What's the best thing about working at East Tennessee State University?  Our people—students, faculty and staff!  Our quality reputation!  Our beautiful campus!  Our emphasis on caring for the needs of every member of the ETSU family!  ETSU is a student-centered community of learning that employs more than 2,000 faculty and staff.  Our personnel are a constant source of enthusiastic service that makes us a leader in regional universities. 

Featured Employee

Deanna Bryant

Deanna Bryant has been a student w or ker, a secretary, and now an executive aide in the Department of English f or approximately 20 years. Using her maj or s in Biology and Math, she goes far beyond her job description to help the chair with budget planning and budget management. She is efficient, exacting, and dependable in every endeav or in the department. F or one of the largest departments on campus, Deanna w or ks on sometimes 2 semester class schedules at a time, keeps necessary rec or ds on approximately 40 part-time faculty, and helps the chair assign part-time instruct or s to about 100 sections of freshman and sophom or e classes. Deanna is always here, never complains about her w or kload, and is currently w or king on her MA at ETSU in higher education counseling. She certainly deserves recognition f or her hard w or k, dedication, and supp or t to 26 full-time faculty and 40+ part-time faculty!

Thank you, Deanna, for being with us here at ETSU !

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