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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 13, 2014
TSU becomes first collegiate band to perform at Hall of Fame Halftime ShowTennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands performance concluded with a tremendous fireworks display during the Pro Foot Ball Hall of Fame Game at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Sunday, August 3. Hall of Fame inductee Claude Humphrey was on the sidelines for the show. (photos by John S. Cross, TSU Media Relations)
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 10, 2014
Roane State Community College will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept. 5 for the new Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building at the college’s Oak Ridge campus.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. The public is invited.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 10, 2014
Joe Spann is a genealogist and on this day he’s explaining emigration to the American Colonies. “Most of you will have ancestors in one of these groups,” he said, pointing to a projection that lists Scots-Irish, Quaker, English Elite and Puritans. If it sounds like a history class, it is, of sorts. But it’s for a different group of students than you might normally expect at Volunteer State Community College. These are Lifelong Learners, many of them retirees, looking for some intellectual fun. The group is attending one in a series of lectures called KEY Lifelong Learning at Vol State.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 8, 2014
Thad Perry is a psychologist by training, but he’s also really good at finding patterns in data and is passionate about population health.
Perry combined these talents to make his career. He’s now in Cookeville as the director of Tennessee Tech University’s Center for Healthcare Informatics.
The center analyzes data to find ways to improve the quality of healthcare while reducing healthcare costs.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 22, 2014
For three years, Middle Tennessee State University’s exercise science experts have worked wonders with people who suffer from incomplete spinal cord injuries.
Now the National Institutes of Health is giving them an opportunity that could change the way health professionals treat these patients, who retain some preservation of sensation or motor function at the lowest segment of the spinal cord.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 21, 2014
Photo Caption: Pictured, left to right: Rogers Anderson, Williamson County mayor; Don Webb, Williamson Medical Center CEO; John Morgan, Tennessee Board of Regents chancellor; Rep. Charles Sargent; Dr. Janet F. Smith, Columbia State president; Dr. Ken Moore, Franklin mayor; Marty Schweinhart, Community Health Systems executive vice president of administration; Corinne Bergeron, Jackson National Life corporate social responsibility manager; and Barry White, Columbia State Foundation chair. Photo credit: Sarah B. Gilliam
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 16, 2014
Dr. Daryl A. Carter named associate editor of 'Critical Conversations'
JOHNSON CITY (July 16, 2014) – An East Tennessee State University history professor is the associate editor of a forthcoming new journal that is expected to play a role in shaping state economic policy and drawing students and faculty to universities and colleges in Tennessee.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 14, 2014
Tennessee Tech University President Phil Oldham recently was honored by the Tennessee College Public Relations Association with the Dr. Otis Floyd Jr. Award, presented annually to a higher education administrator in Tennessee to recognize superior achievement in innovation, leadership, vision and communication.
Known for his vision, understanding and integrity, Floyd was the first African‐American chancellor of the State Board of Regents for Tennessee and former president of Tennessee State University.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 14, 2014
Tennessee Tech University takes part in a White House celebration today for the first-ever national Day of Making. You can check out all the activities at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/maker-faire
Read President Oldham's letter on behalf of TTU here.
America has always been a nation of inventors and entrepreneurs, and as everyday citizens and scientists gain access to new technologies like 3D printers, design software and desktop machine tools, we are seeing the rise of the Maker Movement.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 10, 2014
Photo Caption: Pictured: Row one, left to right: Barry White, Columbia State Foundation chair; Dr. Margaret Smith, Columbia State executive vice president and provost for academic and student programs and services; Dr. Janet F. Smith, Columbia State president; Bobby Goode, USDA – Rural Development state director; Faye McEwen, USDA – Rural Development area director; Carl S. Cooper, Chapel Hill mayor; Rebecca Moon, director of casework for Rep. Scott DesJarlais; and Waymon L. Hickman, Columbia State Foundation honorary trustee.
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