2021-2022 University Calendar

CAREER SERVICES

At ETSU, we want to provide students with the best possibilities of being successful after graduation. Career Services can help students with resumes, employment services, and experiential learning, and they provide sample resumes, Bucky’s Career Closet, and many online resources. Mission Statement: Empower students, alumni, and additional stakeholders by educating them through flexible services and resources to enhance their quality of life.

Vision Statement: Build a culture of career readiness that is essential to the ETSU experience and empower students to live the lives they design. Career Planning for Families: It’s late summer and your student is preparing for the start of the academic year. Perhaps your student has not yet chosen a major or, if they have, you are not confident that their choice is the best one for them. Furthermore, they may not appear to have a clue about what career field to focus on. Well, these are all common problems. Even if their current major and career goals seem solid, they may change with time. Decisions about majors and careers arise from a process of exploration that students experience, which moves at different speeds for each individual. Typical steps include:

1. Assessing skills, interests, and abilities—an important first step in choosing an appropriate major and identifying careers that may be good fit. 2. Exploring majors and career options—this generally starts online, but should involve thoughtful conversations with people working in their field of interest. 3. Experimenting with possible career options through experiential learning. 4. Developing a plan and preparing for a job or graduate school search by creating a compelling personal message and effective written materials; practicing interviews with a career coach, and researching organizations of interest.

This phase begins by writing an effective draft résumé, having it edited, and setting up an account on ETSU’s Handshake at etsu.joinhandshake.com. 5. Conducting a job or graduate school search using online resources, and engaging in personal networking with others. On average, 80% of job seekers find employment through other people.

STUDENT ATHLETIC TICKET INFORMATION

 @etsuathletics

Football

Student tickets will be released online and in person starting the Sunday of game week for each home ETSU football game. Students can also pick up tickets in person by visiting the information desk in the newly renovated Culp Student Center. Students wishing to purchase guest tickets for the game can do so for $10 per ticket either online or at the Culp.

Basketball/Baseball

Students must present their ID card to the gate attendant for the card to be scanned and verified. Students who have forgotten their ID will not be admitted. (Same policy as the CPA Workout Center) For Men’s Basketball, students may purchase up to four guest tickets for $5.00 each so that a nonstudent guest can sit with them in the student section. Guest tickets can only be sold to a student with their ETSU ID card.

Other Sports

Students must present their ID card, but they can get in for free to all ETSU sporting events.

VETERAN’S AFFAIRS: The mission of the Office of Veterans Affairs is to promote student success at East Tennessee State University. We do this by managing and administering United States Department of Veteran Affairs education benefits, assisting veterans and dependents through the transition from military to academic life, and serving as advisor, liaison, and advocate on campus and in the community.

COUNSELING CENTER:

 @etsucounselingcenter We provide a variety of personal services, including drop-in consultations, crisis referrals, ongoing individual and couples therapy, group therapy and psychiatry. We also provide outreach programs in mental health and wellness, as well as serve as a training facility for graduate students in counseling, social work and psychology.

POSTAL SERVICES: All students of East Tennessee State University campus are served by ETSUs Post Office located in the Culp Center. Each student who requests a PO Box is assigned a 5-digit box number to identify his or her mailbox for all mailings. Our window acts as a full service Post Office. Additionally, some services and stamps are available for purchase from the mail & go kiosk located in our lobby. Outbound package shipping services are available via USPS as well as UPS, FedEx and DHL if you have your packages prepaid and prelabeled.

DISABILITY SERVICES: Disability Services

offers qualifying students who register with our office a variety of accommodations and assistance. Our mission is to provide services and promote an accessible environment which allows people with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation in educational pursuits and other campus activities.

WELCOME WEEK: East Tennessee State University is hosting a variety of Welcome Week activities for new and returning students to kick off the fall semester.

MULTICULTURAL CENTER:

 @etsumcc The goals of the Center are to provide educational support programs and services for students, programming and services related to multiculturalism, as well as encourage dialogue on diversity-related issues. The Multicultural Center is a place where all students, faculty, and staff can interact and feel welcome to share experiences.

COMMUTER SERVICES: Most of the

students who attend East Tennessee State University are commuters. Driving back and forth to classes each day presents a unique set of challenges. There are several resources to help: • Carpooling • BucShot

• Johnson City Transit • Dead Battery

Campus Involvement

Student Activities and Organizations

exists to promote student engagement opportunities that assist in the development and success of student leaders and their organizations. We have over 230 organizations and campus groups to fit the needs of all students. We have organizations like Alternative Breaks, Black Affairs, Buctainment, Diversity Educators, East Tennessean, ETSU Votes, Leadership & Civic Engagement, Fraternities & Sororities, Multicultural Organizations, Residence Hall Association, Student Government Association, Volunteer ETSU, and many more to choose from! Students who are active on campus do better in school and graduate at a higher rate than those who do not get involved. Student organizations are the lifeblood of the campus. They host speakers, have social events, participate in career fairs, volunteer in the community, and establish career networks between students and faculty.