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ETSU featured in episode of nationally  broadcast TV series ‘The College Tour’

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Sarah Hamilton didn’t have to leave her hometown to study Biology, Spanish and Public Health at ETSU and will enter Quillen College of Medicine this summer.

Jaquae ‘Quay’ Holmes, a standout running back, has found family on the football team and through shared experiences with student athletes at ETSU.

Amythyst Kiah, a Grammy-nominated artist, talks about starting her music career while studying Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music at ETSU.

New series tells the story of colleges and universities across the country

JOHNSON CITY — COVID-19 safety restrictions have led to new opportunities to expand access for college visits beyond traditional in-person tours. A new nationally broadcast TV series created by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers, The College Tour, has released an episode featuring East Tennessee State University as told through the stories of eight students and two alumni who share their unique experiences and offer an inside look at life on campus and within the Johnson City community.

 The first season of The College Tour is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Roku. Host Alex Boylan, who was part of the winning team on the second season of the reality TV show The Amazing Race, guides viewers on an exploration of what life is truly like on college campuses. The idea for the show came from Boylan’s 16-year-old niece.

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 “Because of the pandemic and finances, she wasn’t able to travel to tour colleges, so using our skills as executive producers we created a series inspired by her and millions of other young people who are interested in attending college,” he said. “This series has been so fun to produce and we are excited to bring ETSU into homes across the world.”

 The College Tour is a cutting-edge approach to reaching prospective students through the voices and experiences of actual students and graduates.

 “No matter how far away someone is from Johnson City, Tennessee, they can learn about the exciting academic programs and experiences awaiting them here,” said Heather Levesque, director for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at ETSU. “The episode also highlights affordability, which we know is the first question for families as students navigate their future after high school.”

 Morristown native KeiAndra Harper, who is featured in The College Tour episode, tells viewers how she faced paying for college on her own and discovered scholarship opportunities that will allow her to graduate from ETSU debt-free. Sarah Hamilton explains how she is reaching her dreams of becoming a physician and Spanish interpreter right in her hometown of Johnson City.

 ETSU appeals to many students living outside the Appalachian Highlands, as shown in stories featuring Jaquae ‘Quay’ Holmes of Marietta, Ga., and Carly Brewington of Coral Springs, Fla. Holmes found his ETSU family not only on the football field, but also through shared connections with other student athletes, such as Brewington, a member of the ETSU Women’s Triathlon team. Brewington has received support from mentors and students as she completes her teaching residency program at ETSU’s University School.

 ETSU alumna Amythyst Kiah came to ETSU to study Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music under musician, writer and program founder Jack Tottle. In the episode, she talks about starting her music career at ETSU and receiving a Grammy nomination for a song she wrote titled “Black Myself,” which she also performs.

 Like Kiah, Caitlin Maupin left her hometown of Chattanooga to attend ETSU. She immediately connected with the local art community and was selected to paint a mural representing Johnson City that she shares in The College Tour episode.  Another Chattanooga native, Jaylen Malik Grimes, discovered his passion for student engagement through ETSU’s Preview and Orientation Leader Organization (POLO) and is working toward a master’s degree in Education, Leadership and Policy Analysis. He gives viewers some important advice about how to be successful at ETSU.

 “One of the best ways to learn about a college and if it is a good fit is to learn through another student’s experience,” Levesque said. “The College Tour is a collection of first-person stories that almost anyone can relate to and provides the connections students seek when searching for the campus they can call home. We hope people see themselves as part of the ETSU family after watching, and schedule a visit to see campus in person.”

 Anthony Salas of Kingsport also appears in The College Tour. He transferred to ETSU from a community college and shares with viewers many of the hands-on learning opportunities available in the Radio, TV and Film Program, including BucTV News, the East Tennessean, creating short films and traveling with student groups. Joseph Mora talks about a different opportunity to create what we see and interact with on screens. During his Digital Media studies at ETSU, the Nashville native has created and successfully launched his own 2-D game, Chiaroscuro. 

 Alumna Kayla Carter shares her passion for the outdoors and growing the community through her role as the outdoor development manager for Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership.

“Here, the people are as sweet as the tea and traffic is hardly an issue,” she says in The College Tour episode. “I have a very rewarding job because I get to give back to the beautiful southern Appalachian landscape and community I have lived in my whole life.”

 ETSU’s episode of The College Tour is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Roku. The full episode and individual student and alumni segments are also available to view at etsu.edu/episode.

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ETSU’s Arboretum tour

ETSU offered a tour of its large and diverse arboretum for students to learn more about what they see on campus. 

The tour took place Thursday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Students met at the University Commons and toured the grounds. The event was hosted by the Department of Sustainability and the campus arborist.

Sustainability Coordinator, Erica Malpass, said part of what she does is bring attention to sustainability and get students to think about their environment. 

“We help promote sustainability to the campus, and really try to reach the students with stuff like that,” Malpass said. 

ETSU’s campus provides a unique and beautiful landscape for students and community members to enjoy and learn about. The arboretum is made up of the entire campus along with the adjacent University Woods. 

An arboretum is a place where trees are purposely planted and grown for educational, scientific or aesthetic reasons. Throughout ETSU’s arboretum over 200 different species of trees can be found. Because of ETSU’s diverse weather and unique location trees of many different kinds are able to grow. 

ETSU’s Department of Sustainability works hard throughout the year to educate students and find ways to get them involved within their environment. 

“We also help with projects going on with energy efficiency and waste reduction, things like that,” Malpass said. 

ETSU offers something for everyone and those who are interested in or enjoy nature and green projects will find no shortage of events and projects to get involved in. With fall in full swing, there is no better time to look around campus and be in nature. The tour offered beautiful sights and allowed students to learn about their surroundings. For more information on the ETSU Arboretum or to find out when the next tour will be, students can visit the arboretum website https://www.etsu.edu/arboretum/.

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When Matthew Kinsler came to East Tennessee State University, he could easily answer the question so many college students are asked: What do you want to study?

The “what” was simple for Matthew. Since he was in second grade, he knew he wanted to be a math teacher. 

However, a mentor helped the ETSU junior realize the importance of another part of the equation to make the most of his college experience.

“My mentor, Timothy Lewis, told me that finding your ‘why’ is the most important thing you can do,” Matthew said. “I discovered that I enjoyed building up the connections around me, and that the people are part of my ‘why’ and my experience here at ETSU.”

Matthew found his niche at ETSU as a POLO ( Preview and Orientation Leader Organization ) intern and Expedition Leader in the Office of Admissions, taking new and prospective students on tours of the ETSU campus and introducing them to the university. That is where he met Lewis, who serves as director of New Student and Family Programs .

“POLO has been so meaningful for me because I’ve been able to interact with new people,” said the Morristown native. “I love getting to share why I came to ETSU.

“When I came to ETSU, I was looking for a place that really fit , a place where I could be more than just a number, and I could matter. I was really able to find my home here.”

Matthew, who has received several ETSU Foundation scholarships, was also looking for a place that was affordable.

“The donor and alumni support have meant the world to me because it’s allowed me to be able to get involved on campus,” he said. “It’s allowed me to actually really plug in and dive deep to make this college experience something that’s worthwhile.”

During his time at ETSU, Matthew has connected with his faculty, discovering opportunities to go beyond the classroom to enrich his education. During his first year, he met Dr. Scott Jenkinson, his Foundations of Education professor in the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development.

“He saw how passionate I was about education and asked me if I wanted to go on a service trip to New Orleans to study youth development and education, and so through that trip, I was able to dig deeper into my passion for education and ignite that into what my next four years at ETSU was going to look like,” Matthew said.

In addition to his work in Admissions and his academics, Matthew’s faith has also been formative to his ETSU experience. He is a leader at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) at ETSU, where he is encouraged to cultivate his “why.”

“In everything I do, I try to live out my faith, and I try to love others as Christ loved us,” Matthew said.

I'm here at ETSU because I've always wanted to be an educator.

I've always wanted to teach high school math.

I've always wanted to do that ever since I was in second grade.

Whenever I was looking for a university,

I was looking for a place that I really fit in.

I was looking for a place where I could go

and be more than just a number and I could matter.

I would describe this place at home

because it has my friends, it has people that I now call family here.

The faculty and staff, they really, really welcomed me

in, they cared about me, showed me that they cared.

They allowed me to get to grow into the individual that I am today.

The donors and alumni support has meant the world to me

because it's allowed me to be able to get involved

on campus and it's allowed me to not have to worry about affordability.

It's allowed to where students like me and other students

have been able to actually really, really plug in,

really dive deep and make this college experience

something that's worthwhile.

I'm a Preview and Orientation leader,

which means I'm a part of the Preview and Orientation Leader Organization, POLO is what we call it.

I love getting to meet new people and love getting to share my story and get to share

why I came to ETSU and just share my general story.

I've been able to see other people find this place

as their home and that's been very, very, very meaningful

for me to get to see people really grow, root in the same way that I have here at the institution.

I think it is a testament to the university

on how people matter, people over everything here.

The relationships and the connections that you'll build here.

If you get to the end of your four years

and all you got to prove for it was a piece of paper

that says, "Yay, I graduated with a degree in math."

That's great, but you missed the boat.

A big part of what that is is building up the connections

that you have around you and the people matter.

The people matter.

The people are at the root of everything that you do,

whether it's here at college or whether it's beyond that.

And so, allowing those people to be the most important thing.

The people are at the root of everything that we do.

They should be the "why" of what you do.

East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with a singular mission: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Through its world-class health sciences programs and interprofessional approach to health care education, ETSU is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. The university also boasts nationally ranked programs in the arts, technology, computing, and media studies. ETSU serves approximately 14,000 students each year and is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges in the nation for students graduating with the least amount of debt.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – When you walk through the halls of Edgewater High School in the present day, there are reminders of the past. Pictures show what the auditorium originally looked like when the school was built in 1952. In 2011, it was upgraded in a renovation paid for by sales tax approved by voters in the early 2000s.

Scott Howat, the chief communications officer at Orange County Public Schools, gave our News 6 team a tour of the school to showcase the power of the half-cent sales tax. Orange County’s is set to expire late next year.

“The half-penny sales tax, when it comes to a revenue stream, is really the only stream we have to address growth, to build new schools, to address those major renovations,” Howat said.

This November, it could be up to voters to approve it once again.

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Our News 6 Investigators found out that more than $890 million worth of maintenance projects in Orange County could go unfunded, and they’re not the only district. The superintendent of Marion County Public Schools calls it a crisis.

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In the 1940’s the British author, Dorothy Sayers, wrote an essay titled The Lost Tools of Learning . In it she not only calls for a return to the application of the seven liberal arts of ancient education, the first three being the “Trivium” – grammar, logic, rhetoric, she also combines three stages of children’s development to the Trivium. Specifically, she matches what she calls the “Poll-parrot” stage with grammar, “Pert” with logic, and “Poetic” with rhetoric (see The Lost Tools Chart ). At Logos, the founding board members were intrigued with this idea of applying a classical education in a Christian context. Doug Wilson, a founding board member explained the classical method further in his book, Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning. Logos School has been committed to implementing this form of education since the school’s inception.

Taunton non-profit takes over 40 students on city's first HBCU tour

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The Taunton Diversity Network formed a Historically Black Colleges and Universities tour for more than 40 local high school students. (WJAR)

TAUNTON, Mass. (WJAR) — Some Taunton High School students are going on a tour that could change the course of their lives.

The Taunton Diversity Network formed a Historically Black Colleges and Universities tour for more than 40 local high school students.

The trip is believed to be the first of its kind in the Southeast Massachusetts region.

Gordon School in East Providence has a similar "Civil Rights Trip" for eighth-graders that started 22 years ago.

Their trip will take place next Monday.

Taunton Diversity Network is a BIPOC-centered, non-profit that educates, advocates and hosts events regarding social justice, diversity and inclusion, among other topics.

President and CEO April Funches said they hope the students learn a lot from the tour, including the struggles that African Americans dealt with in the U.S.

"I'm also hoping that they experience the Black College experience. I'm hoping they get to see a little bit of the Greek life happening on the campuses," said Funches. "I'm really hoping that maybe they'll find a college home and if they don't that's okay, at least they can say they explored this option."

Taunton High School sophomore Olive Nyomo said the trip comprises Taunton High School and Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School students.

Nyomo said she is excited to be a "guinea pig" in this introductory tour.

"Most of my life I've been in Taunton," said Nyomo. "So, this is really like my first time going out there and exploring the world."

Students of all backgrounds checked in before their loved ones escorted them to the bus.

"We're going to Jackson State, Tuskegee, FAMU [Florida A&M University], Spelman, Morehouse, Johnson C. Smith, Howard, and Hampton," said Funches. "So it's going to be quite the journey but we're looking forward to it."

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Taunton High School sophomore Nathan Pascal said he is going into the tour with an open mind.

"[I hope to take away] just more knowledge about how everything really works out there, and just realizing what they offer me. and how I can apply it to my own life in the future," said Pascal.

Funches said their organization began planning the nine-day tour last October, raising funds, and partnering with several groups to bring this mission to life.

The city of Taunton paid for half of the $130,000 trip.

Mayor Shaunna O'Connell said they did not give it a second thought.

"It's just so important to give opportunity to these kids that they really never would have had, to explore colleges and really figure out their path in life," said O'Connell.

Family, friends and faculty prayed before sending off their students.

Organizers said they hope to bring the tour back in two years for a new group of students.

ETSU featured in episode of nationally broadcast TV series ‘The College Tour’

Etsu featured in episode of nationally  broadcast tv series ‘the college tour’.

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New series tells the story of colleges and universities across the country.

JOHNSON CITY — COVID-19 safety restrictions have led to new opportunities to expand access for college visits beyond traditional in-person tours. A new nationally broadcast TV series created by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers, The College Tour, has released an episode featuring East Tennessee State University as told through the stories of eight students and two alumni who share their unique experiences and offer an inside look at life on campus and within the Johnson City community.

 The first season of The College Tour is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Roku. Host Alex Boylan, who was part of the winning team on the second season of the reality TV show The Amazing Race, guides viewers on an exploration of what life is truly like on college campuses. The idea for the show came from Boylan’s 16-year-old niece.

 “Because of the pandemic and finances, she wasn’t able to travel to tour colleges, so using our skills as executive producers we created a series inspired by her and millions of other young people who are interested in attending college,” he said. “This series has been so fun to produce and we are excited to bring ETSU into homes across the world.”

 The College Tour is a cutting-edge approach to reaching prospective students through the voices and experiences of actual students and graduates.

 “No matter how far away someone is from Johnson City, Tennessee, they can learn about the exciting academic programs and experiences awaiting them here,” said Heather Levesque, director for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at ETSU. “The episode also highlights affordability, which we know is the first question for families as students navigate their future after high school.”

 Morristown native KeiAndra Harper, who is featured in The College Tour episode, tells viewers how she faced paying for college on her own and discovered scholarship opportunities that will allow her to graduate from ETSU debt-free. Sarah Hamilton explains how she is reaching her dreams of becoming a physician and Spanish interpreter right in her hometown of Johnson City.

 ETSU appeals to many students living outside the Appalachian Highlands, as shown in stories featuring Jaquae ‘Quay’ Holmes of Marietta, Ga., and Carly Brewington of Coral Springs, Fla. Holmes found his ETSU family not only on the football field, but also through shared connections with other student athletes, such as Brewington, a member of the ETSU Women’s Triathlon team. Brewington has received support from mentors and students as she completes her teaching residency program at ETSU’s University School.

 ETSU alumna Amythyst Kiah came to ETSU to study Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music under musician, writer and program founder Jack Tottle. In the episode, she talks about starting her music career at ETSU and receiving a Grammy nomination for a song she wrote titled “Black Myself,” which she also performs.

 Like Kiah, Caitlin Maupin left her hometown of Chattanooga to attend ETSU. She immediately connected with the local art community and was selected to paint a mural representing Johnson City that she shares in The College Tour episode.  Another Chattanooga native, Jaylen Malik Grimes, discovered his passion for student engagement through ETSU’s Preview and Orientation Leader Organization (POLO) and is working toward a master’s degree in Education, Leadership and Policy Analysis. He gives viewers some important advice about how to be successful at ETSU.

 “One of the best ways to learn about a college and if it is a good fit is to learn through another student’s experience,” Levesque said. “The College Tour is a collection of first-person stories that almost anyone can relate to and provides the connections students seek when searching for the campus they can call home. We hope people see themselves as part of the ETSU family after watching, and schedule a visit to see campus in person.”

 Anthony Salas of Kingsport also appears in The College Tour. He transferred to ETSU from a community college and shares with viewers many of the hands-on learning opportunities available in the Radio, TV and Film Program, including BucTV News, the East Tennessean, creating short films and traveling with student groups. Joseph Mora talks about a different opportunity to create what we see and interact with on screens. During his Digital Media studies at ETSU, the Nashville native has created and successfully launched his own 2-D game, Chiaroscuro. 

 Alumna Kayla Carter shares her passion for the outdoors and growing the community through her role as the outdoor development manager for Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership.

“Here, the people are as sweet as the tea and traffic is hardly an issue,” she says in The College Tour episode. “I have a very rewarding job because I get to give back to the beautiful southern Appalachian landscape and community I have lived in my whole life.”

 ETSU’s episode of The College Tour is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Roku. The full episode and individual student and alumni segments are also available to view at etsu.edu/episode.

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Jon Rahm's 2024 Masters Champions Dinner brings LIV Golf, PGA Tour players together: 'We’re a fraternity'

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Champions Dinner tipped its hat to Spain on Tuesday evening.

On what would’ve been the 67th birthday of Seve Ballesteros, the table of 33 champions welcomed its newest member — Jon Rahm — before flooding the room with memories of Augusta’s first European victor.

“It was a great night; an emotional night,” said Larry Mize, the 1987 winner. “Ben (Crenshaw) made sure that tonight was all about Jon, Seve and Jackie Burke.”

Rahm sat at the head of the table, side-by-side with Ben Crenshaw, marking the first time a LIV golfer played host to the dinner.

And even though the narrative of PGA vs. LIV remains heated to some, for one night, the sides united.

“We’re a fraternity,” said Crenshaw, who emcees the annual supper.

Added Charles Coody: “It couldn’t have been more congenial. Even Tom Watson at the very end of dinner, he stood from his chair and said how happy he was to see the camaraderie within our group. It was a wonderful night.”

Crenshaw, in his Texas drawl, opened the evening by welcoming Rahm to the Masters Club; he then gifted the Spaniard an inscribed gold locket in the form of the Club emblem.

Two years ago, at the 2022 Champions Dinner, Hideki Matsuyama stunned the table by reciting a speech in English, prompting Gary Player to toast in Japanese.

When asked about congratulating Jon Rahm in Spanish, Ben Crenshaw reflected on his Austin High School diploma.

“I took French,” said Crenshaw, laughing.

A Masters pin flag blows at the practice facility during the second round of the 2023 Masters. (Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Network)

From there, stories immersed the room about Seve.

Bernhard Langer orated a tale about the 1983 Ryder Cup at Palm Beach Gardens when Ballesteros struck a 3-wood out of a bunker from 230 yards onto the green.

Langer told the table that from the lie Seve had, no golfer — aside from Ballesteros — would’ve cleared the lip with anything less than a six iron.

Crenshaw also mentioned the passing of 1956 Masters Champion Jackie Burke.

Burke, who shared a Champions locker with Tiger Woods, died on Jan. 19, 10 days before his 101st birthday.

“God put me down here for a long spell,” Burke said on his 100th birthday.

Thirty-three past champions attended the dinner. The only two absent were Angel Cabrera and Sandy Lyle.

According to Mize, Lyle’s wife, Jolanda, was having inner ear problems, and the 1988 Masters winner elected to remain home.

“Jolanda tried to get Sandy to come,” Mize said. “But he didn’t want to come without her.”

As defending champ, Rahm selected the menu for Tuesday evening, with his spread giving homage to Spain’s Basque region.

The meal began with six options for tapas and pintxos, Spanish for starters, before offering two main courses: Chuleton a la Parrilla, a ribeye with Piquillo peppers, or Rodaballo al Pil-Pil, a fish dish with white asparagus.

José María Olazábal chose the fish. Craig Stadler ordered red meat.

Coody picked fish.

“I didn’t want to venture too far into no-man’s land,” Coody said.

According to multiple past winners, similar to last year, Phil Mickelson remained quiet, and despite being close to Rahm, he elected not to give a toast.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Jon Rahm's 2024 Masters Champions Dinner brings LIV Golf, PGA Tour players together: 'We’re a fraternity'