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Wcbt Newsletter, May 2020, Welch College Of Business & Technology

News, Magazines and Reports

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Maximizing The Academic And Professional Success Of First-Generation College Students In Biomedical Engineering, Mona Ahmed

Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

Although efforts to increase the inclusion, retention, and success of first-generation college students (FGCSs) in research universities have resulted in noticeable progress, FGCSs still feel academically challenged, isolated, and show more anxiety and depression compared to non-FGCSs. Moreover, FGCSs may possess additional underrepresented identities that exacerbates the problem. There is more risk of dropping out of academic programs for FGCSs enrolling in STEM degrees, especially those of more multidisciplinary nature such as Biomedical Engineering. From the overall population of the State of Arkansas, only 23.3% have a bachelor’s degree or higher which is the third least percentage in the United …

Painting The World Crimson: The Global Spread Of Graduate Management Education As Facilitated By Harvard Business School, Keshav Krishnamurty

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

The growth and spread of business education worldwide is a phenomenon of contemporary interest, because it has enabled the expansion of a global managerial class that operates as social and economic elites worldwide in a time of growing inequality. I take a historic approach to this contemporary phenomenon by examining the role that Harvard Business School (HBS) played in the 1950s and 1960s in the conceptualization and launch of the now very prominent Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad. Using the archival materials at the Special Collections of the Baker Library at Harvard Business School, my research uncovers which …

Frauds In K-12 School Districts, Cassandra Lorraine Zinnel

Honors Program Theses

When a child is dropped off at school, thinking a fraud could happen would be the farthest thing from one’s mind. This paper will be examining school frauds happening in five different states to see any trends within the data. The investigated trends included how the frauds were discovered, how the patterns of cases looked in the last 15 years, and which controls were defective that allowed the fraud to occur. The paper analyzes the state auditor reports from several states dealing with school frauds. This paper will demonstrate an understanding of why school frauds happen and why they happen …

The Minuses Of Plus Loans; Trends, Issues, And Opportunities For Parents Who Borrow For College, Ross A. Riskin

Doctoral Dissertations (DBA)

As college costs rise, students aren’t the only ones facing the financial burden of education-related debt. In this paper, parent borrowing through the PLUS loan system, which is a federal program that provides parents and graduate students with access to funding for higher education costs, is examined. The systemic issues present in the PLUS loan system along with the rise in overall borrowing suggest the need for improved policies to help increase borrower awareness and improve loan outcomes. This paper is unique in that it addresses parent PLUS loan borrowing at the school level in order to identify factors that …

Digitalisation Of Smes In Singapore: An Institute Of Higher Learning-Enterprise Partnership Model, Benjamin Huan Zhou Lee, Gary Pan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

An SME had commissioned a team of five accounting students to develop a forecasting model using analytics. The student team was from the Accounting Analytics Capstone (SMU-X) course offered by the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University (SMU), in January 2018. For this project, the student-consultants applied their knowledge of accounting data and analytics, combining it with a multidisciplinary approach to solve real-world complex financial analytical problems that have real-time consequences.

2020-05-01 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for May 1, 2020.

We Don’T Have To Lose Stem Students To Business, Naomi L. B. Wernick, Fred D. Ledley

Natural & Applied Sciences Faculty Publications

Most undergraduate students who leave STEM majors before graduation choose careers in business. This article argues that better integrating business opportunities and context into the STEM curriculum could advance STEM learning, motivate students to remain in STEM as majors, and cultivate a constructive relationship between business, science, and society.

2020-April-30-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 April.  Thank you for your service!

Leslie Goodale Adebonojo – Professor, University Libraries

Gerri S. Brockwell – Human Resources Business Partner, Human Resources

Elaine M. Evans – Library Assistant, Medical Library Administration

Catherine A. Peeples – Director, Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

William Brady Rasnick Jr. – Associate Vice President, Facilities Management

Kimberly Waters – Grants and Contracts Manager, Finance and Administration

Published April 30, 2020, as part of the Accent email newsletter for faculty and staff.

2020-April-30-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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

Brittany Adams is a custodian with Facilities Management after serving as a temporary employee.

David A. Austin is a custodian with Facilities Management after serving as a temporary employee.

Carl Bates is head equipment manager in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Before coming to ETSU, he was a seasonal intern with the New York Jets. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.

Leisa R. Brown is an executive aide in Information Technology Services after serving as a switchboard operator and technical clerk. She is a graduate …

2020-April-30- Faculty Tenurepromotion, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 30, 2020) – Sixty-two East Tennessee State University faculty members were promoted and 28 granted tenure by the ETSU Board of Trustees, the university’s governing body, during its recent quarterly meeting.

The following 30 faculty members attained the rank of full professor: Deborah L. Dotson, Allied Health Sciences; Wesley Buerkle, Communication and Performance; J. Michael Stoots, Community and Behavioral Health; Anthony D. Pittarese, Computing; Lori T. Meier and Ryan A. Nivens, Curriculum and Instruction; Jon L. Smith, Economics and Finance; Dean D. Isham, Engineering, Engineering Technology and Surveying; Mark …

2020-04-30 Campus Update From The Office Of The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Campus update issued by the Office of the President to the faculty and staff on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Resolution On Online Teaching And Learning, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A Faculty Senate resolution on Online Teaching and Learning submitted on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 General Education Implementation Committee Report, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., General Education Implementation Committee

Faculty Senate Records

A report from the General Education Implementation Committee on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Ad-Hoc Committee Report On 'Hybrid' Employee Teaching Evaluations, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A power point presentation by the Ad-Hoc Committee on 'Hybrid' Employee Teaching Evaluations made on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from April 30, 2020.

2020-April-29-Etsu Student Earns Society Of Critical Care Medicines Star Research Award, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Star Research Achievement Award

JOHNSON CITY (April 29, 2020) – Dr. Tuqa Alkhateeb, a third-year Ph.D. student in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, was selected as a recipient of the Star Research Achievement Award by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). 

The Star Research Award is intended to recognize excellence in critical care research and high-quality original investigative research. Accompanying the award was the opportunity to present her research findings at the SCCM 49th Critical Care …

2020-April-29-Entering The Classroom, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (April 29, 2020) More than 70 future teachers from East Tennessee State University are eyeing opportunities in the job market and recently had the chance to talk with principals from across the region about employment opportunities.

The Clemmer College’s Office of Educator Preparation recently held a Virtual Job Fair for the Class of 2020’s teacher candidates who graduate May 9.  Representatives from eight school districts welcomed 75 ETSU students for the event.

Students had the opportunity to indicate the school systems where they were interested working.  Each school district was assigned a Zoom breakout room, and eight …

Mpower: Thesis Project For Increased Financial Investment, Sustainability, And Growth For The Mpower: Lead Through The Creed Program, Annabella Sills

Honors Theses

MPower is a leadership and diversity conference hosted annually by the UM Student Union for incoming freshmen. I conducted a meeting with University officials including the Dean of students providing concrete evidence for why the University of Mississippi should increase financial investment for the program. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, our scheduled stakeholder meeting had to be pushed to the fall semester as many departments are unable to collaborate on this project at this time. Therefore, this thesis paper has been adjusted accordingly. My thesis work will be used to collaborate with multiple campus departments to increase the sustainability …

Wai Puna: An Indigenous Model Of Māori Water Safety And Health In Aotearoa, New Zealand, Chanel Phillips Ph.D.

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Māori (the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa, New Zealand) are intimately connected to wai (i.e., water) yet are overrepresented in New Zealand’s drowning statistics each year. On average Māori account for 20-24% of all preventable and non-preventable drowning fatalities, despite comprising only 15 percent of New Zealand’s population. Drowning remains a significant issue posing a threat to whānau (i.e., families) through premature death being imminent and whakapapa (i.e., genealogy) being interrupted. There is limited research that has examined Māori and indigenous understandings of water safety within the literature and limited studies that have investigated the issue of Māori drowning from a …

Shifts In Federal Educational Policies And The Effect On Middle Tennessee Band Programs, Vivienne Emde

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

The objectives of this thesis are to examine how federal legislation for education has impacted music education and to identify trends that may shape the future funding and operation of band programs in Middle Tennessee.

2020-April-27-20 Years Of Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 27, 2020) – Dr. Scott Champney, professor emeritus in East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, has recently published a monograph describing 20 years of research on a novel antibiotic target.

Champney taught in ETSU’s Department of Biomedical Sciences for 31 years. His paper, “Antibiotics Targeting Bacterial Ribosomal Subunit Biogenesis,” was published as the lead article in the April 2020 issue of the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

The paper details Champney’s research, which provides a better understanding of how antibiotics work. Over a period of two decades, seven ETSU Ph.D. students and two master’s students worked …

2020-04-27 Resolution For Holding A University Town Hall Meeting, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A Faculty Senate resolution supporting online instruction and meetings submitted on April 27, 2020.

Team Building & Coaching, Daniel Kelley

Instructional Design Capstones Collection

A supervisor’s ability to make proper hires and coach existing employees is related to the creation of a pipeline of future supervisors. As corporations grow, so does its personnel. As the personnel grows, so does the need for more leaders that can appropriately manage personnel without human resource intervention. This paper discusses the need for an internally designed program created to help existing supervisors build a bench of future company leaders. Background information of the company is discussed along with the importance of staff development in achieving its mission. A literature review was performed to determine the benefits of an …

2020-April-24-Etsu College Of Nursing Rn To Bsn Ranked Third In Tennessee, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Mary Campbell

JOHNSON CITY (April 24, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing earned the No. 3 ranking in the 2020 Best Online RN to BSN Programs in Tennessee released by RegisteredNursing.org.

ETSU was the highest-ranking public university in Tennessee in the RN to BSN category.

The RN to BSN program is focused on advancing the skills and preparation of current associate degree and diploma nurses seeking a baccalaureate degree. It is one of many programs offered in the ETSU College of Nursing.

“ETSU’s RN to BSN is completely online, so it’s convenient …

2020-04-24 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Office Of The Provost.

Faculty Senate Records

A message issued to the faculty from the Office of the Provost on April 24, 2020.

2020-April-23-Etsu To Host Virtual Comedy Series With Snl Cast Members, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 23, 2020) – East Tennessee State University will host a Laughing Alone Together Comedy Series featuring “Saturday Night Live” cast members Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman and Kenan Thompson from April 30-May 7.

These virtual comedy events will be open to all ETSU students, faculty and staff via Zoom.

Mikey Day will be the featured comedian on Thursday, April 30, at 8 p.m. Day is in his fourth season with “Saturday Night Live” as a cast member after joining the show as a writer in the 39^th season. Day gained recognition in his first season as a …

2020-April-22-University School Ranked 8th In Tennessee By Us News Magazine, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (April 22, 2020) University School is ranked as the eighth best high school in Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020 “Best High Schools” listing.

Located on the campus of East Tennessee State University, University School is the only school in Northeast Tennessee ranked in the top 10, and is also the highest ranked school east of Murfreesboro.

“University School has a legacy of academic excellence, and we are honored to once again be listed among the state’s best high schools in these rankings,” said Dr. Brian Partin, director of University School.  “Several factors …

2020-April-22-Etsu Education Students Offer Homework Hotline, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY –  (April 22, 2020) Future teachers in the Clemmer College at East Tennessee State University are staffing a “Homework Hotline” for school districts across the Northeast Tennessee region, from Sevierville to Mountain City.

Nearly 50 current undergraduates enrolled in one of ETSU’s teacher preparation programs have volunteered to be available to assist local K-12 students who are now learning from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ETSU’s Dr. Karin Keith says her students are available to assist in all grade levels and subject areas, such as math, science and language areas, as well as in early …