2020-August-31-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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

Dr. Michael J. Allshouse is a professor of pediatric surgery in the Department of Surgery. He comes to ETSU from Valley Children’s Healthcare, Madera, California, where he was medical director of Pediatric Surgery. He holds his D.O. from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Lori Balmer is director of Clinical Education and Radiography in the Department of Allied Health. She was previously director of the Radiography Program at Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She holds a master of public administration degree from Indiana University.

Dr. Amanda …

2020-August-31-Perfect 36 Score, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (August 31, 2020) Reilly Wells, a senior at University School, was notified that she earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT exam.

Fewer than half of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2019, only 4,879 out of nearly 1.8 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.

Originally from Sullivan County, Wells lives in Johnson City with her parents, Tamie and Warren Wells.  Her grandparents, Larry and Karen Daniels, live in Kingsport. This is her second year …

2020-August-31-Enjoy Retirement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Congratulations to the following members of the East Tennessee State University family who retired in August.  Thank you for your service!

Edward A. Baryla – Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Economics and Finance

Lee Johnson Morrow – Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Game Operations, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

Published August 31, 2020, as part of the Accent email newsletter for faculty and staff.

2020-August-31-Quillen College Of Medicine To Host Booney Vance Memorial Lecture, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 31, 2020) – East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine will host an online lecture by Dr. Andres J. Pumariega titled “Cultural Competence in Mental Health: Lessons from Booney Vance,” on Friday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m.

Pumariega, a former faculty member at Quillen, now serves as professor and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine and UF Health.

His lecture is part of the ETSU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ annual Dr. Hubert R. “Booney” Vance Memorial Lecture, established in memory of Vance, who …

A Place To Grow: Social Media And The Small Business, Lilli Vehikite

Marriott Student Review

E-commerce has revolutionaized the way we shop-- yet many small businesses have yet to embrace the growth that can come through harnessing the power of social media.

2020-August-28-Etsu Response Hurricane Laura, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 28, 2020) – East Tennessee State University has activated its ETSU Response website to provide information on support for those affected by Hurricane Laura.

The website, www.etsu.edu/response, provides links and contact information for those who wish to provide volunteer or monetary support to relief agencies.

It also helps connect students, faculty and staff who may have been personally impacted to support services, including the ETSU Counseling Center and the Employee Assistance Program.

The ETSU Response website has been used several times in the past to give individuals a way to provide assistance for victims of disasters …

2020-August-28-Deidra Rogers, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 28, 2020) – Change is certain, and the ability to embrace change and transform it into opportunities for growth can redefine a person’s future in ways unimagined. Deidra Rogers will discuss her own experiences with embracing change in “Braving MY Own Wilderness,” a free virtual talk in East Tennessee State University’s “Women on Wednesdays” series, on Sept. 2.

Deidra Rogers

2020-August-28-Carter Railroad Museum August Heritage Day, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 28, 2020) – The George L. Carter Railroad Museum, located in the Campus Center Building on the campus of East Tennessee State University, will reopen on Saturday, Aug. 29, for Heritage Day focusing on the vast expanses of the American West.

The colorful and popular lines of the region west of the Mississippi will be highlighted on the reopening, which will be operated under the specific health guidelines instituted by the university. All visitors will be required to wear masks while on the ETSU campus and in its buildings, including the railroad museum.  There will be directional …

2020-August-27-Abby Lewis Named Mockingbird Editor, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 27, 2020) – Abby N. Lewis is serving as the editor of the 2020-21 edition of The Mockingbird, East Tennessee State University’s literary magazine.

Abby N. Lewis

Lewis is starting her third and final year as a graduate student at ETSU. She is pursuing a dual master’s degree in English and communication and storytelling studies, as well …

2020-August-26-New Wellbeing Initiative Inspires Competition, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (August 26, 2020) – While there won’t be any flying Quidditch tournaments anytime soon, a new student wellbeing program at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is inspired by the competitive house model from Harry Potter and designed to help students soar to new heights throughout their pharmacy career.

The Gatton Wellbeing Program was created to foster mentorship, student leadership and personal growth through a friendly year-long tournament and is one of the first—if not the first—college of pharmacy program of its kind in the world, modeled on the highly successful “learning community” model pioneered …

2020-August-26-Leading Undergrad Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – (August 26, 2020) Dr. Trena Paulus has been named director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities for East Tennessee State University’s Honors College.

Paulus currently holds a research faculty appointment at the Quillen College of Medicine and is an affiliate faculty member with ETSU’s Applied Social Research Laboratory (ASRL).

In her new role, she will promote and increase the visibility of research efforts being made by ETSU undergraduate students and also create new opportunities for more students and faculty to work together.

“We want to get undergraduates engaged in research earlier in their university experience, possibly within …

2020-August-26-Etsu Awarded One Of Seven Rural Health Research Centers By Hrsa, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 26, 2020) – East Tennessee State University received one of seven Rural Health Research Center grants, awarded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, to create the Rural Health Equity Research Center.

The $2.77 million award, which ETSU won in collaboration with the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, part of NORC at the University of Chicago, spans four years.

According to HRSA, the goal of the Rural Health Research Center program is “to conduct rural research to assist providers and policy-makers at the federal, state and local levels …

2020-August-25-Letter From President Noland, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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August 25, 2020

As I walked across campus yesterday, I was energized by the number of people and face coverings I encountered. However, I realize that for each individual I see on campus, there are even more students, faculty and staff engaging with our institution remotely. All of us, including those learning and working on campus, are coping with feelings of isolation and uncertainty. These feelings are magnified by what is going on around us as outcries for social justice echo across our nation, most recently in Wisconsin where protests emerged following the police shooting of Mr. Jacob Blake.

Now …

2020-August-21-Pond Receives Honor, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 21, 2020) – East Tennessee State University bestowed its highest honors upon three professors today with the presentation of the 2020 Distinguished Faculty Awards for Teaching, Research and Service.

The winners were nominated and selected by their faculty peers. Each received a medallion, a plaque and $5,000 provided by the ETSU Foundation during the annual Faculty Convocation, which marks the beginning of the new academic year and fall semester. 

This year, the Faculty Convocation was delivered in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Distinguished Faculty Award in Teaching was presented to Dr. Brooks Pond …

2020-August-21-Dr Brooks Pond Receives 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award For Teaching, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 21, 2020) – East Tennessee State University presented the 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching to Dr. Brooks Pond, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The award was presented at the annual Faculty Convocation, which was delivered in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pond joined East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy as a founding faculty member in 2007. Over the past 13 years at ETSU, she has participated in didactic teaching of students within the College of Pharmacy and the biomedical science Ph.D. program.

Pond’s teaching accomplishments have …

2020-August-21-Dr Marc Fagelson Authors Ted-Ed Lesson About Tinnitus, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (August 21, 2020) – An animated educational video written by Dr. Marc Fagelson, professor of audiology at East Tennessee State University, has been viewed more than 576,000 times in just three days since it was posted on the popular TED-Ed YouTube channel.

The video, titled “What’s that ringing in your ears?”, provides a glimpse of the auditory system and explores the constant ringing sensation of tinnitus, why it happens and provides information regarding management strategies.

Roughly one in seven people worldwide experiences tinnitus, or “the perception of any number of sounds, such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, clicking, or …

2020-August-21-Dr Donna Cherry Receives 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award For Service, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 21, 2020) – The Distinguished Faculty Award for Service was presented to Dr. Donna Cherry, associate professor in the Department of Social Work in the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences.

The award was presented at the annual Faculty Convocation, which was delivered in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cherry, who has taught at ETSU since 2009, has held numerous service roles at the university and throughout the community.

“Overall, Dr. Cherry’s service record is remarkable,” said Dr. Mary Mullins, chair of the Department of Social Work. “The impact of service …

2020-August-21-Welcome Week 2020, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 21, 2020) – It will certainly look different this year than in years past, but in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, East Tennessee State University’s traditional Welcome Week will still provide new and returning students with opportunities to enjoy entertainment, engage with fellow students, learn about campus services and student organizations, and win prizes.

Over a two-week period – from Aug. 24-Sept. 3 – students may take part in a variety of virtual and self-guided events.

Highlights of the week include a drive-in movie, a virtual trivia event, and a virtual major concert.

Buctainment will host a …

2020-August-21-Women On Wednesdays, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 21, 2020) – “Suffrage in Southern Appalachia” is the focus of a free virtual talk by Rebecca Proffitt at East Tennessee State University on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at noon via Zoom.

This talk, held in conjunction with the centennial of Women’s Suffrage, is part of the “Women on Wednesdays” lecture series sponsored by the university’s Women’s Studies Program. The live stream may be viewed at https://etsu.zoom.us/j/91733077013. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.

Rebecca Proffitt

2020-August-21-Dr Mohamed Elgazzar Receives Distinguished Faculty Award For Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Dr. Mohamed Elgazzar receives 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award for Research

JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 21, 2020) – The Distinguished Faculty Award in Research was presented to Dr. Mohamed Elgazzar, professor in the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine.

The award was presented at the annual Faculty Convocation, which was delivered in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A member of the ETSU faculty since 2010, Elgazzar has gained national recognition for his research focusing on the molecular immunobiology of sepsis and chronic inflammation.

“Dr. Elgazzar is a brilliant researcher,” said Dr. Zhi Q. Yao, …

Exploring The Spillover Effects Between The Cargo Market And Shipping Market : The Case Of The Dry Bulk Market, Yifeng Li

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

2020-August-20-Latimer Pack Appointed To Leadership Tennessee, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 20, 2020)  – East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Linda Latimer and Dr. Robert Pack are among 38 leaders from across Tennessee who will spend the next year engaging in collaborative, non-partisan dialogue on issues of statewide importance as part of Leadership Tennessee’s class of 2020-2021.

Latimer is a member of ETSU’s Board of Trustees. Pack serves as associate dean for academic affairs and professor of Community and Behavioral Health in ETSU’s College of Public Health.

Entering its eighth year, Leadership Tennessee selects a new class of leaders annually to take part in a statewide study course while …

2020-August-20-Enhanced Safety Measures, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 20, 2020) – In just a few days, the fall 2020 semester will begin at East Tennessee State University, and as students, faculty and staff prepare for the start of a new academic year, several changes to campus operations have been put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The institution’s values are clear: people come first,” said ETSU President Brian Noland. “Each of us has a responsibility to make decisions that safeguard our own health as well as the health and safety of others. Protecting the health of everyone and maintaining a safe campus …

2020-August-19-Cross Country Press Release, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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2020-August-18-Equity And Inclusion Conference, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 18, 2020) – “By All, For All: Remapping Our Communities, Economies and Lives Through Equity and Inclusion” is the theme of the second annual Equity and Inclusion Conference at East Tennessee State University.

This conference, which will be held virtually on Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 22-23, is sponsored by the ETSU Office of Equity and Inclusion.

The objectives of the conference are to:

• Increase knowledge and awareness of equity and inclusion issues on campus;
• Recognize the importance of equity and inclusion in the well-being of communities;
• Increase empathy for diverse populations and experiences; and
• Provide tools for making classrooms …

2020-August-18-Dr Roslyn Robinson Becomes First Cno At Etsu Health, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 18, 2020) – ETSU Health has named Dr. Roslyn Robinson as its first chief nursing officer (CNO). Robinson also becomes the new associate dean of practice and community partnerships in the East Tennessee State University College of Nursing.

As ETSU Health’s first CNO, Robinson will be responsible for working with other ETSU Health leaders to establish policies that benefit nursing staff and patients by formulating and implementing new nursing strategies within ETSU Health’s clinical sites.

“As the CNO for ETSU Health, my role will align with ETSU Health’s senior administration team by offering the best insights to …

2020-August-17-Pop-N-Doc Womens Suffrage, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 17, 2020) – The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing women’s right to vote, and in recognition of that milestone, women’s suffrage is the topic for August in an East Tennessee State University film discussion series.

ETSU’s Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement and Center for Teaching Excellence are hosting a “Pop-n-Doc” virtual film discussion series for students, faculty, staff and the public to prompt dialogue regarding civic engagement, diversity, justice and the American experience.

Each month, participants watch, on their own, one popular film …

2020-August-17-Department Of Social Work Hosts Msw Information Sessions, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 17, 2020)  – East Tennessee State University’s Department of Social Work will host several virtual information sessions to promote opportunities for students to pursue a master of social work (M.S.W.) degree at its Abingdon, Asheville, Johnson City and Sevierville sites.

The first session is set for Thursday, Aug. 27. Additional sessions will be held Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. All of the sessions are open to the public and will be held on Zoom (Zoom meeting ID: 934 5430 3676; Password: MSW).

ETSU’s M.S.W. program has been accredited since 2007 and offers a …

2020-August-14-Johnson Named To Ctli, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY –  (August 14, 2020) Dr. Keith Johnson, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion at East Tennessee State University, is one of 30 leaders from across the state selected as the newest cohort for the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute (CTLI).

By 2025, at least half of the jobs in Tennessee will require some type of postsecondary credential, according to data from the Center for Economic Research in Tennessee; latest figures from the Lumina Foundation put Tennessee’s college attainment rate at 45%. Since 2016, CTLI has created a space where leaders from across Tennessee collectively focus on eliminating barriers to …

The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence And Potential Impact On The Sales Function, Richard E. Plank, Pamela M. Peterson

AMTP Proceedings 2020

After a great deal of press and promise, artificial intelligence is beginning to make inroads in the sales function. In this paper, we follow on United Kingdom-based company called CloudApps and the firm's development of an artificial intelligence solution to address the issues inherent in the management of the sales pipeline. We then outline some of the other potential applications using artificial intelligence within an organizations' sales function.