Claiming financial aid. Navigating the Blountville campus road project. Cool campus events. Fall classes began this week and The Sound Bearier crew has a few tips and suggestions to help move through the semester. 

A wealth of information is available at the shiny, updated Northeast State web site https://www.northeaststate.edu to help you on your way.

To wrap up our third season, The Sound Bearier proudly welcomes Northeast State President Dr. Jeff McCord to the podcast!

Dr. McCord became president of Northeast State in 2022 after serving as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. 

He talks about his own journey attending college, first job and diverse career, and how he made his way to Tennessee. We also discuss career academy options for students, education and a changing economy, and the value of earning a college degree or certificate with NO DEBT after you graduate.

Subscribe to The Sound Bearier through your favorite streaming service. Apply and register for summer and fall classes now at Northeast State via this link: https://www.northeaststate.edu.

Artificial intelligence (AI) programs everything from health care to education to vehicles. What does this mean to human thought and evolution? 

The Sound Bearier welcomes Northeast State professor of history, Tabetha Garman, and professor of psychology, Kristin Lazarova, to the podcast. In this episode, they discuss the implications of AI in education systems and human cognitive development as the technology advances faster than its creators imagined. 

Enjoy this episode and subscribe to The Sound Bearier on your favorite streaming platform. Leave a comment and review and get to know us at Northeast State Community College.

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ChatGPT. That is Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer in formal company.  Perhaps you’ve heard of it. You may even be using it to write your academic papers or TPS reports.

Northeast State instructor and computer science industry pro David Blair joins The Sound Bearier to talk technical about Big Tech’s most talked about marvel. Blair brings his extensive experience in the private sector and college classroom.  As the AI arms race heats up, he talks about the use of artificial intelligence and technical aspects of programming systems such as ChatGPT.

So, is ChatGPT a harbinger of doom or this month’s outrage?  Speaking of outrages…HAM radio has gone digital. Terrible.

Summer and Fall class registration begins April 3! Apply and register for classes now at https://www.northeaststate.edu.

Did you know Northeast State fields a host of esports gaming teams? Esports generated roughly $243 million in market revenue during 2021 while the global video game market value exceeded $178 billion, according to Statista data company.

After a succesful first season last fall, the Northeast State Bears roared into the spring esports season in February. Gamers joined the melee in new games of Madden 23; NBA2K, and Mario Kart.  The team's first season of gamers returned to play Overwatch; League of Legends; Halo; Super Smash Brothers; and Rocket League among others. 

The Sound Bearier welcomed esports Bears’ coaching staff of Chris Demas, Jim Holbrook, and Brandon Burleson to talk about the Bears’ student players, their favorite video games, and how esports gaming builds teamwork while creating a school identity.

Check out all things Northeast State esports including the student teams and the season’s schedule at:  https://esports.northeaststate.edu

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Why are you the way you are?  Does this question get directed at you from those in your personal or professional sphere?  The Sound Bearier team opted to take personality tests and read our results.  The gold standard Big Five test.  The beloved Myers-Briggs type indicator. And the popular Enneagram. There are scores of others, but we tried these three.  

Fortunately, our Matt Poole is steeped in psychology and personalities. Give it a listen and see if you recognize anyone or yourself. 

Oh, priority registration for spring is happening now at Northeast State. Beat the rush and get those classes you need at: https://www.nohttps://www.northeaststate.edu/admissions/rtheaststate.edu/admissions/

For this Halloween episode, The Sound Bearier solicited scary stories and experiences from students and faculty. 

Thank you to students/staff who submitted their encounters.  If you have a scary story or experience to share, email [email protected].  Happy Halloween 2022!

The Sound Bearier welcomed student Rebekah Saulsbury to talk about her experiences as a dual enrollment and full-time college student at Northeast State.

Saulsbury is one of nine children - many of whom are Northeast State alumni.  She has carved her own path as an English and Mass Communications major. 

As the opportunities for dual enrolled students grows at Northeast State, Saulsbury represents a new generation of students moving faster to achieve their goals and living as she so eloquently describes it, "a purposeful life."  

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Dancer. Choreographer. Activist. Educator. Muslim. American.

Amirah Sackett embodies both tradition and innovation.  Her dance and performance art garnered international recognition, most notably with her performance group We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic.

Our International Education Committee via Conscious Campus arranged her visit to Northeast State in October to share her experiences with students. Amirah graciously accepted an invitation to The Sound Bearier to talk about life, inspiration, the fusion of hip-hop dance and Islamic tradition, and the road ahead. 

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TRiO Student Support Services at Northeast State provides a pathway, and lifeline, to qualifying students pursuing a technical certificate or college degree. Federally-funded, TRiO serves first-generation college students facing financial or disability challenges to graduate from college.

Wes Greear joined Northeast State at TRiO director in 2021.  He joins The Sound Bearier to talk options, qualifications, and guiding students to success.

Get to know this often-overlooked program responsible for helping hundreds of students achieve their goals.  Visit Northeast State TRiO SSS to learn more.