About Us
Students, alumni, and employers can access services using Handshake. For additional assistance, please contact us using careers@etsu.edu or by calling 423-439-4450. Visit us in the D. P. Culp Student Center, on the second floor in the Carrier Center.
Explore our Career Studio (no appointment needed) or select a Career Coach (NAVIGATE) meeting.
- Internships and Experiential Learning Opportunities
- College of Public Health
- College of Health Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences School of the Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science, School of Science, Engineering, and Math)
Clemmer College of Education and Human Development and the School of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies
Jenny Lockmiller, Director
lockmilj@etsu.edu| 423-423-4450
M.Ed. - ETSU, BS - Tennessee State University
Calvin Purvis, Assistant Director, (MA, BBA)
Career Coach for College of Public Health and College of Health Sciences
Elizabeth Haselsteiner, Associate Director of Experiential Learning
Career Coach for Internships and Experiential Learning Opportunities
Laura Ferguson, Coordinator of Employer Relations and Events, (MA Ed. & BA - Virginia Tech)
Career Coach for the College of Arts and Sciences: School of the Arts, School of Humanities
and Social Science, School of Science, Engineering, and Math
Chrislyn Shuford, Coordinator, (M.Ed. & BS - ETSU)
Career Coach for Clemmer College of Education and Human Development and the School
of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies 
Our mission is to empower students, alumni, and additional stakeholders by educating them through flexible services and resources to enhance their quality of life. Our vision is to build a culture of career readiness that is essential to the ETSU experience and empower students to live the lives they design.
Disclaimer: University Career Services (UCS) at East Tennessee State University makes no representations or guarantees, but applies due diligence and care in the research and approval of positions posted on our career management system, Handshake, listed on our website, or distributed by any other means. We are not responsible for the safety, wages, working conditions, or other aspects of employment. We strive for accuracy at the time of posting. All users of our information must take personal responsibility when obtaining employer information, accepting interviews, or positions offered. Additionally, UCS makes every reasonable effort to assist ETSU students and alumni who request our services for help in reaching their career goals, yet each individual has the ultimate responsibility to obtain their goals of employment, internships, or graduate school admission. Please direct questions or comments related to this disclaimer to careers@etsu.edu.