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The Universality Of Communication: Preparing The Next Generation Of Aviation Professionals, Patti J. Clark Ph.D., Doreen M. Mcgunagle Ph.D., Laura Zizka Ph.D.

National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS)

Current aviation college programs aim to prepare the next generation of aviation professionals to meet the needs of the ever-increasing global demand for air travel. Previous literature has identified gaps in competencies that employers noted in young graduates. This study attempts to narrow that gap by focusing on the curriculum of the top 20 aviation programs in the U.S. to compare the curriculum to the skills employers cited to assess whether the courses offered in the current programs reflect the actual needs of the aviation workplace. From a survey of Aerospace and Defense (A&D) employers, ten skills were cited: Team …

2020-March-03-Women On Wednesdays, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – Historically, zines were often used to circumnavigate conventional methods of publishing in an effort to disrupt its capitalist and exclusive structures.  These self-published works have also been used by marginalized groups as a platform to foster their voices through art.

Sage Perrott of East Tennessee State University’s Department of Art and Design will discuss the use of zines in her own personal research and teaching in “Zines! Zines! Zines!” on Wednesday, March 11, at noon in the Reece Museum.  This free public talk is part of the “Women on Wednesdays” lecture series sponsored by …

2020-March-03-Three Pharmacy Students Named Ambrose Scholars, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020)  Three students at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy have been accepted into the prestigious Paul Ambrose Scholars Program, which prepares public health and clinical health professions students to promote change and be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level. 

The students include third years Rebecca Maloney, Dowelltown; Chandler Parris, Canton, North Carolina; and Nicholas Shields, Granite Falls, North Carolina. They were selected out of 40 students from health profession schools across the United States and will travel to San Antonio, Texas, in March for the programs …

2020-March-03-Caduceus Award Winners, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Each year, a designated committee at Quillen College of Medicine hosts the Caduceus Awards to recognize attendings, residents, faculty, and staff members who consistently go above and beyond in medical education. Nominations are made my students spanning all four years and the final votes are held by the entire student body.

Typically, an event is held in celebrate the winners. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 banquet was cancelled.

“While the past several weeks have been challenging, we are thankful for the many ways we have seen our Quillen community come together to support, encourage, and serve both …

2020-March-03-College Of Nursing Named Among Top Most Affordable Online Dnp Programs, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing was listed 10^th among the most affordable online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs in the country, according to a new ranking by BestHealthDegrees.com.

ETSU’s DNP program is a doctoral degree focused on rural clinical practice in primary care settings. The program prepares advanced practice nurses and executive nurse leaders to assess and evaluate evidence from research and translate or use the findings to affect practice change and enhance and promote quality of care.

The program is offered in an online/blended format in which students complete …

2020-March-03-Culp Center Grand Reopening, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – Visitors to the D.P. Culp Student Center at East Tennessee State University are in for a surprise. Following nearly two years of major renovations, the “living room” of campus has gained square footage, amenities, food options, meeting and lounge space, and a more modern look.

A special grand reopening celebration is underway to welcome students, alumni and the community back to the Culp Center.

The public is invited to several grand reopening events on Thursday, March 5, culminating with the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Coming Home Celebration at 2 p.m.

The ETSU Bookstore will …

2020-March-03-Mbmsota Presents Independence, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – “Mary Walker grew up in a time when women didn’t get educated, they just got married,” says actor Kathie Barnes, who portrays Walker in a one-woman show, “Independence: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker.”

But Walker, the daughter of New York abolitionist parents, not only went to college, but also earned her way through medical school, the only woman in her class at Syracuse Medical College, receiving her medical degree in June 1855 and starting a practice. Walker became a civilian surgeon in the Civil War, was taken prisoner and then released to …

2020-March-03-Sga Spring Major Concert, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

NOTE: The SGA Spring Major Concert has been cancelled due to the new coronavirus pandemic. 

JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – The X Ambassadors, an alt-rock band based in Ithaca, New York, will headline East Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association Spring Major Concert on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Freedom Hall Civic Center.

Known for their darkly anthemic, electronic-leaning pop sound, the X Ambassadors first gained buzz with their 2013 EP, “Love Songs Drug Songs,” featuring the single “Unconsolable.”  They earned widespread attention after hitting the top 10 with their debut full-length “VHS” in 2015, which reached …

2020-March-03-Real World, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – The East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association will hold its “Graduation Celebration: Real World 101” event for undergraduate students with 60 or more hours and all graduate students Wednesday, March 11, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Court 4 of the Wayne G. Basler Center for Physical Activity.

The free event features displays, food, prizes and advice about graduation and life thereafter. 

The “Graduation Celebration” gives students a chance to order their official ETSU class rings from Balfour Jewelers and check out other Balfour graduation supplies, such as invitations and “thank you” notes. Students …

2020-March-03-Etsu Response Nashville, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020) – East Tennessee State University has activated its ETSU Response website to provide information on support for those affected by the deadly tornadoes that struck Middle Tennessee and Nashville overnight.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has declared a state of emergency.

The website, www.etsu.edu/response, provides links and contact information for those who wish to provide volunteer or monetary support to such agencies as the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross.

It also helps connect students, faculty and staff who may have been personally affected …

2020-March-03-Three Pharmacy Students Named Ambrose Scholars, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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ETSU's Ambrose Scholars

The students include third years Rebecca Maloney, Dowelltown; Chandler Parris, Canton, North Carolina; and Nicholas Shields, Granite Falls, North Carolina.

JOHNSON CITY (March 3, 2020)  – Three students at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy have been accepted into the prestigious Paul Ambrose Scholars Program, which prepares public health and clinical health professions students to promote change and be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level. 

The students include third years Rebecca Maloney, Dowelltown; Chandler Parris, Canton, North Carolina; and Nicholas Shields, Granite Falls, North Carolina. They were selected …

2020-March-03-Top Military Friendly, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University has again earned the Military Friendly® School designation and begins a new decade with an additional top 10 designation for 2020-21 and continued Military Spouse Friendly designation.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation are evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. ETSU has received the Military Friendly® School designation for 10 consecutive years.

“East Tennessee State University has an extensive history of supporting veterans and military-affiliated family members, and this longstanding designation recognizes that commitment,” said ETSU President Brian Noland. “I am proud that members of the …

Examining Uas Employment Expectations And Requirements, Brent A. Terwilliger Ph.D., Ryan J. Wallace Ed.D., Matthew P. Earnhardt Ph.D.

National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS)

Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology is radically changing how organizations, such as government agencies, non-profit corporations, and companies, apply aviation resources. Unmanned aviation is supporting improved efficiency, expanded capability, and heightened reliability through an increasing number of uses relating to: a) research and development and training-education, b) event filming, c) industrial, utility, and environmental projects, d) real estate, e) construction activities, f) agricultural, g) press and media, and h) state/local emergency services. The increasing application, and subsequent operational growth, is occurring in response to maturing technology, refined operational management and permissibility, innovative concept development, demonstrated capability, enhanced supportability, and the …

2020-March-02-Etsus Agrawal Awarded Million Nih Grant, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 2, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Alok Agrawal received an award for a new R01 grant proposal from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health to further develop his research on a protein that could be used to develop a treatment for pneumococcal infection.

The project, “Complement-mediated anti-pneumococcal functions of C-reactive protein,” is funded until January 31, 2025, at $370,000 per year, with the total funding amounting to $1,850,000. 

Agrawal is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine. He is a member of …

2020-03-02 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent to the faculty and staff by the Office of the President on March 2, 2020.

2020-03-02 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for March 2, 2020.

2020-03-02 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from March 2, 2020.

Iba Newsletter [March 2020], Communications Department, Office Of The Registrar

IBA News

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Integrate A Conflict Resolution Session Into The Freshman Engineering Problem Solving Course To Improve Students’ Ability To Solve Interpersonal Team Conflicts, Xinyu Zhang, Jeremy G. Roberts

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The project-based freshman engineering course entitled “Engineering Problem Solving I” in the Fundamentals of Engineering Program (FEP) at West Virginia University (WVU) requires students to work in teams to complete engineering design projects. Many students are lacking in their team dynamics, particularly in handling inter-team conflicts, which can seriously hinder their learning and future coping with conflict. When a conflict happened within a team, students hesitated to enforce their team charters, which defines the project parameters and the team’s standard of conduct. Some students avoided confronting the difficult team members, some waited for the instructor to handle the issues for …

March 2020 Newsletter, Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

WMU researcher says women entrepreneurs use grit, resilience to achieve profitable growth

Alumna makes empowering others a lifestyle

Stepping up and giving back

MBA student takes the leap

Call for class notes and alumni bloggers

Introducing The 30, Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

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The Haworth College of Business is proud to present its 2020 edition of The 30, a publication that recognizes emerging business leaders—both students and alumni—who are providing thought leadership and innovative perspectives in the business world. Selected by a committee composed of faculty, staff and Young Alumni Advisory Board members, these honorees represent the work ethic, innovation and passion that are synonymous with the Haworth College of Business.

Exploring Career Maturity: A Comparison Of Student-Athletes And Non-Athletes At A Division I Institution, Walter Tarver, Iii

Journal of Applied Sport Management

This quantitative study compared the career maturity of student-athletes and non-athletes at a Division I university, and assessed career maturity differences among student-athletes. Super’s Theory of Career Development served as the theoretical framework, while the Career Maturity Inventory-Revised Attitude Scale (CMI-R/AS) was utilized to collect data. Student-athletes were found to exhibit lower levels of career maturity than non-athletes. Among student-athletes, males scored lower on career maturity than females. Additionally, those identifying more closely with their athletic identities, those with higher aspirations to play professional sports, those with stronger beliefs in the likelihood that they would play professional sports, and those …

Signalling Expertise In Sport Entrepreneurship: A Mixed-Methods Approach Using Topic Modeling And Thematic Analysis, Ted Hayduk, Brianna Newland

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Despite the recent importance of technological entrepreneurship to sport business, very little is known about the entrepreneurs who are actively defining this new landscape. And, given that effective communication is essential to a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem, it is important for investors to understand who sport entrepreneurs are and how they position themselves to the world. This will help create a sport business landscape that is receptive to new technologies and supportive of the entrepreneurs who champion them. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to illuminate how sport entrepreneurs communicate with potential investors. To do so, the paper employs a …

A Case "Fore" Buffer Zones, Natalie Bird, Nicholas Schlereth

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Golf tournaments are fun and exciting events because they allow for up-close interaction with players, but they also present a risk management concern. Professional golfers are not immune to hitting errant golf shots and a lack of buffer zones often results in spectator injury. The purpose of this paper is to examine how buffer zones can be enhanced or developed to protect patrons. Utilizing data from the PGA Tour, a model was developed to aid in predicting errant tee shots to enhance buffer zones.

An Examination Of Travel Effects On Performance Outcomes In Major League Soccer, Evan Gilbert, Jess Dixon, Todd Loughead

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The home advantage (HA) is a well-documented phenomenon across team sports, including association football (soccer). The effects of travel play a role in the HA, although the nature in which travel affects performance is still unknown. Match data from Major League Soccer (MLS) were used to investigate the role that crowd factors, travel, and team quality play in the HA. The results demonstrated the negative effect of a connecting flight by the visiting team on match outcomes. Also, in comparison to drawn matches, home team wins and losses increased when traveling east.

The Use Of Season Ticket Incentives In Major League Baseball, Kaitlin Poe, John Drea

Journal of Applied Sport Management

A study of Major League Baseball season ticket promotional incentives found that the most popular types of incentives provided to season seat holders (SSHs) were exclusive offers, complementary items, discounts, ticket options and services, and payment plans. Offering a payment plan to SSHs was positively associated with higher average game attendance. Payment plans were more commonly associated with teams with higher winning percentages over the past three seasons and with teams that filled a higher percentage of their stadium capacity. Teams that fill more of their stadium capacity were also found to offer fewer categories of season ticket incentives to …

2020-March-01-At-Home Learning Advice, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Three special education faculty members from East Tennessee State University are reaching out to offer assistance to teachers and parents who are now trying to educate students at home who have severe disabilities, such as significant Autism or significant cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities, or multiple disabilities.

Beginning Thursday, April 2, these faculty will hold a Zoom meeting from 4-5 p.m. for educators and parents who have questions and are looking for ideas, strategies and best-practices for teaching children with severe disabilities in an online environment.  The meetings will continue throughout the spring.

“In recent weeks as …

2020-March-01-Polichnowski Receives Grant To Study Kidney Disease, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Aaron Polichnowski of East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine recently received a grant from ETSU’s Research Development Committee to further his research of kidney disease and hypertension.

“Kidney disease and hypertension are very prevalent diseases in the United States population,” said Polichnowski, assistant professor in Quillen’s Department of Biomedical Sciences. “Kidney disease affects about 15% of the population; hypertension affects about 30%.”

Inherited kidney diseases are the fifth most common cause of renal failure, he added.

Since genetic risk factors increase the susceptibility to developing kidney disease, Polichnowski’s lab is focusing on the urokinase …

2020-March-01-Braylee Polson, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Braylee Polson, a junior from Surgoinsville, Tennessee, is a second-semester junior at ETSU majoring in theatre and minoring in dance and entrepreneurship. The Fine and Performing Arts Scholar enjoys being involved in every aspect of theater and combines her interests in both theater and entrepreneurship through her own small business, Once Upon a Party TN. She has directed theater productions for the past four years, including the Kingsport Theatre Guild’s 2019 presentation of “Scrooge: The Musical” by Leslie Bricusse, and served as assistant costume designer for the ETSU Department of Theatre and Dance’s spring production of “Antigone.”

What led you …

2020-March-01-Announcement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

East Tennessee State University has learned that someone has created a fraudulent account on Upwork and Skype using the name and likeness of “Brian Noland” and is attempting to use that identity to obtain personal information, such as home address and phone number, from persons seeking freelance work.  President Noland is not using these platforms for this purpose, nor does the university conduct interviews in this way.   ETSU has notified Public Safety about this matter and an investigation is taking place.

Anyone who has more information about this is encouraged to contact ETSU Public Safety at 423-439-4480.