Dr. Brian Noland gave updates about COVID-19 and the campus, discussing the vaccine challenge, infection numbers, contact tracing and vaccine clinics at the ETSU Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
“We’ve done more than masks. In the period that we have been meeting, more than 40 individuals have received their vaccine just today, and thousands of people across the region have received the vaccine because of the work of ETSU Health,” said Noland.
Noland announced that there would be no change in base budget for departments this year and that they would be proposing a 3% increase in pay for faculty and staff at a later meeting.
The meeting opened with a review of awards and grants given to ETSU programs and departments.
“One of the most recent honors was bestowed to our digital media program. This was ranked number one in Tennessee for game design. This recognition came from Animation Career Review, which also placed ETSU among one of the top 20 animation and game design colleges in the south,” said Chair Dr. Linda Latimer.
After a call to order and roll call, they moved to approve last meeting’s minutes and heard reports from the Finance and Administration Committee, Academic, Research & Student Success Committee and the Audit Committee.
Next, Dr. Mike Hoff spoke to the committee about approval of the ETSU mission profile and mission statement.
They were followed by an alumni update from the Executive Director of the ETSU National Alumni association, Whitney Goetz, and the college spotlight given by Joe Bidwell, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Students can view the full meeting on the ETSU YouTube page: ETSU Board of Trustees Meeting – 1 p.m. – 9/17/2021 – YouTube.
