News Posted in April 2019

Scott to be honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award at ECU on May 10

Tony A. Scott’s family is deeply rooted in the history of Ada and East Central University as his ancestors played a part in establishing both. Scott will be honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award…

ECU Business Students Excel at Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup

East Central University business students captured several awards while competing in the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup competition held recently in Oklahoma City. The Love’s Cup is a statewide…

ECU SCREENS to End Spring Season with Allelujah!

ECU SCREENS wraps up its spring season with a new comedy by Alan Bennett. Allelujah! will screen on Friday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of East Central University’s…

ECU Chamber Ensembles Concert set for Monday, April 29

The East Central University Music Department will present its Chamber Ensembles Concert on Monday April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. Groups playing…

Hamby to be honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award at ECU on May 10

Jim Hamby, a longtime fixture in the Ada community and current president of Vision Bank-Ada since 1990, will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award on Friday, May 10 as East Central University…

16th Annual Ada Water Fest to be hosted by ECU’s Oka’ Institute on Thursday, April 25

  By Laura Brigger The Oka' Institute Promoting awareness and responsible water practices, East Central University’s Oka’ Institute will host the 16th Annual Ada Water Fest on Thursday, April 25,…

Klaric to deliver ECU’s Eighth Annual Lockmiller Lecture on April 24

Arlette Klaric, chief curator at the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, will deliver East Central University’s Eighth Annual Lockmiller Lecture in Art History on Wednesday, April 24, at 5:30…

Forty Inducted into ECU’s Alpha Chi National Honor Society

Forty new members were recently inducted into the Oklahoma Gamma Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society at East Central University. Alpha Chi is comprised of the top 10 percent of juniors…

Whitney Selected as 2019 Winner of Prestigious George Nigh Award at ECU

One moment Tyler Whitney can be singing in a musical. The next she could be intently working on her degree in biology in hopes of eventually becoming a developmental pediatrician. And yet another…

Transfer students have opportunity to attend ECU’s Tiger Transfer Showcase on Wednesday, April 17

Get a feel of what it’s like to be a Tiger and a student at East Central University as ECU hosts Tiger Transfer Showcase on Wednesday, April 17. Transfer students are welcome to learn everything they…

“Songs of the Decades” to be performed by ECU Showtime on April 15 & 17

There’s no need to take a drive to Branson, Missouri to see a great show when East Central University conducts its own Branson-Style production for two nights only. ECU Showtime will present “Songs…

Bilek to deliver Rothbaum Lecture at ECU on Thursday, April 11

Barbara Bilek a graduate student at the University Oklahoma, will deliver East Central University’s Rothbaum Lecture on Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S.…

April 7-13 Proclaimed “Week of the Young Child” in Ada

April 7-13 has been proclaimed “Week of the Young Child” in Ada. The East Central University South Central Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (ECU SC-CCRRA) took part in the proclamation ceremony…

2019 ECU Evening of Honors and Recognition set for May 10

East Central University’s Foundation Hall will be the setting for the 2019 ECU Evening of Honors and Recognition on Friday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m. A reception will be held prior to the event at 6…

“Sing, Sing, Sing: A Concert of Vocal Jazz Standards” to be Presented by ECU Music Department on April 11

The East Central University Music Department will present “Sing, Sing, Sing: A Concert of Vocal Jazz Standards” on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy I. Summers Theatre. The concert,…

High School Students Can Enroll at East Central University April 8-9

High School students can take the next steps toward a college education at East Central University on Monday and Tuesday for the Summer and Fall 2019 semesters. Enrollment for first-time freshmen…

Special Panel on “The Innocent Man” Highlights ECU Law Day

“The Innocent Man,” based on a highly-popular Netflix documentary series and book by New York Times bestselling author John Grisham, was the focus as East Central University conducted Law Day on March…