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Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Call to Order
• Consent Agenda
• Presidential Updates and Comments
• Information Sharing and Gossip
• Human Resources Updates
• GS Rebrand Presentation
• Treasurer Report
• Committee Reports
• Old Business
• New Business
• Important Dates and Announcements
• Adjournment

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Implementing The Flipped Classroom In An Undergraduate Corporate Finance Course, Jayendra S. Gokhale

Publications

This study analyzes flipped mode of instruction in Corporate Finance. In the current environment, with many students in quarantine and greater emphasis on self-study, it is even more relevant to understand how students understand and retain concepts derived from online environment. In this study, performance of students in flipped mode is compared with the performance in traditional lecture-style. In flipped class, students watched a brief video-lecture, took an online assessment quiz prior to attending an interactive discussion-based class session, unlike the traditional lecture style. The results of this study suggest that with flipped mode, most students take greater responsibility of …

2020-November-12-Etsu Observes Veterans Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 12, 2020) – Members of the East Tennessee State University community observed Veterans Day through the launch of a special digital exhibit, opening applications for a veteran entrepreneurship program and a traditional ceremony to honor fallen alumni and all military service members.

Veterans Day Ceremony

As part of the Veterans Day Ceremony, cadets from ETSU Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) conducted the Placement of the Wreath ceremony and Master Sgt. David Tirko led a roll call of fallen alumni. The ceremony concluded with “America the Beautiful” played on bagpipes. Event organizers were ETSU’s Veterans Affairs Standing …

2020-11-12 Research And Creative Productions Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Research And Creative Productions Committee

Faculty Senate Records

Research and Creative Productions Committee meeting minutes for November 12, 2020.

2020-November-11-Digital Exhibit Of Wwii Memorabilia, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 11, 2020) – The Documents/Law/Maps Department of the Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University has partnered with the Archives of Appalachia to curate a digital exhibit for Veterans Day.

Through this effort, six of the Library’s World War II Newsmaps, along with local materials that correspond to the dates on the maps, have been digitized and made available for public view.

According to Paul Nease of the Sherrod Library, the newsmaps, which were published by the U.S. Army Information Branch to motivate and inform American military personnel, summarize weekly developments of military action abroad. The local …

2020-November-11-Notable Women Of Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 11, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Women’s Studies Program has announced Dr. Martha Michieka and Dr. Judy McCook as 2020 recipients of the Notable Women of ETSU award.

The two award recipients will be honored during the 19^th annual Notable Women of ETSU Colloquium, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. The awards and colloquium highlight the expertise and accomplishments of women at ETSU; provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, research and projects generated by women faculty; and identify women faculty whose work advances understanding of women and …

2020-November-11-Milton Marathon, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 11, 2020) — East Tennessee State University will hold a virtual Milton Marathon, with a public reading of John Milton’s 1667 masterpiece, “Paradise Lost,” on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Facebook Live.

ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland will lead off the reading of the epic poem that features God, Satan, the war in Heaven and mankind’s loss of the Garden of Eden.

Guests are invited to stop by throughout the day to listen to the 10,000 lines of poetry. The poem will be on display so that guests can follow along on …

2020-11-11 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for November 11, 2020.

Leadership Doctorates Newsletter: Volume 6, Number 3 (Special Issue), Larry Starr, Phd

Leadership Doctorates Newsletter (Formerly Strategic Leadership Newsletter)

In this Issue:

• Upcoming Events for our DMgt and PhD Communities

2020-November-09-Etsu Health Study Shows Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Is Preventable, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 9, 2020) – A study by Dr. Martin Olsen of ETSU Health OB/GYN reveals new information about the prevention of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which occurs when infants go through withdrawal from an addictive drug they were exposed to in the womb.

Olsen’s study, published in the November 2020 issue of the Southern Medical Journal, reviewed the charts of 21 pregnant patients who were enrolled in an outpatient buprenorphine medication-assisted therapy (MAT) tapering program at ETSU Health.

“Many addicted pregnant patients receiving buprenorphine MAT wish to discontinue this medication while pregnant,” said Olsen, a physician and …

2020-November-09-Etsu Offering Free Pharmacy Dual Enrollment Class, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 9, 2020) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a dual enrollment class for 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.

This course will be online and asynchronous—meaning students can participate whenever, wherever they want.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, and I believe many students feel the calling to make an impact in health care and help patients,” said Dr. Debbie …

2020-November-09-Free Pharmacy Dual Enrollment Class, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 9, 2020) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a dual enrollment class for 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.

This course will be online and asynchronous—meaning students can participate whenever, wherever they want.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, and I believe many students feel the calling to make an impact in health care and help patients,” said Dr. Debbie …

Bidirectional Influences Of Decisions And Outcomes On Organizational Identity And Sustainable Viability In Small, Private, Nonprofit, Mission-Focused Higher Education Institutions, Brian J. Gilliam

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As educational leaders in small, private, nonprofit, mission-focused higher education institutions confront challenges, their decisions influence organizational identity, culture, and viability. Decision-making is informed in a complex environment of internal and external influences. The purpose of this research is engaged scholarship to inform practitioners of decision-making in mission-focused institutions with better understanding of why and how adaptation is occurring, and provide a conceptual framework for decision-making and further study of organizational leadership in this important sector of higher education.

Four-year private, nonprofit, degree-granting institutions represent 34% of all accredited institutions in the United States and serve over 5 million students. …

2020-November-06-Colin Glennon Named Department Chair, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 6, 2020) – Dr. Colin Glennon is serving his first semester as chair of the Department of Political Science, International Affairs and Public Administration at East Tennessee State University following the tenure of longtime department chair Dr. Andrew Battista.

Glennon, an associate professor, also serves as the pre-law advisor and coordinator of the legal studies minor.

“I am honored to lead the Department of Political Science, International Affairs, and Public Administration into the future as chair of the department. I am thankful for the contributions Dr. Battista made in that role for the previous seven years, which …

2020-11-05 Resolution Of Fractionalization, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A Resolution of Fractionalization submitted and approved by the Faculty Senate on November 5, 2020.

2020-11-05 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from November 5, 2020.

2020-11-05 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for November 5, 2020.

2020-11-04 Message To The Faculty Senate Executive Council, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A message to the Faculty Senate Executive Council related to the rescinding of the First Year Seminar Task Force sent on November 4, 2020.

The Relationship Between Scientific Research Success Factors And Scientific Research Productivity In Palestinian Universities: The Case Of The Faculty At The Arab American University, Emad Wild Ali

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed to measure the correlation between the scientific research success factors, i.e. the mastery of the scientific research competencies, subjective and objective motivations to scientific research, and the availability of the scientific research infrastructure, and the scientific research productivity, i.e., publications, books, translated books, grants, citations, and awards received of the faculty of the Arab American University in Palestine. Data were collected through a questionnaire distributed to a randomly selected sample out of 263 the faculty working at the Arab American University. The results indicated a medium positive relationship between the scientific research success factors and scientific research …

2020-November-03-Dr Erik Petersen Receives Grant To Study Salmonella Prevention, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 3, 2020) – Dr. Erik Petersen, assistant professor in East Tennessee State University College of Public Health’s Department of Health Sciences, has received $300,000 to study Salmonella sensing-based antibacterials for use in poultry. 

The award is a collaborative bi-national grant with Dr. Erez Mills from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Rehovot, Israel.

“Currently, among the food-borne zoonoses, or diseases that are spread between animals and people, Salmonellosis has become a frequent major public health concern,” Petersen said.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates Salmonella bacteria cause about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and …

2020-November-03-Student Kevanté Drew Working To Increase Diversity In Slp, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 3, 2020) – East Tennessee State University graduate student Kevanté Drew is using his voice and experience to advocate for more diversity in the speech-language pathology profession on a national platform.

A second-year student in ETSU’s Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Program, Drew was selected to be the Student State Officer for the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA), which has more than 13,000 members.

Earlier this fall, he also received national exposure as an invited panelist for the NSSLHA, where he addressed racism within communication sciences and disorders programs. In addition, the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing …

2020-November-03-Meet Austin Seay.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(November 3, 2020) The opportunity to work as a graduate assistant at the Basler Center for Physical Activity was a deciding factor for Austin Seay when he was looking for a graduate program in sport management.

“I had worked in campus recreation while I was an undergraduate, and when I toured the ETSU facility and met the staff, it all clicked,” Seay said.  “I knew this campus was the place for me.”

Seay is currently the graduate assistant for business operations and helps oversee member services.  This includes providing leadership for the student staff, selling memberships to new patrons and …

2020-November-02-Pride Center Opens.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (November 2, 2020) The new Dr. Patricia Robertson Pride Center was recently dedicated in honor of a retired faculty member and department chair who was a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion at ETSU.

The Pride Center is located on the second floor of the D.P. Culp Student Center and offers a space for gathering, programming, support and resources for LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff, and allies. The Pride Center is a popular gathering spot for students of all backgrounds and it facilitates an area for dialogue, support, and inclusion.

“Students who are struggling with sexual or gender identity, …

2020-November-02-Etsu Health Announces New Lucidity Clinical Study, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 2, 2020) – Dr. Ronald Hamdy, a physician at ETSU Health and professor at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, has announced the start of patient recruitment for the LUCIDITY study (NCT03446001), a new clinical research study to evaluate an investigational drug in people who are experiencing memory loss, or have been diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI or MCI-AD), Probable/Early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or Mild-Moderate AD.

The LUCIDITY study, sponsored by TauRx Therapeutics Ltd., will evaluate the effects of this treatment in slowing or delaying memory loss in people who are not receiving other …

2020-11-02 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Message sent by the President on November 2, 2020 to the faculty and staff discussing the remaining three weeks of classes, election day, winter and spring registration, Veterans Day and general health precautions.

Changes In Lifeguards’ Hazard Detection And Eye Movements With Experience: Is One Season Enough?, Jennifer Smith, Geoff Long, Peter Dawes, Oliver Runswick, Michael J. Tipton

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Surveillance is key to the lifesaving capability of lifeguards. Experienced personnel consistently display enhanced hazard detection capabilities compared to less experienced counterparts. However, the mechanisms which underpin this effect and the time it takes to develop these skills are not understood. We hypothesized that, after one season of experience, the number of hazards detected by, and eye movements of, less experienced lifeguards (LEL) would more closely approximate experienced lifeguards (EL). The LEL watched ‘beach scene’ videos at the beginning and end of their first season. The number of hazards detected and eye-movement data were collected and compared to the EL …

2020-11-02 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Office Of The Provost.

Faculty Senate Records

A message from the Office of the Provost sent November 2, 2020 regarding video recorded lectures and intellectual property.

2020-11-02 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from November 2, 2020.

2020-11-02 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter from November 2, 2020.