WELCOMING NEW FACULTY & STAFF

CARSON MEDLEY ASSISTANT DEAN, ACADEMICS

Dr. Medley, formerly student success coordinator, has been named assistant dean for academics and special programs. In this role, he will oversee responsibilities tied to all academic facets of the Honors College, including courses, curriculum, advising/ mentoring, and other student success programs. He will also be responsible for the development of special summer and spring break programs as well as for equity and inclusion initiatives in the college.

KARLA LEYBOLD ASSISTANT DEAN, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Ms. Karla Leybold, formerly manager for student and alumni engagement, will complete her doctorate in higher education leadership and policy analysis next year. Ms. Leybold has been named assistant dean for student life and alumni engagement, and supervises two student life coordinators.

Meaghan Heimbach And Brittany Mitchell Student Life And Alumni Engagement Coordinators

Meaghan graduated from ETSU with a Masters in Higher Education, has experience in Greek Life, and brings a new energy to our team. She advises the Student Council, is the liaison for the Changemaker Scholar Program, and maintains the webpages and social media accounts, Brittany comes to us from the public-school system and was introduced to the Honors College through an adjunct position, traveling with students to Ecuador and England. She advises the Honors Living-LearningCommunity and is the liaison for the Global Citizen Scholars Program.

Cerrone Foster

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, IS THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Foster has been a teaching scientist at ETSU for more than a decade and in 2022 was named interim director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities. She is also the recipient of the 2022 Notable Women of ETSU, the recipient of the university’s 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award in Teaching, and keynote speaker at the December 2022 graduation. Foster earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from The College of New Jersey in 2001 and a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from ETSU in 2007. Foster teaches a wide range of courses, including introductory biology courses and seniorlevel classes in biochemistry. She has received teaching grants to redesign and implement evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom. Foster’s impact on teaching includes not only higher education but also projects with K-12 secondary education.

“Dr. Cerrone Foster is a beacon of hope to many youngsters, especially to women of color, first-generation college students and anyone who is intimidated to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields,” Foster’s nominator added.

WILLIAM N. DUNCAN

PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES,

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Dr. Duncan is a biological anthropologist by training. At ETSU, Duncan teaches not only forensic anthropology, but also introduction to physical anthropology, human evolution, race and human variation, and other courses. His research focuses on Mesoamerica, particularly the Maya area, dental anthropology, and forensic bio history.

He first came to ETSU in 2009, and became department chair two years ago. Before joining the ETSU faculty, he taught for four years in his first tenuretrack position at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, after completing his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he also taught as a graduate student.

Duncan also has strong ties to the Appalachian region and appreciates being part of a university with a solid regional focus. Originally from North Carolina, he completed his undergraduate work at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem and often visited relatives in Ashe County.

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STUDENT POPULATION BY STATE: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Michigan, New York, West Virginia

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

OVER 40 MAJORS AND 20 MINORS REPRESENTED

• Student/faculty collaboration: 9 Student Faculty Collaborative Grants ($17,450), 7 Research Discovery Student Faculty Projects

• Student: Offered 6 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships ($19,853.53), 8 Travel Awards ($500 each) total of $4,000

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

• HC student council: representation of all 5 programs with 9 officers

• ETSU campus 20212022 SGA: president and vice president are honors college students

5 PARTICIPANTS

3 HONORS & 2 ROAN SCHOLARS

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

5 GILLMAN 1 GOLDWATER

• Community: 8 students presented research at Posters at the Capitol event, Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium - 48 presentations total. 17 were categorized as natural sciences, 15 as health sciences and 16 as humanities or social sciences.

NUMBER OF ALUMNI 1,500

Post Graduate Plans

• University grad school list: Auburn University, East Tennessee State University, University of Alabama, University of Chicago, George Washington University, University of Houston, Indiana University, University of Missouri, North Carolina State University, Savannah College of Art & Design, Southern Illinois University.

• Professional school list: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Knoxville Health Sciences Center, Houston Law School, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Tennessee Knoxville School of Art.

• Employer list: Retro Studios Austin, TX; West Henderson High, NC; Coverfly, Los Angeles, CA; Myriad Pictures, Santa Monica, CA; Meta Platforms, Menlo Park, CA; Night Owl Spice, Johnson City, TN; Parkway Playhouse, Burnsville, NC; Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Pigeon Forge, TN; Universal Studio Orlando, FL; Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, NV; Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN; U.S. Army; Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, TN; Colgate Palmolive, New York City, NY; Franklin Woods Hospital, Johnson City, TN.

DAY OF GIVING

33 GIFTS, $6,330 RAISED, 50% INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR