Join us as we kick off ETSU Founders Week with the ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition on Monday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the ETSU Martin Center. Five student teams go beyond the classroom with ideas to improve the quality of life in our region. etsu.edu/elevates

As part of ETSU’s Founders Week, ETSU is proud to support Project Welcome Home — a powerful initiative helping families in our region turn houses into homes after hardship or disaster. Learn more: news.etsu.edu/articles/etsu-…

It was wonderful to join the Kingsport Chamber and Mayor Montgomery along with our outstanding partners—Northeast State Community College President Jeff McCord and TCAT Elizabethton President Heath McMillian— to discuss the positive impact of higher education in our region.

Congratulations to our ETSU Elevates participants and winners! I am inspired by our students’ boldness, creativity, and passion for improving the region we call home. news.etsu.edu/articles/winne…

One of the most rewarding parts of Founders Week has been celebrating our amazing students. We celebrated 25 years of the Roan Scholars Program and also welcomed the 1911 Society alumni. We even showed off some amazing custom shoes designed by ETSU student Mary Oakley Robinson.

This outstanding group represents the last five years of ETSU student leadership. It was wonderful to spend time with all of them today at the ETSU game today. Go Bucs! 💙💛🏈

ETSU's 2025-26 Great Lecture Series begins on Friday, October 17, with lectures by our newest full professors Dr. Walid Alali and Dr. Kason O’Neil. Please join us at 2 p.m. in the East Tennessee Room of the D.P. Culp Student Center.

ETSU has received a $29 million GEAR UP Partnership grant to improve postsecondary outcomes in the ETSU service region. The grant will impact more than 5,000 students annually from six local school districts. Read more: bit.ly/4n9QRm6

The 2025-26 Great Lecture Series, featuring ETSU’s newest full professors, is off to a great start with lectures by Dr. Walid Alali and Dr. Kason O’Neil.

For the second year in a row, ETSU has been named one of the Great Colleges to Work For® — and for the first time, we've earned a spot on the prestigious Honor Roll. news.etsu.edu/articles/etsu-…

Congratulations to the ETSU Speech and Debate Team and their director, Donna Taylor, for earning 34 awards at the Cougar Classic Tournament, including 1st Place Team Sweepstakes (NPDA Debate), 3rd Place Team Sweepstakes (Individual Events), and the Overall Grand Master Trophy.

As part of our Homecoming celebration, ETSU will unveil a new art installation on Borchuck Plaza to honor the first five African American students to integrate the university in the late 1950s. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. news.etsu.edu/articles/new-m…

Today we celebrated the grand opening of the new Mary V. Jordan Center, a hub for student success at ETSU. I cannot wait to see its impact as it provides support so that all ETSU students can thrive. news.etsu.edu/articles/etsu-…

It’s always nice to catch up with our outstanding alumni when they visit our campus for Homecoming Week. Looking forward to a fun fall weekend of activities on campus and in the community💙💛🍁

An unforgettable Homecoming Weekend as we honored the first five African American students to integrate ETSU: Eugene Caruthers, Elizabeth W. Crawford, George L. Nichols, Mary Luellen Wagner & Clarence McKinney. Their legacy lives on in the inspiring monument at Borchuck Plaza.

Congratulations to our students, faculty, and staff for the outstanding production of Little Women this past weekend. I also had the honor of meeting Steve Maurice Jones, who will be the spring 2026 Basler Chair of Excellence hosted by the ETSU Department of Theatre & Dance.

Today we held a signing ceremony to expand partnerships and student pathways between TCAT Elizabethton, TCAT Morristown, Northeast State and ETSU. We are excited about creating more educational opportunities for students in our region.

Congratulations to ETSU students Trent Lewis and Zoe McCready and the other students who are competing in the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Paris this week. news.etsu.edu/articles/etsu-…

Join us for an inspiring afternoon as Drs. Frederick Gordon, Nathan Hale, and Heather Killmeyer present the next installment of the ETSU Great Lecture Series on Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. news.etsu.edu/articles/etsu-…

Kenny Chesney kicked off his Heart Life Music: the Book Tour, right where it all began! Before the event, Kenny visited with students and shared stories from his journey. Welcome home, Kenny! #ETSU #NoShoesNation #HeartLifeMusic