“This is what I’ve done with my degree from ETSU.”
These may well be the words some students will hear in the classroom tomorrow when the alumni of ETSU return to the classroom as “professors for the day.”
Lee Ann Willis, university alumni coordinator, said that this is the 19th year the event has been celebrated during homecoming week.
“The main purpose of this event is for graduates to come back to campus and give a real-world experience to the students,” Willis said, “and where their degrees might take them.”
“The experience for students who are bogged down with term papers and exams will benefit from this exchange,” Willis said. “It is a win-win situation for everyone.”
A breakfast is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m. to help kick off the event. Paul Stanton, president of ETSU, will be the speaker.
Immediately following the breakfast, the alumni will be escorted by faculty hosts to their classrooms, where they will serve in the capacity of professors for the day.
One of the returning alumni is Edward Salo, an architectural historian and member of Brockington and Associates, a leading consulting archaeologists, historic preservation and cultural resource management firm in South Carolina.
Salo will be sitting in for Dr. Steven G. Fritz, professor of history, and is scheduled to teach Fritz’s modern Europe history class tomorrow at 10:25 a.m.
Organizers hope students enjoy these events and leave with a better understanding about the importance of a successful career.
Another returning alumnus is Arby Edwards, a 1962 graduate and former special agent for the U.S. Customs Service.
Dr. Colin Baxter, chair of the department of history, reminded students that even with all those 150 or so credit hours that you must acquire before graduation, “there is life after ETSU.

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