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2020-February-28-An Impressive Report Card, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-28-An Impressive Report Card, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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(Feb. 28, 2020) On February 14, the State Board of Education released its annual Educator Preparation Report Card.  The ETSU Clemmer College performed very well and was among a small number of institutions to earn an overall designation as “Exceeds Expectations.” 

 Highlights of the report include:

  •  ETSU performed very well in the “Employment” category that found a high percentage of recent Clemmer graduates working in Tennessee’s public schools system who are retained as teachers in their 2nd and 3rd year of teaching. 
  • Clemmer also performed well in “Provider Impact” that reflected on the positive influence our alumni are …


2020-February-28-March Guest And Faculty Recitals, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-28-March Guest And Faculty Recitals, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 28, 2020) – The East Tennessee State University Department of Music continues its spring 2019 concert season with two performances featuring faculty and guest artists.

The following performances are open to the public: 

  • David Kovac and Friends will be presented Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 E. Market St.  In this concert, Dr. David Kovac, ETSU assistant professor of strings, will perform in a free viola recital featuring a variety of works performed with other ETSU faculty.
  • NOTE: This event has been cancelled due to the new coronavirus. On Friday, …


2020-February-27-Excellent Results, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-27-Excellent Results, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (Feb. 27, 2020) A recent financial and compliance audit of East Tennessee State University conducted by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury resulted in no findings or recommendations.  The report was released by the Division of State Audit Feb. 27.

Conducted annually, the audit was for the July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 fiscal year.  All state agencies are required to undergo this audit each year.

According to ETSU Chief Financial Officer Dr. B.J. King, the audit reviews the institution’s financial procedures and internal controls and evaluates how the university is complying with federal funding regulations. …


2020-February-26-Pharmacy School Creates Early Admission Pathway For Aspiring Pharmacists, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-26-Pharmacy School Creates Early Admission Pathway For Aspiring Pharmacists, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 26, 2020) East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has created an Early Admission Pathway for aspiring pharmacists to get started on their pharmacy career now.

High-achieving high school seniors choosing to attend ETSU or current ETSU freshmen can apply to be accepted directly into Gatton College of Pharmacy through the Early Admission Pathway, which provides students the opportunity to earn both a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in six years. 

Currently, the pharmacy school is waiving application fees to apply for the Early Admission Pathway. Students can learn more and …


2020-February-26-In Begleitungin Accompaniment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-26-In Begleitungin Accompaniment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 26, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum and Department of Literature and Language present an exhibition that features the poems of German author and philosopher Dieter Leisegang and the artwork of Claire-Lise Holy that continues through April 10 at the Reece Museum. A reception will be held Thursday, March 5, from 5-7 p.m. 

"Jolei's Verschwundenes Bild/Jolei's Lost Painting"

This 2004 mixed media work by Claire-Lise Holy is on display at the Reece Museum through April 10, courtesy of Joachim Leisegang.

Curated by Joachim Leisegang, who was the husband of Holy and brother of Leisegang, with …


2020-February-26-Charity Concert To Benefit Animal Shelter, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-26-Charity Concert To Benefit Animal Shelter, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 26, 2020) – The Student Advisory Council of East Tennessee State University’s Department of Music will host its third annual Community Charity Concert on Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Hall auditorium.

There is no admission fee, but donations are welcome.  All proceeds from this variety show will benefit the Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter.

The program will feature students of the Department of Music in solo and ensemble performances.  Included are a number of the department’s ensembles, such as ETSU Chorale, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Swashbucklers, Harmonium, Ascension and The Buc 5, a …


2020-February-26-Etsu Elevates Pitch Competition Winners, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-26-Etsu Elevates Pitch Competition Winners, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 26, 2020) – Each of the five teams selected to participate in the ETSU Elevate Pitch Competition came prepared with presentations and supporters last Thursday. The audience chose three winners, each receiving $5,000 service grants from East Tennessee State University to fund projects aimed at improving the lives of people across the region.

Now it is time for the winning teams from Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc., Feeding 5,000 and STREAMWORKS to begin implementing their projects.

First place went to Bunkheads, a team made up of students from Volunteer ETSU and Liv Detwiler from the Department …


2020-February-26-Hannah Mehaffey, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-26-Hannah Mehaffey, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 26, 2020) – Recent East Tennessee State University Media and Communication graduate Hannah Mehaffey earned national recognition for a music video that she directed, filmed and edited as her capstone project.

Her black and white video for “Crying Again” by Morgan’s Mill earned Mehaffey third place in the music video category of the 2020 Broadcast Education Association Awards. The country video coasts through the ETSU parking garage and ends with an intimate concert by the band on the top deck. Mehaffey said that ever since she heard the song by her husband’s band, she’s envisioned the concept. …


2020-February-26-Pharmacy School Creates Early Admission Pathway For Aspiring Pharmacists, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-26-Pharmacy School Creates Early Admission Pathway For Aspiring Pharmacists, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 26, 2020) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has created an Early Admission Pathway for aspiring pharmacists to get started on their pharmacy career now.

High-achieving high school seniors choosing to attend ETSU or current ETSU freshmen can apply to be accepted directly into Gatton College of Pharmacy through the Early Admission Pathway, which provides students the opportunity to earn both a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in six years. 

Currently, the pharmacy school is waiving application fees to apply for the Early Admission Pathway. Students can learn more …


2020-February-25-Goitse Come Here, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-25-Goitse Come Here, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Irish quintet Goitse to perform at ETSU

Band brings 'unique blend of Irish music' to the stage

JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 25, 2020) – Friends often stay in touch after college, while others travel disparate paths that do not intersect again. The award-winning quintet Goitse was forged in the creative crucible of the University of Limerick’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, and since their academy days, has continued collaborating musically, becoming what Roots Magazine calls “a powerful force” in Irish music worldwide.

“One day in our first year, Áine McGeeney was asked by a member of faculty to put …


2020-February-25-Students To Host Carnival For A Cause To Benefit Crumley House, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-25-Students To Host Carnival For A Cause To Benefit Crumley House, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 25, 2020) – Four student organizations at East Tennessee State University are collaborating to host “Carnival for a Cause” to benefit Crumley House, a local nonprofit brain injury rehabilitation center. This event kicks off Brain Injury Awareness Month.

The ETSU Honors College Student Council (HCSC), Allied Health Student Association (AHSA), Physical Therapy Club (PT Club) and American Medical Student Association (AMSA) collaborated on the fundraiser, which will be held Saturday, March 7, from 1-4 p.m. at the field adjacent to ETSU’s Wayne G. Basler Center for Physical Activity (CPA). In the case of inclement weather, the carnival …


2020-February-25-Something To Smile About, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-25-Something To Smile About, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 25, 2020) – What began as a regional continuing education (CE) event at East Tennessee State University to help dental professionals deliver better care to children who have sensory processing disorders is now reaching a national audience.

This month, which is National Children’s Dental Health Month, a self-study CE course co-written by ETSU professors Dr. Dobbie Dotson and Dr. Michelle Johnson, and Milligan College professor Dr. Christy Isbell, was published in two national peer-reviewed continuing education journals.

The course, which appeared in Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and Decisions in Dentistry, is titled “Caring for children with sensory …


2020-February-24-Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-24-Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 24, 2020) – Children in grades K-6 are invited to attend the Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment Workshop at East Tennessee State University from Monday-Friday, March 16-20.

The five-day workshop, sponsored by the Office of Professional Development, will meet 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in Sam Wilson Hall. This creative experience includes STEM activities, arts and crafts and an exciting field trip.

Each child should bring a bag lunch and wear “mess-friendly” clothing. Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $160 for the week.

To register, call 423-439-8084, email [email protected] or visit …


2020-February-24-Etsu Bands Concert Emotions, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-24-Etsu Bands Concert Emotions, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 24, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will perform in concert on Tuesday, March 3.

In “Emotions,” each ensemble will present a concert program on the theme of emotions, including love, joy, laughter, sadness and more.  The program will feature such works as Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to ‘Candide,’” “Song for Lyndsay” by Andrew Boysen Jr. and David Maslanka’s “Give Us This Day.”

The Wind Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Christian Zembower, professor and director of bands in the ETSU Department of Music. The ETSU Concert Band is conducted by Dr. Joe D. …


2020-February-24-Light From Light, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-24-Light From Light, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 24, 2020) – Like the rivers and forests of East Tennessee, where the film is set, “Light From Light,” reviewers say “runs deep.” Yet no matter how deep, dark and impenetrable things may seem in those uncharted areas, this unconventional ghost story is truly light-filled.

On Monday, March 2, at 7 p.m. in East Tennessee State University’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium in the D.P. Culp Student Center, Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will present a screening of the 2019 narrative film “Light From Light” as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent …


2020-February-21-The River And The Wall, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-21-The River And The Wall, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 21, 2020) – “The River and the Wall,” an award-winning documentary by conservation filmmaker Ben Masters, will be screened at East Tennessee State University on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. in the D.P. Culp Student Center’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium.

The free public screening is sponsored by American Variety Radio host Court Lewis and the ETSU Department of Sustainability in cooperation with Fin and Fur Films.

The film follows Masters, along with National Geographic explorer Filipe DeAndrade, ornithologist Heather Mackey, river guide Austin Alvarado and conservationist Jay Kleberg on a two-and-a-half-month journey down 1,200 miles of …


2020-February-20-Hooper Named Associate Dean Of Research And Scholarship At Etsu College Of Nursing, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-20-Hooper Named Associate Dean Of Research And Scholarship At Etsu College Of Nursing, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Dr. Vallire Hooper

JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 20, 2020) – Dr. Vallire Hooper has been named Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship and Director of the PhD program at East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing.

“I am very excited to have Dr. Hooper join our faculty and serve as Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship,” said Dr. Wendy Nehring, dean of the College of Nursing. “She brings excellent experience in successful grant writing and sustained scholarship. I believe that she can be instrumental in taking our college to the next level in scholarship and research funding.”

For the last nine …


2020-February-20-Three Emerging Writers, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-20-Three Emerging Writers, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 20, 2020) – “Three Emerging Writers” – poets J. Scott Brownlee, Kristin Robertson and Matthew Wimberley – will visit East Tennessee State University on Monday, March 2, to work with university students and to give a free public poetry reading.

The reading will begin at 4 p.m. in the Reece Museum.  Each writer will present a 20- to 30-minute reading, and the public will have the opportunity to interact with each poet during a Q&A and book-signing. 

The “Three Emerging Writers” series is a popular and well-attended program featuring public poetry and fiction readings and class visits …


2020-February-19-Carter Railroad Museum Heritage Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-19-Carter Railroad Museum Heritage Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 19, 2020) – For the first time ever, East Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum will hold its monthly Heritage Day about America’s railroading industry on Saturday Feb. 29, leap day.

During this free event, several of the Heritage Day layouts will focus on the simpler days of American railroads. Normally operating less than 200 miles of track, short lines were just what the name implies, railroad companies that ran local and rural train movements. Some companies operated alone while others were owned by corporations that invested in them to access specific areas. These operations …


2020-February-19-The Healthy Campus Focus Of Etsu Student Success Symposium, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-19-The Healthy Campus Focus Of Etsu Student Success Symposium, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 19, 2020) – “The Healthy Campus: Well-Being and Your Campus Community” is the focus of the 2020 Student Success Symposium to be hosted by ETSU’s Division of Student Life and Enrollment on Friday, March 27, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the D.P. Culp Student Center.

Keynote speaker Dr. Nance Lucas will address “Uplifting Well-Being in Higher Education.”

Lucas is executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University, where she is the co-founder of Leading to Well-Being programs, MasonLeads, and the Leadership Legacy Program, for which she also serves as the senior …


2020-February-19-Professional Characters In Westerns, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-19-Professional Characters In Westerns, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 19, 2020) – “Professional Characters in Westerns” is the topic of a free public lecture to be given by Dr. Ken Hall at East Tennessee State University on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in the Reece Museum.

Hall’s talk is part of the Sigma Tau Delta Lecture Series sponsored by ETSU’s chapter of the international English honor society that promotes universal literacy, excellence in writing and appreciation of the literary arts.

Hall, a professor of Spanish in the ETSU Department of Literature and Language, will base his talk on material from his new book, “Professionals …


2020-February-19-Professors Receive Funding To Study Adverse Childhood Experiences Aces, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-19-Professors Receive Funding To Study Adverse Childhood Experiences Aces, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 19, 2020) – Dr. Megan Quinn and Dr. Shimin Zheng, associate professors in the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, have been awarded a Research Development Committee Major Grant for a pilot study to assess how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect a patient’s readiness to adhere to HIV treatment. 

The researchers will collaborate with ETSU Health’s Center of Excellence for HIV/AIDS and the Center of Excellence in Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity. This project stemmed from work that Quinn completed with Elaine Loudermilk, a doctor of public health student in …


2020-February-18-Etsu Elevates Pitch Competition, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-18-Etsu Elevates Pitch Competition, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 18, 2020) – Seven minutes – that’s how long each of the five competing teams will have to convince the audience that their service project is worthy of a $5,000 service grant from East Tennessee State University. The public is invited to be a part of this “Shark Tank Style” competition at the ETSU Millennium Center ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m.

The ETSU Elevates initiative, which supports service projects aimed at improving the lives of people across the region, was introduced by ETSU President Brian Noland last fall. So far, six teams have …


2020-February-18-Pharmacy Students Featured On National Pharmacy Magazine Cover, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-18-Pharmacy Students Featured On National Pharmacy Magazine Cover, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Pharmacy students featured on national pharmacy magazine cover

JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 18, 2020) – A group of students at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy were featured on the cover of the American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists’ (APhA-ASP) Student Pharmacist magazine.

The theme of the photoshoot in the November/December 2019 bi-monthly magazine was “Personal & Team Development” and featured students on the ETSU Basler Team Challenge and Aerial Adventure Course completing team-based activities. The photos were included in the magazine’s feature article, “Becoming a Successful Team,” by Dr. Crystal Atwell, APhA director of student and new …


2020-February-17-Uses Of The Drum In African Culture, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-17-Uses Of The Drum In African Culture, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 17, 2020) – “The Many Uses of the Drum in African Culture” is the focus of a free public talk by Rev. Vincent Dial to be held Thursday, Feb. 20, at East Tennessee State University.

In his talk, which will take place at 12:30 p.m. in Rogers-Stout Hall, room 101, Dial will discuss the impact of the drum on the political, economic, cultural and social development of Africa, as well as its various uses in America by Africans who entered the United States during and after the Colonial Era.

Dial, an ETSU alumnus, was a teacher and …


2020-February-17-Edu-Dolly Pn, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-17-Edu-Dolly Pn, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 17, 2020) – “Dolly: P/N 35 National Juried Art Exhibition” opens Tuesday, Feb. 18, at East Tennessee State University’s Slocumb Galleries.  The exhibit will continue through March 13.

The juror of this 35th annual “Positive/Negative” exhibition is Logan Lockner, an Atlanta-based writer and the editor of Burnaway, an online magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.  His writing has also appeared in such national publications as Art Papers, Pelican, Bomb, Photograph and The Rib, and he recently edited the anthology “Stranger, Harder, Brighter: The 2019 Burnaway Reader.”  In 2018, he was a finalist …


2020-February-17-Fall Deans List, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-17-Fall Deans List, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 17, 2020) – East Tennessee State University has announced the names of students who attained a grade point average qualifying them for inclusion in the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester.

To receive this honor, undergraduate students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours of undergraduate coursework with no grade below ‘B-’ in any course taken, and a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students from the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours and earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 …


2020-February-17-Sonja Dubois, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-17-Sonja Dubois, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Sonja Dubois

JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 17, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Department of History will host a free public talk by Holocaust survivor Sonja Dubois on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. in Rogers-Stout Hall, room 118.

Born Clara van Thijin in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Oct. 19, 1940, Dubois became a Holocaust child survivor in July 1942, when her parents were deported to Auschwitz.  She was adopted and raised by a Dutch foster family, first in the Netherlands and then in the United States, without fully being told about her biological family and true identity.

The Knoxville resident chronicled …


2020-February-14-February Story Slam, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-14-February Story Slam, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 14, 2020) – “Scars” is the theme for February in East Tennessee State University’s “Re-Generation: A Johnson City Story Slam” series.

This free public Story Slam will be held Friday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. at JRH Brewing, 458 W. Walnut St.  Donations at the door are welcome.

The “Re-Generation” series of unvarnished storytelling concerts opens the door to audience members instead of paid professional tellers.  These events follow the story slam concept that originated in 2001 with The Moth, a non-profit literary society from New York, and spread to cities around the country.

Storytellers in the …


2020-February-14-Upcoming Music Recitals, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Feb 2020

2020-February-14-Upcoming Music Recitals, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 14, 2020) – The East Tennessee State University Department of Music continues its spring 2019 concert season with a number of performances featuring faculty and guest artists.

All of the following performances are open to the public: 

  • Yi-Yang Chen, ETSU assistant professor of piano, will present a Faculty Recital on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Hall auditorium.  He will perform masterpieces by Beethoven in honor of the composer’s 250th birthday, along with works by Granados, Prokofiev and others.  The program will also include the United States premier of a new work …