News Posted in April 2012
30
Apr
Service Providers Invited To ECU Boswell Lecture, Luncheon, Fair
The annual Boswell Lecture at East Central University will be held Tuesday [MAY 1] along with a luncheon and a Service-Learning and Volunteer Fair. All the events will focus on poverty and its results…
26
Apr
Yearbook Basket Winner
Jordan Thompson (right), winner of a drawing for students and employees who pre-ordered a 2012 ECU yearbook, receives an ECU spirit basket from Lori Stanton, a member of the Pesagi yearbook staff. The…
26
Apr
Summer Russian Institute Set At ECU For High School Students
A three-week summer institute for high school students will offer free Russian language instruction and sessions about Russian culture June 10-29 at East Central University. Startalk: In Search of…
24
Apr
Pi A Professor Donation From ECU
Staff members at the House of Hope in Ada (at left) accept a check for $150 from members of the East Central University Math Club. The club raised money for the organization by offering ECU students…
23
Apr
Central States Communication Association Honors Greenstreet
Dr. Robert Greenstreet, professor of communication studies and director of forensics at East Central University, has been honored by the Central States Communication Association Argumentation &…
20
Apr
Osborn, Trail Awarded George Nigh Award As ECU’s Top Seniors
Tyffany Osborn (left) of Muldrow and Joe Trail (right) of Ada are congratulated by former Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh for being named East Central University’s top graduating seniors for 2012. They each…
20
Apr
‘Sharing Spaces’ Dance Concert Set For Friday, Saturday At ECU
Collage, East Central University’s dance ensemble, and other dance students will present their “Sharing Spaces” spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday [APRIL 27-28] in the Chalmers Herman…
19
Apr
ECU Jazz Ensemble Performing Tuesday In Kennedy Band Hall
The East Central University Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 24 [TUESDAY] in the Kennedy Band Hall in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. Admission is free. The ensemble will open…
19
Apr
National, State Business Leaders To Advise Teens At ECU’s Oklahoma Business Week Camp
Alan Marcum, executive vice president for administration at Devon Energy, will be one of the executives advising high school students selected for a one-of-a-kind Oklahoma Business Week summer camp…
19
Apr
How To Interview For A Job, Get Hired Topic Of Seminar At ECU
Advice on how to negotiate the job market, prepare for interviews and get hired will be offered Wednesday [APRIL 25] at East Central University.Wendell Godwin, dean of ECU’s School of Business, will…
18
Apr
ECU Students Modeling Recycled Fashions At Green Expo
A Recycled Fashion Show has been added to the activities at the Oklahoma Green Expo Saturday [APRIL 20-21] at the Agriplex. Fourteen East Central University students in an intermediate construction…
18
Apr
ECU Singers, Chorale Performing Monday At St. Joseph’s Church
The East Central University Singers will perform portions of Franz Schubert’s Mass in E flat (No. 6), and the select University Chorale will perform selections from its spring tour at 7:30 p.m. Monday…
18
Apr
Anoatubby Speaks To ECU Business Class
Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby talks with students at East Central University April 16 [MONDAY] following his presentation to a Professional Leadership Experience class. Anoatubby and nine…
17
Apr
Lysistrata’ Opens Thursday At ECU With Plan To End War
The rival Greek city states of Athens and Sparta have been fighting each other for two decades. The men go off to battle, leaving lonely wives and children at home and young women with little…
16
Apr
Learn About African, Carribean Countries At ‘Fusion Night’ Friday
The culture and traditions of African and Caribbean nations will be celebrated from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday [APRIL 20] during an African and Caribbean Fusion Night hosted by East Central University…
16
Apr
Grand Prize Winners Named In State Science Fair, Junior Academy Of Science Competitions At ECU
Students from Latta, Bartlesville, Grove, Miami, Moore, Tulsa and Vici were the grand prize winners in the 2012 Oklahoma State Science & Engineering Fair and the Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science…
16
Apr
Grand Prize Winners Named In State Science Fair, Junior Academy Of Science Competitions At ECU
Students from Latta, Bartlesville, Grove, Miami, Moore, Tulsa and Vici were the grand prize winners in the 2012 Oklahoma State Science & Engineering Fair and the Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science…
13
Apr
Flute, Clarinet, Brass Ensembles Performing Monday At ECU
The East Central University Clarinet Ensemble will join ECU’s Flute and Brass Ensembles for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday [APRIL 16] in the Ataloa Theatre in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.…
13
Apr
ECU’s Sife Team, Others In Midst Of Extreme Makeover At Willard
East Central University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team, along with other ECU students and several community partners, are in the midst of an extreme makeover at Willard Grade Center. The…
12
Apr
Clayton Sullivan Wins ECU’s First Concerto Competition
Clayton Sullivan of Tishomingo, a sophomore instrumental music education major at East Central University, is the winner of the ECU Music Department’s first Annual Concerto Competition. The prize is…
12
Apr
Spain's Medieval Alhambra Palace Topic Of Lecture At ECU
Intricate details seen in the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra are repeated throughout the famous 14th-century Islamic citadel and palace in Granada, Spain. Dr. Cynthia Robinson of Cornell…
11
Apr
Wilburn Smith’s Entrepreneurial Career To Be Honored By ECU
Wilburn Smith was living his dream in Holdenville, Okla., during the late 1970s. He was serving as manager of the local IGA grocery store, working hard each week, with the promise of ultimately being…
10
Apr
ECU Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble To Perform April 17
Rhythm and blues, jazz, Norwegian folk melodies, a march and even a duel between a euphonium and wind band will be on the program Tuesday [APRIL 17] for East Central University’s spring band…
09
Apr
‘World’s Oldest’ Successful Female Mountain Climber Speaking At ECU
To start with, she contracted polio when she was almost 6. She escaped paralysis but it left her weak. Polio also gave Dr. Carol Masheter something else – the determination to be strong plus the dream…
09
Apr
Baggech Performing Recital Thursday With ECU Colleagues
Dr. Melody Baggech, associate professor of music at East Central University, will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. April 19 [THURSDAY] at the Ada Arts and Heritage Center, 14th and Rennie. The…
09
Apr
Volunteers Needed To Mediate In Local Courts
Learning how to help people resolve conflicts and move on with their lives can be very rewarding, according to a group of volunteers who do just that. Each year dozens of Oklahomans agree to give…
05
Apr
Finnegans Awake To Perform Celtic Music April 14 At ECU
A Celtic music group with a passion for hard-driving fiddle and whistle tunes, heart-teasing waltzes and poignant ballads and broadsides will perform April 14 [SATURDAY] at East Central…
05
Apr