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2020-November-01-Appalachia's Diseases Of Despair Mortality Rates Higher Than Rest Of The Nation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY, TN—Appalachian Diseases of Despair, a new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission finds that despite overall declining mortality rates from diseases of despair (overdose, suicide, and liver disease) between 2017-2018, the Region’s diseases of despair mortality rate in 2018 was still 36 percent higher than the rate for the non-Appalachian United States. Moreover, among Appalachians in the prime working ages of 25-54, the diseases of despair mortality rate was 43 percent higher in the Region than the rest of the country. The report also found that for women, the diseases of despair mortality rate was 46 …

2020-November-01-Museum At Mountain Home Seeking Funds To Support Relocation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY –  The current Museum at Mountain Home tells the story of the development of health care in South Central Appalachia from the earliest practitioner to the present. 

Established in 1995 by the generous donation of the use of a historic building by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and the continued support of East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, the Museum at Mountain Home now looks to transition into a new home in order to accommodate VAMC renovations.  The museum is working to identify a suitable new location.

“The Museum at Mountain Home is the result …

2020-November-01-Brett Young In Concert, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Country music artist Brett Young will perform in an exclusive live virtual concert followed by a Q&A for East Tennessee State University students, staff and faculty on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m.

This Major Fall Concert sponsored by the ETSU Student Government Association is free to all university students and employees with ETSU Zoom registration required.

Young, whose hits include “Lady,” “Here Tonight,” “Catch,” “In Case You Didn’t Know” and “Mercy,” is known for his West Coast-meets-Southern, or “Caliville,” sound. He was the 2018 Academy of Country Music New Male Vocalist of the Year and the …

2020-November-01-Music Without Borders, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – “Music can change the world because it can change people,” Irish singer-songwriter Bono says.

The makers of the 2020 independent documentary “Fandango at the Wall” and musicians and fans at the annual Fandango Fronterizo count on that.

For 11 years, the masters of son jarocho Mexican music and fans have gathered on both sides of the Tijuana-San Diego border for the music and dance festival Fandango Fronterizo. The documentary “Fandango at the Wall” takes viewers on a journey through Mexico with Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder and conductor Arturo O'Farrill, where he meets and makes music with …

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

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for November of 2020.

2020-October-31-Inaugural Head Coach Named.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (October 31, 2020) Jeffrey Shell has been appointed head coach of the ETSU Esports Varsity Team.  He is the first person to hold this new position.

Shell has served as interim head coach since November 2019 when East Tennessee State University announced plans to launch its first esports varsity team.  During his tenure he organized and led seven open tryout events for high school and college students and was instrumental in recruiting the 22 athletes who are now competing in Overwatch and League of Legends.  He has developed a training plan and practice schedule for the inaugural …

2020-October-30-Enjoy Retirement.Pdf, 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 October.  Thank you for your service!

Constance Marie Alexander – Office Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office

Gordon K. Anderson – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Kirk A. Babcock – Custodian, Custodial Services

Sandra K. Benincasa – Coordinator, Allied Health Sciences

Carolyn A. Bond – Library Assistant, Library Administration

Sarah E. Brennan – Operations Manager, Family Medicine

Delores A. Britt – Custodian, Custodial Services

Margaret S. Carr – Office Coordinator, Clemmer College Dean’s Office

Cathy Ann Carty – Custodian, Custodial Services

Robert …

2020-October-30-Going Places.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Dr. Alicia R. Billington is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery. The plastic and reconstructive surgeon completed her residency at the University of South Florida, where she earned her M.D. and Ph.D. in engineering.

Susan H. Cook is an early interventionist in the Expanding Horizons Program within the Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning and Development. Before coming to ETSU, she was a parent educator in the Parents as Teachers Program of the Early Childhood Alliance in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She holds a B.S. in psychology/human relations from Milligan University.

Megan Eads is a simulation lab technician …

2020-October-30-New Etsu Chief Of Police.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Oct. 30, 2020) East Tennessee State University has named Cesar Gracia as chief of police and director of Public Safety.  He assumes this new role on Nov.9.

For the past five years, Gracia has served as dean of campus safety and chief of police at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate where he provided leadership, direction and management for the police and security department and its programs, services and activities.  In 2019, the university was ranked the No. 1 safest campus out of 500 colleges and universities in the nation by the National Council for Home Safety …

2020-October-30-Women On Wednesdays.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 30, 2020) – The method by which children learn to share and manage their emotions plays an instrumental role in their mental health as adults. Knowing how children learn about emotions and what they need to learn in order to recognize, understand and respond to the emotions of self and others can help adults understand this better.

Dr. Rachel Miller-Slough will address this topic in “Emotion Socialization: Implications for Youth Psychosocial Adjustment,” a talk in the “Women on Wednesdays” series sponsored by East Tennessee State University’s Women’s Studies Program. This free public talk will be given on …

2020-October-29-Etsu Hosts Drug Take Back Events.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020) – Misused controlled prescription drugs are considered a critical public safety and public health issue by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). That’s why East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy participated in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, helping remove over 730 pounds of unused prescription drugs from the region’s homes, providing an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.

The event is typically held twice a year, though the spring event was canceled due to COVID-19.

In partnership with law enforcement, the college …

2020-October-29-Etsu Health Opens Covid-19 Collection Site With Results Delivered Within 24 Hours.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020)  – In a continuing effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the Appalachian Highlands, ETSU Health has opened the region’s first COVID-19 community collection site that delivers molecular PCR test results to both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients within 24 hours.

Testing is available for adults and children, by appointment only, at the ETSU Health COVID-19 Community Collection Site, located at 2151 Century Lane (within the Johnson City Community Health Center, behind Woodridge Hospital). Anyone who wishes to receive a test can log on to an online portal at www.etsuhealth.org to schedule an appointment. Once …

2020-October-29-Etsu Hosts Drug Take Back Events, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020) – Misused controlled prescription drugs are considered acritical public safety and public health issue by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). That’s why East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacyparticipated in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, helping remove over 730 pounds of unused prescription drugs from the region’s homes, providing an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. 

The event is typically held twice a year, though the spring event was canceled due to COVID-19.

In partnership with law enforcement, the college set up …

2020-October-29-Friday Concerts Continue.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020) – The Friday Concerts on the Plaza series featuring the Marching Bucs of East Tennessee State University continues for the next four Fridays at Borchuck Plaza outside the Charles C. Sherrod Library.

For these free public mini-concerts, which begin at 3:30 p.m., the Marching Bucs are divided into Blue and Gold pep bands that have been alternating performances this fall with the Colorguard, Majorettes and smaller instrumental ensembles.

A program of Motown favorites, including Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to celebrate Halloween, will be presented by the Gold Band on Oct. 30. “Songs of Joy” will be …

2020-October-29-Graduate And Continuing Studies.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020) – Strengthening and improving academic programming for adult students at all levels is a primary goal of the new College of Graduate and Continuing Studies at East Tennessee State University.

The college formed during the summer of 2020 through merging the existing School of Graduate Studies and School of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach. Following the retirement of Dr. Rick Osborn, longtime dean of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach, university officials decided on this new direction to maximize academic and fiscal efficiencies and to best align with the university’s mission.

Dr. Sharon James McGee, formerly …

2020-10-29 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

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Faculty Senate newsletter from October 29, 2020.

2020-10-29 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

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Faculty Senate meeting minutes from October 29, 2020.

When You Don’T Know What You Don’T Know: How Two New Collections Librarians Right-Sized A Collections Budget, Cara M. Cadena, Marcia Lee

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Due to impending campus-wide downsizing, the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Libraries projected that a worst-case scenario would result in a 14% cut to the library’s collections budget for fiscal year 2020. In the same year, GVSU Libraries welcomed several new members of its leadership team, including the dean, two associate deans, head of systems, head of collections, business administrator, and a vacancy after the long-time acquisitions manager retired. Budget cuts and staff turnover are tough, but they prompted a much-needed reassessment of roles, culture, and priorities in the library. Different approaches to spending and curating the library’s collections were …

2020-October-28-In The Playoffs.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Oct. 28, 2020) Following its first season of competition, the ETSU Esports Varsity Team has earned a spot in the Overwatch Fall Cup Playoffs hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).

East Tennessee State University’s team rounded out its inaugural season 8-1 and finished second place in its group.  NACE will announce the playoff brackets toward the end of this week.  ETSU will begin the playoffs Monday evening at 8 p.m.  The tournament games will be broadcast on Twitch and in the esports arena within the D.P. Culp Student Center.

“We are extremely proud of …

2020-10-28 University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

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University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for October 28, 2020.

2020-10-27 E-Mail Message From The University President To The Faculty Senate President, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

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A message from the University President to the Faculty Senate President discussing the proposal of the Faculty Senate for a new First Year Senate Sub-Committee from October 27, 2020.

2020-October-26-Wrc Book Review.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 26, 2020) – Linda Good will lead discussion on “The Woman’s Hour” by Elaine Weiss in a meeting of the East Tennessee State University Women’s Book Club on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Linda Good

This meeting will begin at noon via Zoom (meeting ID 955 7814 3294). The Women’s Book Club is sponsored by the ETSU Women’s Resource Center and meets once a month during the fall and spring semesters. The club provides a safe, inviting space for …

2020-October-26-Army Rotc National Hall Of Fame.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 26, 2020) – Retired Maj. Gen. Gary Harrell became the fourth alumnus of East Tennessee State University’s Army ROTC Program inducted into Cadet Command’s Hall of Fame during a special ceremony recognizing his extraordinary military career.

Before earning his Green Beret and commanding special operation Delta Force in Somalia later chronicled in the book and film “Black Hawk Down,” Maj. Gen. Harrell was a student at ETSU and member of the Grantland Rice Bowl Championship football team in 1969.

Harrell is one of 22 National Hall of Fame inductees for 2020 selected by Cadet Command. These former …

2020-October-26-Etsu Now Offering Master Of Health Administration.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 26, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health is now offering a Master of Health Administration (MHA), expanding opportunities for current health care professionals, as well as individuals without previous experience in health care.

The MHA prepares professionals to plan, direct and coordinate the business activities of health care providers. ETSU’s MHA has four areas of focus: finance; quality; policy and regulation; and people and partnerships.

The new program, which has two tracks, is designed to be convenient and accessible to students from different educational and professional backgrounds.

The first track is for current …

2020-October-26-Dr Wilsie Bishop To Retire After -Year Career At Etsu.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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(Oct. 26, 2020) Dr. Wilsie Bishop, Senior Vice President for Academics and Interim Provost, announced that she will retire on June 30, 2021, after a 43-year career at East Tennessee State University.

Bishop came to ETSU as a temporary faculty member in the College of Nursing in 1978. Since that time, she earned tenure and progressed through the faculty ranks, serving in administrative roles including department chair, dean, and assistant/associate vice president prior to becoming a vice president in 2005. While serving in various administrative roles, she has continued to be a classroom teacher as well as a mentor for …

2020-October-26-Dr Beth Fox Presented With John S Derryberry Distinguished Service Award.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 26, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Beth Anne Fox received the 2020 John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians.

Fox serves as associate dean and chief of staff at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine.

The John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished Service Award is given to persons who deserve recognition of their outstanding service or contribution to the advancement of family medicine, to the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians (TNAFP) or to the public welfare on family medicine’s behalf.

The award is usually presented in person at the …

2020-10-25 First Year Seminar Problems, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

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List of problems related to the First Year Seminar program with the University's administration as submitted to the Faculty Senate on October 25, 2020.

2020-10-22 Faculty Senate Evaluations Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Evaluations Committee.

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The Faculty Senate Evaluations Committee meeting minutes for October 22, 2020.

2020-October-21-Coronavirus Separating Fact From Fiction Set For Oct 27.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 21, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health is hosting “Coronavirus: Separating Fact from Fiction,” a presentation and question and answer session featuring three local experts on infectious diseases and public health.

The event, which is part of the college’s Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom. It is free and open to the public.

Dr. Randy Wykoff, dean of the ETSU College of Public Health, will be joined by Dr. Jonathan Moorman, vice chair of research and scholarship, professor and chief …