Recent News

Michael A. Crawford, a Certified Public Accountant and internationally recognized speaker and professional development instructor, will conduct an ethics training workshop Oct. 5 [TUESDAY] at East Central University.

*CORRECTED STORY: Sister Rosemary will be in Ada only on Wednesday, Sept. 29. See events listed below.

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, the woman featured on KWTV News9's coverage of the Pros for Africa trip to Uganda last spring, will visit Ada and East Central University Wednesday [SEPT 29].

An open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday [SEPT. 30] for the East Main Enterprise and Incubator which now houses two new arts-related businesses at 808 E. Main St.

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m.

Deadlines are approaching quickly for several Aloha Homecoming activities Oct. 8 and 9 [FRIDAY AND SATURDAY] at East Central University.

A "Salute to Education" day on Saturday [SEPT. 25] will honor area school employees and their families with free admission to the East Central University football game. The ECU Tigers will play the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs at 6 p.m. at Norris Field.

ECU President John Hargrave has invited employees of Pontotoc County schools to be guests at the game. They can enter the stadium by showing their school ID cards at the gate.

Four healthcare courses will be offered beginning Oct. 18 by East Central University's Continuing Professional Education Program.

The courses, which will be instructor-taught in ECU's Fentem Hall, are Medical Billing and Coding, EKG Technician Certification Program, Pharmacy Technician, and Phlebotomy Technician. For information on class times, dates and to enroll, call Jannason Long at 580-559-5859 or Cassie Holloway at 580-559-5632.

East Central University has implemented the Connect-ED® communication service from Blackboard Connect Inc. to provide university leaders with the ability to reach students, faculty and staff with time-sensitive information within minutes.

"Today we are forced to prepare for situations that years ago we never could have anticipated happening," said ECU President John Hargrave.

The Oklahoma Arts Council is partnering with East Central University to present one of three Regional Forums for Arts Learning in Ada from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28 [TUESDAY] in the Regents Room of the ECU Memorial Student Union.