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

ETSU News

This Town Hall occurred in 2020. Click here to view a recording of the livestream. 

Join ETSU President Brian Noland for his next Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 11:30 a.m. The town hall will be streamed on ETSU's Facebook page.

Send your questions to [email protected].

2020-April-01-Meet Dr Kevin Breuel, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

When ETSU Health turned its attention to setting up a drive-through testing site to increase the availability of COVID-19 testing in the region in mid-March, Dr. Kevin Breuel and his laboratory team at ETSU Clinical Labs (ECL) played a pivotal role in making it happen.  

By working with outside reference labs, they were able to ensure that ETSU Health would get enough test collection kits to provide this vital service to the community. They also worked closely with the COVID leadership team to monitor and decrease turnaround time for test results.  

Read more about Breuel, who joined ETSU in 1991 …

2020-April-01-Mentor Services For Small Businesses, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 1, 2020) – The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University has partnered with the College of Business and Technology’s Department of Management and Marketing to provide guidance, information, and resources to small businesses in our region amidst the COVID-19 crisis.

TSBDC is offering weekly free Zoom webinars to explain available Small Business Administration (SBA) funding and other financial assistance available.   More information is available on the TSBDC Facebook page.

“The College of Business and Technology and the Department of Management and Marketing are here to serve this region and we strongly …

The Hr Connection, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• A message from university president Dr. Marrero
• Goodbye People Admin
• Comp Time Payout in June
• Summer 2020 TAP Deadline Soon
• April HR Calendar
• Wellness Corner
• Help Wanted

Support After Hire, Alberto Migliore

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

Employment support doesn’t end when a job seeker finds work. This brief shares strategies for supporting an individual after hire.

Finding Tasks And Jobs, Alberto Migliore

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

Finding tasks and jobs is a core element of the comprehensive model of employment supports. Learn more about how to make this happen.

Escalation Of Commitment And Heuristics In Outdoor Leadership: How Poor Education Can Impact Outdoor Leaders’ Decisions, Perry A. Darby

Student Publications

This study combines established escalation of commitment theory with research specifically aimed at understanding the role of heuristics in the field of outdoor leadership in order to create an understanding of decision-making processes in this context. Current decision-making frameworks taught to outdoor leaders rely on these theories but has yet to undergo rigorous testing as to its effectiveness. This study gave current decision-making education to one group and a control education to another group and found no significant differences between the two when asked to respond to the same situation. This finding suggests that further research into decision-making frameworks in …

Better Stewards, Better Givers: What Financial Behaviors Relate To Giving By Christians In Churches, Parachurch Ministries, And Their Alma Mater?, Andre Sergeyev

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

The subject of Christian stewardship including financial behavior continues to receive heightened attention due to low giving rates in the ecclesial community and within faith-based academia. The purpose of this correlation study was to examine associations between the most frequently exercised financial management behaviors and giving by Christian devotees. The study identified and explained degrees of relationships among selected financial behaviors of giving, by percentage and amount, by participants to churches, parachurch ministries, and alma maters. A new theory of giving behaviors was introduced to analyze relationships between the giving and financial behaviors of participants who identified as Christian and …

Enhancing Knowledge Worker Creativity In Bureaucratic Organizations: A Grounded Theory Study, Jaime Macias

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

Through a grounded theory qualitative study consisting of interviews, observations, and document reviews, this study examined a mid-sized military organization to answer two questions: (1) How does the military organizational design (i.e., bureaucracy) influence the creative process? and (2) How do leaders amplify (mitigate) the positive (negative) effects of bureaucracy on the creative process? The data suggest that the perceived tension between organizational hierarchy and creativity is mitigated by the immediate supervisor’s behavior and ability to navigate the bureaucratic landscape. This study added to the existing body of research on creativity in the workplace in two ways. First, the researcher …

2020-April-01-Etsu Health To Transition Drive-Through Covid-19 Testing Site To Health Department, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 1, 2020) – With an increase in regional COVID-19 testing capacity, ETSU Health will close its drive-through COVID-19 testing site, located at 325 North State of Franklin, effective April 1, 2020. While the drive-through site will no longer be open, ETSU Health will continue to administer COVID-19 testing in its clinics.

“The local health department has just opened their drive-through testing sites in Washington County and the surrounding counties,” said Dr. Jonathan Moorman, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. “These new sites are open to the public …

2020-April-01-Our Covid-19 Story, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – The Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University is asking local residents to document their personal experiences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic here in the region.

The Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, which includes the Archives of Appalachia, will collect materials during the duration of the COVID-19 crisis and permanently house them within the center.

“Our project, ‘Telling Your Story: Documenting COVID-19 in East Tennessee,’ will chronicle how the people of our region journeyed through these unprecedented times,” said Dr. Jeremy Smith, director of the Archives of Appalachia.  “We want to hear from our …

Digital Transformation And Higher Education: A Survey On The Digital Competencies ​Of Learners To Develop Higher Education Teaching, Susanne Kamsker, Ph.D., Gerlinde Janschitz, Sonja Monitzer

International Journal for Business Education

The aim of this paper is to clarify the effects of digital transformation on educational institutions and to outline the challenges that arise and need to be addressed in this context. Teaching and learning processes should be continuously developed due to changes in educational requirements as well as social and technological changes. Therefore, within this paper, these technological changes are described in the first step. In the next step, the challenges facing higher education institutions, as a result of digital transformation are discussed, and strategies for the further development of higher education, regarding digital transformation, are described. In this context, …

2020 Ijbe Front Matter

International Journal for Business Education

1. Editorial Board
2. Letter from International President
3. SIEC-ISBE International

2020-April-01- 2020 Deans Distinguished Awards, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Every year, the faculty advisory committee and the Dean select faculty members to be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the College of Medicine in teaching, research, and service. This year’s recipients were Dr. Reid Blackwelder, Dr. Mark Young, and Dr. Ken Ferslew.

Dr. Reid Blackwelder, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine, received the Dean’s Distinguished Award for Teaching.

Since 2000, Dr. Blackwelder has received 37 ETSU/Quillen teaching honors and awards. Throughout his time at Quillen, he has also been frequently recognized for his strong commitment to humanism and patient-centered care in medicine and has been recognized at the …

Spring 2020, Joëlle Walls

The Investigator Research Magazine

Dear readers,

We are proud to present the spring issue of The Investigator, giving you an inside look into the varied research and scholarly activities taking place at Kennesaw State.

In a new interview, President Pamela Whitten discusses KSU's growing research reputation and lessons learned from her own experiences as a researcher and mentor. Similarly, our cover story follows three First-Year Scholars as they explore the possibilities of research in Martin Hudson's lab through a new Office of Undergraduate Research initiative.

This publication would not have been possible without the contributions of the editorial team, including undergraduates Kaelyn Ireland, Geena …

The Professional Constructor, Full Issue, Volume 45, Number 01

The Professional Constructor

No abstract provided.

2020-04-01 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Message issued to the faculty by the Office of the Provost on April 1, 2020.

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

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for April of 2020.

Supercavitation Capabilities On A Submarine, Adam Vu

Georgia College Student Research Events

Submarines have shaped the way wars have been fought and have been influential in our understanding of fluid dynamics. In the past, supercavitation has been implemented to an idea that has been used to significantly increase the velocity of torpedoes in Chinese and Russian submarines. An example of this is the Russian VA-111 Shkval torpedo. The idea being that if your torpedo is expelling a gas out of the nose cone region, creating a boundary layer between the water and the torpedo, the torpedo will be facing much less resistance relative to when it was traveling in water alone. This …

2020-March-31-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 March.  Thank you for your service!

Bert C. Bach – Special Assistant to the President, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Lorena Alice McKinley Burton – Medical Education Coordinator, Academic and Faculty Affairs, Quillen College of Medicine

Patrick Cronin – Professor and Director of Arts Outreach, Theatre and Dance

Angela Dawn Finney – Internal Auditor, Internal Audit

Larry Thomas Gourley – Custodian, Facilities Management

Ricky Lynn Holmes* – Painter Lead Worker, Plant Maintenance and Repairs

Jerry Lee Keplinger – Coordinator, Biomedical Sciences

Stuart Leicht – Professor, …

2020-March-31-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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

Makayla Barrett is a dispatcher in Public Safety. She holds a B.S. degree in psychology and criminal justice from ETSU.

Jonathan Michael Briest is a custodian with Facilities Management after serving as a temporary employee. He is a graduate of University School.

Elizabeth Graham is assistant director for Dual Enrollment Programs in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. She holds a master’s degree in college student personnel from the University of Tennessee.

Amanda L. Hixson is an executive aide in the Multicultural Center. She was previously a compliance specialist …

2020-03-31 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Message issued by the President to the faculty and staff on March 31, 2020.

2020-March-30-Finance And Administration Committee Meeting, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 30, 2020) — East Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees will hold a called meeting of the Finance and Administration Committee on Wednesday, April 1, at 3 p.m.

The meeting will be conducted permitting participation by electronic or other means of communication if necessary. Due to extraordinary circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, public attendance to the meeting will be available via livestream at www.etsu.edu/trustees/livestream.php. 

When they become available, the agenda and accompanying materials for the meeting will be posted online at www.etsu.edu/trustees under “Meeting Schedule & Materials.”

For more information, call 423-439-4317.  For disability accommodations, call …

2020-March-30-Covid-19 Response, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Despite the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, the East Tennessee State University community remains united and committed to our mission to improve the lives of the people of our region. Our students, faculty and staff are discovering new ways to connect with one another virtually and to help our neighbors across the region.

Our ETSU family continues a legacy of resilience. In light of the many disruptions to daily life, students and faculty have embraced online course delivery and the University remains dedicated to the academic achievements of our students and ensuring they remain on track to graduation. The …

2020-05-30 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Office Of The Provost.

Faculty Senate Records

A message issued to the faculty and staff from the Office of the Provost on May 30, 2020.

The Market For Luxury Goods: The Case Of The Comité Colbert, Joseph A. Giacalone

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Joseph A. Giacalone, Ph.D., is a professor of economics and finance in the Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439.

The Role Of Human Resources In The Success Of New Businesses, Michael L. Menefee, John A. Parnell, Ed Powers, Chris Ziemnowicz

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Michael L. Menefee, Ph. D., is the Peterson Professor of Entrepreneurship, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and a Professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership & Supervision, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.

John A. Parnell, Ph.D., is the William Henry Helk Professor of Management, School of Business Administration, University of North Carolina- Pembroke, North Carolina 28372.

Ed Powers, Ph.D., is a professor of management, School of Business Administration, University of North Carolina- Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina 28372.

Chris Ziemnowcicz, Ph.D., is a professor of management, School of Business Administration, University of North Carolina- Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina 28372. …

Flextime And Telecommuting: Examining Individual Perceptions, Thomas W. Gainey, Beth F. Clenney

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Thomas W. Gainey is the chairman and an associate professor in the Department of Management, Richards College of Business, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia, 30118.

Beth F. Clenney is a lecturer in the Department of Management, Richards College of Business. University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia 30118.

Who's Running This Operation?, Jacob V. Simmons

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Dr. Jacob V. Simons is professor of quantitative analysis, Georgia Southern University, College of Business Adminstration, Department of Finance & Quantitative Analysis, Statesboro, GA 30460-8151.

Southern Business Review Title Page, Georgia Southern College Of Business

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Fall 2006 Volume 32 Issue Number 1.