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

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for August of 2020.

企业如何与大学合作开发网上业务？[How Companies Cooperate With Universities To Develop Online Business?], Yuanto Kusnadi

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

No abstract provided.

Insights Into Accounting Education In A Covid-19 World: Singapore, Themin Suwardy

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The author reported on COVID-19 in accounting education in Singapore. As part of this compilation of personal reflections from 66 contributors on the impact of, and responses to, COVID-19 in accounting education in 45 different countries around the world. It reveals a commonality of issues, and a variability in responses, many positive outcomes, including the creation of opportunities to realign learning and teaching strategies away from the comfort of traditional formats, but many more that are negative, primarily relating to the impact on faculty and student health and well-being, and the accompanying stress. It identifies issues that need to be …

Identifying Competencies And Outputs Of Sss Role In Stem Bridge Programs In The Silicon Valley, Alexandra C. Duran

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study identified the competencies and outputs associated with the role of student support specialists (SSS) in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) bridge programs in the community colleges of Silicon Valley. The growth of STEM education, coupled with the increasing diversity of student population in community colleges, has made the work of SSS professionals in the region challenging. While the SSS professionals are often positioned as comprehensive, nonacademic support for STEM students, not enough has been documented on the competencies and outputs associated with SSS role in STEM bridge programs. In addition, most studies on student affairs professionals primarily …

2020-July-31-Enjoy Retirement.Pdf, 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 July.  Thank you for your service! 

Mason Gene Bailey – Professor, Department of Computing

Andrew Czuchry – Professor and Chairholder, AFG Industries Chair of Excellence in Business and Technology

Shawn Dodge – Professor and Chair, Department of Military Science

Douglas P. Dotterweich – Professor, Department of Economics and Finance

Richard Allan Feit – Professor, Academic Affairs, Quillen College of Medicine

Deborah Harley-McClaskey – Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Services

Deborah Susan Hosler – Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Gregory Ray Love …

2020-July-31-Michael Meit Featured On American Journal Of Public Health Podcast.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 31, 2020) – Michael Meit, director of research and programs at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, will be featured on a national podcast focusing on rural public health.

The podcast is hosted by Dr. Alfredo Morabia, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). It will be available beginning Aug. 5 at ajph.aphapublications.org.

“In this podcast, we discussed the implications of framing rural America as ‘older, poorer, sicker’ and ways that we could instead leverage rural strengths and assets to improve rural health and well-being,” Meit said. “The podcast will …

2020-July-31-Overmountain Animation Festival.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 31, 2020) – The Department of Digital Media at East Tennessee State University will host the 2020 Overmountain Animation Festival Aug. 5-7. All shows will be livestreamed and will begin at 7 p.m. each night.

The festival’s six shows feature more than 60 animations, with two shows each with different themes to be presented nightly.  ETSU has hosted this event since 2005. Faculty and students from the Digital Media program select entries from around the world for the event that display the talent of student, independent and professional animators.  The lineup includes:

            Wednesday, Aug. 5

            7 p.m. …

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Call to Order
• Presidential Updates and Comments
• Consent Agenda
• Treasurer Report
• Committee Reports
• Old Business
• New Business
• Human Resources Updates
• USG Staff Council Updates
• Miscellaneous
• Announcements
• Important Dates
• Adjournment

2020-July-31-Going Places.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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

Turner Battle is an assistant coach in the athletic training room in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Cheyenne Beeler is an information research technician in the Office of Financial Services.

Haley Bell is a laboratory assistant in the Department of Chemistry. She holds a B.S. in chemistry from Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Dr. Priyamvada Chaudary is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics.  

Jordan De Jong is a manager in Health Services Management and Policy. Before coming to ETSU, she was director of communication at the Charleston (South …

2020-07-31 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Message sent by the President on July 31, 2020 to the faculty and staff discussing a forthcoming Webex presentation, fall convocation and Covid-19 testing.

2020-July-30-Etsu College Of Nursing Presents Daisy Award To Nicholas Shortridge.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 30, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing presented a DAISY Award to Nicholas Shortridge, a 2020 alumnus of ETSU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Dr. Wendy Nehring, dean of the College of Nursing, presented the award to Shortridge in the presence of nursing faculty and staff, who joined the ceremony via zoom due to social distancing guidelines.

DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem. The DAISY Foundation was formed in January 2000 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura …

2020-July-29-Meet Dr. Sara Brandon ('17), Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(July 29, 2020)—Meet Dr. Sara Brandon (’17), from Tullahoma, TN, who serves as director of clinical pharmacy services at Community Health Systems. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Maury Regional Medical Center/Lipscomb College of Pharmacy in Columbia, Tennessee, and her PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Community Health Systems in Franklin. 

Describe your typical day:

SB: The best part about my job is that I don't have a typical day! My day is driven by the needs of the facilities and current projects. My general responsibilities involve development and update of clinical protocols and guidance based …

2020-July-29-Etsu Votes League Of Women Voters To Host Voting Info Session.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 29, 2020) – The Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement and ETSU Votes are partnering with the League of Women Voters of Northeast Tennessee to host a virtual meeting and interactive workshop titled Your Vote is Your Voice on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. to inform the public on the voting process in Tennessee. Attendees will learn about voting options and the tools available to Tennessee voters this year.

This is the first installment in a series of anticipated joint workshops that will take place this fall.

All citizens are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend …

2020-July-29-Etsu Librarian Publishes Book On Trauma-Informed Approach To Library Services.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 29, 2020) – An East Tennessee State University librarian has published a new book that focuses on applying the principles of trauma-informed care to the library setting.

“A Trauma-Informed Approach to Library Services” by Rebecca Tolley was published this month by American Library Association (ALA) Editions. Tolley is a professor and librarian in ETSU’s Charles C. Sherrod Library.

Trauma-informed care, which originated in the fields of health and social services, can provide empathetic service, positive patron encounters and a more trusting workplace to the library setting, according to Tolley.

“The idea for this book cropped up as …

2020-July-28-Positive Eating Program Pioneers New Ways To Help Children Via Telehealth.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 28, 2020) – As the health care community began transitioning to telehealth services for many types of appointments during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Teresa Boggs was uncertain how well telehealth would work for the Positive Eating Program at East Tennessee State University.

ETSU’s Positive Eating Program is designed for children with behavioral and sensory-based feeding challenges. It is housed at The Language Center at Nave, located in Elizabethton and managed by ETSU’s Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.

Prior to COVID-19, parents or guardians brought their children (typically ages 1-7) to the clinic setting, where supervised graduate …

2020-July-28-Face Covering Policy.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (July 28, 2020) A new policy at East Tennessee State University requires all students, faculty and staff as well as visitors to campus to wear a face covering.

The policy is effective immediately and requires that face coverings be worn in classrooms and other public spaces as well as in outdoor areas where a physical distance of six feet cannot be maintained between persons.

ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland announced today that he has approved the policy and that it will remain in effect until further notice.  “The health and safety of all members of the ETSU …

Development Of The Life After Sports Transition (Last) Online Course For Collegiate Student-Athletes: Pretest-Posttest Study, Michael Stellefson, Trevor Bopp, Michael Odio, Min Qi Wang, Linxi Zhang

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

Transitioning into athletic retirement can have negative impacts on college student-athletes’ psychological, social, emotional, and physical well-being, yet few educational programs exist to help augment college student-athlete preparation for embracing life after sports. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a new Life After Sports Transition (LAST) online course for college student athletes. A single group pretest-post-test study evaluated effects of the LAST course among a convenience sample of college student-athletes (n=10) attending a NCAA Division I university. Paired sample t-tests examined changes in athletic identity, psychological well-being, hope, and self-reflection/insight. Propensity score matching …

Tackling Difficult Conversations: Student-Athletes, Mental Health, And Emerging Technology, Todd Fraley, Stacy Warner, Christine Wilson, Gareth Jones, Michael Catalano

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

Given the exponential growth of mental health issues on colleges campuses and the concerns regarding mental health disorders among elite level athletes, the NCAA (2016) has made recommendations to support and promote student-athlete mental health. However, to successfully address the increase in mental health issues, the development of effective communication skills is required. To address this, the researchers developed and built an immersive learning experience focused on “difficult conversations” using Mursion® technology. This pilot study contributes to this important conversation by analyzing the influence of an immersive experience on the student-athletes’ communication skills. Using a quasi-experimental design, 79 NCAA Division …

Student-Athletes At An Historically Black University (Hbu): Examining The Relationship Between Student-Engagement On Campus And Career Situation Awareness, Gregg Rich, Kenneth Kungu, Ali Boolani

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the relationship between student-athletes’ engagement experiences on campus and their career situation awareness at an historically Black university (HBU) in the Southeastern United States with NCAA Division I affiliation. Data was obtained from a sample (n = 118) of female (n= 45) and male (n = 73) student-athletes using measures from the revised versions of the Student-Athlete Experiences Inventory (SAEI) and the Student-Athlete Career Situation Inventory (SACSI). One-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation tests, and t-tests were employed to analyze gender, race, year classification, and sport played effects. Following data analysis, three …

2020-July-27-Important Observations.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (July 27, 2020) Dr. Jane Broderick, a professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education in East Tennessee State University’s Clemmer College, is co-author of From Children’s Interests to Children’s Thinking: Using a Cycle of Inquiry to Plan Curriculum, recently published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Broderick co-authored the book with Dr. Seong Bock Hong, a faculty member at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Written primarily for preschool and early childhood teachers as well as preschool directors, From Children’s Interests to Children’s Thinking: Using a Cycle of Inquiry to Plan Curriculum …

2020-July-27-Reece Museum Announces Results For Pandemic Initiative.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 27, 2020) – The results are in for a competitive effort to build a collection of artwork focused on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Reece Museum and Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at East Tennessee State University, community supporters Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts!, and others joined in an initiative to purchase artwork created in 2019 or 2020 for a “Local Art in the Age of the 2020 Global Pandemic” special collection which will be housed in the Reece Museum’s Permanent Collection.

The idea for the initiative began when Reece Museum staff discussed how to capture …

2020-July-24-August 3 Opening.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (July 24, 2020) University School will begin its 2020-21 academic year on Monday, Aug. 3 and will be on full-remote status.  The school will continue with remote operations through Sept. 18, which is the end of the first quarter.

“In recent weeks we have witnessed the trajectory of the COVID-19 virus rise both locally and across the nation,” said Dr. Brian Partin, director of University School.  “Our school year launches in just over 10 days, and we do not see this situation drastically improving by that time.

“This has been a very difficult decision but the safety …

2020-July-23-Pop-N-Doc Discussion To Focus On Documentary John Lewis Good Trouble.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 23, 2020) – The East Tennessee State University Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement and Center for Teaching Excellence will host a special event in the “Pop-n-Doc” virtual film discussion series to focus on a film documenting the life of the late Civil Rights legend and Congressman John Lewis.

Participants will watch the film “John Lewis: Good Trouble” on their own and then take part in a discussion to take place on Thursday, July 30, at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

This film chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil and voting rights, …

2020-07-23 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from July 23, 2020.

2020-July-22-College Of Public Health Celebrates A Decade Of Global Health Collaboration.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 22, 2020) – For the past 10 years, East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health has been part of a global health collaboration that has improved the quality of life for citizens in underserved communities around the world. In 2009, the global health nonprofit Hope Through Healing Hands launched the Frist Global Health Leaders (FGHL) Program, which provides volunteer services and builds self-sustaining caregiver capacity in underserved communities. ETSU’s College of Public Health has been a partner from the beginning. 

Global Outreach

2020-July-22-Etsu Pharmacy School Welcomes New Postgraduates.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy postgraduates

JOHNSON CITY (July 22, 2020) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomes new residents and a research fellow who will be furthering their postgraduate pharmacy training in various practice settings over the next year.

Alumna Dr. Kennedy Gambill (’19), of Sparta, North Carolina, matched as a Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident. She completed her PGY1 pharmacy …

2020-07-22 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Message sent by the President on July 22, 2020 to the faculty and staff addressing public gatherings for the fall semester.

2020-July-20-Webinar Series For Small Businesses Facing Covid-19 Challenges.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 20, 2020) – The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University will host a three-part Zoom webinar series centered on operations excellence in response to the increasing COVID-19 challenges facing small businesses.

The McClaskey Excellence Institute, which enables and supports leaders to create extraordinary organizations, will present the following sessions:

• Identifying Your Best Opportunities to Deliver Your Products and Services to Your Brand Standard – Wednesday, July 22 at 11 a.m.
• Turning Improvement Opportunities Into a Plan for Success – Thursday, Aug. 6 at 11 a.m.
• Tools to Improve Your Key Processes – …

2020-July-20-Grant Will Prepare More Physicians To Practice In Underserved Rural Areas.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 20, 2020) – A grant awarded to the Department of Family Medicine at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine will help prepare more family medicine resident physicians to practice as primary care physicians (PCPs) in rural and underserved communities. 

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded ETSU approximately $2.4 million over five years to fund a project titled “Family Medicine Training in Rural Appalachia.” 

“It can be hard to recruit physicians to more rural areas, so a project like this enables us to train and hopefully retain great physicians for Appalachia,” said Dr. Amanda Stoltz, …