BucBeat: An ETSU News Roundup

BucBeat | January 21, 2025 | CBAT milestone, Pulitzer Prize winner, and arts showcase

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
ETSU is among the nation’s elite with four ABET-accredited programs
ETSU’s Festival of Ideas will be headlined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr
The ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts Showcase will take place Jan. 26
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy will have a free Pharmacy Career Showcase event Feb. 22 
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BucBeat | January 13, 2025 | Mother, daughter go through nursing school together and Chanticleer coming to ETSU.

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
 
A mother and daughter are together in the classroom. Eva Jessee and her daughter, Kali Holt, earned bachelor’s degrees in nursing together from ETSU’s College of Nursing and now, they’re both enrolled in ETSU’s family nurse practitioner master’s program. Jessee pointed to ETSU educators who inspired her and her daughter to be the best they could be. She said it’s like every level of education at ETSU builds upon itself and ETSU helped lay a great foundation for them. Jessee also said where she and her daughter ended up is a direct reflection and credit to where they came from.   
 
Chanticleer, the internationally acclaimed “orchestra of voices,” is coming to Johnson City. The Grammy award winners will perform at East Tennessee State University’s Martin Center for the Arts on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. 
 
Read these stories and other ETSU News stories at www.etsu.edu/news
 
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BucBeat | January 7, 2025 | Winter Prediction, Archives of Appalachia Grant, and ETSU Alumni Awards

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
Winter in Southern Appalachia will likely lean on the milder side, but forecasting can be a wild-card. Dr. Andrew Joyner, associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at ETSU and Tennessee’s official climatologist, says seasonal forecasts are always challenging.
Archives of Appalachia receives a $170,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ “Save America’s Treasures” program to help preserve letters, photographs and rare recordings of Appalachian music.
ETSU National Alumni Association honors 7
ETSU climbs in Higher Education Research and Development ranking
ETSU Occupational Therapy students gain experience at Jeremiah Café
ETSU has two on Leadership Tennessee NEXT Program
January calendar at ETSU is full of events
Read these stories and other ETSU News stories at www.etsu.edu/news
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BucBeat | December 16, 2024 | ETSU celebrates new graduates, FAFSA open, major biomanufacturing grant and more

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
 
Fall 2024 Commencement highlights, with over 1300 graduates, including 27 from the BlueSky Institute
 
Students are being encouraged to complete the 2025-26 FAFSA application now and current and admitted ETSU students should also complete the University scholarship application
 
ETSU Research Corporation secures biomanufacturing grant, and names new chief intellectual property officer
 
Gatton College of Pharmacy recognized for helping Flip the Pharmacy initiative
 
ETSU and Blue Ridge Community College sign transfer agreement
 
Over $35,000 raised during relief concert at the Martin Center for the Arts
 
Read these stories and other ETSU News stories at www.etsu.edu/news
 
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Fall 2024 Commencement

Commencement ceremonies, No. 1, nursing advancement leader, new dean, 6 honored by health sciences, and double milestone.  

National spotlight

Marching Bucs make history at Macy’s,  helping veterans become entrepreneurs, thesis competition, notable women honored, great lecture series, December activities and more help for the arts.

Making history

Marching Bucs at Macy’s, closing the salary gap, prestigious finalist, value in higher education, using public data in mortality study, hall of fame inductees, Wilkes agreement and winter fun.

Special send-off

Marching Bucs to make history, ETSU ranks high for military-affiliated support, Innovation Commons, food struggles, project to help monitor flooding and ice rink opens.

Elite ranking

Among the nation’s best, Veterans Day observance, supply chain and digital technology summit, Berlin over 90 years ago, annual holiday concert, busy campus and public ticket sales. 

A key role

Additional crime-solving tools, recognition for helping adult students, injury helps open door, guitar crafting, poll shows support, holiday lights celebration, regional displays, and ETSU Holiday ornament.