waldo Emerson, confronting history and bringing our nation’s …

2022-January-18-Isspf Partnership, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 18, 2022) – A collaboration between the Center of Excellence for Sports Science and Coach Education (CESSCE) at East Tennessee State University and the globally acclaimed International Soccer Science and Performance Federation (ISSPF) has resulted in multiple new shared learning opportunities for students at ETSU.

The news comes as a part of an official announcement on behalf of the ISSPF.

 “We are delighted to partner with ETSU. We are extremely excited to play a fundamental part in the development of online sport and soccer science and coaching related individuals in a region known for its love …

Disrupting Thinking Conference 2022 - An Ethical Discussion About The Responsibility For Protection Of Minors In The Digital Environment: A State-Of-The-Art Review, Charles Alves De Castro, Isobel O'Reilly, Aiden Carthy

Other Resources

Disrupting Thinking organised by the School of Accounting and Finance at TU Dublin. Disrupting Thinking endeavours to offer a forum that encourages innovative and disruptive studies that help us to gain a better understanding of our economy and its new dynamics. We seek to challenge the status quo and bring new insights into existing economic and financial theories and the way that our global economy interacts with our social, cultural, and political systems. We will host an exciting conference on the theme Covid-19 Global Challenges – The Economic and Financial Dimensions. https://arrow.tudublin.ie/dt/#:~:text=Join%20us%20at%20our%20first,economy%20and%20its%20new%20dynamics.

2022-01-18 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent by the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding volunteer proof of Covid testing of staff and faculty from January 18, 2022.

Healing Racial Injustice With Mindfulness Research, Training, & Practice, Danielle "Danae" Laura

Mindfulness Studies Theses

This thesis offers a collection of authors and studies in support of improved research, training, and practice connecting mindfulness with racial justice through intergroup applications. The paper identifies barriers at work (e.g., colorblindness, spiritual bypass, white fragility, and implicit bias) in contemplative science, Western Buddhist communities, and secular mindfulness centers, which block the sizeable contributions possible in studying the intergroup application of mindfulness practice—specifically Lovingkindness Meditation, among others—when used as an intervention with anti-racist aims. Through secondary qualitative research, I reviewed six key works from Black authors on mindfulness and race, as well as six sample studies on the prosocial …

2022-January-13-Wilhoit Named Director Of Appalachian Highlands Center For Nursing Advancement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 13, 2022) – East Tennessee State University and Ballad Health announced that Dr. Kathryn Wilhoit has been named the inaugural director of the Appalachian Highlands Center for Nursing Advancement. She began her new role on Jan. 1, 2022.

Wilhoit brings more than 40 years of experience in clinical and research-based nursing, administration and leadership experience to this role. Most recently, she served as interim dean of the ETSU College of Nursing from January through August 2021, and then as special assistant to the dean of Nursing from August  through December 2021.

“Dr. Wilhoit is a proven leader …

2022-January-12-Etsu Professor Produces New Work On Tennessee Ernie Ford, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 12, 2022) – Born in Bristol, Tennessee, just after World War I ended, Ernest Jennings Ford – known best as Tennessee Ernie Ford – reached tremendous levels of fame.

A radio and television host and singer who crossed many genres, Ford became especially well known for his 1955 recording of “Sixteen Tons,” one of the biggest country and pop hits of the 1950s.

Dr. Ted Olson

Thanks to the work of East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Ted Olson, fans can learn even more about this performer from Appalachia. 
Olson produced and curated “Tennessee Ernie Ford: Classic …

Theoretical Analysis Of Motor Activity In Assessing The Mass Sports Movement Of Schoolchildren, Khasan Nematullayevich Utashev

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The purpose of the study consists in the theoretical study of the results of their research by studying and analyzing the general state of involvement of school-age students in mass sports events.

Methods: The children’s need for mass sports and the level of their interest in sports were determined by conducting pedagogical and psychological questionnaires. Measures have been developed to develop mass sports movement in schools and proposals have been developed. Also, in the course of the study, the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, questionnaires, mathematical statistics were widely used.

Results: Walking accounted for 60% of …

2022-01-11 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from January 11, 2022.

Pilgering Researchers Or Researching Pilgrims: Experiences From Four Student Projects On The Camino De Santiago 2016-2019, Andreas Braun

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Between 2016 and 2019, I accompanied four student groups on the Camino de Santiago - however the planned 2020 project was cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic. In this article, I describe the project, its planning, its implementation, and its conclusion, as well as some experiences and impressions of the participating students on the basis of an ethnographical approach. The projects presented have two objectives: on the one hand, to teach the students qualitative and quantitative research methods in a delimited, protected environment, and on the other hand, to introduce the students to the fascination of pilgrimage and the Camino …

2022-January-10-Etsu Geosciences Professors, Students Earn Recognitions, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 10, 2022) – Students and professors in the Department of Geosciences at East Tennessee State University are earning prestigious awards and generating important research.

Students in Geosciences on a field trip

“These honors and accolades reflect the phenomenal work happening in Geosciences at ETSU,” said Dr. Arpita Nandi, department chair. “Our faculty are engaged in exceptional mentoring, and our students are producing important contributions to the field.”

A look at some of the work happening in Geosciences:

Dr. Ingrid Luffman, an associate professor in the department, won the Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring Award from the …

2022-January-10-Rawlins Williams Publishes On Student Pandemic Experience, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 10, 2022) – A study looking at the experiences of college students in the transition from the traditional classroom to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic was recently published by two East Tennessee researchers. 

This study, published in The Rehabilitation Professional, a publication of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, was authored by Dr. Lee Ann Rawlins Williams of East Tennessee State University and Treyton R. Williams of Walters State Community College. Rawlins Williams is an assistant professor and Rehabilitative Health Sciences program director in the Department of Rehabilitative Sciences in ETSU’s College of Clinical and …

Learning Systems In Schools And At Work, Richard D. Busby

Publications & Research

Key Points in this Post:

1. Learning systems in schools differ from learning systems at work
2. The content is different
3. The context is different
4. The complexity is different, specifically about promotion criteria

Question explored: Is it time to assess the current K-12 education system paradigm in order to adapt to the future of work?

2022-January-09-Free Pharmacy Dual Enrollment Class Registration Deadline Jan. 23, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (January 9, 2022) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free college class for dual enrollment high school students across the region to learn more about the pharmacy profession and how to get into pharmacy school. The course will be free for all students who have a 3.0 high school GPA or above and are dual enrolled. ETSU undergraduate students may also pay to register for the course. This course will be online and asynchronous, meaning students can participate at any point.

REGISTER BY JAN. 23

“Training future pharmacists to serve in …

2022-January-07-'Resilience Reconsidered', University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 7, 2022) – “Resilience Reconsidered” is the focus of a talk sponsored by the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute (SBI) to be held Tuesday, Jan. 11, at noon via Zoom.

This talk, the second in the SBI’s Resilience Presentation Series, will be given by Dr. Michael Cull, an associate professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Kentucky.

Cull says that the critical component in a more resilient, better engineered system of helping is the team.

“Designing collaborative work in professional teams has the potential to transform …

2022-January-06-Etsu Professors Publish Work On Mask Making, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2022) – With the omicron variant sweeping the globe, COVID-19 continues to make headlines.

Flashback to March 2020, when news about the virus was spreading rapidly, women in Appalachia were gathering information about prevention efforts and acting quickly with what resources they had. These women provided homemade masks for themselves, their families and the community.

Research focuses on Appalachian women

That’s according to East Tennessee State University professors Dr. Melanie B. Richards and Dr. Mildred F. Perreault, who have provided important analysis when it comes to health communication.

Their findings, featured in “Survive & …

2022-January-06-Etsu Health Ophthalmologist Accepting New Patients, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Jan, 6, 2022)  – Dr. Brent Aebi, ophthalmologist, has joined ETSU Health to further his passion for providing care for others.

He is accepting new patients at ETSU Health Surgery.

Aebi has advanced training and experience treating diabetic eye disease, corneal disease, retinal disease, glaucoma, cataracts and other eye conditions. He offers cataract surgery with advanced intraocular lens technology.

“When a patient chooses me as their physician, I have a responsibility to give them my full attention and effort. I do not take that responsibility lightly,” Aebi said. “I believe you should treat every person with dignity …

2022-January-05-Researchers Investigate Sars-Cov-2 Immune Response, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Making Strides in COVID-19 Research

JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 5, 2022) — Members of the Center of Excellence in Inflammation, Infectious Disease, and Immunity (CIIDI) at East Tennessee State University have been making strides in understanding SARS-CoV-2, recently publishing their second article describing a study examining the immune reaction to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for COVID-19). 

The article, “SARS-CoV-2 specific memory T cell epitopes identified in COVID-19-recovered subjects,” was published in Virus Research.  

Given that …

2022-January-05-P4 Rotation At Cherokee Indian Reservation, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Noma Mgutshini, 2nd from left, served on her APPE rotation at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2022)—East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy P4 Noma Mgutshini recently served on her APPE rotation at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina. 

Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is a family practice-based hospital and clinic located on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina. It serves approximately 14,000 Native Americans across a five-county area through a variety of programs funded and operated through both the Indian Health Service …

2022-01-05 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent by the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding upcoming dates of importance, announcements and the campus guidelines, testing and restrictions for Covid from January 5, 2022.

I Learned From A Struggling Student, And You Can Too., Richard D. Busby

Publications & Research

Themes:

1. A learner’s ability to articulate their own learning struggle is a skill worth developing
2. A learning leader’s ability to facilitate the discussion to articulate specific learning obstacles is essential
3. Specificity about “the problem” mitigates the risk of a “poor solution” being implemented

The article presents a case example of insights from a student, then describes three observations about education/learning systems:

1. Consider Content Complexity vs Pace of Change
2. Be precise about assessing the defining the specific gap between expected performance and current performance
3. Differentiate problems "learning" from problems with the "learning solution"
4. Analyze the learning system (diagram included)

The article …

Pathways Of Reform In Education: Evidence From India, Poornima Tapas, Deepa Pillai, Rita Dangre, Kishore Kulkarni

International Review of Business and Economics

No abstract provided.

Can Blended Learning Address Indian Academic Issues?, Vijay D. Joshi, Sukanta K. Baral

International Review of Business and Economics

No abstract provided.

Leadership Development Of A Nonprofit Organization: Implementation Of Succession Planning, Raven Neal

Education Projects

This project investigated the reasons why the Lambda Nu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is struggling with members not running for leadership positions and adequate succession planning. The project presented a leadership academy manual as an intervention to the lack of members stepping up to run for leadership positions. The leadership academy focuses on leadership development through knowledge building, shadowing, and mentoring. The projected outcome of implementing this manual is the members of the Lambda Nu Zeta Chapter would feel competent and confident enough to hold a position and to fulfill its obligations fully. The Lambda Nu …

2022 Residence Hall Association Constitution, Morehead State University. Housing & Residence Education Office.

Housing & Residence Education Records

The constitution of the Morehead State University Residence Hall Association from 2022.