Spike Lee will be speaking Tuesday night at ETSU. Lee is one of the most influential and controversial filmmakers of the last 20 years. Issues of race and society are two of the recurring themes throughout his work. Emerging as a struggling independent filmmaker in the mid '80s, Lee has risen to a level of success that was previously unthinkable for an African-American filmmaker.
It is with sincere regret that the university and the Department of English inform ETSU faculty and staff of the death of Dr. Steven Gross. Steven was an Associate Professor of Linguistics in the English department, where he had been since fall 2001. A Ph.
East Tennessee State University has entered into an exchange agreement with Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan, and Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. Ryukoku University was founded in 1639 as a school for Buddhist monks and became a university in 1876.
Students, faculty and staff will meet this Saturday, March 15, to build a new section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail near Iron Mountain Gap, outside the town of Unicoi, and about 20 miles from campus. The public is also invited to join in the project.
Eight members of the Catholic Center went to Quito, Ecuador over spring break to work with the Laura Vicuna Foundation, which was established by the Salesian Sisters to help young girls living on the streets. The foundation (consisting of three houses in the Quito area) provides a home for these girls and education while working to either reunite them with their families or give them the skills needed to provide for themselves once they turn 18.
"Salute to the Blue," the 2008 Tri-Cities Jazz Fest, will honor the United States Air Force Band Program through performances by numerous noted alumni of the program and special guests with the East Tennessee State University Jazz Ensemble. The concert, sponsored by the ETSU Department of Music, will be held Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.
On March 28, East Tennessee State University will host a free event to demonstrate to elected and appointed officials the impact of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology within communities. This GISymposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Millennium Centre, across State of Franklin Road from the ETSU campus.
An important element of DNA repair is the focus of a $208,000 National Institutes of Health grant awarded to a researcher at East Tennessee State University's James H. Quillen College of Medicine. Environmental hazards, such as UV irradiation and toxic chemicals, are major contributors to DNA damage.
Until a few years ago, two students in the region, living near each other but on opposite sides of the state border, might face a dilemma: The one living in Tennessee could attend East Tennessee State University and pay in-state tuition, while a friend residing a short distance away on the other side of the state line would need to travel farther away to attend a school in that state or face higher out-of-state tuition at ETSU.