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ECU graduate, former Russian Club member gives back

By GALEN HAWES ADA – One of the catchphrases often used by East Central University alumni is “Once a Tiger, always a Tiger.” And for one graduate, that runs even deeper – once a member of the ECU…

ECU offers “Teacher’s Promise” scholarships

ADA – Oklahoma public school teachers have an opportunity to send their children to East Central University with assistance from the ECU “Teacher’s Promise” scholarship program. ECU Teacher’s Promise…

ECU presents “Beethoven at 250: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Ludwig van Beethoven”

ADA – East Central University’s School of Fine Arts presents a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23, at the…

ECU student delivers remarks at state Capitol

ADA – An East Central University student recently spoke to an audience gathered at the 2020 Higher Education Day at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Ruth Herman of Waxahachie, Texas, accompanied…

Area educators address ECU student teachers

ADA – With one foot still on campus and the other in a working classroom, East Central University student teachers heard directly from a variety of area educators on what they can expect upon entering…

ECU hosts ‘Nothing to Hide’ mental health exhibit

ADA – Jaime Campbell is a young woman who has schizophrenia and a traveling exhibit at East Central University is shedding light on that condition and other mental illness issues. The exhibition…

ECU instructor elected as state nursing board president

ADA – East Central University Nursing instructor Liz Massey has been elected president of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. Massey, MSN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, NE-BC, RN, served as vice president for the…

ECU SCREENS hosts 10th annual Foreign Film Festival

ADA – On Valentine’s Day, ECU SCREENS will launch East Central University’s 10th annual Foreign Film Festival featuring released foreign-language films from France, the Republic of Georgia, and Spain.…

ECU Theatre presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

By GALEN HAWES ADA – East Central University Theatre presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 7:30 p.m. nightly Thursday through Saturday, February 13-15, at the Ataloa Theatre in the…

ECU SCREENS presents ‘Small Island’

ADA – Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation that will be presented by ECU Screens at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, at the Raymond Estep…

Gov. Anoatubby to deliver annual Lou Watkins Lecture

ADA – East Central University Distinguished Alumnus and Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby will serve as keynote speaker for the annual Lou Watkins Lecture. The impact of tribal gaming on the…

Human Services Club receives donation

Asbury United Methodist Church in Ada recently made a donation to the East Central University Human Services Club for its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. In 2019, more than 3,000 people attended…

ECU SCREENS presents ‘The Lehman Lesson’

ADA – ECU SCREENS hosts “The Lehman Lesson,” featuring a panel discussion of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the role played by the Lehman Brothers in that crisis, at 11 a.m. Wednesday,…

ECU contingent experiences impeachment trial

ADA – As the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald J. Trump unfolds, an East Central University contingent had the chance to experience part of the historic event firsthand. Thanks to private…

Cheryl Brown Henderson to deliver Diversity Lecture

ADA – Cheryl Brown Henderson, founder of the Brown Foundation and daughter of the man who led the fight for racial equality in the public school system, will deliver East Central University’s Louise…