September 2017

East Central University’s Linscheid Library is partnering with the Ada Public Library in cherishing the freedom to read during “Banned Books Week,” set for Sept. 25-30.

A series of events is scheduled to celebrate the freedom to read and raise awareness of the harms of censorship.

Throughout the week, anyone can participate in a scavenger hunt by visiting the Linscheid Library or Facebook.com/ECUlibrary each day from Sept. 25-29 to find a clue. Those who find the banned book cover at its hidden location, can follow the instruction on the back to return it for a prize.

Learning about Oklahoma’s wildlife and discovering fun ways to teach about the outdoors will be the focus of a Project WILD Workshop, being conducted at East Central University on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Lanoy Education Building, Room 101.

The workshop is open to all educators (classroom teachers, Scout, 4-H and other youth group leaders) and any adults who are interested in teaching kids about the outdoors.

Dr. Daniel McCool, professor and author, will deliver East Central University’s Rothbaum Lecture, entitled “The Most Fundamental Right Under Threat.”  on Monday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Elsa Moseley is excited about the opportunity to correspond with Russian high school teachers and students without leaving the United States.

The East Central University senior from Sulphur has received a Virtual Student Federal Service internship with the U.S. Department of State. Through this internship, Moseley will correspond for a year with Russian high school teachers to design and implement teaching objectives for Russian high school students in the “Russia Access” program – an extracurricular program to teach English to talented youth from low-income families.