Mathew Desjardins
Site Director & Senior Lecturer, BlueSky TN Institute
- desjardinsm@etsu.edu
- 423-439-6951
- 2.2J16 BlueSky Chattanooga Center
Professor Mathew Desjardins brings an innovative, interdisciplinary perspective to
East Tennessee State’s Department of Computing. Following an extensive career in management
and technology consulting, Prof. Desjardins returned to ETSU to complete his B.S.
and M.S. degrees in Computer Science. Beyond his teaching capacity, Desjardins has
spearheaded several university-level and departmental-level initiatives and committees,
including chairing both the college and department-level curriculum committees while
also leading recruitment, advisement, and orientation efforts through academic outreach
initiatives.
Beginning Jan 1, 2022, Desjardins began serving as the Interim BlueSky Institute Site
Director. BlueSky (www.blueskytn.com) will be based in Chattanooga and is a groundbreaking
workforce development partnership between BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST)
and East Tennessee State University (ETSU). It is designed to meet a critical business
need for BCBST by developing local technology talent the company needs to serve its
customers, business partners, and communities. Desjardins’ experience with student
transition into college, advising, and Computing coursework will lead him to successfully
serve as the Site Director for BlueSky.