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ECU SCREENS launches Spring 2020 season with ‘King Richard the II’

ADA – The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, National Theatre Live’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard II, launches the spring season for ECU SCREENS at 6 p.m. Friday, January 17. The screening…

ECU closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

ADA – The East Central University campus and all offices will close Monday, January 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes will resume and offices will reopen on Tuesday,…

Annual Ramadan Symposium set for January 22

ADA – Outstanding professionals in the neuroscience field will visit East Central University early next semester for the seventh annual Raniyah T. Ramadan Symposium. The Ramadan Symposium, which is…

ECU releases Fall 2019 Dean’s Honor Roll

ADA – East Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Fall 2019 semester by naming them to the Dean’s Honor Roll. The Dean’s Honor Roll is reserved for…

ECU releases Fall 2019 President’s Honor Roll

ADA – East Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Fall 2019 semester by naming them to the President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll is…

Anonymous donors help make new ECU food pantry a reality

By GALEN HAWES ADA – Thanks to the incredible generosity of anonymous donors, East Central University’s Office of Student Development has launched its own campus-based food pantry to assist students,…

ECU Distinguished Alumnus Tony A. Scott to address Fall 2019 degree candidates

ADA – Tony A. Scott, an East Central University Distinguished Alumnus, will deliver the Fall 2019 Commencement address at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 14, in the Kerr Activities Center. ECU has 196…

ECU offers stressed students ‘Paws for Thought’

By GALEN HAWES ADA – Feeling stressed before final exams? Don’t worry, furry friends are on the way! East Central University’s Linscheid Library is bringing therapy dogs on campus for students who…

ECU SCREENS ends fall season with ‘Fleabag’

ADA – ECU SCREENS wraps its fall season with “Fleabag”, the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the hit BBC/Netflix series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. “Fleabag” airs at 7 p.m.…

ECU presents “Amahl and the Night Visitors”

By GALEN HAWES               ADA – This holiday season, East Central University unwraps the classic Nativity story, with an Italian twist. ECU’s Department of Performing Arts presents “Amahl and the…

ECU to stage Chamber Ensembles concert

By GALEN HAWES ADA – East Central University is serving up a feast of chamber music just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. “The Chamber Ensembles concert is a chance for students to showcase the…

ECU professor earns Teacher of the Year award

By GALEN HAWES ADA – Dr. Erick Ananga, assistant professor of political science at East Central University, has been named 2019 Teacher of the Year by the Oklahoma Political Science…

ECU to close in observance of Thanksgiving holiday

ADA – The East Central University campus and offices will close Wednesday through Friday, November 27-29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. ECU’s Linscheid Library closes at 10 p.m. Tuesday,…

Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner is Monday, Nov. 25

By GALEN HAWES ADA – The annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, a local holiday tradition for decades, is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 25. Hosted by East Central University’s Human Services Club, the…

ECU Theatre Department presents ‘The Nerd’

By GALEN HAWES ADA – For those who prefer drama infused with a healthy dose of comedy, the East Central University Theatre Department presents Larry Shue’s “The Nerd” – a two-act farce full of…