{"id":17,"date":"2024-09-05T16:35:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/mtengage\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:51:10","slug":"mte_staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/mte_staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Engage Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:26%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/07\/Myatt-Julie-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Myatt\" class=\"wp-image-612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/07\/Myatt-Julie-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/07\/Myatt-Julie-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/07\/Myatt-Julie-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/07\/Myatt-Julie-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:74%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Julie Myatt, Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myatt earned her master\u2019s in English at Tennessee Technological University and her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition&nbsp;at&nbsp;the University of Louisville. She has served as Director of Engage since 2019, and endeavors to provide excellent support for faculty teaching in the program. Myatt piloted her first Engage course in Spring 2016, served as faculty representative for the College of Liberal Arts on the Engage Oversight and ePortfolio Scholarship Review Committees, and presented at the Engage Summer Institute. She previously served as Coordinator of GTAs in English and Co-Director of General Education English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She teaches English and Public Writing and Rhetoric courses. She is a recipient of an MTSU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching in General Education and the June Anderson Center National Women\u2019s History Month Trailblazer Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lexy Denton, Assistant Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lexy Denton has served as the Assistant Director of the Engage program since its inception in 2016. She was selected to be a member of the university&#8217;s inaugural Staff Leadership Development Institute in 2025-2026, and is leading the university&#8217;s first Staff Learning Community. She is the recipient of the Career Development Center&#8217;s 2026 Career Influencer award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lexy earned both her master&#8217;s and bachelor&#8217;s degrees in business administration from MTSU. She also teaches Freshman Seminar (UNIV1010) and was recognized by her students as someone who makes a difference. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/07\/IMG_3161-834x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lexy Denton\" class=\"wp-image-1263 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/07\/IMG_3161-834x1024.jpg 834w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/07\/IMG_3161-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/07\/IMG_3161-768x943.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/07\/IMG_3161.jpg 1011w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engage Faculty Fellow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Administrative Assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming soon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ellie Davenport, Graduate Assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellie Davenport is a graduate student of the Master of Arts in International Affairs program at MTSU. They graduated from MTSU with a bachelor\u2019s degree in global studies with minors in international relations and university honors. As an honors student and a Buchanan Fellow, she successfully defended her thesis exploring the history of and conducting interviews within the Japanese community in the Nashville Metropolitan area. They served for two years as Secretary of MTSU\u2019s Japan Club hosting cultural events for MTSU students including several Japanese exchange students and English language learners from the local Nashville ELS school. They are a recipient of the College of Liberal Arts Student Award for the Department of Global Studies and Human Geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Worker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Julie Myatt, Director Myatt earned her master\u2019s in English at Tennessee Technological University and her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition&nbsp;at&nbsp;the University of Louisville. She has served as Director of Engage since 2019, and endeavors to provide excellent support for faculty teaching in the program. 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