BucBeat: An ETSU News Roundup

BucBeat | March 10, 2025 | New ambassadors, statewide voice, old-time fun, busy calendar, and more

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover:
ETSU Student Foundation Ambassadors help spread philanthropic spirit
Gatton College of Pharmacy student elected president of Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists
Square Dance Extravaganza to feature Hogslop String Band and ETSU’s Twin Taters
ETSU’s March calendar is full of events
ETSU SGA Spring concert 
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BucBeat | March 3, 2025 | Persistence, support, Truman finalists, Fulbright semifinalists, and more

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
 
Fall-to-spring persistence rates at ETSU are the highest since 2020
 
ETSU offered support to helpers and survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
 
ETSU has two Truman Scholarship finalists
 
Five ETSU community members are Fulbright semifinalists
 
Eleven students selected for Roan Scholars Leadership Program
 
ETSU Department of Theatre and Dance presents “The Wolves”
 
Giant flying squirrel discovered at Gray Fossil Site and Museum
 
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BucBeat | February 24, 2025 | Weather extremes, tops in Tennessee, and tips for success

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
ETSU releases analysis of 2024 weather patterns
ETSU’s MSN Program ranked best in Tennessee
ETSU professors share advice on classroom success
Appalachian Highlands Economic Forum
Leading political scholar to hold events at ETSU
ETSU Counseling Center offers D&D Therapy
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BucBeat | February 17, 2025 | Over $56 million for science, Grammy Award winner, and Bluegrass spotlight

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover: 
 
Tennessee’s proposed budget includes over $56 million for ETSU science facilities
 
Musician and ETSU adjunct faculty member Trey Hensley wins Grammy Award
 
ETSU’s Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program gains international attention
 
ETSU student wins prestigious Gilman International Scholarship
 
TISL leadership includes ETSU students
 
ETSU lecture to focus on Civil War’s impact on modern medicine
 
ETSU Board of Trustees to meet
 
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BucBeat | February 10, 2025 | Statue of honor, center marks 40th, and new book chronicles epidemics

BucBeat | February 3, 2025 | Hope for regenerative medicine, research day, and Great Lecture Series

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover:
ETSU professor part of international regenerative medicine study
ETSU to celebrate research and engagement at Boland Research Day
Great Lecture Series to resume at ETSU
NETN Music Census finds millions in economic impact
ETSU’s February calendar is full of events
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BucBeat | January 27, 2025 | Festival headliner, honoring MLK, dean’s list, and new director

In this episode of BucBeat, ETSU’s weekly news podcast, we cover:
LeVar Burton to speak at ETSU’s Festival of Ideas; Rush seating available
ETSU continues honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this week with 2 programs
ETSU fall 2024 dean’s list
New director for Center of Excellence in Early Childhood and Development
ETSU Martin Center to host Spyro Gyra as part of Johnson City Jazz Festival
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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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