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2022-August-01-Etsu Opening Observatory For Free Open House Events, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Curious about some of the initial results from the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space-viewing tool ever constructed?  

Would you like to look through top-of-the-line telescopes at the moon, stars and other planets? 

You’ll get the chance at East Tennessee State University.

First open house is Sept. 3

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, ETSU faculty will open the Harry D. Powell Astronomical Observatory for an open house event once a month during the fall semester.  

“For anyone interested in astronomy, curious about the night sky or simply wanting to learn more …

2022-August-01-Etsu Presents Distinguished Faculty Award In Service To Ashley Sergiadis, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University presented its 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award in Service to Ashley Sergiadis, digital scholarship librarian and assistant professor in the Charles C. Sherrod Library.

The Distinguished Faculty Awards in Teaching, Research and Service are the highest honors bestowed upon faculty by ETSU. 

Sergiadis has been instrumental in launching two major initiatives that help reduce the cost of textbooks and other course materials: the Open and Affordable (OA) Course Materials Awards Program in collaboration with ETSU’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the Sherrod Library’s E-Textbook Reserves Program. The resulting materials have been used …

2022-August-01-Etsu Response: Kentucky, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University has updated its ETSU Response website to provide information on support for those affected by the recent floods impacting eastern Kentucky and surrounding regions.

The website, etsu.edu/response, provides links and contact information for those who wish to provide volunteer or monetary support to relief agencies working with the people of Kentucky.  

While the ETSU Dean of Students office is reaching out to offer support and assistance to students who have homes in the region, the ETSU Response website also helps connect students, faculty and staff who may have been personally impacted to …

2022-August-01-Etsu Undergraduate Admissions To Host Tri-Cities College Fair, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Over 60 colleges and universities from across the Southeast will be represented at the annual Tri-Cities College Fair hosted by East Tennessee State University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions on Thursday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m. at Freedom Hall Civic Center.

All area high school students, prospective transfer students and their families are invited to attend this college fair, which is free and open to the public. Representatives of regional two- and four-year institutions will be present to discuss admission requirements, scholarships, academic programs, campus life and more.

“We know there have been a lot …

2022-August-01-Etsu Welcomes New Basler Chair, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Musician and sociologist Jason Davis will serve this fall as the East Tennessee State University Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of the Arts, Rhetoric and Science, a prestigious university post held by a range of scholars for nearly 30 years.    

“He will be doing so much on campus and in the community this semester, including teaching an engaging course and leading innovative workshops,” said Dr. Mimi Perreault, an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication, who is serving as Davis’s faculty liaison.

Jason Davis

Davis is teaching a Media and …

2022-August-01-Etsu's Dr. Cerrone Foster Wins Distinguished Faculty Award In Teaching, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Cerrone Foster, a scientist teaching at East Tennessee State University for more than a decade, has won the university’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching.  

It is the highest teaching honor that ETSU presents to a faculty member. 

“I have been nothing but inspired by Cerrone’s passion to contribute to the ETSU community, not only through her teaching but also through a diverse number of activities including research mentorship and community service,” wrote a fellow faculty member and Foster’s nominator.  

Foster earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from The College of New Jersey in 2001 and …

2022-August-01-Final Summer Heritage Day Is Saturday At Etsu's Carter Museum, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – The final summer Heritage Day event at East Tennessee State University’s Carter Railroad Museum will focus on the history of railroads in the American West.  

Visitors will enjoy replicas of specialized equipment that passed through some of America’s most dramatic scenery, including the Grand Canyon, Great Salt Lake, the Redwood forests and Yellowstone.

Event is Aug. 27

The “Way out West” event is Saturday, Aug. 27.

“The impact these railroads had on establishing a cohesive and united nation on our continent is what helped make America a great country,” said Geoff Stunkard, Heritage Day coordinator for the …

2022-August-01-More Students Choosing Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

East Tennessee State University welcomed more than 2,000 first-year students this week. New student enrollment at ETSU looks to be 9% higher than last year and 23% higher than in 2020, according to early enrollment data released by the university today. The ACT scores and high school GPAs of the entering class also have increased. Preliminary data show that the average ACT score for incoming students is 23, and the average high school GPA is 3.53.

“ETSU is increasingly being recognized as a destination school,” President Brian Noland said. “Students in the region —and well beyond —are coming to ETSU …

2022-August-01-Olive Named To Lcme, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Kenneth E. Olive of East Tennessee State University has been selected to serve on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the American Medical Association and Association of American Medical Colleges.

Olive, who will serve a three-year term, is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and associate dean for accreditation compliance in ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine.

Dr. Kenneth E. Olive

The LCME is the accrediting body for medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree in the United States and Canada. According to the organization’s website (lcme.org), the LCME is …

2022-August-01-Etsu's Dr. Kate Beatty Wins Distinguished Faculty Award In Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Kate Beatty, a public health researcher whose work focuses on rural and Appalachian health and advancing health care for rural and low-income women, has won East Tennessee State University’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research. 

It is the highest research honor that ETSU presents to a faculty member. 

A faculty member who wrote a letter in support of her nomination noted that Beatty’s work “is both practical and policy-relevant – critical attributes for meaningful research in the public health arena.”  

Beatty has been a member of the ETSU College of Public Health since 2014, where she is …

2022-August-01-Partnership Classes Offer Real-World Training At Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

He plants new shrubs and flowers, ensuring the vegetation gets the appropriate amount of water and sunlight. He cultivates newly planted trees, pruning and assessing the health of the saplings. He helps craft plans for a range of extreme weather events, including droughts and floods.  

 

East Tennessee State University’s Travis Watson is the campus arborist. He’s also a graduate student working toward a certificate in geospatial analysis. 

  

“Community projects are huge for me, and I get a lot of personal enjoyment from that,” said Watson, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in biology. “My graduate training at ETSU gave …

2022-August-01-Researchers Discover Extinct Bone-Crushing Dog At Etsu's Gray Fossil Site, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Overseen by the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology at East Tennessee State University, researchers have studied the Gray Fossil Site for over 20 years, identifying many extinct animal and plant species. While large herbivores are well known from the site, large predators are relatively uncommon, so far including only alligators and scarce remains of at least one sabertooth cat. 

Now, there’s a new predator on the scene.  

A recent study published in the Journal of Paleontology describes a single right humerus (upper arm bone) of an animal named Borophagus, a member of an extinct …

2022-August-01-Pharmacy Technician Certification Course, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – A course to train pharmacy technicians is offered by East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development from Sept. 6-Dec. 15.

This class, limited to 35 students, will train assistants to help pharmacists in handling medications and serving patients. Those who pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination become nationally certified.

The course instructor is Cheryl Ollry, a pharmacy technician with the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has over 15 years of experience in retail and hospital pharmacy.

Students will attend the live class that will meet on the ETSU campus in Sam …

2022-August-01-A Summer At Barter - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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ETSU’s Kailey Kyle recalls many summers when her mother would take her and her brother and sister to see one of the Barter Players shows at Barter Theatre.

“We would always do this before school started, and it became a tradition,” said Kailey, who hails from Coeburn, Virginia.

Kailey remembers the magic the actors created on stage. She could see the relationships and was impressed by the work of the performers. And she dreamed that one day she could be on that same stage.

This summer, Kailey’s journey came full circle as she returned to The Barter Players, but …

2022-August-01-Ix Who Shine - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

East Tennessee State University is home to a number of phenomenal faculty members, one of whom was recently recognized in a nationwide campaign. Last month, Gatorade launched “IX Who Shine” in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. In it, they highlight nine women who have made significant impacts in the world of sport, including ETSU’s Margaret “Meg” Stone, director of the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education. 

Stone has held the women’s discus throw record for Great …

2022-August-01-Meet Etsu's Newest Officer - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
– Eleanor Roosevelt

Officer Samantha Delduca of East Tennessee State University’s Department of Public Safety says these words have been a powerful influence on her drive to prove herself and to serve her community. She wants others to understand the truth of those words as she does herself. Samantha Delduca

Officer Delduca came to ETSU in 2022 after a long and winding road. After graduating high school in 2010, Delduca earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science at Chaminade University of Honolulu, then a master’s degree in cybersecurity at George …

2022-August-01-Doctor Of Occupational Therapy Program - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

While most students are returning to campus this week for the start of the semester, 19 graduate students have been in class all summer making ETSU history as the inaugural class of the new Doctor of Occupational (OTD) Therapy Program. Savannah Yankee

The new cohort of OTD students arrived in May 2022 and recently completed their first round of classes in their journey to become occupational therapists. “Over the summer, we really came together as a group to navigate the program,” said Savannah Yankee, a member of the first OTD class. “The faculty has been amazing, guiding the way for …

2022-August-01-New Etsu Faculty Part 2 - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dr. Amanda Slaten Frasier

Assistant Professor

Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Clemmer College 

What are you looking forward to the most about being an ETSU faculty member?

I am most excited to engage in research and develop new collaborations.

Where were you most recently working?

I have actually spent the last two years teaching high school at University School on campus. So I have been a part of the ETSU community for a while, but I am transitioning into a new role. Prior to coming to ETSU, I was an assistant professor in the teacher preparation program at Michigan State …

2022-August-01-Outfitting The Cutestbucs - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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East Tennessee State University and Ballad Health announced a new partnership that aims to create a foundation for the success of all children and their families across the Appalachian Highlands called Buccaneer Building Blocks.

Treasured milestones like a baby’s first steps, a sweet smile, or first words are among the moments families forever cherish as their children quickly grow. ETSU and Ballad Health are helping families mark some of those developmental milestones while providing key resources about early childhood education, lifelong learning, and college access planning.

Beginning this month, families of all newborn babies delivered at Ballad Health facilities in …

2022-August-01-Meet Our New Etsu Faculty -Part 3 - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dr. Bernita Armstrong

Assistant Professor

Department of Graduate Programs
College of Nursing

What are you looking forward to the most about being an ETSU faculty member?

I have worked for 13 years as an adjunct faculty in College of Nursing. Changing roles from adjunct to full-time faculty, I look forward to working with the graduate faculty and leadership team to continue promoting the latest best practices and provide intense and varied student-experiences, so our students feel confident when they change roles from students to practicing professionals.      

Where were you working most recently?

I worked for the Veterans Health Administration as …

2022-August-01-Restoring The Past - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

For more than 100 years, the Hindman Settlement School in Eastern Kentucky has sought to provide education and service opportunities for the people of its mountainous region. Unfortunately, the recent devastating floods in Kentucky threatened to erase important items that are part of the organization’s rich history.

When documents and photos from Hindman were damaged, faculty from ETSU who have connections with the Kentucky school reached out to the Archives of Appalachia to see if there was anything the center could do to assist with restoring and preserving these items.

So, a dedicated team of staff and volunteers came to …

The Hr Connection, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• Introducing O.U.R Southern- Orientation for University Readiness
• August Wellness Corner
• Upcoming USG Well-Being Events
• Save the Date!
• Employee Resource Group Informational
• On-Campus Part-Time Job Fairs
• New! Hiring Timelines
• Appointments available with our Financial Vendors

An Empirical Comparison Of The Extended Parallel Process Model With The Terror Management Health Model, David M. Hunt, Omar Shehryar

Marketing Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Extended Parallel Process Model posits that fear-appeal messages are processed only when message recipients perceive a critical level of threat. The more recent Terror Management Health Model suggests that, in addition to level of perceived threat, the nature of the threat also influences how target audiences process fear appeals. Specifically, fear appeals that utilize the threat of death as a consequence trigger both conscious and nonconscious responses that influence message recipients’ health-related decisions. Accounting for the influence of consciousness of death helps explain maladaptive responses that extant theory has been unable to explain. Results from an experiment indicate that, …

The Use Of Fintech In Microfinance: The Fight Against Poverty Globally And In Egypt, Hala Elhadidi

Business Administration

Microfinance has long been seen as a remedy for global poverty, although it has had mixed success, as the literature demonstrates. While poverty remains, with the introduction of digital technology and the relaxation, in many areas, of the regulations controlling banking following the financial crisis of 2008, innovations in the financial services sector, known as fintech, could have a significant impact. This article examines the research literature on the topic and provides a case study from Egypt before making recommendations on policy change, and how fintech and microfi- nance might develop if they are to have an impact on poverty …

Knowledge Management Intellectual Capital, Lidia Gabalova

Books

The aim of this monograph is to bring to the attention of the Bulgarian reader new knowledge crucial to the strategic management of organisations in the conditions of knowledge-based economy. The monograph summarises over a decade of experience and considerable research in this field undertaken in Bulgaria, Scotland and Finland.

The Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital book reviews the historical development of knowledge management and intellectual capital theory and presents fundamental concepts, models, tools and substantial body of knowledge in these parallel research fields to the reader. The monograph makes an in-depth comparative analysis of key concepts and research frameworks, …

Perception Of Internal Controls Helps Explain Whistleblowing, Andrea M. Scheetz, Tonya D.W. Smalls, Joseph Wall, Aaron B. Wilson

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

The nonprofit sector may suffer financially from inconsistency in regulations and polices surrounding internal control implementation. To address this issue, our study explores how perceived internal control strength differs between nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Furthermore, we examine three components of the Committee of Sponsoring Organization framework to determine which components might significantly influence whistleblowing for nonprofit organizations. As expected, all three components appear to significantly influence whistleblowing for those in for-profit organizations. For those in nonprofit organizations, the perception of control activities and monitoring activities significantly mediates the relationship between organization type and whistleblowing intentions. Finally, the data indicate that …

Total Taxation: An Examination Of The Total Tax Burden Of Individuals In The West Michigan Area, Connor C. Meech

Honors Projects

Have you ever thought about how much you might pay in tax each year, across all tax types? If you have, a chill probably went down your spine before you gave up thinking about it. When the subject is brought up, most people think primarily of income. The truth of the matter is that income tax is far from the only tax we pay. Throughout the year, Americans may end up also paying sales tax, property tax, fuel taxes, various sin taxes, and estate tax, just to name a few. With so many ways to be taxed, some of which …

Smart Manufacturing—Theories, Methods, And Applications, Zhuming Bi, Lida Xu, Puren Ouyang

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

(First paragraph) Smart manufacturing (SM) distinguishes itself from other system paradigms by introducing ‘smartness’ as a measure to a manufacturing system; however, researchers in different domains have different expectations of system smartness from their own perspectives. In this Special Issue (SI), SM refers to a system paradigm where digital technologies are deployed to enhance system smartness by (1) empowering physical resources in production, (2) utilizing virtual and dynamic assets over the internet to expand system capabilities, (3) supporting data-driven decision making at all domains and levels of businesses, or (4) reconfiguring systems to adapt changes and uncertainties in dynamic environments. …

2022-August-01-Etsu Msn Program Ranked By Fortune, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University ranks ninth in the nation among Fortune Education’s Best Online Master’s in Nursing (MSN) Programs in 2022.

Recognizing that classrooms are “no longer physical but virtual,” Fortune Education aims to guide readers in “navigating this new, rich and somewhat overwhelming world of education.” Its rankings are developed and produced by its editorial staff.

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University ranks ninth in the nation among Fortune Education’s Best Online Master’s in Nursing (MSN) Programs in 2022.

Recognizing that classrooms are “no longer physical but virtual,” Fortune Education aims to guide readers in …

2022-August-01-Etsu's Carter Railroad Museum Sponsoring Fall Excursion, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Book your seat now for a fall railroad excursion.  

On Oct. 8, the George L. Carter Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and East Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum will sponsor a trip that features stops in the Great Smoky Mountains and western North Carolina.  

The trip will include the opportunity to shop, visit the Smoky Mountain Trains Museum and dine in Bryson City, North Carolina.  

“The route is a relaxing ride through quiet countryside on your way to small town life in western North Carolina on the Tuckasegee River Excursion,” organizers …