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2021-March-30-Walk A Mile In Her Shoes April, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-30-Walk A Mile In Her Shoes April, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 30, 2021) – Men from throughout the community are invited to “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” at East Tennessee State University on Thursday, April 8.

OASIS (Outreach & Advocacy: Sexuality Information for Students) and ETSU Fraternity and Sorority Life are teaming up to host the International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to raise awareness about serious causes, effects and remediations to men’s sexualized violence. Participants will don high heels across the red carpet in the Cave, located on the first floor of the D.P. Culp …


2021-March-30-Middle School Girls Softball Victory, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-30-Middle School Girls Softball Victory, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2021-March-29-Etsu Health Hosting Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics For Anyone Age 18 And Older, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-29-Etsu Health Hosting Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics For Anyone Age 18 And Older, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The ETSU Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics are now full. Patients who wish to add their names to a waitlist in case of cancellations may do so at www.etsuhealth.org. 

JOHNSON CITY (March 29, 2021) – ETSU Health will host COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Thursday, April 1; Saturday, April 3; Tuesday, April 6; and Thursday, April 8, by appointment only. These clinics are open to anyone age 18 and older, regardless of health condition.

The ETSU Health vaccine clinic will administer Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, which only requires one shot. Appointments are available online at ETSUHealth.org for April …


2021-March-29-Etsu Health Tendrá Cuatro ClíNicas De VacunacióN Covid-19 Para Cualquier Persona Mayor De 18 AñOs, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-29-Etsu Health Tendrá Cuatro ClíNicas De VacunacióN Covid-19 Para Cualquier Persona Mayor De 18 AñOs, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Las citas de las clínicas de vacunación contra COVID-19 de ETSU Health ahora están llenas. Los pacientes que deseen agregar sus nombres a una lista de espera en caso de cancelación pueden hacerlo en www.ETSUHealth.org.

JOHNSON CITY (29 de marzo de 2021) - ETSU Health organizará clínicas de vacunación contra COVID-19 el jueves 1 de abril; Sábado 3 de abril; Martes 6 de abril; y el jueves 8 de abril solo con cita previa. Estas clínicas están abiertas a cualquier persona mayor de 18 años, independientemente de su estado de salud.

La Clínica de Vacunas de Salud de ETSU …


2021-March-27-High School Boys Soccer Team Wins 5-1 Over Providence Adacemy, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-27-High School Boys Soccer Team Wins 5-1 Over Providence Adacemy, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2021-March-25-Centriworks Teams With Etsu's Project Earth, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-25-Centriworks Teams With Etsu's Project Earth, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 25, 2021) –  Centriworks, a locally-owned company and nationally recognized business technology leader, recently donated access to KnowledgeWave software to East Tennessee State University’s Project EARTH (Employing Available Resources to Transform Health), a part of the ETSU College of Public Health.

Housed at the ETSU/Eastman Valleybrook campus, Project EARTH prepares public health graduates to work in almost any environment, especially the kinds of low-resource environments that might exist in rural areas, overseas and in post-disaster settings.

“Centriworks is pleased to announce their partnership with ETSU’s Project EARTH,” said Steve Sumner, Centriworks president. “Being an environmentally responsible company …


2021-March-23-Etsu Health Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic March 20-21, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-23-Etsu Health Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic March 20-21, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

p xmlns:ouc="https://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables">(March 23, 2021) More than 40 student and faculty volunteers from ETSU Health helped administer nearly 500 Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccines at a community-wide vaccine clinic held at ETSU’s The James and Nellie Brinkley Center on Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21.


“We thought it would be helpful and fulfill a need in the community to offer the vaccine on the weekend, when people might not be able to get it otherwise,” said Dr. Adam Welch, associate dean for assessment and academic affairs at Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy.

Appointments for the clinic filled up …


2021-March-23-Women On Wednesdays, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-23-Women On Wednesdays, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 23, 2021) – “Designing and Creating Costumes for Performance: Artistic, Technical, and Education” will be discussed by Bethany Skinner in a free virtual talk at East Tennessee State University on Wednesday, March 31, at noon via Zoom.

Bethany Skinner

Skinner, who joined the ETSU staff in 2017 as the first person to supervise the Department of Theatre and Dance costume shop, received a 2020 Distinguished Staff Award for her work.

This talk is part of the “Women on Wednesdays” lecture series sponsored by the ETSU Women’s Studies Program. The meeting ID for the event is 968 5111 …


2021-March-19-Civility Week 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-19-Civility Week 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Updated March 19, 2021) – “Be the Light: Listen, Learn, Love” is the theme of East Tennessee State University’s 2021 Civility Week, which is planned for March 22-26.

The week features a variety of events planned by ETSU’s Student Government Association to encourage civil dialogue to bridge the current political, cultural and religious divisions of society.

Civility Week activities include:

  • “Race and Democracy: America is Always Changing, but America Never Changes,” a virtual discussion to kick off Civility Week with Dr. Eddie Glaude, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of African American …


2021-March-19-Quillen College Of Medicines Class Of 2021 Takes Part In Match Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-19-Quillen College Of Medicines Class Of 2021 Takes Part In Match Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 19, 2021) – The Class of 2021 at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine found out today where they were matched for their residencies upon their upcoming graduation.

Like many medical schools across the country, Quillen College of Medicine cancelled its in-person Match Day celebration held for students and their families due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted a virtual Match Day experience via Zoom, which friends and family could watch online.

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) pairs graduating medical students with residency programs throughout the country. The Class of 2021 enjoyed a successful …


2021-March-19-Kacl Spring 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-19-Kacl Spring 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

KINGSPORT (March 19, 2021) – The Kingsport Alliance for Continued Learning (KACL) will offer a series of informal in-person and virtual class options beginning March 23 focusing on a variety of subjects such as state and county election processes, coal mining in Appalachia, an opportunity to go “behind the curtain” with Symphony of the Mountains and more. 


Classes are open to anyone and will continue for six weeks. The KACL, in partnership with East Tennessee State University at Kingsport, provides non-credit courses, lectures and special events for adults, regardless of age or educational background. There are no homework assignments, grades …


2021-March-19-Johnson City Male Bald Eagle Has A Name, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-19-Johnson City Male Bald Eagle Has A Name, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 19, 2021) – The nesting pair of American Bald Eagles that the East Tennessee State University Department of Biological Sciences has been livestreaming in Johnson City since 2015 was struck with a potential disaster late in the spring of 2020, when the male parent, Noshi, failed to return to his nest that held Shima and their three very large nestlings. Finding herself a single parent, Shima continued to bring fish to feed her young birds and successfully fledged them from the nest.


The director of the EagleCam project, Dr. Fred Alsop, states that even though an extensive …


2021-March-18-125-The Next Chapter, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-18-125-The Next Chapter, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (March 18, 2021) A new strategic visioning process for East Tennessee State University – the Committee for 125 Chapter II – is being launched this month by President Dr. Brian Noland.

The initiative will build upon the foundation of the Committee for 125 effort that began in 2012 outlining strategic goals the institution hoped to achieve upon its 125th anniversary in 2036.  The goal of the new initiative is to develop a future-focused vision for ETSU that maximizes the power of the collective talent of the university and surrounding community to improve the lives of the …


2021-March-18-Caton Named Mtna National Teacher Of The Year, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-18-Caton Named Mtna National Teacher Of The Year, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 18, 2021) – National Teacher of the Year honors for 2021 were bestowed upon Dr. Benjamin D. Caton III of East Tennessee State University by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) during its virtual annual conference.

Caton’s unanimous selection by the MTNA for this award “testifies to his unparalleled dedication to education and service in music,” according to his colleague, Dr. Esther Park, associate professor of piano in the ETSU Department of Music. “This honor is only bestowed upon the best of the best teachers, and the fact that the MTNA unanimously voted to honor him is …


2021-March-18-Etsu Respiratory Therapy Program Ranked Among Best In Nation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-18-Etsu Respiratory Therapy Program Ranked Among Best In Nation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 18, 2021) – Intelligent.com recently ranked East Tennessee State University’s Respiratory Therapy Program 26th among the top 50 respiratory programs in the country and 28th among the best online respiratory therapy programs. There are more than 500 respiratory programs nationwide.


“Respiratory therapists have always been an integral part of patient care, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, their role in health care has received more attention than perhaps ever before,” said Dr. Don Samples, dean of the ETSU’s College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences. “I am proud of the faculty and students who make our program …


2021-March-18-Soccer News, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-18-Soccer News, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2021-March-16-Etsu Health Organiza Centro De VacunacióN Contra La Covid-19, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-16-Etsu Health Organiza Centro De VacunacióN Contra La Covid-19, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Las citas para la Clínica de Vacunas COVID-19 del 20 al 21 de marzo están completas. En este momento, no sabemos si ETSU Health o cuándo recibirá vacunas adicionales.

JOHNSON CITY (16 de marzo de 2021) – ETSU Health organizará un centro de vacunación contra la COVID-19 este fin de semana del 20 y 21 de marzo. Los miembros de la comunidad están elegibles para vacunarse solo por medio de citas programadas según el plan de vacunación del Tennessee (actualmente los individuos 65+ y los que están en los grupos 1a1, 1a2, 1b y 1c).


El centro de vacunación de …


2021-March-16-Soccer News, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-16-Soccer News, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2021-March-15-Etsu Pharmacy Partners With Area Pharmacies For Mass Covid-19 Clinic, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-15-Etsu Pharmacy Partners With Area Pharmacies For Mass Covid-19 Clinic, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 15, 2021) — East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy partnered with three area community pharmacies to hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at First Baptist Church in Greeneville, Tennessee, on Saturday, March 6, administering over 500 vaccines.

The independent community pharmacies included Atchley’s Drug Center, Corley’s Pharmacy and Corley’s Pharmacy Solutions, all located in the Greeneville area.

Since December, Gatton College of Pharmacy has volunteered at independent pharmacies, grocery stores, assisted living facilities, hospitals and health departments from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Hillsville, Virginia, administering over 25,000 COVID-19 vaccinations. The college volunteered more than 150 …


2021-March-12-Gatton Partners With Area Pharmacies For Mass Covid-12 Clinic, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-12-Gatton Partners With Area Pharmacies For Mass Covid-12 Clinic, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 12, 2021)— East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy partnered with three area community pharmacies to hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at First Baptist Church in Greeneville, Tennessee, on Saturday, March 6, administering over 500 vaccines.

The independent community pharmacies included Atchley’s Drug Center, Corley’s Pharmacy, and Corley’s Pharmacy Solutions, all located in the Greeneville area.

Since December, Gatton College of Pharmacy has volunteered at independent pharmacies, grocery stores, assisted living facilities, hospitals and health departments from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Hillsville, Virginia, administering over 25,000 COVID-19 vaccinations. The college volunteered over 150 hours at …


2021-March-11-Nursing Receives Usda Distance Learning And Telemedicine Grant, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-11-Nursing Receives Usda Distance Learning And Telemedicine Grant, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

Mark Bodo, technology manager at the ETSU College of Nursing, works with equipment in the simulation lab in ETSU’s Nicks Hall.

JOHNSON CITY (March 11, 2021) –  East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing recently received a $121,069 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant to enhance clinical and educational opportunities for patients and students.

The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Rural Utilities Service.

“This grant will allow our college to improve the delivery of care to our communities through advanced telehealth, create more opportunities for students to collaborate with …


2021-March-10-Strive For Success, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-10-Strive For Success, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (March 10, 2021) A new student mentoring initiative that pairs students of color with an upperclassman mentor will launch this fall in the Clemmer College at East Tennessee State University.

The program, called STRIVE (Students Teaching and Representing Inclusive Values and Excellence), will be available to all students of color in the Clemmer College.  The program will match freshmen with sophomore, junior or senior students of color who will serve as a mentor for the next year. After that year, mentees will become mentors to the next class of students, bringing the program full circle.

“The freshman …


2021-March-09-Etsu Distributing 5.5 Million, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-09-Etsu Distributing 5.5 Million, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 9, 2021) – More than 11,800 East Tennessee State University students are being notified this week they will be receiving financial assistance from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II).  Approximately $5.5 million in HEERF II funding is being dispersed to eligible ETSU students.



The funding from the U.S. Department of Education is made possible through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 that was approved last December in response to ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The law includes stimulus funding for colleges and universities to provide emergency grants to college …


2021-March-09-Etsu's Generation Rx Committee Earns 4th National Win, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-09-Etsu's Generation Rx Committee Earns 4th National Win, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 9, 2021) –  A student organization at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has earned its fourth national win, honored for educating the community about prescription drug misuse.   

The college’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists Generation Rx committee was awarded the APhA-ASP National Generation Rx Chapter Achievement Award for 2019-2020. This is the eighth year in a row that the chapter has been recognized either nationally or regionally and the fourth time the chapter has been named winner in the category. Overall, ETSU Generation Rx has earned first or second runner-up or winner …


2021-March-08-Bluecross Etsu Launching Bluesky Tennessee Institute, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-08-Bluecross Etsu Launching Bluesky Tennessee Institute, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 8, 2021) — BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has partnered with East Tennessee State University to create BlueSky Tennessee Institute. This groundbreaking collaboration will provide Tennessee students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in computing and a job offer at BlueCross – all in just two years.

BlueSky Institute’s accelerated bachelor’s degree will provide a new pathway into one of the fastest-growing careers in the nation. The program will help develop much-needed technology talent for BlueCross – and prepare the next generation of technology leaders.

“In developing BlueSky Institute, we sought out a program partner that …


2021-March-08-Inaugural Health Equity And Inclusion Lecture Featuring Dr Cara V James, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-08-Inaugural Health Equity And Inclusion Lecture Featuring Dr Cara V James, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 8, 2021) – East Tennessee State University is hosting an inaugural Health, Equity and Inclusion Lecture featuring Dr. Cara V. James, president and CEO at Grantmakers In Health (GIH), an educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people.


The lecture, titled “Understanding Health Disparities and What it Takes to Achieve Health Equity,” will be presented via Zoom on Tuesday, March 23, from 6-7:30 p.m. It is co-sponsored by the ETSU College of Public Health and the Office of Equity and Inclusion and is part of the College …


2021-March-05-Dr Steph Frye-Clark, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-05-Dr Steph Frye-Clark, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 5, 2021) – Dr. Steph Frye-Clark will perform in a Faculty Recital titled “Music Through a Queer Lens” on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. via YouTube.

Dr. Steph Frye-Clark

Dr. Steph Frye-Clark is an assistant professor of tuba and euphonium in the ETSU Department of Music.

Frye-Clark, an assistant professor of tuba and euphonium in the East Tennessee State University Department of Music, will present a musical showcase exploring low brass artistic expression, gender and sexual orientation. This recital is comprised of works written exclusively by queer individuals with the exception of gay, cisgender men. These …


2021-March-05-The Fever Of 1721, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-05-The Fever Of 1721, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 5, 2021) – Award-winning author Stephen Coss will present research from his book, “The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic that Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics,” in a free virtual talk in the East Tennessee State University Department of History Speaker Series.

Author Stephen Coss

Stephen Coss was inspired to write his award-winning book by a "Fact a Day" calendar item that mentioned the inoculation experiment undertaken by Dr. Zabdiel Boylston at the behest of the Rev. Cotton Mather.

His talk will be given Wednesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

In his 2016 book published by …


2021-March-05-Super Saturday Enrichment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-05-Super Saturday Enrichment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 5, 2021) – Renaissance Child Super Saturday Enrichment activities are planned this spring, offering hands-on science activities for children in kindergarten through seventh grade.

Making science fun

Kaylyn Manis, an ETSU rehabilitative health sciences major from Cookeville and a Renaissance Child counselor, demonstrates a STEM activity in this 2019 photo.

Presented by the Office of Professional Development in East Tennessee State University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies, these programs will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the ETSU campus (location TBA).

The first Super Saturday on March 20 will be an introduction to energy, with …


2021-March-04-New Pre-K - 12 Esl Minor, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University Mar 2021

2021-March-04-New Pre-K - 12 Esl Minor, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (March 4, 2021) How can educators help students in their classrooms for whom English is not their first language?

“Schools are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of multilingual students,” said Dr. Natalia Ward, an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction at East Tennessee State University.  “In many cases, the students are still working to develop their understanding of the English language. This is happening across the nation and is also happening here in our region.”

In fall 2021, the ETSU Clemmer College will launch a new minor in PreK-12 English as a Second Language (ESL) …