East Tennessee State University Has Received A Big Financial Boost For A Proposed Performing Arts Center. An Anonymous 100-Thousand Dollar Donation Has Been Made By An Alumnus. The University Now Stands At 61-Percent Of The Estimated Needed Funding. The Facility Is Expected To Cost Upwards Of More Than 40-Million Dollars To Build. Etsu’s Target Funding Was 10.2 Million Dollars.