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Remixed, Remastered: Investigating Organizational Adaptation In Higher Music Education, Jacob Bruce Hertzog

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Higher music education presents a unique opportunity to examine change within higher education due to the digital revolution in the music industry over the past two decades. The purpose for conducting this study was to describe, map, and explain the strategies that higher music education programs are using to adapt to the digital revolution in the music industry. This study was grounded in organizational adaptation theory, drawing upon nine well-established theories: population ecology, life cycles, strategic choice, isomorphism, symbolic action, resource dependence, cybernetics, and network theory. Critical concepts of the turbulent environment, environmental perception, and organizational adaptation strategy emerged from …

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Compassion Organizing And The University Advancement Workplace, Christina Marie Smith

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Compassion organizing has been described within positive organizational scholarship as an organization’s response to pain and suffering in organizational behavior and also the ability for organizations to flourish and promote joy and fulfillment in the workplace. Compassion organizing has been examined in organizational life through the four areas of noticing, feeling, acting, and sense-making. Previous research has focused on business and healthcare workplaces and has shown that compassion organizing is both an organizational and interpersonal social process. Because of the limited existing research on compassion organizing in the higher education workplace (and none with respect to the university advancement workplace), …

How Bad Do You Want It?: The Personal Motivation Of Joining A Sorority, Garry Butler

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

College campuses provide students with endless opportunities to become members of various student organizations that provide leadership, accountability, a sense of belonging, personal growth, and development. Many colleges have provided students with the opportunities to join social Greek fraternity and sorority organizations. The foundation of social fraternity and sorority organizations are built on principles such as sisterhood, brotherhood, scholarship, service, philanthropy, and leadership. Many traditional college-age women who desire to become members of a social sorority organization all participate in a formal recruitment process. There are various motivations that traditional college-age women have for joining social sororities on college campuses …

Stress Among Ncaa Division Ii Head Coaches, Dee Gerlach

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify factors that create stress among head coaches at the National Association Athletic Association Division II level. Data was collected through a demographic questionnaire and the Coaching Issues Survey (CIS), a tool used to measure specific factors that may create stress among coaches. The factors of the CIS include four subscales: Athlete-Concerns, Time-Role, Program-Success, and Win-Loss. Participants (N=416) consisted of head coaches representing the following sports: baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s and women’s golf, softball, women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s tennis. The independent variables for this …

Lean Application: An Assessment Of 5s On Employee Attitudes And Productivity, Nickolaos Dimitrios Karvounis

STEMPS Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the effect of the implementation of 5S on employee attitudes and productivity in an Asian based facility of a global manufacturing company. Utilizing an assessment of the 5S implementation in various areas of the facility and organizational performance data for each of those areas, a non-experimental, causal comparative approach is used to analyze the impact. The study concluded that statistically significant improvements from the implementation of 5S were found both in quality and product cost for this facility; however, the study also found statistical significance where the implementation of 5S led to a decrease in performance and …

A Uniquely Jesuit Approach To Engagement Through Social Media, Karl F. Kozlowski, Shawn M. O'Rourke

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

Social media is a relevant and powerful instrument of communication in higher education, especially in the college age population. The use of social media in and out of the classroom on the college campus allows faculty to meet students where they are. Content shared by faculty on social media is a means to continue to educate our students and alumni outside of the classroom and build relationships regardless of geographic boundaries. Through the use of social media platforms, we can also continue to relay and demonstrate our Jesuit ideals. This engagement can help build a relationship between faculty and students …

The Effect Of Students-As-Customers Concept On The Quality Of Education At Universities, Abeer Ahmad Sherry

BAU Journal - Creative Sustainable Development

In the field of education, particularly in higher education, marketization refers to higher education institutions using marketing practices in their policy and academic service, and mainly by regarding students as customers. Several factors have shifted the perspectives toward the students-as-customers approach. The main causes are the increased competition, decreased government funding, and the increased cost of education. However, adopting the concept of students as customers resulted in a misconception of the relationship between universities and students and many reviews perceive it as degrading for the educational standards. The aim of this paper is to clarify the issue of whether students …

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

ETSU News

(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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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 …

Food Science, Tech Program Offers Huskers Valuable Real-World Experience, Annie Albin

Nebraska Innovation Campus Materials

A program launched by a student experience is helping Huskers in food science and technology majors gain hands-on experience while making positive real-world impacts.

Offered through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Food Science and Technology, the Food Processing Center’s Student Rotation program allows undergraduates to participate in four lab experiences. Those labs — dairy plant, pilot plant, product development lab and sensory lab — were first completed by a student who just happened to take them through the four years of her collegiate career

Validation Of The Athletic Identity Measurement Scale In Youth Academy Soccer Players, Tom Mitchell Dr., Fieke Rongen, John Perry, Martin Littlewood, Kevin Till

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

The Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS) is a popular measure of Athletic Identity (AI). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the factor structure (7-item single factor and 3 factor model; Social Identity, Exclusivity and Negative Affectivity) of the AIMS within youth academy soccer players. A total of 259 male youth academy soccer players aged 12-18 years completed the AIMS. A series of confirmatory factor analyses, independent cluster modelling indicated support for the 7-item single-factor (AI) and the three-factor models but not within the same analysis. The results support the use of AIMS for the measurement of AI …

Exploring English Youth Academy Footballers’ Experiences Through Role Strain Theory, Rick Hayman, Remco Polman, Erika Borkoles

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

Throughout adolescence and early adulthood, talented athletes must dedicate increasing personal resources to their sport. Recent empirical research found that applying Role Strain Theory (RST) was useful to contextualise international junior golfers’, acrobats’, gymnasts’ and Australian Rules footballers’ experiences of how they combined and coped with the competing role demands of sport and education. Findings demonstrated how role strain (RS) severity and regularity fluctuated during their youth careers but subsided during the latter teenage years. Surprisingly, limited research exploring how youth academy footballers simultaneously combine sport, education and social demands exists. This study determined the extent to which RS was …

Division I College Athletes’ Self-Perception: Investigating The Impact Of Race And Discrimination, Sean Strehlow, Sayvon Jl Foster, Rhema Fuller, B. David Ridpath, Alison Fridley, Sarah Stokowski

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

Self-perception is the level of competency at which individuals evaluate themselves in certain areas or domains (Marsh & Shavelson, 1985). An individual’s self-perceptions contribute to their global self-worth and even predicts performance (Cuellar, 2014; Harter & Neemann, 2012). This study measures self-perception scores, as well as experiences with racial discrimination, of 306 NCAA Division I college athletes using the Self-Perception Profile for College Students (Harter & Neemann, 2012). Scores are compared across race. Findings suggest that White college athletes have significantly higher self-perception scores than college athletes of color - with recent discrimination (within the last year) as a significant …

Indicators Of The Physique Of Handball Players, Taking Into Account Their Role In Game, Shuhrat Furkatjanovich Tulaganov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: improvement of the training system for young handball players, taking into account their role in game.

Methods: analysis of educational and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, morphological, physiological research methods, methods of mathematical statistics.

Results: the methodology of a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of the activities of handball players of various game functions has been developed, which made it possible to assess the level of preparedness of players, and coaches to carry out purposeful organization and differentiated planning of the training process of handball players of various roles in game.

Conclusion: in a comparative aspect, …

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

ETSU News

(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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

(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 …

Copycat Mass Killings: How Personality Might Moderate Identification With Antisocial Characters, Emily R. Mazzurco

Kean Quest

Research indicates that certain personality traits are prevalent within mass killers. Aggression, social rejection, narcissism, fame-seeking, low self-esteem, and depression are commonalities with mass killers, specifically mass shooters. Identification or idolizing antisocial fictional characters is also a common behavior within these types of offenders. These types of killers often draw inspiration for their own crimes from past criminals or from film and TV, thus committing what is known as a copycat crime. The purpose of the current study will be to examine the effects of social rejection and instigation on the likelihood of identifying with an antisocial character in young …

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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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

ETSU News

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 …

An Investigation Of The Personality Traits That Could Identify Vulnerable Young People Who Will Be Susceptible To Undue Influence By Social Media Influencers (Smis) - 7th Sim (Società Italiana Marketing) Doctoral & Research Colloquium, Charles Alves De Castro, Isobel O'Reilly Dr, Aiden Carthy

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Presentation for the 7th SIM Doctoral & Research Colloquium organised by the Società Italiana Marketing (Italian Marketing Society) and University of Salento in Italy. Experts and research colleagues reviewed my presentation and proposal. I received feedback about many aspects of my research regarding research questions, clarity, focus, methodology and other elements. This is important to enhance the quality of my research and makes it relevant to the scientific field.

Forecasting The Prospects Of Female Judoists Of Youth Age Based On Indicators Of Their Functional State, Umid Abduhamidovich Alimov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: To justify the prediction by long-term training in women's judo. The article presents a functional analysis of the problem of the prospects for the development of female judoists of 17-18 years of age. The content of the presented work is fundamentally different from most generalizing works. The material of general scientific and special nature is presented, providing an individual approach to forecasting, working capacity and restoration of physical fitness of athletes. The content of the article is based on the research of female judoka in the period of the formation of sportsmanship.

Methods: Harvard step test - to determine …

Critical Pedagogy In The Time Of Covid-19: Lessons Learned, Carol Christine Hordatt Gentles

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

The abrupt closure of universities due to the coronavirus pandemic caused unprecedented challenges for educators. They struggled to transition to online teaching almost overnight. This has raised questions about the readiness of Higher Education for digitalisation and hybridization of learning environments and focused attention on the renewal of teaching and learning models. It is incumbent upon those who practise critical pedagogy to join this conversation; the mandatory transition has raised difficult questions around how to ensure continuity of an agenda to offer students humanistic and democratic learning experiences in the new virtual reality. In this paper I offer a critical …

Book Review: The Death Project: An Anthology For These Times, Ted D. Ayres

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

A book review of The Death Project: An Anthology for These Times.