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2018-December-01-Renaissance Child Winter Enrichment, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Children in grades K-6 are invited to attend the Renaissance Child Winter Enrichment for a festival of winter fun from Wednesday-Friday, Jan. 2-4, 2019.

This three-day camp is sponsored by the Office of Professional Development in East Tennessee State University’s School of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach.

Campers will participate in a variety of holiday arts and crafts, games and winter fun enrichment activities.  The camp includes a trip to Ober Gatlinburg on Thursday to see the holiday lights and to ice skate.

Campers may be dropped off at ETSU’s Sam Wilson Hall at 8 a.m. and …

2018-December-01-Seven Habits, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – This past summer, East Tennessee State University faculty member Dr. Deborah Harley-McClaskey got an unexpected phone call.

“It was from Sean Covey, the author of ‘Seven Habits of Highly Effective College Students’ and President of FranklinCovey Education,” recalls Harley-McClaskey, an associate professor in the Clemmer College. “He and his staff wanted to know if I would consider interviewing to be the co-author of the next edition of his book – I was completely blown away.”

“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective College Students” is a widely-taught textbook derived from Stephen R. Covey’s global bestseller “The Seven Habits …

2018-December-01-2019 Grammy Nominees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Two individuals with ties to East Tennessee State University are among the nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Dr. Ted Olson, a professor in the Department of Appalachian Studies, and co-producer Richard Martin received a nomination for Best Album Notes for “4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings of America’s Iconic Instrument” by the late Charles A. Asbury.  This album features the first-ever release of minstrel-era banjo recordings, played by an African American veteran of the minstrel stage, and Olson says some of the recordings in this release are probably the oldest extant recordings of banjo music. …

2018-December-01-Asking What If, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – During the past year, faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine were awarded $6.7 million in new extramural funding.

The grant proposals were funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Swiss National Science Foundation and will support research studies in the areas of heart disease, neurological and psychiatric diseases, infectious diseases and cancer.

“This is an era in which earning extramural support for research projects has become increasingly competitive, and the success our department …

2018-December-01-Reunion Agents, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Members of the East Tennessee State University Class of 1969 and Golden Fifties Club who are interested in serving as class reunion agents for the 2019 Spring Weekend are being sought by the ETSU National Alumni Association.

These agents will be asked to encourage their classmates to attend the spring reunion on May 3-4, 2019.  Planning begins Jan. 10.

ETSU President Brian Noland will host the 1969 reunion class and Golden Fifties Club – comprised of ETSU alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago – during the Spring Weekend.

The weekend includes a brunch, tours of …

2018-December-01-Model Railroad Clinic, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY — Model railroaders are invited to a free clinic co-hosted by the Carter Railroad Museum at East Tennessee State University and the Mountain Empire Railroaders at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

Shane Wilson, president of Scale Trains Inc., located in Benton, Tennessee, will lead the clinic held in Brown Hall, room 223, on the ETSU campus. In addition to discussing the production side of scale-model locomotives and train cars, he will take participants behind the scenes at ScaleTrains.com for an inside look at creating a model train company from scratch, as well as how model trains are …

2018-December-01-Next Olympic Hopeful, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY — Model railroaders are invited to a free clinic co-hosted by the Carter Railroad Museum at East Tennessee State University and the Mountain Empire Railroaders at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

Shane Wilson, president of Scale Trains Inc., located in Benton, Tennessee, will lead the clinic held in Brown Hall, room 223, on the ETSU campus. In addition to discussing the production side of scale-model locomotives and train cars, he will take participants behind the scenes at ScaleTrains.com for an inside look at creating a model train company from scratch, as well as how model trains are …

2018-December-01-Holiday Message, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays to the students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of East Tennessee State University!

Watch the video above to see what happened when Santa Bucky dropped in for a campus visit before finals week and hear a cheerful tune from ETSU’s a cappella ensemble Greyscale. Click http://bit.ly/SantaBucky to view photos of ETSU students, faculty and staff who visited with Santa Bucky!

ETSU will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 24-Jan. 1.  Offices will reopen on Jan. 2, and spring classes begin Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

2018-December-01-Morgan Munsey, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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Meet Morgan Munsey

Morgan Munsey, a Church Hill native, is a senior computing major with a concentration in information technology who will graduate on Saturday, Dec. 15 (for complete information on ETSU's fall commencement ceremonies, visit https://bit.ly/2Er3J6u). She is a member of the Roan Scholars Leadership Program, which was established in 1997 by Louis H. Gump to attract the region’s most promising young leaders and develop each student’s unique leadership potential. In addition, she is creator of the program iGit—Involving Girls in Tech, and also holds the titles of Miss Historic Jonesborough 2017 and Miss Johnson City 2018. …

Flipping A Course On Entrepreneurial Leadership In Ethnic Chinese Business: A Mobile Learning Perspective, Thomas Menkhoff

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This exploratory article reflects on the teaching experiences for a course on “Entrepreneurial Leadership in Ethnic Chinese Business” at the Singapore Management University (SMU). It was categorised as a mobile learning course with reference to the flipped classroom model, learner mobility, and user-generated content outside the classroom. We examine three examples of mobile learning projects which were assigned to students so that they would be able to internalise key course objectives such as gaining an appreciation of the structure, functions, and cultural uniqueness of traditional small Chinese business organisations in Singapore. The paper also addresses some of the challenges faced …

2018 December, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for December of 2018.

Docking And Curtons' "Crisis In Higher Education: A Plan To Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges In America" (Book Review), R. Curt Rice Dr.

The Christian Librarian

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Online Learning Tool On External Financing Needs, Yuanto Kusnadi

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

In collaboration with colleagues at the Centre ofTeaching Excellence (CTE), I have developed an innovative online learningobject on External Financing Needs. This tool is designed to introduce a noveland refreshing way in teaching accounting and finance concepts to students andto create a more interactive learning experience in the classroom. The online learning tool is used in the two courses:Accounting for Entrepreneurs and Financial Management, to explain the relevantconcepts related to financial forecasting and financial planning. One unique feature about the learning object is that itprovides instantaneousfeedback to students as they can learn whether the numbers theyprovide are correct/wrong (as indicated …

2018-11-29 Proposed Revisal Of Constitution, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Proposed revisal of the Faculty Senate submitted November 29, 2018.

2018-November-28-Mccall Appointment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 28, 2018) – A graduate of the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University has been appointed to one of the highest pharmacy positions in Tennessee.

Gov. Bill Haslam requested Dr. Melissa McCall, of Kingsport, to serve on the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy for the next six years. McCall is a 2010 graduate of the Gatton College of Pharmacy’s inaugural class.

“I am honored and humbled to serve the state in this capacity and look forward to helping the Tennessee Department of Health fulfill its mission to protect, promote and improve the health and …

2018-November-28-Gatton Alumna Appointed To Tennessee Board Of Pharmacy, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 28, 2018) – A graduate of East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has been appointed to one of the highest pharmacy positions in Tennessee.

Gov. Bill Haslam requested Dr. Melissa McCall, of Kingsport, to serve on the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy for the next six years. McCall is a 2010 graduate of the Gatton College of Pharmacy’s inaugural class.

“I am honored and humbled to serve the state in this capacity and look forward to helping the Tennessee Department of Health fulfill its mission to protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of …

2018-November-27-Percussion Ensemble Concert, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 27, 2018) – The East Tennessee State University Percussion Ensemble will present its Fall Concert on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mathes Hall auditorium.

The ensemble will perform a variety of literature under the direction of Dr. Matthew Geiger and Logan Ball.  The program features works by John Cage, Henry Cowell, Anders Åstrand and more contemporary composers.

This is the first ETSU Percussion Ensemble concert for Geiger, who joined the Department of Music faculty this fall following the retirement of longtime percussion director Dr. Rande Sanderbeck.

Geiger was a visiting assistant professor of …

2018-November-27-Women On Wednesdays, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 27, 2018) – “Infertility Finds All the Weak Spots: Effects of Infertility on Women’s Mental, Physical and Relational Functioning” is the topic Dr. Julia Dodd will address in East Tennessee State University’s “Women on Wednesdays” Lecture Series on Dec. 5 at noon at the Reece Museum.

This free public lecture is the last talk of the fall semester in the “Women on Wednesdays” series sponsored by the ETSU Women’s Studies Program.

Dodd will discuss the different effects experiencing infertility has on women’s mental, physical and relationship functioning as shown in results from a recent international, mixed-method study. …

2018-11-27 University Tenure Committee, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

University Tenure Committee meeting minutes for November 27, 2018.

2018-November-20-Heritage Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 20, 2018) — A local legacy, the Clinchfield Railroad and its founder, George L. Carter, will be honored during Heritage Day on Saturday, Nov. 24, at East Tennessee State University’s Carter Railroad Museum.

The museum’s namesake was instrumental to the growth of the region and the university. Carter was most responsible for establishing the original Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway, now part of CSX. A well-known developer and land owner, Carter bequeathed his 120-acre farm and $100,000 toward the establishment of the East Tennessee State Normal School, which later became ETSU.

The Clinchfield’s main line and …

2018-November-20-Tema Stauffer, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (November 20, 2018) – For more than two years, Tema Stauffer captured images portraying the history of Hudson, New York.  This fall, she is sharing her finished project with the public in her solo exhibition at East Tennessee State University.

Since she was a child, Stauffer gravitated toward literature and fine arts. During her childhood, she was a prolific reader and enjoyed writing. She also took many kinds of art classes at the Kalamazoo Art Institute. A class she took there during high school, however, marked the beginning of her exposure to photography.

“Photography is a medium …

2018-November-20-Gatton Mentor Program, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 20, 2018) – Second-year pharmacy students interested in becoming independent community pharmacists will develop important leadership and business skills through a new mentorship launched by the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University.

Seven students joined the first mentorship group and have been assigned to independent pharmacy owner mentors, who, beyond the development of crucial networking opportunities, will work one-on-one to help students prepare for their careers.

“Formally, the program is designed to last 24 months, but we anticipate the relationships will last a lifetime,” said Dr. Jeffrey Gray, program director and associate professor …

2018-November-20-Through A Different Lens, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Photography expert's talk to focus on 'UPSTATE' exhibition, buildings as reflection of human experience

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 20, 2018) – Photos, though they focus on one fraction of a second in time, are multivalent, says independent scholar and photography curator Dr. Alison Nordström. They can have multiple meanings and values.

“They describe, with encyclopedic detail, what a person, place or thing has looked like at a singular moment,” says Nordström, an associate at Harvard’s Peabody Museum and a former curator at George Eastman House and Southeast Museum of Photography. “They show us what has existed in what space and how …

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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2018-November-15-David P. Atkins As Dean Of University Libraries, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-November-15-Lactation Suite, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-November-15-Millennium Center, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-November-15-New Employees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2018-November-15-Notable Women, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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