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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…

‘Pete the Cat’ visits ECU campus on Nov. 18

By GALEN HAWES ADA – If you are looking for live entertainment the entire family will enjoy, make plans to attend “Pete the Cat” next week on the East Central University campus. Theatre Works USA is…

Cantrell named ECU’s 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year, will deliver Limes Lecture

ADA – Mike Cantrell has been named East Central University’s 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year and will deliver the annual Limes Lecture to college and visiting high school students after accepting the…

ECU athletics director appointed to NCAA management council

By GALEN HAWES ADA – Twenty years into his career at East Central University, Dr. Jeff Williams continues to ascend in the athletics field. Williams, ECU’s director of athletics, has just been…

ECU Brass Band performs concert in Ataloa

Jace Vickers, East Central University’s assistant band director, leads the brass band in its three-song performance. ECU’s program has the only British-style brass band in Oklahoma. The band competed…

ECU professor leads student voter registration in state, again

By GALEN HAWES ADA – For the sixth consecutive year, an East Central University professor has registered the largest percentage of students on campus to vote than any other Oklahoma colleges or…

ECU SCREENS confronts party politics with ‘I’m Not Running’

ADA – ECU SCREENS is commemorating the electoral season with a showing of the political drama “I’m Not Running”. The recorded live production airs at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Raymond J. Estep…

ECU Showtime to perform ‘Blasts from the Past’

By GALEN HAWES ADA – If you like classic rock and pop songs, East Central University’s Showtime has just what you need. Showtime, an “on-call” ensemble comprised of ECU Performing Arts students,…

ECU’s food service director recognized for efforts

By GALEN HAWES ADA – Thanks to his selfless actions, many more people now know what the East Central University campus already knew – that Chartwells Director Rick Haight is one of the best in the…