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The Southern Diet - Fried Foods And Sugary Drinks - May Raise Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death, Staff

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Etsu Today - Summer 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

Throughout my time as President of East Tennessee State University, I have enjoyed the privilege of working with many great leaders – individuals who have distinguished themselves as legends in Tennessee higher education. Having the opportunity to continue the legacy of Dr. Paul Stanton was one of the greatest honors ever bestowed upon me. My arrival at ETSU also allowed me to reconnect with Dr. Bert C. Bach, who at the time was the institution’s Provost. He and I had worked closely together during my tenure at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, and we had collaborated on many initiatives. Dr. …

Volume 30, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2021, Office Of Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2018-present

INSIDE THIS ISSUE VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 2 | SUMMER/FALL 2021

ON OUR COVER: Burke Nihill ’00, president and CEO of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans, sits for a photo at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

12 Titan Among Titans Burke Nihill ’00 is the president and CEO of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans, where he and his family are all part of the team.

16 Keeping Our Community Safe Through her many campus roles, Vickie (Noltkamper) Folse ’86 helped the Illinois Wesleyan community safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 Reimagining Radio Illinois Wesleyan’s storied campus radio station, …

2021-July-01-Enjoy Retirement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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

Andrew Battista – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, International Affairs and Public Administration, 36 years of service

Valerie Bodell – Information Research Technician, Degree Programs, 13 years of service

William R. Duncan – Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 12 years of service

Gail Kase – Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, four years of service

Thomas E. Kwasigroch – Associate Dean/Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, 42 years of service

Cecilia McIntosh – Professor, Department …

2021-July-01-Meet Caleb Atkins, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The third time was the charm for Caleb Atkins. As a freshman, the Ringgold, Georgia, native entered two different colleges that just weren’t the right fit for him. Then he found East Tennessee State University.

“I was in a different situation than most, because by the time I went into my third semester, I was at my third college,” said Atkins, now a senior Honors-in-Discipline economics major with a minor in finance. “I got to experience coming into a new place as a freshman three different times – once at a school with 35,000 students in downtown Atlanta; another time …

2021-July-01-Etsu Health Cardiologist Accepting New Patients, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (July 1, 2021) – Dr. Jeetendra (Jay) Patel, an experienced interventional cardiologist who is dedicated to caring for his patients, is accepting new patients at ETSU Health Cardiology.

As an interventional cardiologist, Patel diagnoses and treats heart and blood vessel conditions and diseases through nonsurgical procedures. 

Patel has a strong interest in general cardiology along with complex coronary interventions and in management of peripheral arterial disease, valvular heart disease and congestive heart failure. 

“Being an interventional cardiologist places me at the frontline of heart attack care, and I see that as my calling,” Patel said. “I am …

2021-July-01-Underwater Adventure, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University and STREAMWORKS will host an “Advanced Underwater Vehicle Workshop” at the ETSU-Eastman Valleybrook Campus in Kingsport from July 12-16. This professional development workshop will focus on the soon-to-be-released remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SeaMATE Barracuda 2.0. 

This workshop is just weeks ahead of the 2021 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International ROV World Championship, an underwater robotics competition, which will take place on the main ETSU campus Aug. 5-7. 

“There’s a need for educators to have access to real-world learning experiences, and part of that is training educators outside of the academic institutions and …

2021-July-01-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Lisa Baumer is an associate director of Financial Aid. She comes to ETSU from Lamar State College-Port Arthur, where she was an assistant director of Financial Aid. She holds an M.A. in anthropology from Louisiana State University.

Nellie Frye is a counselor in the Office of Financial Aid. Before coming to ETSU, she was a lead advisor and Summer Melt coordinator with the Niswonger Foundation. She holds a B.S. in psychology from ETSU.

Ethan Grey Hutchinson is an assistant director of advisement training in University Advisement. Hutchinson was an academic advisor in the East Carolina University College of Education before …

Kenyan Alumna Breaks Barriers In Leadership Role At Footwear Company., Jennifer R. Lloyd

Black History at St. Mary's University - 2025 Collection

At the helm of Bata Kenya PLC, one of the largest footwear companies in Kenya, Jeddidah Thotho is a trailblazer for women in business and global manufacturing. Not only is she the first person of color to lead Beta Kenya, but she is also the first woman to do so. St. Mary’s University is credited as aiding in her success as Thotho garnered a strong foundation from the university. From her days in high school, Thotho sought to gain skills in financial analysis and then utilized those skills in a role where she worked in fine jewelry and gemstone purchasing. …

Cas Faculty, Staff Collect Three State Arts Council Grants, Staff

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Exploring The Challenges And Barriers Of Professional Practice Experience In Health Information Management Education, Darla D. Branda

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Professional practice experience in health information management education provides students with the opportunity to apply theory to practice and prepare for the workforce. Yet, problems exist with placing and precepting students at healthcare organizations. The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges and barriers that preceptors have with placing and precepting students at their organizations. For this action research study, a qualitative multicase study was carried out. Data were collected from six participants using pre-interview surveys and interviews. The sample population included credentialed health information professionals currently working in acute care hospital settings with a recent history of …

External Funding Bulletin, January - June 2021, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Bulletins

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The Spinnaker Freshmen Guide Issue, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community. Date: Summer 2021

Students’ Evaluation Of Teaching In The Project-Based Learning Programme: An Instrument And A Development Process, Gary Pan, Venky Shankararaman, Kevin Koh, Sandy Gan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Students' evaluation of teaching (SET) is widely adopted in most universities. Besides allowing teachers to improve their teaching, SET offers an important input for university administrators' consideration in faculty promotion, contract renewal, salary increase and teaching award. While the practice of using SET instrument is well established, it remains ambiguous in the SET literature whether a dedicated SET instrument is used for alternative teaching pedagogy. Our paper argues that SET instrument may need to be re-designed to reflect the idiosyncrasy of another teaching pedagogy. Accordingly, this paper presents the development process of a SET instrument used to measure an alternative …

Future-Ready Accountant: Upskilling And Life-Long Learning In The Age Of Digital Transformation, Yuanto Kusnadi, Gary Pan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Upskilling and life-long learning are two key phrases that Education Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted in his speech at the Straits Times Education Forum 2021. The rapid emergence of digital technologies has disrupted many industries, including accountancy sector. While accounting jobs will continue to exist and grow, the way that accounting work is carried out is no longer the same. Accounting functions are increasingly relying on digital technologies to enable their work. For instance, data analytics is deployed in audit and forensics to detect irregular patterns in accounting transaction. Machine learning algorithms are used to sharpen forecasting models to predict sales …

Survey To Be Postponed, But Engagement Will Continue, Linda Gunter

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Myles Schwartz Honors Portfolio, Myles Schwartz

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Myles Schwartz's honors portfolio captured in July 2021.

2021-July-01-Bluegrass Artists In Residence, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Brittany Haas is widely regarded as one of the most influential fiddlers of her generation. She has performed with such artists as Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Bela Fleck, Dierks Bentley, Steve Martin and more, and currently tours with Hawktail.

JOHNSON CITY (July 12, 2021) – Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies and the Department of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University announce two new artists in residence for the 2021-2022 academic year: Brittany Haas and Mike Compton.

Haas is widely regarded as one of the most influential fiddlers of her generation. She grew up in Northern California, honing …

Leadership Doctorates Newsletter: Volume 7, Number 2, Larry Starr, Phd

Leadership Doctorates Newsletter (Formerly Strategic Leadership Newsletter)

In this Issue:

• Annual Mike Jackson Systems Lecture
• Uploaded Community Scholarship and Research
• Dissertation Support Group
• Jim Plummer Tries His Hand at Politics
• Emerging Challenges for Healthcare Leadership
• Global Education
• Entrepreneurial Endeavor
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Virtual Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
• Contributions to Global Education: Our Alumni
• DMgt Candidate Dissertations
• DMgt Learners Approaching Dissertation

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2021 - 2022, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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A Design Thinking Odyssey: Measuring And Documenting Graduate Learning Outcomes In The Co-Curricular Space, Alvin Sim, Paulin Tay Straughan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Co-curricular experiences should be warranted a fair amount of attention in higher education, particularly for their ability to help students develop real-world employability skills and a platform for them to critically reflect upon and expand their perspectives. These are crucial in developing the future-ready graduate – the type of graduate the Singapore Management University (SMU) strives to nurture. Yet, the authors have discovered that many students go from one activity to another without understanding what they can actually be getting out of these activities and how each activity connects to life after university. This has led the authors to seek …

Campus Recreation And Retention In Higher Education: A Predictive Correlational Study, Christopher John Misiano

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Campus recreation facilities and programs provide various environments and opportunities outside of the classroom for students to socialize, participate in sports, improve their physical fitness, and learn new skills. Existing research has explored the relationship between participation in campus recreation and the social, academic, and physical impacts it has on the lives of students. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if participation in various types of campus recreation held predictive significance regarding year-over-year retention of first year college students at a large, private university. The predictor variables were participation in club sports, intramural sports, outdoor recreation, …

An Ex Post Facto Study Of The Glass Cliff Phenomenon In Higher Education Presidencies, Michelle Louise Samuel

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study reviews if the glass cliff phenomenon is occurring in U.S. higher education presidential hires. This topic is essential to review as U.S. higher education institutions are primarily presided over by male presidents. Female presidents do exist, but more often at more risky institutions. One reason for the lack of equity may be the glass cliff phenomenon, which asserts that women are more likely to be hired into leadership roles at riskier institutions. This inequity in hiring practices places women in leadership positions at considerable career risk. This study is a nonexperimental study using an ex post facto, causal-comparative …

A Correlational Study On Institutions' Financial Impact On Undergraduate Graduation Rates, Tiffany Channelle Lee

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Researchers have emphasized higher education accessibility and undergraduate degree completion in the United States for several decades. A significant amount of literature has examined student financial resources' role in influencing the completion of a bachelor’s degree. Not much research exists on how institutional financial resources relate to and impact undergraduate graduation rates. The purpose of this study was to gauge how accurately institutional financial resources predicted undergraduate degree completion rates. The study investigated a random sample of 193 four-year colleges and universities classified as baccalaureate institutions by the Carnegie Classification system. The data collection process extracted institutional information from the …

Enrollment Report - Summer 2021, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Enrollment Reports

This Enrollment Statistical Summary provides delivery-site information. Administrative-site headcounts, since they are most closely related to the budgetary authority exercised by the campus, are officially reported to the Board of Regents. Delivery site reporting counts all students, including those in UNL programs delivered at UNO, but excludes UNO programs delivered in Lincoln (CPACS programs). Administrative-site reporting counts students enrolled in UNO programs only (including the CPACS programs delivered in Lincoln). The Office of Institutional Effectiveness has found delivery-site counts to be the most frequently requested figured by campus units for academic and administrative planning purposes. The purpose of this summary …

Crosssections, Summer 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Physics.

CrossSections

Contents:

A Message from the Department Head, Dr. Paul Shand --- 1
Faculty Profile: Dr. Paul Shand --- 3
Department Happenings --- 4
Student Focus --- 6
Student Research --- 8
Alumni Profile --- 9
Alumni News --- 10
Science Education --- 11
In Memoriam --- 12
New Physics --- 15

"How Covid-19 Changed Our Library", Rachel Mark

The Christian Librarian

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"Tracking And Offering Electronic Resources During A Pandemic", Megan Ruenz

The Christian Librarian

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"Communicating To Improve The Lived Experiences Of Learning During Covid-19", Nandi Prince

The Christian Librarian

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"Pivoting Cataloging Staff To Remote Work Without An Integrated Library System: Gaining Metadata Skills And Promoting Faculty Scholarship With Wikidata", Christa Strickler

The Christian Librarian

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