President's Welcome

Opportunities for Success...

    

When I came to East Central University in July 2006, I could see endless opportunities for this university because of our outstanding faculty and staff, top-grade facilities and beautiful campus and the wonderful vitality of our students. My enthusiasm continues to grow.

Students are our focus, whether they have just recently graduated from high school, enroll as non-traditional students or are working moms or dads who have to earn their degrees just one or two classes at a time.

If you are, or become, one of our students, know this: We want you to have an outstanding educational experience at ECU and we want you to you to graduate. Student success is our goal and we will do everything we can to encourage you and provide you with a quality educational experience both inside and outside the classroom. And when you graduate, we want you to look upon your time at East Central University as one of the highpoints in your life.

ECU offers a vast array of academic majors. Whether you are interested in science or business, criminal justice or nursing, history or fine arts, cartography or education, ECU gives you the opportunity to excel. And we have new degree programs this year in Native American studies and Spanish education and a new molecular biology concentration in biology. We also have a new minor in Russian studies.

We believe we are Oklahoma's premier comprehensive, student-centered, public regional university, offering outstanding academic programs and experiences for our students and contributing to the betterment of the region and beyond.

We hope you'll check us out. ECU is a university where the professors (most of whom have doctorates) know your name, that's safe and friendly and that focuses on your total college experience.

We believe ECU can give you the opportunities to follow your dreams, achieve your goals and find fulfillment after graduation.

 

Richard Rafes, J.D., Ph.D.

 President