2020-June-03-Plan For Return To Campus, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (June 3, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Future Operations Workgroup, which was tasked with developing a plan for academics and services to return to campus, released its recommendations today for a phased return beginning this month.

The report includes a series of operational stages, 1-4, designed to address the need for loosening or restricting physical distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ETSU moved all of its teaching online and the majority of its employees have been working remotely since March. This was Stage 1 of the university’s plan.

In recent days, the university entered Stage …

2020-06-03 Technology And Pedagogy Needs Survey Summary Report, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Technology and Pedagogy Needs Survey Summary Report submitted to the Faculty Senate on June 3, 2020.

2020-June-02-Meit To Join Etsu Center For Rural Health Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (June 2, 2020) – East Tennessee State University has named Michael Meit, a nationally respected leader in rural health, as the director of research and programs at the ETSU Center for Rural Health Research.

Meit will step down as co-director of the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the non-partisan and objective research organization NORC at the University of Chicago, but he will retain his senior fellow role at NORC, creating opportunities to leverage synergies and expand partnerships between the two organizations.

“Michael Meit is one of the nation’s most respected leaders in rural health,” said Dr. …

2020-June-02-Covid-19 Videos Resources, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (June 2, 2020) – From tips on how to follow the latest COVID-19 statistics to information about how to stay safe and healthy, East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health has created a clearinghouse of information related to the pandemic.

The webpage, www.etsu.edu/cph/covid19.php, contains public service announcements, useful tools and links to helpful resources. It also features a series of short videos on various aspects of COVID-19.  

Need info about COVID-19?

2020-06-03 Faculty Senate Special Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Special meeting minutes for June 2, 2020.

Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members At Cccu Institutions, Heather C. Vaccaro

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

The purpose of this research study was to determine whether any significant differences existed between generational cohorts, gender and employment status, and reported levels of job satisfaction among faculty at institutions within the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). This study aimed to influence institutional objectives and values to make any necessary adjustments in the attraction and retention of faculty members. The Academic Setting Evaluation Questionnaire (ASEQ) was used to survey participants. The data suggested factors that impact job satisfaction among faculty members within CCCU institutions are not those related to generational cohort, gender, or employment status. This study …

June 2020 Newsletter, Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

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Informing The Creation Of A Financial Literacy Tool For Cal Poly Students, Kelly Michelle Carroll

Communication Studies

This research project examines the wants, needs, and desires of Cal Poly students to inform the creation of a financial literacy tool (tentatively named “MoneySmart”) to be created by another student. The methodologies used to gauge these metrics were a literature review and questionnaire. The literature review aids in understanding research regarding the current state of student financial literacy in the United States, including student attitudes toward the topic. Subsequent findings were used to create the questionnaire, which inquired about students’ financial stress, confidence in their abilities to manage their personal finances, specific interests for the design and contents of …

The Hr Connection, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• Initial Return to Campus Plan (June 1 - August 1)
• Wellness Corner
• Fall 2020 TAP Deadline Soon
• Concerned about returning to work?
• Continuing education offering FREE online courses

2020 June, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for June of 2020.

2020-June-01-Dont Mess With This Rodent Fossil Reveals A New Species Of Horned Gopher, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Picture a groundhog-sized animal with horns on its nose like a rhinoceros, and you have a pretty good idea of the new species of extinct rodent described in a recent paper in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. It is only the sixth species of “horned gopher” ever discovered, and it has allowed researchers to tackle some questions about why and how these little critters evolved horns.

This research was published by Dr. Josh Samuels, assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at East Tennessee State University and curator at the Museum of Natural History at the …

2020-June-01-Etsu Health Family Medicine Kingsport Resident Physician Class Of 2020, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The graduation ceremony for ETSU Health Family Medicine Kingsport was held on Friday, June 26, 2020. 

Dr. Mark Brummel, Program Director, opened the ceremony and introduced Dr. Reid Blackwelder, Department Chair, to offer sentiments to the graduates. Graduates were later recognized with special video presentations from Dr. Wilsie Bishop, Vice President for Academics and Interim Provost, and Dr. William Block, Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Dean of Quillen College of Medicine.

Dr. Amanda Lingerfelt and Dr. Caleb Smith were recognized for serving as Chief Residents.

Special award:  "Heart " Award to Dr. Stephen Miller

Special awards were presented, followed …

2020-June-01-Juneteenth Observing The Demise Of Slavery, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Juneteenth: Observing the demise of slavery

By Dr. Elwood Watson
Professor of history, African American studies and gender studies

This year marks the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, an annual holiday observing the demise of slavery and marks the day June 19, 1865, when news of emancipation reached citizens in most remote parts of the former confederacy in Galveston, Texas. While President Abraham Lincoln liberated all Black Americans who resided in territory captured from the confederate army when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law on January 1, 1863, many Black (and some white citizens) in more rural and remote areas …

2020-June-01-Etsu Health Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences Resident Physician Class Of 2020, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The ETSU Health Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Resident Physicians Class of 2020 graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 16, in the Cancellaro Room, Psychiatry Building, VA Campus.

The following awards were presented: 

• Outstanding Inpatient Attending: Kamran Hayel-Moghadam, M.D.
• Outstanding Outpatient Attending: William Scott Huddleston, M.D.
• Outstanding Didactics Teacher: Dr. Gail Kase, M.D.
• PRITE Award: David Jensen, M.D. (PGY3 Resident)
• Research Recognition Certificate: Jean-Maurice M. Salcedo, M.D.
• The Louis A. Cancellaro, PH.D., M.D. Outstanding Performance Award: Geeta Santoshi Tadepalli, M.D.

Class of 2020:

• Geeta Santoshi Tadepalli, M.D.
• Luke Michael Stanley, M.D.
• Jean-Maurice M. Salcedo, M.D.

Congratulations and best wishes to …

2020-June-01-Louw Steps Down As Chair Of Audiology And Speech-Language Pathology, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dr. Brenda Louw, Chair of the Department Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at East Tennessee State University, is stepping down as chair after 11 years in that position on July 31, 2020 to focus on her research and enjoy her teaching in the Speech-Language Pathology master’s program and in various personnel preparation grants.

Louw joined ETSU from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, where she was the Chair of the Department of Communication Pathology. She and her husband Jack, moved to Johnson City in 2009. They became U.S. citizens in 2016. 

Under Louw’s leadership, the department has grown on multiple levels. …

2020-June-01-Etsu Health Internal Medicine Resident Physician Class Of 2020, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

ETSU Health Internal Medicine held its 2020 graduation at the Veterans Administration campus Gazebo on Saturday, May 30.  Due to the current COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, the event was recorded for friends and family to view. 

Twenty-one residents completed their three-year program as required by the ACGME, which will allow these individuals to become Board Certified in Internal Medicine as a field of practice.  They may also continue their education through additional training fellowships within the areas of: cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, endocrinology, oncology, infectious diseases and pulmonology. 

The Department of Internal Medicine congratulates these outstanding individuals for their efforts and …

2020-June-01-Support Resources Available, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Members of the ETSU family are wrestling with emotions as we all search for answers, guidance and change. Please reach out, ask for help and do not hesitate to share how you are feeling. Only through sharing emotions and dialog can we find empathy, healing and peace.  

Below is a list of support resources available to our ETSU family:

• Counseling Center

  [email protected] or 423-439-3333

  The Counseling Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

  BucsPress2 mental health helpline is available 24/7 for students at 423-439-4841 then press 2.

  Anti-Racism resources and additional specific African-American and Black Mental Health …

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2020-June-01-Live Town Hall With President Noland, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Join ETSU President Brian Noland for his next Live Town Hall via Zoom on Tuesday, June 9, at 11 a.m. 

The link to access the Town Hall is etsu.zoom.us/j/93082749231.

Dr. Noland will review the recommendations of the Future Operations Workgroup and gather feedback that will guide and inform implementation strategies. Those with questions about the workgroup recommendations may submit them in advance of the Town Hall to [email protected]. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the event.

A recording of the Town Hall is available below:

2020-June-01-Etsu Health Family Medicine Bristol Resident Physician Class Of 2020, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

In a ceremony much different from what is accustomed, the ETSU Health Family Medicine Bristol graduation was held June 19, 2020.
Bristol Program Director Dr. Amanda Stoltz and Family Medicine Chair Dr. Reid Blackwelder presided over the Zoom ceremony, while Dr. William Block, Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Dean of Quillen College of Medicine, and Dr. Wilsie Bishop, Vice President for Academics and Interim Provost, made special appearances by video to honor the graduates.

Family members from across the world were able to join in the festivities via a live stream thanks to the hard work Matthew Carroll and …

2020-June-01-Yearbook Digitization Project, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Alumni of East Tennessee State University, current students curious about what the university was like in yesteryear, and other interested folks can now access several years’ worth of yearbooks thanks to the Archives of Appalachia in ETSU’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.

The Archives is in the ongoing process of digitizing all of the university’s yearbooks and making them available online.

ETSU’s yearbook was called “Old Hickory” during its first 10 years of publication, which began in 1919 after the university’s founding in 1911 as East Tennessee State Normal School. The name changed to “The Chalkline” …

2020-06-01 Message From The President On Protests, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message from the President from Morehead State on the nationwide protests to the campus community on June 1, 2020.

2020-June-01-Meet Araminta Ray, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Araminta Ray’s path to East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine took a 2,190.9-mile detour that required some of the same tools she has used as a medical student – resilience, perspective, and community.

Ray was accepted to Quillen in 2018.

“I don’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t want to become a doctor,” Ray said. “But I’ve also known I was going to hike the Appalachian Trail about as long as I’ve known I was going to be a doctor. It’s been a part of me and one of my lifelong goals for years.”

Ray …

2020-June-01-Etsu Health Family Medicine Johnson City Resident Physician Class Of 2020, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The graduation ceremony for ETSU Family Medicine Johnson City was held on Friday, June 19, 2020.

Dr. Brian Earley, Program Director, opened the ceremony and introduced Dr. Reid Blackwelder, Department Chair, to offer sentiments to the graduates. Graduates were later recognized with special video presentations from Dr. Wilsie Bishop, Vice President for Academics and Interim Provost, and Dr. William Block, Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Dean of Quillen College of Medicine.

Dr. Amit Patel and Dr. Benjamin Whitfield were recognized for serving as Chief Residents.

Special awards were presented, followed by the awarding of diplomas to the residency graduates. …

Regional Advisory Councils To Support Nascent Rural Entrepreneurs, Sharon R. Paynter, Michael L. Harris, Dennis Barber Iii

Journal of Extension

Traditional economic development efforts have been unable to address the nuances of rural communities. Entrepreneurship can be an important process and a vital component for building rural resiliency. As part of RISE29, a grant funded program, regional advisory councils have been established an act as a crucial extension tool for East Carolina University. The goal of these councils is to incorporate the narrative and discourse of the importance of entrepreneurship as a part of inclusive rural economic development strategies.

Communication Competence Training Within Minority-Owned Small Businesses, Shirleena Racine Baggett

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Business ownership is imperative in correcting economic issues for demographic groups subjugated to discrimination, inequality, poverty, and other harmful disadvantages. This project supports the idea that building communication competence within minority-owned small businesses and nonprofit organizations, will significantly increase achievement of long-term sustainability and success. The solution is not only creating communication training tailored for minority entrepreneurs, but to allow access in feasible and tangible ways. This study begins by defining communication and explaining its function to assist in moving past the narrative of communication interaction as “talking and listening,” but instead a concept rooted in logic, theoretical analysis, and …

Getting To The Heart Of Professional Development And Employee Engagement Among Non-Teaching Personnel In Higher Education: An Appreciative Inquiry Into The Influential Role Of A Staff Development Center, Rowena Casis-Woidyla

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Despite the importance and incorporation of staff development in higher education, there is limited research on the availability and use of learning opportunities for non-teaching personnel (NTP) in the form of professional development. Work performed by NTP in higher education is critical to university operations. Without professional development and engagement opportunities, NTP lack visibility, disengage and ultimately may separate from institutions of higher education. Deliberate organizational efforts to provide access to new learning opportunities and promote personal growth among NTP is the development and institutionalization of centers for professional development, also called staff development centers and staff training and professional …

The Effects Of Computer And Information Technology On Education, Iwasan D. Kejawa

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

In the society of ours, is it true really that computers and information technology have contributed immensely to the way we learn? After observing and reading various educational paraphernalia and scanning the environment research has shown that the educational systems have greatly been impacted by computers and information technology. With the growth of technology, the ways we learn have been improved tremendously. Innovative technologies have contributed to the innovation of learning in the education arena and outside. The traditional ways of conveying instructions to learners have been augmented with the use of computers information technologies. The educational system of our …

The Complexity Of Business Schools, Kai Peters, Howard Thomas

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Kai Peters and Howard Thomas wonder how long business schools can survive the growing complexity of their industry.

2020-06-01 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Message sent by the President to the campus community on June 1, 2020.

2020-06-01 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for June 1, 2020.