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ECU wins big at Human Resource Management competition

ADA – Students in East Central University’s chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management earned top honors at the annual case competition, hosted this year by the Stonecipher School of…

East Central University Interscholastic Meet Results

Interscholastic Meets Results Tuesday, February 11 Algebra - First Year       Division 1:         1. Pauls Valley Yates Sam   2. Plain…

ECU hosts annual “Punch and Pie” jazz concert

ADA – Tasty notes and snacks are on the menu for the fifth annual “Punch and Pie Jazz Concert” this weekend on the East Central University campus. The event is open to the public. The free concert…

ECU students attend “Mission to Planet Earth” event

ADA – Two East Central University students were among 18 present and future educators to attend the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium’s “Mission to Planet Earth” trip to the Johnson Space Center…

Nero earns 2020 Trailblazer Award

ADA – The East Central University Black Alumni Association honored lifetime educator and ECU alum Donnie Nero with its prestigious Trailblazer Award as part of the program for the annual Louise Young…

ECU graduate, former Russian Club member gives back

By GALEN HAWES ADA – One of the catchphrases often used by East Central University alumni is “Once a Tiger, always a Tiger.” And for one graduate, that runs even deeper – once a member of the ECU…

ECU offers “Teacher’s Promise” scholarships

ADA – Oklahoma public school teachers have an opportunity to send their children to East Central University with assistance from the ECU “Teacher’s Promise” scholarship program. ECU Teacher’s Promise…

ECU presents “Beethoven at 250: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Ludwig van Beethoven”

ADA – East Central University’s School of Fine Arts presents a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23, at the…

ECU student delivers remarks at state Capitol

ADA – An East Central University student recently spoke to an audience gathered at the 2020 Higher Education Day at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Ruth Herman of Waxahachie, Texas, accompanied…

Area educators address ECU student teachers

ADA – With one foot still on campus and the other in a working classroom, East Central University student teachers heard directly from a variety of area educators on what they can expect upon entering…

ECU hosts ‘Nothing to Hide’ mental health exhibit

ADA – Jaime Campbell is a young woman who has schizophrenia and a traveling exhibit at East Central University is shedding light on that condition and other mental illness issues. The exhibition…

ECU instructor elected as state nursing board president

ADA – East Central University Nursing instructor Liz Massey has been elected president of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. Massey, MSN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, NE-BC, RN, served as vice president for the…

ECU SCREENS hosts 10th annual Foreign Film Festival

ADA – On Valentine’s Day, ECU SCREENS will launch East Central University’s 10th annual Foreign Film Festival featuring released foreign-language films from France, the Republic of Georgia, and Spain.…

ECU Theatre presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

By GALEN HAWES ADA – East Central University Theatre presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 7:30 p.m. nightly Thursday through Saturday, February 13-15, at the Ataloa Theatre in the…

ECU SCREENS presents ‘Small Island’

ADA – Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation that will be presented by ECU Screens at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, at the Raymond Estep…