CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., June 11 (TNSPro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Quincy Jenkins, inaugural chief diversity officer and executive director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) at Chattanooga State Community College has been selected to participate in the 2021-22 Class of the Maxine Smith Fellows program. Mr. Jenkins is is one of 13 faculty and staff members from the College System of Tennessee among the 21 from colleges and u  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSEve) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The inaugural Broadway Bucs Workshop for high school students, grades 10-12, will be presented virtually via Zoom on July 20-21. The event, for which a total of 20 student applicants must be pre-screened and accepted, will offer eight master classes instructed by nine, seasoned Broadway performers along with special guest, Broadway musical director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, and four East Tennes  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 12 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Dana Harrison, assistant professor of marketing, director of MBA programs and Stanley P. Williams Faculty Fellow at East Tennessee State University, has co-authored "The Essentials of Marketing Analytics," a textbook that will be utilized by students throughout the industry to gain insights into the most frequently applied marketing analytics techniques in today's changing business landsc  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 12 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Megan Roberts has been named Executive Director for Academic Advisement at East Tennessee State University. The Executive Director for Academic Advisement, a newly created role at ETSU, is the university's principal leader of undergraduate advisement. Her office will work in close partnership with advisors and other student success professionals at ETSU to create and carry out initiatives to  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSPro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Garrett Hall, a May 2021 graduate of East Tennessee State University's Radiologic Science Program, is still celebrating his academic and professional achievements more than a month after commencement. Within weeks of receiving his diploma from ETSU, he took and passed the national certification examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). In addition,  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 11 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee are joining with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley's call to open a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into the crisis on the American southern border. This call for action follows incidents of unaccompanied migrant children being transported into Iowa and Tennessee without any advanced notice or communication with state and local law enforcement. "We   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Laird Veatch's title has been revised to Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Memphis, UofM President M. David Rudd announced Wednesday. Veatch was named Director of Athletics at the UofM on Aug. 9, 2019, and began on Oct. 1, 2019. "Laird's revised title recognizes the critical role of intercollegiate athletics on our campus and in our community, along w  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 9 (TNSPer) -- Marshall University issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert today announced that Dr. Jaime R. Taylor, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Marshall, will step down next month to become president at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Taylor, who joined Marshall in July 2018, had previously served at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee as interim provost for two y  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 11 (TNSRes) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State researchers are discovering that opening hotels--fish hotels--for 'checking in' on imperiled, hard-to-find aquatic species is a valuable business. Built specifically for frecklebelly madtom catfish, MSU fisheries biologists are seeing that the new housing aids them in studying the freshwater species for more effective conservation strategies. Averaging under four inches in le  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 (TNSPer) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Following a rigorous national search, Cynthia Polk-Johnson has been named vice president for student affairs at Tennessee Tech. Polk-Johnson brings more than 20 years of experience serving students at both large and small public and private universities. She fills the role of now-retired Marc Burnett, who served as Tech's VP for student affairs and spent more than 36 years influenci  more

TYSONS, Virginia, June 10 -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that WUSA, WKYC, WCNC and WBIR, TEGNA's CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. and NBC affiliates in Cleveland, Ohio, Charlotte, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee, respectively, have won six Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. The Gracie Awards shine a spotlight on women in media and   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the state has been awarded an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grant for nearly $1 million to support the Analyzing and Understanding the Educational and Economic Impact of Regional Career Pathways research project. Over the next three years, the partner institutions making up the grant's research team -- composed of Tennessee Department   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2 million in Perkins Reserve Grant awards to 38 school districts for the 2021-22 school year to support career and technical education (CTE) across the state. The Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) is a competitive grant opportunity made possible through the federal Perkins V legislation passed in 2018. In 2020, the PRG grant opportunity was   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the Accelerating TN 2021 Tour, a statewide tour spanning 50 school districts over the course of three weeks to highlight summer learning opportunities. Department members, elected officials, and education partners will have the chance to join the various engagements to learn more about how schools are accelerating student achievement. Tennesse  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the award of $1 million in grant funding to support students and school districts by providing current Tennessee educators free access to earn an additional teaching endorsement in each of the following areas: English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education (SPED), and Secondary Mathematics (Secondary Math). These grants will help addres  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a plan to complete major infrastructure investments at the Memphis Regional Megasite, as well as efforts to address workforce and quality of life in the region. "The Memphis Regional Megasite offers tremendous opportunity for West Tennessee, and I am committed to building out infrastructure and supporting area workforce as we find the right company for this space," said   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced two judicial appointments. "I am proud to announce the appointment of these highly qualified individuals and value the experience they will bring to their respective roles," said Gov. Lee. "I'm confident they will serve Tennessee with integrity and look forward to their service." The following Tennesseans have been appointed: * Michael Jenne - 10th Judicial District C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joined with U. S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in calling for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the crisis at the Southern border and the ensuing flow of unaccompanied minors to states. "We are writing to support your continued calls for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an oversight hearing regarding the current border crisis," t  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 (TNSOps) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: At the helm of Tennessee Tech's Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center, Ambareen Siraj, CEROC director and professor of computer science, is inspiring the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. "For us, especially students who work in CEROC, Dr. Siraj is like our mother of cybersecurity," said graduate student Dee Zhao. "I mean, we learn so much from her. Dur  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Ten high school students with blindness and visual impairments are learning about cybersecurity this week at a GenCyber Camp at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System. The students from Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina will be exposed to a wide range of cybersecurity and computer topics at the camp, which is being held by UAH's Center for Cyberse  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSPar) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: In December 2020, the University of Memphis, Meharry Medical College and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced a collaboration to increase the number of Black primary care doctors across the state and increase research collaborations among the institutions. In accordance with this effort, the University of Memphis and Meharry Medical College created the Program to Enhance Collaborative and   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: According to the Tennessee Department of Health, 35.3% of Tennesseans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. However, of Tennessee's 95 counties, 18 have vaccination rates of 20% or below. Two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with funds awarded to University of Tennessee Extension hope to change that. "UT Extension has offices in all   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Liana McWilliams The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine has established a Committee to Advance Women to address equity in the workplace. The committee is being led by Terri Finkel, MD, PhD, professor and associate chair in the Department of Pediatrics; Rebecca Krukowski, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine; Claud  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Sreedhar Upendram, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has received the 2021 Bonnie Teater Community Development Early Career Achievement Award from the Southern Rural Development Center. Notably, Upendram developed an ability-to-pay index that enabled unprecedented sh  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Future doctors, engineers, and business leaders. Athletes, performers, animal lovers, and advocates. Fifteen incoming students join the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's premier undergraduate honors program, the Haslam Scholars Program. Founded in 2008, the program was created with a generous gift from Jimmy and Dee Haslam and Jim and Natalie Haslam. The 2021 Haslam Scholars cohort was confirmed   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Governor Ralph Northam today announced that CarLotz (NASDAQ: LOTZ), the nation's largest consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace, will retain and expand its headquarters in the City of Richmond, creating 192 new jobs. The company will relocate operations from its location in the Manchester neighborhood of Richmond to the Handcraft Building in Scott's Addition to accommoda  more