News Posted in November 2017

Scheef To Speak At ECU Commencement Exercises On Saturday, Dec. 9

Craig T. Scheef, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Texas Security Bank and East Central University alumnus, will address 203 candidates for bachelor’s degrees and 88 for master’s…

New Scholarship Endowment Established In Memory Of Tina Hope Davis At ECU

The memory of early childhood educator Tina Hope Davis was recognized as Donna Cox and LaDona Hill, of Tina’s Legacy Committee, presented a $21,000 check to the ECU Foundation, Inc. in establishing a…

ECU College Mock Trial Team Places Third At Sooner Invitational

East Central University’s College Mock Trial Team took third place during the University of Oklahoma’s Sooner Invitational at the OU College of Law last weekend. The competition featured 10 teams from…

ECU English Majors Stevens, Tarpey Present Papers At Undergraduate Language And Linguistics Conference

East Central University English majors Avery Stevens, of Ada, and Karina Tarpey, of Seminole, presented papers at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Undergraduate Language and Linguistics Conference…

Two ECU English Majors Present Papers At 12Th Native American Symposium

Two East Central University English majors – Sidney Lewis and Daniel Bonar – presented insightful papers at the recent 12th Native American Symposium, a professional academic conference held at…

Mooseltoe, The Moose With A Dream, Comes To Life On Stage At ECU’s Ataloa Theatre

Mooseltoe, the Moose with a Dream, has a goal of becoming a reindeer for Santa Claus at the North Pole. His dream and adventures come to life in “Mooseltoe: A New Moosical” at East Central…

ECU Water Resource Policy And Management Master’s Student Receives Scholarship From Osehp

Sarita KC, a master’s student in East Central University’s Water Resource Policy and Management degree program, has been awarded a scholarship from the Oklahoma State Environmental Health…

Jude Law Stars In ECU Screens’ Fall Finale

ECU SCREENS caps its fall season with Obsession starring Jude Law (The Young Pope, The Talented Mr. Ripley) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S.…

ECU Sophomore Places Fourth In Informative Speaking At Ou

Ashley Keenan, a sophomore computer science major at East Central University, recently took fourth place in Informative Speaking at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Keenan, who is from Ada, is…

ECU Student Josh Hardage Has Successful Internship In Karner’s Lab At Duke University

Producing outstanding biology students is not foreign to East Central University. Courtney Karner, ECU alumnus and assistant professor and research faculty member in the Department of Orthopaedics…

ECU To Close For Thanksgiving Holiday Break, Nov. 22-26

The East Central University campus and offices will be closed, Wednesday, Nov. 22-Sunday, Nov. 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Campus offices will reopen and classes will resume on…

Four ECU Programs Receiving Over $8 Million In Federal Grants

In a time when funding in higher education is limited, the East Central University Office of Sponsored Programs and Research is doing its work to keep special programs within the university…

“The Legendary Violins Of Stradivarius And Guarnerius” To Be Presented At ECU On Dec. 1

Music lovers will be treated to an up-close and personal experience as East Central University and Oklahoma Heritage Bank present “The Legendary Violins of Stradivarius and Guarnerius” on Friday, Dec.…

ECU’s Mary Meeks Assumes Presidency Of National Association Of Veterans Upward Bound Programs

As president of the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound (NAVUB) programs, East Central University’s own Mary Meeks is all about making sure veterans’ higher educational needs are being met…

ECU Theatre Department To Present The Elephant Man, Nov. 16-18

The Elephant Man, presented by the East Central University Theatre Department, will take place Nov. 16-18, at 7:30 p.m. each night in the Chalmers Herman Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts…

Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Concert Set For Nov. 15 At ECU

East Central University will host an Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and…

ECU Showtime To Present A Night At The Wax Museum On Friday, Nov. 10

Wax figures come to life as East Central University Showtime presents A Night at the Wax Museum, Friday Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy I. Summers Theatre of Science Hall. Matinee performances…

Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Set For Nov. 20

The Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, hosted by the East Central University Human Resources Club and other community partners and student organizations, is set for Monday, Nov. 20, from 5:30…

Simulation Labs Bring Together Upper-Level Students From Various Academic Disciplines At ECU

An innovative way of bringing several academic disciplines together on Oct. 17, came to fruition recently with Simulation Labs at East Central University. Upper-level students from disciplines such as…

Shakespeare’s Gender-Bending Comedy Gets A New Twist At ECU

ECU SCREENS continues its fourth season with William Shakespeare’s gender-bending comedy Twelfth Night, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, in East Central University’s Raymond J. Estep Multimedia…