Why I Teach: Conversations with ETSU Faculty

ETSU College of Public Health's Project EARTH , located at the ETSU-Eastman Valleybrook campus, has received national recognition for its curriculum. Dr. Mike Stoots describes some of the hands-on learning opportunities taking place there and why he enjoys teaching in this innovative program. Podcast Transcript:  Dr. Mike Stoots So Project EARTH started off making products. Now we have classes; we...

Dr. Alison Barton is the new Director of the ETSU Center for Teaching Excellence and an award-winning faculty member from the Clemmer College. Hear her discuss the importance of faculty members seeing their courses through the eyes of their students. Dr. Barton also talks about her use of specifications grading as well as the exciting and innovative resources offered by the center. Podcast Transcr...

Dr. Kelly Price is an award-winning faculty member in the College of Business and Technology and a two-time graduate of ETSU. In 2014, she helped launch our new M.S. program in Digital Marketing and continues to serve as one of the primary faculty for the program. Podcast Transcript:  [Music] Dr. Kelly Price And it It prepares them for the new jobs that are coming, the ones that aren't even really...

Dr. Cerrone Foster first heard about ETSU when she was a summer research fellow in the Ronald McNair Program . Now, she is a highly respected faculty member in Biological Sciences and a true champion for student success. Provost Kimberly D. McCorkle Hi, I'm Kimberly McCorkle, provost and senior vice president for academics at East Tennessee State University. From the moment I arrived on this campu...

From teaching dosage calculations to understanding the intense demands of working on the critical care unit, Rhonda Brodrick from the College of Nursing is inspiring the next generation of nursing professionals. Podcast Transcript:  Professor Rhonda Brodrick And we would let them– we would have them watch it. And I said: I want you to look at the teamwork and the communication. These are skills th...

In 2021, a group of ETSU students decided to nominate their professor Dr. Sean Fox for a teaching award.  He went on to receive the Distinguished Faculty Award, the highest honor presented to an ETSU faculty member. Podcast Transcript:  [Music] Dr. Sean Fox Graduation is always a special time. You get to meet your students' families that you've been interacting with for the past four or five years...

Dr. Tom Kwasigroch is one of the inaugural faculty members at the Quillen College of Medicine .  He has taught every medical school student since the school was established. Hear about his passion for medical education and how the instruction of gross anatomy has transformed during the past four decades. He also discusses the Human Anatomical Gifts Program and what it is like for medical students...