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2021-June-01-Etsu Best In Tennessee For Computing Degree Programs, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University offers the best computing degree programs in Tennessee, according to ranking websites CollegeFactual.com and Universities.com. Both sites recently ranked ETSU the No. 1 “2021 Best College for Computer Information Systems in Tennessee” and the No. 2 “Best Computer and Information Sciences College in Tennessee for 2021,” respectively.

“This recognition underscores the value of an ETSU computing education, as well as the quality and effectiveness of work from both our faculty and our students,” said Dr. Tony Pittarese, department of computing chair and professor. “The department of computing is a place of opportunity for …

2021-June-01-Etsu Health To Bring Covid-19 Vaccine To Summer Events, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – ETSU Health will continue to offer opportunities for members of the community who are 18 and older to receive the free, one-dose Janssen Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at various locations throughout the Appalachian Highlands. 

“This summer, we will be utilizing some non-traditional settings to reach as many people as we can with the vaccine,” said Donna Noland, manager of the ETSU Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. “While we have had a good response to our vaccine clinics on the campus of East Tennessee State University and will continue to offer those to the public, we realize that …

2021-June-01-Financial Aid Get Ready For Fall, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University officials urge both current and incoming students to make sure their financial aid is ready for the fall semester.

“There is so much excitement that comes with the start of a new academic year,” said Catherine Morgan, director of Financial Aid and Scholarships at ETSU. “Ahead of this exciting time, why not eliminate what stress you can by making sure your financial aid is ready to go?”

Students should take the following three steps if they have not already done so:

• File the 2021-22 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before July …

2021-June-01-From The Classroom To The Community, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Windshield Survey

KINGSPORT (June 1, 2021) – An assignment in a class at East Tennessee State University turned into an opportunity for Kingsport native and nursing student Aaron “Max” Chesser to advocate for additional seating options and sheltered coverings at Kingsport area bus stops.

During the spring semester, Chesser was enrolled in ETSU’s “Community and Public Nursing” course, taught by Dr. Cindy Phillips. In this class, Phillips requires students to complete a “windshield survey,” in which …

2021-June-01-Enjoy Retirement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Congratulations to the following members of the East Tennessee State University family who retired in May.  Thank you for your service!

Anita DeAngelis – Director, Mary B. Martin School of the Arts; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; and Professor, Department of Art and Design, 26 years of service

Sarah Dickeson – Custodian, Custodial Services, five years of service

Joseph Florence – Professor, Department of Family Medicine, 18 years of service

Joshua Ragan – Patient Care Specialist, Department of Family Medicine, four years of service

Published June 2021 as part of the Accent email newsletter for faculty and staff.

2021-June-01-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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ETSU welcomes the following individuals who recently joined the university community:

Latoya Anderson is a family-focused solutions counselor in the Center for Community Outreach. Before coming to ETSU, she was an outreach admission counselor with Job Corps. She holds a master’s degree in counseling from Capella University.

Mark Bialkoski is an assistant men’s basketball coach in Intercollegiate Athletics after serving as director of operations at the University of Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University.

Lucas Campbell is director of basketball operations for men’s basketball in Intercollegiate Athletics. He was previously a graduate assistant at the University …

2021-June-01-Honoring Dr Wilsie S Bishop, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University’s Interprofessional Education and Research Center, also known as Building 60, on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Campus will now be called “Bishop Hall” in honor of longtime administrator Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop, senior vice president for academic and interim provost. Bishop is retiring on June 30, 2021, after 43 years of service at ETSU.

The ETSU Board of Trustees approved the naming of Bishop Hall at its special called meeting on June 15, 2021. On June 18, the ETSU community gathered to celebrate Bishop’s contributions to the university with a reception that was …

Traditional And Nontraditional Leadership In Higher Education: A Qualitative Case Study, Jihna Racquel Jenkins

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Higher education is experiencing unprecedented challenges in a rapidly changing educational landscape. Leaders are charged with transforming their institutions to demonstrate their formidability by successfully responding to change. It is integral that leaders understand the happenings within the external environment as they guide their institutions. Institutions are adopting business postures and there is an increase in nontraditional leaders in administrative roles. The increase in nontraditional leaders is providing an opportunity for institutions to implement contemporary approaches to leadership. This study identified the predominant changes impacting liberal arts institutions in the Midwest, leadership behaviors contributing to successful change adaptation, and existent …

2021 June, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for June of 2021.

2021-May-28-Etsu Earns Military Friendly Designations, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Top 10 large public institution and Military Spouse Friendly

JOHNSON CITY (May 28, 2021) – East Tennessee State University has again earned the Military Friendly® School designation for the 11th consecutive year and ranking among the nation’s top 10. ETSU was also designated Military Spouse Friendly® for its commitment to leading practices, outcomes and effective programming for military spouses.

Institutions earning these designations are evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. ETSU ranks No. 1 in Tennessee and in the top 10 overall in the large public institutions category and made the selective list of …

2021-05-28 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

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A message sent by the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding the phased lifting of masks on campus and fall classes sent on May 28, 2021.

2021-May-27-Etsu Students Offer Free Tax Filing, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (May 27, 2021) — For almost a decade, groups of East Tennessee State University business student volunteers have offered free tax preparation assistance through the Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. This year, having dealt with limitations brought on by COVID-19, the program has concluded for the season with a total of 95 tax returns filed, according to accountancy faculty member Dr. Michelle Freeman. In all, eight students, two alumni, one support staff, and three professors helped make the process happen.

“We considered not opening the ETSU VITA site this year, but we have so …

2021-May-27-Etsu Welcomes Pharmacy Postgraduates, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Postgraduate Residents

JOHNSON CITY (May 27, 2021) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomes two new residents who will be furthering their postgraduate pharmacy training over the next year at the college.

Dr. Brittney Bright, of Knoxville, matched as a Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Internal Medicine Resident.

“I am originally from East Tennessee and am so excited to return to the area to complete my postgraduate training at ETSU …

2021-May-25-Etsu Health Announces Additional Vaccine Clinics, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (May 25, 2021) – ETSU Health will host several upcoming Janssen Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinics. This single-dose vaccine is free and available to anyone age 18 and older. No appointments are required. 

The upcoming clinics are as follows:

• Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to noon in the ballroom at ETSU’s Millennium Centre, 2001 Millennium Place. Patients may park on the third level or above in the parking garage adjacent to the Millennium Center and follow the signs to the ballroom.
• June 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the …

2021-May-25-Sammie L Nicely, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (May 25, 2021) – East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum recently received a donation of 50 artworks from the Sammie L. Nicely estate.

Nicely, a resident of Atlanta at the time of his death, served as the Reece Museum’s artist-in-residence during the 2014-2015 academic year. That year, he worked with youth at Johnson City’s North Side Elementary School, the Carver Recreation Center after-school program, and students in the Department of Art and Design at ETSU.

Sammie L. Nicely

2021-May-25-Track State Championship, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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2021-May-24-Dr Brenda Louw Awarded Carnegie Fellowship For Third Time, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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h2> Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program Dr. Brenda Louw, of ETSU, left, is leading one of 56 projects nationwide that pairs African Diaspora scholars at higher education institutions with peers in Africa to work together. She is pictured with Professor Juan Bornman of University of Pretoria.

JOHNSON CITY (May 24, 2021) – Dr. Brenda Louw, professor in the Department Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), was recently awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to collaborate with Juan Bornman, professor in the Center for Alternative and Augmentative Communication, University of Pretoria (UP), in …

2021-May-24-Etsu Receives Final Approval For Four Academic Programs, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (May 24, 2021) – At its spring commission meeting on May 20, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) granted final approval for three new academic programs at East Tennessee State University as well as an off-campus instruction location in Chattanooga.

The new programs were previously approved by the ETSU Board of Trustees. With THEC approval in place, ETSU may now offer the following programs:

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Digital Media combines art and technology curriculum to meet the growing industry need for highly qualified digital artists by providing an avenue for advanced graduate-level study in …

2021-May-23-High School Boys Soccer News, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Working In Coalition, And Wall-To-Wall: The New Progressive Normal, Gary Rhoades

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

As the U.S. starts to come out of the pandemic, public declamations about and private deliberations within colleges and universities are framed in part by negotiating getting back to some form of “normal.” At the center of and delimiting these labor/management negotiations is an all-too-familiar master narrative articulated by management invoking a “new normal,” a time of conditions and challenges borne of, transmitted by, and/or accelerated and amplified due to Covid-19. Yet, I suggest that yet another iteration of disaster/disastrous academic capitalism is neither called for nor does it offer a compelling future for higher education. In addition, there is …

The Gig Academy: Naming The Problem And Identifying Solutions, Daniel T. Scott, Adrianna J. Kezar

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Over the past few decades, workers (staff, faculty, postdocs, graduate students) in higher education face working conditions and employer relationships that are increasingly similar and exploitative. Higher education has seen the implementation, spread, and refinement of technologies of labor exploitation that have proliferated in the broader economy often termed the gig economy. In this article, we posit and articulate the features of the Gig Academy – a unique iteration of the gig economy. We first describe the shifts in employment structures that make up the Gig Academy. We then describe how this transformation of the academy has eroded community, shared …

Online Learning, Covid-19, And The Future Of The Academy: Implications For Faculty Governance And Collective Bargaining, Anthony Picciano

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

The purpose of this article is to speculate on the future of higher education as online technology, including adaptive learning (also referred to as personalized learning) infused by artificial intelligence software, develops and matures. This is a risky undertaking since predicting the future, and in this case the evolution of technology, is difficult. While many try to predict what will happen and sometimes get it right, predicting when something will happen is far more challenging. Online and blended learning have already advanced within education, but the most significant changes are yet to come. Evolving technologies have the potential to change …

Post-Pandemic Collective Bargaining In Higher Education: An Irresistible Force Meeting And Immovable Object?, James Ottavio Castagnera

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Rider and the AAUP were last at the table for a full-fledged renegotiation of their contract during the summer of 2017.The bargaining was concessionary, as my university --- like so many small-to-medium sized private colleges --- struggled with a looming deficit. Last year, no doubt, the union and its members looked forward to a return to the table with high hopes of recuperating some of those 2017 concessions. But, as Humphrey Bogart once famously observed, fate took a hand.

2021-05-21 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

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A message sent from the Office of the President on the retirement of Jim Shaw as Vice President of University Advancement and the hiring of Rick Hesterberg as Interim Vice President of University Advancement and CEO of the MSU Foundation sent on May 21, 2021.

2021-May-21-Tennessee Climate Data Summit, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (May 21, 2021) – The Tennessee Climate Office at East Tennessee State University, in partnership with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and the American Association of State Climatologists, will host Tennessee’s inaugural Climate Data Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25-26, via Zoom.

This event features two afternoons of sessions focusing on climate data services for the state of Tennessee and the surrounding region. Participants will have opportunities before, during and after the event to provide information about their unique climate-related needs.

The Climate Data Summit is designed to allow thinkers and leaders from government, business, academic …

2021-May-18-Paintings By Mcginnis And Rieben, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (May 18, 2021) – Two exhibitions of paintings are on display at the Reece Museum of East Tennessee State University – one by art professor Christian Rieben and another by Johnson City artist Joy McGinnis.

“Folly: recent work by Christian Rieben” is on exhibit through July 2, and “Moments of Illumination” by McGinnis continues through July 30. The museum is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and special Sunday hours will be held on June 6 and July 11 from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free.

"Folly"

2021-May-18-Tri-Cities Restaurant Resilience Program, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (May 18, 2021) – Tri-Cities area civic and business resource organizations, including the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, have partnered with Proof Incubator, a Tennessee-based accelerator and educational resource for food and beverage professionals, to launch a four-week course for restaurants impacted by COVID-19. 

“Restaurant Resilience” will launch in June. This virtual course is for owners and operators of restaurants and foodservice businesses. It provides the tools and resources to help adjust restaurant business models in response to the global pandemic and customers’ changing needs and expectations. 

“We are very excited to partner with Proof Incubator to bring …

2021-May-18-Etsu Health Offering Covid-19 Vaccines, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(May 18, 2021) There are several upcoming opportunities to receive the COVID-19 vaccination on the campus of East Tennessee State University:

• ETSU Health will offer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on May 19, 20 and 21, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the second floor of the D.P. Culp Student Center. Enter on the second floor entrance off of Seehorn Drive (below the third-floor ramp). This single-dose vaccine is free and open to anyone age 18 and older. No appointments are required.
  
  
• In addition, ETSU Health will offer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. …

2021-May-18-End Of Season For Soccer Team, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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2021-May-18-University High Wins District 1-A Soccer Title, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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No abstract provided.