Events and Signature Programs

Current Programs and Events

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Student Leadership through Seminars

Seminar Benefits

Refine students' personal, academic, and professional goals. Explore students' emotional intellegence level and growth opportunities.  Strengthen students' interest in their field of interest. Maximize students' career options and networks. Become better consumers of information, and encourage respectful, evidence-based dialogue on range of topics.

Overview of Seminar Series

In collaboration with the Dr. Patricia Robertson Pride Center, our fall 2024 series will focus on academic, social, personal, and general life skills. All students at ETSU  can meet Rockstar student leaders, faculty, and staff who will provide useful infomation across a multitude of topics. These are introductory seminars are beneficial for freshman students through post-graduate students. 

Goals of Seminars

To increase research opportunities in your field of interest and to perform your own research, to maximize your career options through research, to become better consumers of research, and to encourage respectful, evidence-based dialog around research related topics

Overview of Seminar Series

All students are welcome. There will be 8 sessions in this seminar series during the spring semester. You will meet Rockstar student researchers and Research Icons - Faculty researchers to provide you tips and advises. These are introductory seminars through exemplary researchers and their field of interest to share with students.

If interested in research opportunities, let us know. 

Attendance the 8 academic research seminars.
Consideration for paid research internship with the McNair Program for summer 2025. LET US KNOW. 
Possibility of undergraduate research placement and ETSU faculty mentoring research setting

• Student Seminar Series: Life 101                   Fall 2024 Semester

   

  • Navigating University Life Wednesday, Sept. 4, 5:00 pm East Tennessee Room

    Join the discussion of how to navigate ETSU with representatives from across campus! Whether you have questions, or don't know what questions to ask - this will get you pointed in a successful direction!

     

     

  • Motivation, Study Skills, and Focus  Wednesday, Sept 11, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room 

    The semester is underway, so let's make sure you can stay on task with your projects and homework! Learn how to keep going, productive studying tips, and how to stay on task while you balance studying, work, and a social life. 
  • Media Literacy, AI, and Online Communication Wednesday, Sept. 18, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

     

    Technology can be a magnificent tool to help you succeed, but there are dangers with each technological advancement. Learn how to spot real news articles vs. fake ones, the 'do's' and 'don'ts' of AI, and how to be safe on social media. 

  •  Self-Care, Self-Advocacy, and Boundaries Wednesday, Sept. 25, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    There's more to self-care than just bubble baths and sweet snacks! Learn how boundaries, self-advocacy, and other tools can do more for your self-care than just taking a bubble bath!
  • Voting Wednesday, Oct. 2, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    Are you registered to vote? How do you do absentee voting? Is my vote really important? Hear the answers to these questions and more as we navigate the US tradition of voting in our representation!
  • Credit Scores and Health Insurance Wednesday, Oct. 9, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    You're going to age out of your parents' health insurance soon, so what do you do? What is a deductable vs. an out of pocket expense? What even is a credit score? Get the information that you need to make informed decisions during this seminar!

     

  • Career Branding Wednesday, Oct. 16, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

     

    Do you know how to sell yourself through your resume and cover letter? Do you know how to navigate the probing questions in an interview? This session focuses on getting you through the resume, cover letter, and interview processes so you can land the job of your dreams!

  • Household Management Skills - Wednesday, Oct. 23, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    In this seminar you will learn the basics of how to run and sustain a household - from turning on utilities to patching holes to changing air filters, we will show you the foundation of how to keep your house/apartment up and running!
    
    
  • What's Your Story? Oct. 30, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    You're a Buccaneer now, but how did you get here? What influenced the decisions you made along the way? What made you the person you are today? In this session we will reflect on where we've been, and how that's shaping us into who we want to be. 
  • Self-Care Wednesday, Nov. 6, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    This semester we are focusing on mental health, resiliency, and mindfulness. In this 'round 2' session of Self-Care we will delve deeper on what it means to truely take care of yourself. 

  • Arguing 101 Wednesday, Nov. 13, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    It happens all the time. A comment is taken a different way than intended; a joke went too far; a comment was taken out of context...and then there's a fight. You want to preserve the relationship, but how do you do that in the middle of an arguement? Join us in this session as we learn how to argue. 
    
    

  • First Aid and Nutrition Basics Wednesday Nov. 20, 5:00 pmMCC Meeting Room

    There's more to First Aid than just putting an adhesive bandage on a wound, and more to Nutrition than just eating fruits and vegetables! In this session you will learn how to take care of minor injuries and how to navigate healthier eating. 

   

Signature Programs and Events

• Diversity Scholars Banquet

  The Diversity Scholars Banquet is put on by the Multicultural Center each semester to celebrate the accomplishments and aspirations of our diverse students. The purpose of the banquet is to provide an inspirational diverse experience for our students.

  The event is help each semester for students with the following criteria:

  Students from diverse backgrounds
  24 or more earned hours
  Overall GPA of 3.25 or higher

  View this year Diversity Scholars Here.

• Multicultural Center Celebration

  The Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center host this event to bring our diverse student body together to honor their successes and to recognize this exciting next step in their life journey. This is a great opportunity to honor our graduates.

  During the celebration, we will have a short program to recognize the graduates and each student will be given a certificate and stole that can be worn at the December or May Graduation as an emblem representing their multicultural background. We would love to celebrate this milestone with you, your friends, and your family.

• Lavender Celebration

  The Lavender Celebration is a ceremony to honor the graduating members of the LGBTQI+ community and their allies. The Lavender Ceremony was originated by RonniSanlo at the University of Michigan in 1995 and has since been held at colleges and universities across the country. This commemoration is a cultural celebration that recognizes LGBTQI+ students of all races and ethnicities and acknowledges their achievements and contributions to the university. Each student will be recognized for their academic accomplishments and be awarded a certificate, and chord to be worn at commencement as an emblem representing LGBTQI+ community pride.
• Multicultural Showcase

  The Multicultural Showcase introduces the campus and community to the various cultures represented at ETSU and in the surrounding community. Students model traditional attire from various countries, including some that are different from their ethnicity. Over 15 cultures and ethnicities are represented in the program through attire, food, poetry, and music.
• Unity Fest

  Unity Fest is an annual and campus-wide event that brings all students together to celebrate and appreciate each other. Many organizations participate to provide fingerpaints, calligraphy, and many other activities. The day is filled with fun, entertainment, and a smorgasbord of cultural foods. The festivity will include giveaways, novelties, interactive games, and live music.
• Cultural Remix

  The Expo is an annual event that introduces incoming students to various student organizations, university departments, and faculty and staff members. Through culturally diverse entertainment, activities, and food, the event provides exposure to different cultures and promotes upcoming programs and events offered by the University and the Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center. The Expo includes many activities that are available for students to participate in such as calligraphy, origami, henna painting, cultural music, and dancing.
• African Night

  Allows people to experience the rich culture of Africa without leaving Johnson City. A night of gathering and celebration through music, acting, dancing, and pageant giving you an exquisite taste of the African culture. This event is usually hosted by one of social media’s finest comedians. To keep the energy going there is an after-party turned up with beats from a renowned DJ. African Night is truly a unique and unforgettable experience.
• Hispanic Heritage

  Is usually observed from mid-September to mid-October. During this time we honor the contributions of Latino and Hispanic communities, highlighting their diversity, culture, and traditions.
• National Coming Out Day

  National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11. Founded in the United States in 1988, the initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being political, and the emphasis on the most basic form of activism being coming out to family, friends, and colleagues, and living life as an openly lesbian or gay person. The foundational belief is that homophobia thrives in an atmosphere of silence and ignorance and that once people know that they have loved ones who are lesbian or gay, they are far less likely to maintain homophobic or oppressive views.
• World's AIDS Day

  World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.
• Native American Festival

  ETSU celebrates Native American Heritage through art, music, and historical legends with an emphasis on the Cherokee culture. This celebration includes award-winning dancers, storytellers, artists, and musicians gathering at the Quad to share knowledge, celebrate heritage, and demonstrate skills which include Women’s Jingle Dress, Fancy Shawl, Buckskin, Northern Traditional and Southern Straight dances, Shell/Stone/Wood Carving and many more.
• Coffee Hour

  Coffee Hour is a culturally enriching experience designed to give students a chance to present their ideas in an open and relaxed setting. Presenters share their thoughts and feelings on a variety of topics and issues concerning our country’s culture, history, social justice issues and also promote awareness and discussion among those attending. Enjoy a cup of coffee and change the world