STUDENT/ALUMNI/FACULTY/STAFF SPOTLIGHTS

MATHEW DESJARDINS, Site Director & Senior Lecturer, BlueSky TN Institute, Department of Computing, ETSU College of Business & Technology

Owen is the recipient of the Honors College’s Remarkable Story award, and is graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in geosciences through the University Honors Scholars program. He is the president of the Geosciences Club and the Lab Coordinator for Valleybrook Paleontology Student Research Labs.

For three years, Owen has tutored through the TRiO program associated with Student Support Services. Currently, he is serving as a teacher’s assistant for two classes, Paleontological Techniques in Geosciences and the special topics leadership class in Honors, as well as teaching a homeschool STEM class.

Owen will be attending Indiana University in the fall to begin his Ph.D. in geology through the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department.