What a success!!
More than 1,500 visitors, performers and volunteers attended the inaugural First Night Ada – New Year’s Eve Celebration.
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Campus Update Jan 17, 2008
EMCAD RECEIVES COMMUNITY INPUT ON CLOSING STREET SEGMENTS
East Main Cultural Arts District held a community meeting this week. Several residents attended the meeting to learn about the proposal to ask the city to close portions of two streets adjacent to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center for the purpose of constructing a plaza.
Proposed street closings would be:
· East Main-between Center and Francis Streets
· Francis-between E. Main and 10th Streets
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING EXCERCISE
Recent national events on college campuses have caused all educational administrators to evaluate their ability to protect students, faculty and staff in the event of a major emergency.
As part of East Central University's commitment to students, ECU conducted a scenario-based training exercise that included representatives from multiple law enforcement agencies, paramedic/ambulance services, fire fighters and student and community volunteers.
ECU OFFERING WORKPLACE SPANISH FOR BANKERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Center of Continuing Education and Community Services at ECU will offer Workplace Spanish for Bankers and Workplace Spanish for Law Enforcement and 9-1-1 dispatchers. The evening classes will begin in February and are designed to help meet the needs of local employers.
ECU MUSIC DEPARTMENT RECEIVES THREE NEW STEINWAY PIANOS
The first new Steinway pianos in ECU’s program initiative to become an all-Steinway school have been delivered to ECU’s Music Department.
The three Boston UP-118S Studio Upright pianos, designed by the famous piano manufacturer Steinway and Sons, also are the department’s first purchase of new pianos in more than 10 years and the first multiple purchase in more than 20 years.
Last May the department’s Piano Extravaganza raised $20,000 to begin the All-Steinway School and endow the Dennis Boe Piano Scholarship. This year, proceeds from the three piano series concerts will go toward the purchase of additional pianos.
‘EXCHANGE’ CLASS CHANGES ATTITUDES INSIDE, OUTSIDE OF PRISON
Last semester 28 students pushed their chairs into a circle every Thursday night to begin their classinside a prison.
Dr. Jaime Burns, ECU assistant professor of human resources, organized and taught ECU’s Inside Out Prison Exchange, with 14 “outside” students from East Central University, most with some background in criminal justice, and 14 “inside” students who are inmates at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, part of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
To both groups’ surprise, the barriers separating them fell quickly, and attitudes about each other have changed.
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NNOCHIRIONYE NAMED GLOBAL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Dr. Stan Nnochirionye, a native of Nigeria and ECU distance education and ITV coordinator, was named Distinguished International Citizen by Global Ada. Global Ada seeks candidates who impact the global community and highlights international students and local citizens. Congratulations!
CORRELL PRESENTS PAPER
ECU EMPLOYEES TO WORK FOR COMMUNITY ECU employees Yul Dotson, McNair Scholars academic coordinator; Tonya Harrell, Upward B academic assessm coordinator; a Pat Sutton, McNa Scholars director, recently participate in a publi activity in New Orleans as par the 36 ound ent nd ir d c service t of yees ast th Annual Southwest Association of Student Assistance Programs Conference. ECU emplo worked at the Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School in New Orleans.
Allen Correll, director of bands at E Central University, presented a research paper in Melbourne, Australia, that marked the 125th anniversary of the birth of noted composer and virtuoso pianist Percy Grainger.
Correll’s research paper focused on Grainger’s visit to then -- East Central State College for the third annual East Central Music Festival on Feb. 22-23, 1940.
Grainger and Carl King presented a clinic and concert in McBride Gym. The concert was notable because it was the premiere of Grainger’s innovative “The Immovable Do” for wind band and was performed by ECU students.
HORNE AND COMPANY ESTABLISHES PROFESSORSHIP IN ACCOUNTING
A $125,000 gift to the ECU Foundation Inc. from the Ada public accounting firm Horne and Company has established the Horne and Company Regents Professorship in Accounting at ECU. The gift was made by the firm’s partners, Bill Horne Sr., Bill Horne Jr. and Curtis Wilson. It will be matched by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
McGEE RECEIVES FIRST CARA’S KIDS SCHOLARSHIP AT ECU
Michelle McGee of Marietta has been selected as the first recipient of the Cara’s Kids Scholarship awarded to an outstanding dancer at ECU. The $250 scholarship was presented by Cara Crawford, director of the Central Oklahoma Dance Center in Ada.
THOMPSON NAMED DEAN OF ECU SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dr. Micheal Thompson, a successful businessman and professor of marketing and management at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., has been named dean of ECU’s School of Business. He will join the university on Feb. 1.
Thompson has taught at Delta State since 1993 and is its only professor to hold two endowed chairs. He was selected to hold the university’s first endowed chair, the B.F. Smith Chair for Economic Development, from 1995 to 2000, and now holds the Hearin Chair for Entrepreneurship.
Thompson earned a bachelor of business administration degree (management) and a master of business administration degree (marketing), both from Eastern New Mexico University. He received a doctor of philosophy degree in leadership from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
WELCOME TO ECU!
Crystal McConnell-Hudson Continuing Education Resource and Referral Specialist
Michael A. Cox Gear UP Director
Susan Ingram Communications and Marketing Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Finley Talent Search Ardmore
Dates to Remember!
Jan 19
Men's Basketball
ECU vs. Texas A&M - Commerce, Ada, 4:00pm Women's Basketball
ECU vs. Texas A&M - Commerce, Ada, 2:00pm
Jan 21
Martin Luther King Day - Campus Closed
Jan 22
Workshop: On Being a Scientist 6:30 p.m. in Estep
Jan 24
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture 7:30 p.m. in Estep
Jan 26
Men's Basketball
ECU vs. UCO, Ada, 4:00pm Women's Basketball
ECU vs. Central, Ada, 2:00pm
Jan 27
Scissortail Art Services – Hugues Leclere 7:30 p.m. in Dorothy Summers Theatre
Campus Update April 10, 2008
EAST MAIN PLAZA WILL MOVE FORWARD
The Ada City Council signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” with ECU this week to work out the details of developing a plaza adjacent to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
According to the memo, the city will construct the “East Main Plaza” from architectural specifications that will be provided by ECU. Funding by the city for this project will not exceed $170,000. After the plaza’s construction is complete, ECU will provide ongoing maintenance and construction of a water feature and an entrance sign. ECU will also be responsible for scheduling events to be held in the plaza area.
ECU OPPOSES HB 2513- GUN BILL
ECU Student Senate, Faculty Senate and Staff Council joined campuses throughout the state to sign resolutions in opposition to HB 2513. It appears that the state Senate will not support the controversial bill to allow certain people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses.
RECEPTION WELCOMES UKRAINIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS TO ECU
An architectural rendering shows a proposed pedestrian plaza. The rendering, created by Rees Associates Architects of Oklahoma
City, looks east from just inside the entrance of the plaza toward Science Hall at the east end of Main Street.
ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS EVENING JUST AROUND THE CORNER
The ECU Career Development Center Nomination Committee has reviewed many well-deserving students and narrowed down this first-time student award to three finalists that include: Staci Brewer, Klent Johnston and Kristen Thompson
First through third place winners will be announced at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at ECU’s Organization and Leadership Awards Evening in the Estep Center in the University Center.
The first exchange students to come to ECU from Ukraine were welcomed to campus on Wednesday. The 10 students and one professor from Kiev National University of Linguistics in Ukraine are here for a month-long stay under ECU’s new Study Abroad exchange program with sister universities in Kiev and Moscow.
ECU’s Study Abroad program established exchange agreements last November with the Ukrainian university and State University of Management in Moscow, Russia. The agreements allow both ECU students and faculty to change places with their counterparts at the sister universities.
“THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST” NOW ON STAGE
Popeye Jackson (played by Catie Caton), a sweet but strange seamstress, takes measurements before making a beauty contest costume for Carnelle Scott (Natalie May) in a scene from “The Miss Firecracker Contest. The comedy will be presented at 8 p.m. through Saturday, April 12, in ECU’s Dorothy Summers Theatre.
NELSON TEACHING MASTER CLASS FOR FLUTISTS MONDAY
Canadian flutist Dr. Conor Nelson will teach a master class for flute majors on April 14 at ECU. The class is free and open to the public.
The class will be from 4:30 to 6:10 p.m. in the ECU band room in the Instrumental Music Building. Students of Juliana Overmier, ECU flute instructor, will perform works including Debussy's “Syrinx,” Mozart's “Concerto in D,” and Pergolesi's “Concerto in G.”
ECU TRANSFER ENROLLMENT DAY
College students planning to transfer to ECU attended Transfer Enrollment Day. The students were able to get a head start on their summer or fall classes. They could meet with faculty members in their degree programs, enroll in classes, take a campus tour, obtain their student ID cards and parking permits and purchase textbooks for summer classes.
ARTISTS GIVING DEMONSTRATIONS DURING 4 IN 4 WORKSHOP APRIL 19 AT ECU
Four artists will give demonstrations on various media and processes in a 4 in 4 Workshop April 19 in ECU’s Art Department.
Featured artists Gail Ayers, Mark Etier, Wayneath Weddle and Aaron Hauck will give participants an opportunity to share knowledge and gain exposure to unusual techniques or methods.
The doors will open at 9 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts, with workshops beginning at 10 a.m. A $12 supply fee will be charged at the door, and class size is limited to 22 in each workshop. Artists may participate in more than one workshop.
ECU STUDENT EXHIBITING WORK AT MSC
New works by ECU senior art major Amber O’Kelley are on exhibit through April 30 at Murray State College in Tishomingo. The MSC art department is exhibiting the work in the Campus Center. Admission is free.
ASTRONOMY CLUB SETS APRIL VIEWINGS
Night-time and early morning astronomy viewings have been scheduled April 10 and April 30 by ECU’s Astronomy Club.
Tonight’s viewing of the moon and Saturn will be from 9 to 9:30 p.m. at the ECU Observatory adjacent to the Physical Plant Building and northeast of the football stadium. The April 30 viewing of Jupiter and the moon will be early, from 5 to 5:30 a.m. at the observatory.
TIGER CAUSE DANCEATHON IS COMING
The CREW is pleased to announce the formation of a new charity event. Tiger Cause is a danceathon which will raise money to support the Ada Area Youth Shelter. During the event there will be activities, games and challenges for the teams comprised of 10 dancers to compete.
This year’s event will be themed “Dance Dance Evolution” as we dance through the decades. The event will be held on April 17 beginning at 6 p.m. until midnight. All STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMEBERS are invited to form a team! Dance all night at Tiger Cause!
ECU’S COLLAGE PERFORMING AWARDWINNING WORKS IN FORT WORTH
Collage, ECU's dance ensemble, will perform in the Kaleidoscope concert on April 10 at the National Choreography Award Concert at the National Conference of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) in Fort Worth.
The concert includes performances by “the best of the best” dance companies from schools and universities nationwide. Collage will perform “The Way Within” as a winner of a National Choreography Award.
The ensemble also was selected to perform “Tomorrow,” choreographed by Dr. Victoria Dansby, ECU associate professor of communication, on Friday morning in the D.O.T.S National Choreography Award Concert.
ZANAZANIAN’S SUCCESS STORY
ECU senior Brian Zanazanian recently sold two reality card game shows to ABC. The show is underwritten by the Chickasaw Nation and will film at Winstar Casino. The reality TV shows “The Split,” a show about blackjack tournament and “The River,” a show about poker tournament will air from June to Sept. on ABC.
ECU STUDENTS WIN TOP SPOTS IN OBEA SCRIPTWRITING COMPETITION
Two mass communications majors at East Central University dominated the scriptwriting category in the 2008 Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association Student Competition.
Blair Waltman of Maud placed second with her script, “Spaced! Online Addiction,” and Jeremiah Edwards of Ardmore placed third with his script, “Uncrossed Starred Lovers.”
TOP JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS COMPETE
Some 300 of the top high school and junior high school science students from across the state competed at ECU. Students presented their research projects at the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair and their research papers at the Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science. Both are held annually at ECU.
Dr. Rafes awarded $1,000 scholarships to ten participants.
The ECU Alumni Association is hosting TULSA AREA REUNION
7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Fox and Hound Pub & Grille
Broken Arrow
$15/person
ECU College of Health and Sciences Hosts Student Leadership and Lecture Series
The Association of Black Students and the Native American Student Association sponsored ECU’s College of Health and Sciences Student Leadership and Lecture Series. The theme for the lecture was “Celebrating diversity, leadership and success in the fields of science and math.”
The highlight of the day was a panel discussion from guest speakers which included Dr. Jacquelyn Bolman, environmental scientist and the director of the Indian Natural Resource, Science and Engineering program at Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.; Dr. Brandon Jones, biochemist/marine biologist for the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research; and Dr. Ashanti Pyrtle, assistant professor at the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida.
Others were Dr. Suzanne Van Cooten, research hydro meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory at the University of Oklahoma; Dr. Edward Khiwa, director of Health Care Administration and Gerontology for the School of Nursing and Health Professionals at Langston University; Ashton Robinson Cook, doctoral student and research assistant at the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma; and Jana Talley, doctoral student of mathematics pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma.
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK STUDENTS HOSTED ANNUAL BANQUET
Dr. Edward Khiwa of Langston University was the guest speaker at ECU’s Black Heritage banquet. The banquet was in observation of Black Heritage Month.
Khiwa is an associate professor and director of Health Care Administration and Gerontology for the School of Nursing and Health Professions at Langston University. He also served as the senior guest professor and academic advisor for health care administration students at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
EDUCATORS SPEAK AT PRE-SERVICE COLLOQUIUM AT ECU
The final pre-service colloquium of the 2007-08 school year for education students was conducted by the Center for Advancement of American History at ECU.
The two Teaching American History Grant projects serve 5th grade social studies teachers in Pontotoc, Garvin and Seminole counties. The twoday workshops for education students and future teachers have been part of the TAH Grant projects since 2003.
Approximately 250 ECU education students have benefited from the pre-service colloquia over the years, and the workshops are considered one of the major long-term successes of the three cooperative ECU/Area School Districts’ Teaching American History Grant projects.
ECU STUDENTS VISIT THE STATE CAPITOL
Jerry Studebaker, ECU international students and programs director, and nine ECU International students attended “International Day” at the Oklahoma State Capitol on March 24.
Three ECU nursing faculty and 49 senior nursing students participated in “Nurses’ Day at the Capitol” on Feb. 26.
RUSO BEST OF THE BEST IS A SUCCESS
The Regional University System of Oklahoma entertained hundreds from across the state at the
Chesapeake Boathouse in Oklahoma City. ECU’s Brass Quintet and Rory the Tiger represented the university well.
ECU GRADUATES STAND OUT!
Shiloh Renes, a 2007 graduate of ECU has been named the recipient of a $15,000 Merit Scholarship from the Oklahoma City University School of Law for the 2008-09 school year. OCU makes many scholarships available for returning students in the top 10 percent of their class but very few were given out at the $15,000 level.
Renes credited her experiences at ECU for her success in law school. “I knew how to brief and read cases which gave me a real head start. You just cannot do this without a good strong foundation,” she said.
Crystal Johnson, ECU graduate student, and ECU student Drew "Shawn" Sturdevant performed a farewell musical theatre concert. Johnson will leave at the beginning of May for a 14week musical theatre contract in Montana then will move to New York City in September. Sturdevant recently left for Hong Kong to develop the role of Bruce in the new Disney musical "Finding Nemo."
QUILTING AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
On March 4, Johnston County Historical Society member Vickie Luster mesmerized Dr. Marty Pennington’s East Central University Social Studies Methods class with her presentation on quilting and the Underground Railroad. She also will speak to the ECU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa at 4 p.m. on April 14 in the Danley Hall Atrium.
These functional art pieces were not only beautiful but were also the “ticket” to freedom as the quilts kept the “passengers” on this Underground Railroad informed.
WHITNEY ADVISING HAWAIIAN MICROBIAL OCEANOGRAPHY COMMITTEE
Dr. Vivian Williamson Whitney, director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences Education and a grants research specialist at ECU, has been selected to serve on an education advisory committee for the University of Hawaii.
She also is an evaluator for the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science mentoring initiative for the Institute for Broadening Participation in Damariscotta, Maine.
SERVICE LEARNING IN ACTION
Todd Essary’s Freshman Seminar Class works hand in hand with ECU’s Child Development Center to plant fresh flowers
DR. RAFES TAKES A PIE IN THE FACE
The ECU Math Club and Department sponsored Pi Day 2008. The event, which raised more than $300 for the Compassion Outreach Center, was a tremendous success.
WELCOME TO ECU!
Mary Weddle
Continuing Education Program Assistant
Brandy Taliaferro Housing Secretary
Ashlee Thompson Director of First Year Programs
Kerri D. Matheny EOC Office Manager
Ryan Wetherill Web Manager
Arron Edwards Assistant Director of Wellness
UPCOMING EVENTS!
April 10-12
ECU Theatre, “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” 8 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre
April 10
"On Oklahoma Ground: A Celebration of Native American History," Dynamic Women of the Chickasaw Nation, 2008, 7 p.m., Estep Multimedia Center.
Jessica Townsend, Senior Clarinet Recital, 7:30 p.m., Faust Auditorium
ECU Jazz Ensemble, 9 p.m., Perfect Blend Coffee House
Tiger Cub Play Date, 6-7:30 p.m., McBride Gym
Astronomy Viewing, 9 p.m., ECU Observatory.
April 11
Baseball, ECU vs. Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m.
April 12
Service Saturdays, UC, 9:15 a.m. for registration
Baseball, ECU vs. Eastern New Mexico (DH), Ada, 1 p.m.
Phi Kappa Tau fraternity Golf tournament, Eccentric Duffer
Chi Omega garage sale-The Source Building, 7a.m-2 p.m.
April 13
Baseball, ECU vs. Eastern New Mexico, Ada, 1 p.m.
Jaime Jones, Senior Piano Recital, 3 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre
ECU vs. RSC, Ada Soccer Field, 2:30 p.m.
April 14
Orange Crush Hypnotist, Regents Room, 8 p.m.
Master flute class taught by Dr. Conor Nelson, 4:30 p.m., ECU band room.
Denim Day at ECU, in recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 15
Orange Crush Tie Dye T-shirts, Danley Lawn 11a.m.-1 p.m.
Music Department Student Recital, 3 p.m., Faust Auditorium
"What We've Learned: Higher Education after Virginia Tech," Estep Multimedia Center, noon - 1 p.m.
ECU Credit Union's annual meeting, Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
April 16
Orange Crush Harry Potter movie with prizes, Estep Multimedia Center, 8 p.m.
Academic Excellence Day, University Center noon – 5 p.m.
Induction Ceremony, ECU Educators Hall of Fame, Danley Hall Atrium 2:30 p.m.
April 17
Orange Crush Tiger Cause Danceathon, McBride Gym, 6 p.m. - midnight
Men's and Women’sTennis
ECU vs. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, 1 p.m.
Southeastern Oklahoma Mental Health Fair, 3 – 6 p.m., EOSC McAlester Campus
April 18
SNOW DAY-Classes and Campus Closed
April 19
ECU Alumni Association Tulsa Area Reunion, 7 p.m., Fox and Hound Pub & Grille in Broken Arrow
4 in 4 Artist Workshops, Art Department
April 21
Student Show, Art Department Gallery, April 21-May 2
ECU Chorale/University Chorus, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph's Catholic Church
April 22
George Nigh Award Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., South Dining Hall
Softball
ECU vs. Cameron (DH), Ada, 2 p.m.
Music Department Student Recital, 3 p.m., Faust Auditorium
College of Health and Sciences Awards, 7 p.m., Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom
April 23
Softball, ECU vs. Texas Woman's, (DH), Ada, 1 p.m.
April 24 & 25
Dance Concert, 8 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre
April 24
Student Organization and Leadership Awards, 7 p.m., Estep Multimedia Center
Baseball, ECU vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Ada, 2 p.m.
April 26
Baseball, ECU vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (DH), 2 p.m.
April 27
Baseball, ECU vs. Southeastern(DH), Ada, 2 p.m.
Instrumental Ensembles Concert, 3 p.m., Wintersmith Park
April 29
Music Department Student Recital, 3 p.m., Faust Auditorium
ECU Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre
Leonard Limes Lecture, 7 p.m., Estep Multimedia Center
April 30
Tiger Leadership, 5 p.m., Governor’s Room
Astronomy viewing, 5 a.m. ECU Observatory
Campus
DEPARTMENT AWARD PROGRAMS
HIGHLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED
STUDENTS
The Education Department and Honors Program held their annual awards and recognition programs on April 16. Hundreds of students were recognized and hundreds more will be recognized during the following events:
English & Languages Department
April 17
Communication Department Banquet
April 17
Health & Sciences Ceremony
April 22
Organization and Leadership Awards
April 24
Human Resources Department Luncheon
April 24
Art Department Awards Presentation
April 28
Faculty & Staff Recognition Banquet
April 28
School of Business Banquet
May 1
Athletic Department Banquet
May 1
53rd ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION OPENS
The 53rd Annual Student Exhibition will be on display from April 21–May 2 in the University Gallery in the Art Department to highlight students’ work in ceramics, drawing, digital imaging, painting, prints, sculpture and watercolor. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT ECU - April 22 Water Festival
The southern Oklahoma premiere of the “The Unforeseen,” an independent documentary about water resource and development, will be featured during the fifth annual Water Festival/Ada Earth Day event at 6 p.m. on April 22 in Estep Center. The event is free and open to the public.
ECU, the City of Ada and the US-EPA’s Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center will sponsor the activities through the day to focus on the importance of water to society and to local communities. Activities will include hands-on and visual demonstrations of water- and environmentrelated issues.
Literati Plans Earth Day Tree Planting
The Student Organization, Literati will plant a tree in celebration of Earth Day 2008 at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, northwestern side of Danley Hall.
CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION DAY SET
All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to participate in the second annual Campus Beautification Day, from 1 – 4 p.m. on April 25. Volunteers will meet in front of the University Center to get assignment the day of, weather permitting.
2ND ANNUAL ALL-SPORTS GOLF CLASSIC
The second annual All-Sports Golf Classic will be April 28 at the Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore. The All-Sports Golf Classic will feature Dr. Gil Morgan, ECU alumnus and PGA Champions Tour Professional.
All proceeds will benefit ECU Athletics. For registration or additional information, call 580-5595604 or 580-559-5590.
ECU 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNEY TO BENEFIT MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
Come and join the fun at the Make-A-Swish 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, benefitting the Make-AWish Foundation, Saturday, April 26, at ECU.
The fee for participation is $30 per team, and includes a free t-shirt for each player.
Grade divisions for boys and girls include: 1st & 2nd; 3rd & 4th, 5th & 6th, 7th-9th, High School (10th-12th), College (ages 18-25), Adult (ages 25-35) and Adult (ages 35 & over).
For more information, contact Diana Clampitt at 940-390-8231 or Heather Beam at 580-235-1654.
ECU DAY OF PERCUSSION FEATURING CLINICS, CONCERTS ON SATURDAY
Noted percussionists will conduct clinics and three percussion ensembles will perform concerts April 19 during ECU’s third annual Day of Percussion.
All events are free and open to the public. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. in ECU’s University Center and door prizes will be awarded at each session.
John W. Parks IV, an artist, clinician and assistant professor of percussion at Florida State University, will conduct an orchestral percussion clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Thomas Burritt, a percussion soloist, concert marimbist, clinician and director of percussion studies at the University of Texas at Austin, will conduct a marimba master class from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Brannen Temple, a specialist in drumset, is one of the most sought after drummers in Texas. He plays in the Austin-based bands Blaze and Hot Buttered Rhythm and has performed with numerous artists.
Other performances include: McAlester High School Steel Band and African Ensemble at 12:30 p.m. ECU Percussion Ensemble, Ada High School Percussion Ensemble Concert will be held at 3:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the University Center.
GEORGE NIGH AWARD HONOREES NAMED Co-winners of the George Nigh Award will be honored next week. Aradhna Pillai and James (Jimmy) Brown III will be the first co-winners of this distinguished award since 1982. Gov. George Nigh is expected to attend.
Pallai is a political science major from Fuji. Brown is a chemistry major from Cushing. They both have received many honors and are extremely active on campus.
The presentation will be made at a luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the South Dining Hall on April 22. The meal is $5. Pease call 580-559-5213 to reserve your seat.
CHORALE, CHORUS AND WOODWIND ENSEMBLES TO PERFORM
A new musical setting by Ada composers Victoria Davison and Rudy Lupinski of a 9th century text used mainly in Catholic Holy Thursday services will be premiered April 21 by ECU students.
“Ubi Caritas Et Amor,” which means “where charity and love are, God is there,” will be performed in a concert of the University Chorale, University Chorus and ECU’s Woodwind Ensembles at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Scissortail Writing Festival
The 2008 Scissortail Creative Writing Festival attendance was up nearly 60 percent over last year.
According to Dr. Ken Hada, more than 800 spectators took advantage of the three-day event at ECU. The 48 visiting writers were thoroughly impressed and enjoyed themselves. The students gave excellent feedback too!
HADA TO HOLD BOOK SIGNING ON CAMPUS
A book signing for Dr. Ken Hada’s, The Way of the Wind, will be from 14 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at the Hallie Brown Ford Atrium in the Linscheid Library.
ARDMORE NURSING DEPARTMENT EXPANDS
This month the ECU Nursing Program at Ardmore opened the doors to a new facility which will accommodate ECU nursing students in the fall of 2008.
Last fall the Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation awarded a grant to Mercy Memorial Health Center to support the expansion of the ECU nursing program at Ardmore.
Now the ECU Nursing Program at Ardmore is identical to the program ECU offers at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant.
ECU’s Department of Nursing at Ardmore’s first class began this spring at the Ardmore Higher Education Center.
MUSICIAN CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY AT ECU
An internationally renowned Native American artist, a noted historical performer, an award-winning Choctaw musician and the 2008 Dynamic Women of the Chickasaw Nation visited ECU for the annual campus series “On Oklahoma Ground: A Celebration of Native American History.”
The series, sponsored by ECU’s Hayes Native American Center, included appearances by Edgar Heap of Birds, Dr. Michael Hughes as Cherokee Chief John Ross, Brad Clonch and his band “Injunity” and a forum of the Chickasaw women.
SHELBY JANE BAYS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED
An endowment has been established in the East Central University Foundation Inc. by Richard and Sharon Bays of Davis in honor and memory of their daughter, Shelby Jane Bays.
The Shelby Jane Bays Memorial Scholarship will be awarded each year to an upper division student who is preparing for a career in dentistry or the medical profession. Priority will be given to students majoring in biology, physics or chemistry, in that order.
ECU EDUCATORS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS THREE OKLAHOMA TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
Three Oklahoma Teachers of the Year were inducted into the Gene and Evelyn Keefer ECU Educators Hall of Fame yesterday.
The 2008 inductees are ECU graduates who have been named Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. The inductees include Pat Kellogg Roller, George E. Abshire and Stephanie Canada.
Their photographs will be displayed in the Hall of Fame in the Education Building along with those of Dr. Bill Cole, Clarence Oliver and Marvin Stokes, the first inductees in 2007.
CONGRATULATIONS, ECU JOURNAL
The ECU Journal recently received eight awards at the Oklahoma Collegiate Press Association Conference and Awards Banquet. The OCPAC recognizes students from four-year and two-year private and public colleges and universities in Oklahoma.
Jomain McKenzie, associate editor, won first place in investigative reporting. Josh Pulattie, sports editor, won third place in sports writing. Jeremiah Edwards, editor-in-chief, won honorable mention in editorial writing. Zay Shaeffer, guest cartoonist, won honorable mention in editorial cartoons. The Journal web site, under the direction of Elizabeth Bragg, won the award of merit for online newspapers.
The Journal also won the award of merit for overall newspaper quality, front page design and excellent interior page design.
ORANGE CRUSH WEEK ENDS WITH A GOOD CAUSE
Many students took advantage of the extracurricular activities sponsored by The CREW this week. Their annual Orange Crush Week will end with Tiger Cause, a danceathon which will raise money to support the Ada Area Youth Shelter.
Tiger Cause will begin at 6 p.m. tonight held in McBride Gym, and last until midnight.
ECU STUDENTS PRESENT AT WRITING CENTER CONFERENCE
Six ECU students recently gave presentations at the South Central Writing Centers Association conference at OU. Presentations were arranged around the theme “Writing Out Loud,” and along with student and faculty presenters, the conference had three plenary speakers, including former Oklahoma Observer editor Frosty Troy, writing center scholar Anne Ellen Geller and East Central University Professor Kevin Davis.
ECU OFFERING ‘ALL ABOUT ART’ FOR AREA YOUNGSTERS
Students in ECU’s Art for Secondary Teachers class and the Ada Arts and Heritage Center are conducting a series of free art classes for elementary students each Wednesday in April.
‘GEN Y GUY’ SPEAKS TO TEAM GEAR UP STUDENTS AT ECU
A best-selling author, acclaimed speaker and award-winning entrepreneur often referred to as the “Gen Y Guy” was the keynote speaker this month for TEAM GEAR UP’s annual Career Symposium at East Central University.
Jason Ryan Dorsey, who wrote the national bestseller “Graduate to Your Perfect Job” in his college dorm room, addressed approximately 320 9th grade students from Allen, Byng, Milburn, Roff, Stonewall, Tupelo, Vanoss and Wapanucka.
DR. CHARLIE JONES IS RECOGNIZED
Dr. Charlie C. Jones was recently named the 2008 A.C.C.E.S.S. Award (Advocacy, Cooperation, and Concern for Encouraging Student Success) recipient by OK-AHEAD (Oklahoma Association on Higher Education and Disability).
The ACCESS Award is presented yearly in recognition of someone outside the field of Disability Support Services who advocates, supports, or furthers the issues of equal access and equal opportunity to higher education for students with disabilities.
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT MEMBERS PART OF PANEL DISCUSSION
This month three members of the ECU Communication Department formed the nucleus of a panel discussion at the annual Central States Communication Association Convention in Madison, Wis.
The panel focused on Rotary International's efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Front row: Hugh Beall, Robert Greenstreet Back row: Rebecca Gatz, Melissa Beall, Arlie Daniel and Carol Pandak.
YEAR BOOKS WILL BE HERE SOON! PURCHASE YOURS TODAY!
ECU is publishing a Pesagi yearbook this year – with a fresh, new look and in full color for the first time. Advance orders recommended -- order your book online today at www.ecok.edu/current/ Staff members will be set up around campus or visit third floor in Danely Hall.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
April 15-May 2
Student Show, University Gallery
April 18
SNOW DAY- No Classes and Campus Closed
April 19
ECU Alumni Association Tulsa Area Reunion, 7 p.m., Fox and Hound Pub & Grille in Broken Arrow
4 in 4 Artist Workshops, Art Department
April 21
ECU Chorale/University Chorus, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph's Catholic Church
April 22
George Nigh Award Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., South Dining Hall
Softball
ECU vs. Cameron (DH), Ada, 2 p.m.
Music Department Student Recital, 3 p.m., Faust Auditorium
College of Health and Sciences Awards, 7 p.m., Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom
April 23
Softball, ECU vs. Texas Woman's, (DH), Ada, 1 p.m.
April 24 & 25
Dance Concert, 8 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre
April 24
Human Resources Department Luncheon
Baseball, ECU vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Ada, 2 p.m.
Student Organization and Leadership Awards, 7 p.m., Estep Multimedia Center
April 25
ECU Campus Beautification, 1-4 p.m.
April 26
Baseball, ECU vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (DH), 2 p.m.
April 27
Baseball, ECU vs. Southeastern(DH), Ada, 2 p.m.
Instrumental Ensembles Concert, 3 p.m., Wintersmith Park
April 28
Art Department Awards Presentation
Faculty & Staff Recognition Banquet
April 29
Leonard Limes Lecture, 12:30 p.m., Estep Multimedia Center
Music Department Student Recital, 3 p.m., Faust Auditorium
ECU Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre
April 30
Astronomy viewing, 5 a.m. ECU Observatory
Tiger Leadership, 5 p.m., Governor’s Room
May 1
Ken Hada Book Signing, 2-4 p.m.
School of Business Banquet, 6:30 p.m.
Athletic Department Banquet, 7 p.m.
May 2
Mudstock
May 5-9
Final Exams
May 10
Commencement Ceremonies 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Kerr Activities Center
May 12-May 30
May Intersession
May 16
Veterans Appreciation Day hosted by ECU Veterans Upward Bound, program from 11 - 11:30 a.m., reception 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Estep Center.
LT. GOV. KEEL TO ADDRESS ECU GRADUATES AT COMMENCEMENT
Jefferson Keel, lieutenant governor of the Chickasaw Nation, will be honored as East Central University’s 2008 Distinguished Alumnus during commencement ceremonies on May 10. Keel will give the commencement address at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Kerr Activities Center. ECU will have 721 degree candidates, including 501 bachelor’s degree candidates and 220 master’s degree candidates who completed degree requirements this semester or will complete requirements this summer.
COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS PROPOSED ECU CONFERENCE CENTER
A community meeting will be held May 8 to discuss a request from the Ada Jobs Foundation for $500,000 from the City of Ada’s Proposition Two Funds to help ECU construct a proposed convention and conference center on its campus.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center on the first floor of the University Center. Presentations will include plans for the convention and conference center and the economic benefits such a facility would bring to Ada.
COLE ANNOUNCES ART GRANT FOR ECU
U.S. Congressman Tom Cole recently announced that ECU has been awarded a $15,000 grant to support a touring exhibition featuring the work of renowned American artist Leon Polk Smith, a 1936 graduate of ECU.
The grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and authored by Dr. Brad Jessop, art department chair.
TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANT FUNDED FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS
ECU’s Teaching American History project was awarded $999,351 for the next three years. The TAH grant provides professional development to twenty-nine junior high and high school teachers from nineteen local education agencies. Partners for the grant include the Chickasaw Nation, East Central University, National Archives and RecordsSW Region, Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma State Department of Education. The grant was authored by Mitchelle Barton.
Rebecca Henderson (left) of Byng and Barbara Heilaman of Konawa, both participants in the TAH grant project, look over material for their presentation at the National Council for History Education’s annual conference in Louisville.
ECU AND TRI-COUNTY INDIAN NATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PARTNERSHIP RECOGNIZED
Tri-County Executive Director Amy Childers Elliott accepted an award on behalf of Tri-County in recognition of its partnership with ECU and its staunch support of both higher education and economic development. Campus Update May 1, 2008
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Economic Development Grant for the Partnership Recognition Program is designed to highlight successful partnerships between higher education institutions and businesses and to further cultivate the higher learning environment through the State Regents’ Economic Development Grants.
ECU BECOMES HOME OF POLITICAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
The journal Oklahoma Politics will relocate to ECU under the direction of Dr. John Ulrich. He will be assisted by Dr. Christine Pappas and Dr. Charlie Peaden who will take roles as co-editors. Oklahoma Politics will be the cornerstone of an envisioned Center for the Study of Political Community.
The center will host conferences, sponsor research, and encourage civic engagement such as service learning. It will also work to establish a public opinion poll for southeast Oklahoma which would be a valuable source of information for politicians and the media.
ECU CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION DAY
ECU students, faculty and staff participated in the Campus Beautification Day. More than 80 volunteers picked up trash, planted flowers, removed vines and cleaned up the rock garden. WHAT A SUCCESS!
MAYOR PROCLAIMS APRIL 22 "EARTH DAY IN ADA"
Several area schools visited ECU on April 22 to participate in the activities which included hands-on and visual demonstrations of water and environment related issues. Students also watched as Mike Faulkner, grounds supervisor, planted a tree on campus.
ECU MATH CLUB, MATH DEPARTMENT PRESENT CHECK
The ECU Math Club and Math Department sponsored Pi Day which raised more than $300 for the Compassion Outreach Center in Ada which was a tremendous success.
READING SHOWS YOU CARE A LOT
Dr. Richard Rafes takes time to read at the Carea-Lot Child Care Center. Crystal Hudson of ECU’s Childcare Resource and Referral Services said, a community leader taking time to read to children shows that the community cares about Ada’s youth.
ECU FOCUSED ON FACULTY AND STAFF
ECU’s Faculty and Staff Recognition event on April 28 honored more than 135 employees. Teaching Excellence award winners were recognized along with faculty receiving promotions and tenure, recipients of Professional Development Travel Awards and grant writers.
Maxine McFalls and Dr. Rosemarie Benya received plaques from Dr. Rafes and Mickey Cowan, executive director of the ECU Foundation Inc. to mark their retirements.
ALL-SPORTS GOLD TOURNAMENT IS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
More than 150 golfers participated in the second Annual All-Sports Golf Classic in Ardmore. Attendees also had the opportunity to learn from Senior PGA member and ECU alum, Dr. Gil Morgan. Morgan (fourth from left) poses with the tournament winners.
O’NEAL HONORED AS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
The annual Leonard Limes Lecture was held April 29. The speaker, Jay O'Neal, is an entrepreneur, famous OU quarterback, supporter of our entrepreneurship program and the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year.
O’Neal is the brother of former ECU football coach Pat O’Neal and Benton O’Neal who served as president of Oklahoma State Bank and now is chairman of Ada’s First United Bank.
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GEORGE NIGH PRESENTS AWARD
Former Gov. George Nigh was on campus to recognize ECU’s top seniors, Aradhna Pillai and James (Jimmy) Brown III, as the 2008 George Nigh Award co-recipients. Finalist Rina Chronister-Phillips, Audrey Myers and Tori Petete also were recognized as Nigh finalists.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE DAY
Fifty students participated in ECU’s Academic Excellence Day. The event was sponsored by Alpha Chi and the Honors Program. Faculty judges chose three finalists in seven categories. To be eligible, an entry must have been presented offcampus during the 2007-08 school year. The winner in each category was awarded $100 by Alpha Chi.
Poster winner - Chloe Price Research Paper winner - Aradhna Pillai Creative Category winner - Kenny Antwine
Phi Delta Kappa, the international organization for professional educators, originated the ECU Ambassador of Academic Excellence Award. An award of $100 was presented to Chloe Price for her poster on hospital access in Oklahoma.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PRESENTS AT CONFERENCE
English education students participated in the 2008 Spring Conference for the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English at Oklahoma City University.
English major Adam Bishop presented a session on poetry. He also received the Geraldine Burns Award. Graduate students Katy Peercy and Mark Francis presented a session on Sherman Alexi’s new young adult novel.
Dr. John Yozzo, who served as one of the judges for the Young Writers Awards, conducted a session with the young writers and their parents. Dr. Teresa Rothrock presented a session and was named editor of the Oklahoma English Journal. Dr. Robin Murphy was named web director for OCTE.
2008 YEARBOOKS ARE HERE!
ECU’s first-ever all-color book of all the year’s activities, campus life and friends is available now.
Pick up your Pesagi yearbook on the third floor of Danley Hall or order online at jostensyearbooks.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
May 1
Ken Hada Book Signing, 2-4 p.m.
Linscheid Library, Hallie Brown Ford Atrium
School of Business Banquet, 6:30 p.m.
Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom
Athletic Department Banquet, 6 p.m. Cafeteria
May 2
Mudstock, 4 – 6 p.m., Norris Field
Greatest Day Ever, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Senior Art Show, May 2 – 16
Art Department Gallery
May 5-9
Final Exams
May 10
Commencement Ceremonies
10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Kerr Activities Center
May 12-May 30
May Intersession
May 16
Veterans Appreciation Day hosted by ECU
Veterans Upward Bound, program from 11 - 11:30 a.m., reception 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Estep Center
May 26
Memorial Day Holiday, (No classes, offices closed.)
ECUAWARDED $794,000 GRANT TO EXPAND ECU'S NURSING PROGRAM
A $793,828 grant has beenawarded to ECU’s Department of Nursingtoexpand its nursing program in the Ardmorearea and increase the number of students in its RN toBSN completion program.
Thegrant,from the Health Resources andService Administration, will enable ECU to continue the expansionof its nursing program in Ardmore and offer the RN toBSN completion program every yearThe grant also will help establishpartnerships with K12grade schools tofocus on recruiting American Indian students from rural areas.
AccordingtoDrJoe Catalano, nursingdepartment chair, the university will receive thegrant funds overa threeyearperiod starting this monthThis grant is great news for Ardmoreandthe state as a wholeA substantial portion of thegrant funds will beused to continuethe expansionof the ECU nursing program at ArdmorePeople in the Ardmore area will have abetteropportunity to becomenurses, find good jobs and help address the critical nursing shortage
Thegrants principal author was DrAnne Davis, ECU nursingprofessor
ECU TO OFFER AMASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREEINACCOUNTING IN THE FALL
A new program designed to prepare students for the highly competitive world ofquantitativeand computationfinance marks the latest expansion of ECU’s School of Graduate Studies.
ECU will begin offering a master of science degree inaccounting this fall This 30hour degree program will help prepare students to becomeeligible to takethe CPAexamination.
ECURECEIVESTWO NEW GRANTS TO ENHANCE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM ECU was awarded two $7,500 grantsfromthe Council on Social Work Education in collaboration with the Hartford Foundation.
According Dr. Carol Bridges, human resources professor, oneofthe grants will help infuse the social work curriculum with content about working with olderadults, as well as help recruit students interested in working with this growingpopulation.
The second grant, theBaccalaureate Experiential Learning grant, is focused onproviding opportunities for students to have interaction with olderadults andattracting themto work as social workers withan agingpopulation
Thegrants’ lead author was Satara Armstrong, ECU human resources assistant professor
ECU INTRODUCES CARPOOLING SERVICE FOR COMMUTERS
A new carpooling service just introduced at ECUcan help cut transportation costs for ECU students, faculty and staff who live outsideAda
The increase in gas prices has put a huge burdenupon students, faculty and staffThe university continues to seek ways todecrease the impact ofhigher gas prices upon its students, faculty and staff and this initiative is anexample ofourefforts.Signing upfor this program is absolutelyfree at www.ecok.edu/carpool.
VA EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
TheECU Veterans Upward Bound Program is sponsoringa VA Educational Benefits Workshop from 2to4p.m.,Tuesday, July 29 in the Estep Multimedia Center
Anyone interested in learning more about VA Educational Benefits is encouraged to attend For more information about the workshop, contact Mary Huckleberry at 5805595541
VETERANS WORKFORCE PROGRAM
HASARRIVED IN OKLAHOMA CITY!
VWIPhosted an informational workshop on Thursday, July 17 in Oklahoma City before starting classes in August.
VWIPassists veterans whomay faceemployment barriers as they begin their transition intocivilian jobs. ECU just receivedits third $750,000federal VWIP grant.
TheVWIPpays stipends to veterans as they participate intheprogram’s four weeks ofacademic training andfour to six weeks of job training. The biggest part of thegrant funds will gotothe veterans, Huckleberry said.
VUB GRANT RENEWED
TheVeterans Upward BoundProgram at ECUhas receiveda renewal award letterfor200809from the U.S Department of Education The $275,153 award will fund the programSept. 1, 2008 through Aug. 31, 2009.
Veterans UpwardBound is designedtoprepare eligible veterans toenter postsecondary programs, whether it is a technical orvocational school, or a 2 or4yearcollege, anywhere in the UnitedStates.
Veterans UpwardBound has counselors and instructors trained toassist veterans with complete educational preparation The programoffers classes, workshops, and individualized instruction In addition to theacademic preparation, VUB offers information about programs of study andcareers, assistance with admissions andfinancial aid applications, individual counseling, and referrals to other veteran services. All services are FREE!
YOU’REINVITED
What: NATIONAL NIGHT OUT sponsoredby the Chickasaw Nation and ECU
When: Tuesday, Aug. 5 6:00 to9:00p.m.
Where: Front lawn ofthe University Center and Administration buildings
Cost: Free
Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet local emergency responders who will be on campus to increaseawareness about police programs in communities suchas drug preventiontown watchandotheranticrime efforts. Fun activitiesfor children, freefood and drinks and demonstrations arepart ofthe National Night Out,acommunitypolicepartnership every August since1984It is sponsored by the National Associationof Town Watchin the United States andCanada
Art students looking for projects
One house inthenew Arts District of Ada@ East Main will be selectedeachfall tobe repainted at no cost tohomeowners througha grant ECU’s Art Department has receivedfrom Campus Compact,a national coalition dedicatedtocampusbased civic engagement.
The students and the arts district’s steering committee will select the homes tobe painted. The houses must be insidethe Arts District, anarea bordered by Mississippi on the west, Francis on the east, 9thStreet on thenorthand 14th Street onthe south.
Residents interested in this program should call 5805595353.
ECUEARNSAWARDS IN STATE PUBLIC RELATIONS COMPETITION
ECU’s Communications and Marketing Department garnered six awards during theannual competition of the Oklahoma College Public Relations AssociationThedepartment includes Amy Ford, director; Jill Frye,assistant director; Gina Smith, marketing coordinator; RyanWetherill, web manager; andSusan Ingram, administrative assistant.
Awards included:
Second place inSpecial Publications for the “Inaugurationof Richard Scott Rafes”
Second place in the Video Feature category for “ECU Virtual Tour”
Third place in the Cover Designfor “Making Memories – Spring 2008 Schedule for the Center of Continuing Education”
Honorable mention inClass Schedulesfor “Enjoy the Adventure–Summer2008 Schedule for the Centerof Continuing Education”
Jill Frye receivedtwo writingawards:
Second placeforher News Writing piecetitled “Exchange Class Changes Attitudes Inside, OutsidePrison”
Third placefor FeaturetteWriting “Johnson Excited About 60MileWalk for Breast Cancer.”
COACH SHANNON
COACHES USA BASKETBALL TEAM
ECU men’s head basketball coach
Terry Shannon recently guided ateam of USA basketball stars ona 50 run in anineday span through Europe
Shannon, a lastminute replacement as the team’s coach, lednine U.Scollegeplayers on the 2008 European Metropolis Tours. The teamvisited London, England; Paris, France; Bredene, Belgium; and the Netherlands in May.
CHAPTER OF THE MONTH
TheECU Physics Club was named “Chapterof theMonth”by The Nucleus, anational resource for physics andastronomy.
CAMPS, CAMPSAND MORE CAMPS
This summerECU has hosted hundreds of students includingthe Math andScienceSummer Academy, Cheerleaders, Gifted& Talented Lyceum, Upward Bound, Mathand Science Upward Bound and Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy . to name afew.
WELCOME TO ECU
MarilynSchwarzhasbeennamed directoroffinancialaidatECU.Shehas morethan25yearsexperienceinhigher educationfinancialaid.Shecomesto ECUfrom Murray StateCollegewhere shehasservedasthedirector offinancial aidsince1992
DallasCoplinwasnamedthefacilitiescoordinatorfor the HallieBrownFordFineArtsCenter thismonth. Shehasabachelor offineartsdegreein drama,withanemphasisintechnical production,fromOUPriortocomingtoAda, Coplinwastheassistantmanager ofthe YukonFineArtsCenter.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
July 25
President's Circle Roundupof Friends at Fossil Creek 6p.m. August 1617
Freshmen Orientation August 17
Block Party 68:30 p.m. University Center August 18
Fall Semester Begins
Howdy Fair 11 a.m. 1p.m. UC Lawn August 19
Beyond theWall PosterSale 10a.m.6p.m. UC August 20
Magician NateStaniforth7 p.m. Dorothy Summers August 21
Tie Dye11a.m. 2p.m. Danley Lawn August 25
Splash into Action27p.m. UCLawn August 26
PB& J and Bingo11a.m. 1p.m. UC August 27
Guitar Hero7p.m. UCSnack Bar August 28
Dark Night (Batman) 7p.m. UCEstep Center
Campus Update August 28, 2008
EAST MAIN PLAZA AND CENTENNIAL FOUNTAIN PROJECTS UNDERWAY
ECU PLANNING 100 YEAR CELEBRATION
East Central University is looking for artifacts, memorabilia and stories to commemorate its history as the university prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2009.
If you are planning an event during 2009 please make sure it is submitted soon; the Centennial Committee is preparing an events calendar for mass distribution.
Donated or loaned items may be brought to the ECU Communications and Marketing Department on the third floor of Danley Hall, or email ecuinfo@ecok.edu.
2008 SCHOOL YEAR IS HERE!
ECU students brought everything but the kitchen sink.
Freshmen Orientation was a tremendous success. Hundreds of students and their family members enjoyed the weekend festivities.
• Welcome
• Pep Rally
• Family Picnic
• Parent Seminars
• Freshmen Seminars
• Luau Cookout
• Live Band & Volleyball
• ECU’s Block Party
ECU and the City of Ada broke ground for the East Main Plaza and ECU Centennial Fountain that will be constructed at the east end of Main Street adjacent to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
The East Main Plaza, funded by the City of Ada, will replace one block of East Main between Center and Francis Streets and one block of Francis Street between Main and 10th Streets. The Centennial Fountain, funded by a donation to ECU, will be built between the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center and the Horace Mann Building. The new entrance to the East Main Plaza will be located on the east side of Center Street on East Main.
TWO ECU DEGREE PROGRAMS EXTENDED
ECU received notification from the ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals Approval Commission that the Paralegal Program has been extended for another seven years.
ECU also received notification from CORE that the MSHR in Rehabilitation Counseling has been reaccredited for the maximum eight years.
Congratulations Dr. Christine Pappas and Dr. Randal Elston on securing this continuing approval.
ECU HIRES NEW TEAM MEMBERS
New faculty members at ECU shown with Dr. Richard Rafes (front row, from left), are Wendy Leraas, assistant professor of English and languages; Dr. Zhimin Wang, assistant professor of business administration; Dr. Virginia Henson, assistant professor of legal studies and an attorney; Jennifer Heck, instructor of nursing; Tomi Tice, instructor of nursing; Ardon Bryant, instructor of nursing; and Dr. Peggy Hart, associate professor of nursing.
Second Row: Dallas Coplin, facilities coordinator for the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center; Edward Hobbs, assistant professor of accounting; Jeff Word, instructor of kinesiology and assistant men’s basketball coach; Janet Flowers, instructor of human resources counseling/project director for addictions counseling; Jody Alford, lecturer of psychology; and Patti Palmer, instructor of education and director of the Westward Expansion Grant at ECU.
Third Row: Dr. Houston Mount, assistant professor of history; Dr. Christopher Bean, assistant professor of history; Robert Rubel, instructor of kinesiology and assistant football coach; and Dr. Steve Benton, assistant professor of English and languages;
Fourth Row: Edmon Perkins, instructor of mathematics; Patrick Sweet, instructor of communication; Dr. Richard Groetzinger, assistant professor of communication; and Dr. Duane Anderson, vice president for academic affairs. Not shown is Christina Mitchell, instructor of communication.
ECU FACULTY TO PERFORM
THURSDAY
Faculty members from East Central University’s Department of Music will open the concert season Thursday with standard works from the 20th Century.
The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Ada Arts and Heritage Center, 14th and Rennie Streets. Performers include Mark Hollingsworth, Starla Hibler, W.T. Skye Garcia, Rudy Lupinski, Becky Morrison, Melody Baggech, Alan Marshall and Ben Finley.
ECU RECOGNIZED AS PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS
ECU’s Veterans Upward Bound members: Rochelle Kamont, Jill Williamson, Clint Fisher, Mary Huckleberry, Michael Myers were recognized by Pete Geren (second from right), Secretary of the U.S. Army during the Southwest Oklahoma Army Community Covenant Signing Ceremony as Partners for Patriots.
Partners for Patriots maximize the Warrior in Transition’s mental and emotional state, academic potential and quality of life. ECU’s VUB strives to improve the Wounded Warriors mental wellbeing but it also intends to increase their academic skills and broaden their career interests as they progress towards recovery.
CONTINUING EDUCATION ANNOUNCES FALL CLASSES
Fall 2008 Continuing Education Catalog is now available. For additional information contact 580-559-5456.
FREE CLASSES AT ECU OFFER INTRODUCTION TO YOGA
Adults in Ada can sample a free yoga class at ECU on Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in celebration of Yoga Month.
Sponsored by ECU’s Center of Continuing Education & Community Services, three introductory classes will be offered at three ability levels. No experience is necessary. The classes will be held in the atrium on the first floor of the University Center.
CAAH GRANTS EDUCATES OUR EDUCATORS
Fifteen area fifth grade teachers in the Ada area spent many weeks working with ECU’s Center of Advancement of American History. The group began their summer professional development with a trip to Philadelphia. They travelled twenty miles from Philadelphia to Valley Forge, which was the location of the 1777-78 winter camp of the Continental army soldiers.
CAAH is funded by two U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grants.
ECU FRESHMAN RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP FROM SASAP
Eathen Graham of Coalgate, a freshman at ECU and a four-year member of ECU’s Upward Bound Program, has received a $500 scholarship from the Southwest Association of Student Assistance Programs.
The association works toward providing educational opportunities for students in federal TRIO programs, which includes the Upward Bound program, and supports activities that enable participants to achieve their educational goals.
Graham, who is majoring in nursing at ECU, is the son ofDavid Graham of Coalgate.
Campus Update August 28,
DEANGELIS NAMED LSC CHAIR
ECU’s Director of Athletics Brian DeAngelis was recently named Chair of the Council of Athletic Administrators for the Lone Star Conference. DeAngelis, who was nominated by his fellow LSC athletic directors, will serve a two-year term.
TIGERS READY FOR SEASON OPENER
With the return of Lone Star Conference North Offensive Back of the Year Marcus Johnson and the addition of several Division I transfers, East Central University head football coach Kurt Nichols expects the Tigers to make tremendous strides in 2008.
Though ECU struggled through a 2-9 season in 2007, Nichols has several positives to take out of it, along with solid and steadily-improving workouts during the spring.
The Tigers open the 2008 season Thursday (Aug. 28, 2008) at Sam Houston State (an NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision team) in Huntsville, Texas at 6 p.m
ATHLETIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
You may have noticed something a bit different on Stadium Drive . . . The football stadium has undergone a facelift with a new paint job on the home side, artificial turf on the sidelines and improved bathroom facilities on the visitors side. New seating is in the works for the football stadium and baseball fields. Adding bleachers at the soccer field is also planned.
At the Kerr Activities Center, renovation on the Athletic Hall of Fame is also nearing completion.
Athletic fund-raising is ongoing for Norris Field, the Elvan George Building and a new strength and conditioning center.
25th ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
Thank you to everyone who came out and endured the high temperatures on Tuesday evening for the 25th Annual National Night Out! It was a great success again this year!
The attendance has been estimated at 700-750 adults and children, which is about 100 more than last year! Everyone had great things to say about the event and the beautiful campus!
WELCOME TO ECU
Catie Caton
Secretary - Housing
Ashley Adams
Residence Hall Director
Amanda Castillo
Secretary - Advancement
Ty Anderson
Assistant Bursar
Laura Spivey
Child Resource Referral
Harold Robertson
Custodian
Tyler Garone
Counselor EOC
Charlotte Freeman
Veterans Upward Bound
Administration Assistant
Linda Warren
Counselor Gear Up
Michael Mancini
Counselor Gear Up
Shannon Sack
Office Manager Gear Up
Jim Skender
Coordinator of Recruitment
Ali Johns
ECU Recruiter
Shannon Sacks
Secretary - Gear Up
Clint Fisher
Veterans Upward Bound Counselor
UPCOMING EVENTS
Aug. 28
Movie Night, 7pm, ESTEP Center
ECU Faculty in Concert 7:30 p.m., Ada Arts and Heritage Center
Football -- ECU at Sam Houston
Aug. 29 -- ECU at
Aug. 31
Soccer -- ECU at
Sept. 1
Labor Day No class/offices closed
Sept. 3 & 4
ECU Blood Drive, North Lounge
Sept. 5
Soccer -- ECU at US O
Sept 5 & 6
Volleyball -- ECU Tournament
Sept. 6
Football Home 6 p.m.
ECU vs. Texas A&M Kingsville
ECU Cross Country at Midwestern State
Sept. 11
Supercomputing in Plain English 9:30 am RM 120PE&S
Sept. 16
Civil Service & Foreign Service Careers 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., UC Estep
Sept 23
Tami Coleman, Climate Change: Your Choices Matter, 6pm UC Estep
Arts District of Ada Ice Cream Social 4:00 - 6:00pm, Chickasaw Nation Community Center
Campus Update September 17, 2008
ARTS DISTRICT OF ADA TO HOST ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Arts District of Ada will host an ice cream social on Sept. 23 at the Chickasaw Nation Community Center, 700 N. Mississippi. The free event is come-and-go from 4 – 6 p.m. and is open to the public.
The purpose of the ice cream social is to provide an opportunity for local artists to showcase their work and at the same time provide a chance for the community to become familiar with our local artists and upcoming events.
ECU HOSTS ADA PLANNING MEETING
East Central University recently hosted a strategic planning meeting for the Ada Jobs Foundation. Community leaders including ECU Foundation Chair Diane Criswell, Mayor Barbara Young and President Richard Rafes, participated in the event.
TAMI COLEMAN PRESENTS
CLIMATE CHANGE: YOUR CHOICES MATTER
Tami Coleman is one of the original Climate Project presenters trained by Al Gore to educate America about the climate crisis. A public school teacher for 21 years, she has spent much of her life helping students reconnect to the natural world. The presentation is Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center in the University Center.
ST. PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET TO PERFORM
The award-winning St. Petersburg String Quartet, considered one of the world’s leading string quartets, will perform Sept. 25 at ECU with pianist Maxim Mogilevsky.
The concert, part of ECU’s Scissortail Arts Series, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Summers Theatre. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the University Center information desk or by contacting Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya at 580-559-5293.
WATER IN OKLAHOMA: PRESENT AND FUTURE
ECU will host “Water in Oklahoma: Present and Future,” at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the Estep Multimedia Center in the University Center.
The workshop is sponsored jointly by the Water Research Institute, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Linscheid Library and the ECU Institute for Environmental Sciences Education and Research.
This free, one-day session will detail in-progress revision of Oklahoma’s Comprehensive Water Plan, the politics involved and hands-on instruction in researching legislative and legal issues related to water rights in Oklahoma.
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VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, SOCCER AND FOOTBALL
Campus Update September 17, 2008
There is never a dull moment on ECU’s campus this fall, the athletes in volleyball, cross country, soccer and football are full force. Be sure to cheer on the Tigers this season. Visit www.ecutigersports.com for player bios and schedules.
CREW, the Student Senate and the Collegiate Veterans Association invites all students and their families to join the Family Day Tailgate at noon on Sept. 27 in front of the Kerr Activities Center. The group will offer FREE food, games, face painting and a donation drive for non-perishable and personal items as well as monetary donations for the troops overseas. ECU will kickoff against Northeastern State University at 2 p.m. GO TIGERS!
Zeta Tau Alpha and the ECU Athletic Department also will sponsor a “Pink Out” at the ECU football game. Anyone attending the game wearing a pink shirt will receive half-price admission.
LANCE NEWMAN DISPLAYING WORK IN SENIOR ART SHOW
Lance Newman of Oklahoma City, a 24-year-old graduating artist at ECU, will display a barrage of artwork for his final undergraduate show Sept. 19-26 in ECU’s Art Department. A reception for the artist will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19.
The show is open to the public and is the final exhibition of Newman’s undergraduate career. He will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in art with a minor in media graphic art.
PLAN TO ATTEND
NASA FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS
Sixteen ECU students have been awarded funding under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program for the 2008-09 academic year.
The awards are competitive and applications are reviewed by a committee on campus. Awards are in the form of scholarship and research stipends and range from $350 to $2,000 for the academic year.
ECU COMMITS TO POSITIVE GAME ENVIRONMENT EFFORTS
Dr. Richard Rafes, president of East Central University, has joined fellow presidents and chancellors of NCAA Division II universities and signed a pledge to strive to provide a positive game environment at all athletic events on ECU’s campus.
The pledge is part of a Division II-wide effort to offer student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans the best game environment possible. The pledge affirms that athletics events should reflect the values of higher education and the mission of each institution. It also affirms that presidents and chancellors are concerned about any uncivil behavior that may occur at athletics contests and will work together to make respectful events the standard of Division II.
ECU Band Alumni Association
ALL alumni or faculty/staff members who were part of the “Pride of Tigerland,” the ECU Jazz Band, the ECU Symphonic Band or the ECU Color Guard, regardless of the decade in which you attended or taught, are invited to the first meeting of the ECU Band Alumni Association on Oct. 25 (Homecoming Day) at 2 p.m. in the ECU Band Room.
To attend, please register at www.alumni.ecok.edu.
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CONSTITUTION DAY
Campus
Want to get it off your chest? Come One, Come All! Exercise your right to free speech and celebrate your constitution.
The American Democracy Project, Pi Sigma Alpha, and the ECU Political Science and Legal Studies Department invite the community to share their views, be heckled in the grand tradition of the Speaker’s Corner and then defend their perspective.
The ECU Speaker’s Corner will be part of the university’s official commemoration of Constitution Day on Sept. 17 from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center in the University Center.
ROGER NEWMAN TO GIVE ROTHBAUM LECTURE
Roger Newman will discuss freedom and technology in a time of fear against the commands of the Constitution.
Newman’s biography of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black won the Scribes Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The New York Times called the book “a giant book on a giant man” and President Clinton talked about it for years in the White House. PBS used it as the basis for one of the programs in its series last year on the history of the Supreme Court on which Roger Newman also appeared several times.
The Rothbaum Lecture, “Civil Liberties, Surveillance and Terrorism” will be Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Estep
ECU Faculty & Staff Picnic
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
University Center Lawn
Pick up your ticket before Monday, Sept. 22 at the UC Info Desk
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept. 14
ECU Soccer Club vs. OU, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 17
Constitution Day/Speaker’s Corner, Estep 2-4 p.m.
Sept. 18
Women’s Volleyball vs. Texas Woman’s, Kerr 7 p.m.
Sept, 19
Women’s Soccer vs. Bacone College, 5 p.m.
Sept. 19-26
Lance Newman Art Show, ECU’s Art Department Reception Sept. 19 from 5-8 p.m.
Sept. 20
Volleyball vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 2 p.m.
Sept. 22
Rothbaum Lecture, Estep at 7 p.m.
Sept. 23
Arts District of Ada to Host Ice Cream Social, Chickasaw Nation Community Center, 4 – 6 p.m.
Tami Coleman presents Climate Change: Your Choices Matter, Estep at 6 p.m.
Sept. 24
Deaf Awareness Day, 8am-3pm, UC Employee Picnic, noon- 1:30, UC Lawn
Sept. 25
St. Petersburg String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Summers Theatre
Sept. 26
Women’s Soccer vs. Northeastern State, 4 p.m.
Sept. 27
Family Day Tailgate, Kerr at noon ECU vs. Northeastern at 2 p.m.
Sept. 29
American West History Lecture, Dr. Gary Clayton Anderson, 2pm, Horace Mann 242
HOMECOMING
SCHEDULE
ECU THEATRE SEASON OPENING WITH ‘THE FOREIGNER’ FOR HOMECOMING
Take a boring, very shy, insecure Englishman and drop him in a remote Georgia fishing lodge for a few days. Throw in some local southern characters, a bit of sinister intrigue and danger and the result is “The Foreigner,” a popular comedy that will be staged Oct. 22-25 during Homecoming Week at ECU.
The play will begin at an earlier time than previous productions, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday in the Dorothy Summers Theatre. A 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 25 will allow Homecoming participants to see the show between the Homecoming parade at noon and the tailgate party and coronation ceremony before the 6 p.m. football game.
Tickets for general seating are $5 for adults and $3 for non-ECU students and senior adults. Admission is free for ECU students, faculty and staff with valid ECU ID cards. More information is available at 580559-5483.
NEW SIGNS ON CAMPUS
Newcomers to the ECU campus will now be able to identify campus buildings with ease. More than 15 signs have been placed throughout campus.
Thanks to a generous donation from the First United Bank, the ECU Athletic Department has a new sign in front of the Kerr Activities Center. The state of the art Daktronics sign is controlled by wireless communication and is directly controlled from the Athletic Director’s office.
COMMITTEE SEEKS LEGACY INFORMATION
The History & Traditions Committee for the 2009 Centennial Celebration plans a display of Family Legacies. They are looking for families to highlight. If your mom, dad, grandparents or siblings graduated from ECU, we want to hear from you.
Please contact Jeannine Hathcoat at 580-559-5565 or jhathcoat@ecok.edu.
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EMERGENCY CALL BOXES ON CAMPUS
Campus Update October 23, 2008
The Campus Initiative to Reduce Crime Against Women (CIRCAW) program is pleased to announce the placement of two emergency call boxes on campus. The emergency call box project is another CIRCAW capital improvement to enhance campus safety for students, faculty and staff.
One call box is located at the Southeast Corner of the Centennial Plaza on Main Street near the Callixylon Tree aka the petrified tree, East of Horace Mann Building. The second call box is at the Southwest Corner of Boswell Chapel. The call boxes are mounted on white poles with the word “Emergency” in red lettering on the poles.
ECU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOSTS EXHIBIT
The ECU Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce that they were one of the chapters chosen to host a Photo Exhibit for Habitat for Humanity International.
The purpose of the exhibit is to promote awareness of the global need for adequate poverty housing and to increase membership in the campus chapter.
The exhibit will be in University Center through October 24.
The Habitat for Humanity also sponsered their annual Box City.
TRANSFER ENROLLMENT DAY IS NOV. 5
Transfer Enrollment Day is the first opportunity for new transfer students to become acquainted with East Central University.
DR. MARVIN KROEKER TO BE HONORED
On Nov. 6th at 4 p.m. ECU will host a reception in Danley Hall to honor Dr. Marvin Kroeker for his longtime service to ECU and the community. Following the reception a bench will be dedicated in his name.
Kroeker was the former chair of the history department. He taught from 1966 to 1993. Kroeker is known throughout the community and state as a respected historian.
ART CLASS HELPS RESTORE HOME IN THE ARTS DISTRICT OF ADA
As a service learning project, Dr. Brad Jessop’s painting I-IV classes helped paint the Jas Green family home. The goal of the assignment is to assist in developing the Arts District of Ada by doing restorative paint jobs on homes occupied by the owners within the district. Students also develop craftsmanship skills and skills with large projects and equipment that will be useful to them as artists. They also discuss the historical significance of craftsman style bungalows as part of American architectural history.
ECU TRIP OFFERS TOUR OF IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS IN FORT WORTH
An opportunity to view a collection of 92 of the most celebrated works of the great Impressionist painters will be offered Nov. 1 by ECU’s Center of Continuing Education and Community Services.
Participants in a day-long trip to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, will tour “The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago” with works by the most beloved group of painters of all time.
ECU faculty member Michael Hughes will guide the tour. The cost is $75 and does not cover lunch. For more details, contact Mary Weddle at ECU at 580559-5456.
ECU WILL HOST U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY
Three 2007 ECU graduates will be commissioned on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Student Union. ECU alum ADM Richie Grinnell, USPHS, HIS will be on campus to conduct the oath of office. Those being commissioned are:
LTJG Zac Grinnell, ECU `07
LTJG Dustin Joplin, ECU `07
LTJG Aaron McNeil, ECU `07
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GEM JEWELERS MAKES DONATION TO FSC
Campus Update October 23, 2008
Gem Jewelers of Ada recently donated 22 sets of Fine Bone China to ECU’s Family and Consumer Sciences Department to be used for FCS sponsored events and the Meal Planning and Table Service course. Pictured from left to right are Kelsey Ratcliff, McAlester, Diane Criswell, Gem Jewelers, and Kacie Cantrell, McAlester. (Both students are FCS Education majors.)
STOKES LECTURE SCHEDULED OCT. 27
The Marvin Stokes Lecture will be held on Monday evening, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Estep Multimeida Center.
The 2009 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, Heather Sparks, will be the featured speaker. Sparks has 15 years of teaching experience and currently teaches math at Taft Middle School.
The Stokes Lecture provides a time of celebration of teaching and a time to honor Mr. Marvin Stokes, longtime educator from Byng. The Stokes Lecture is provided through support from the Marvin Stokes Endowed Lectureship funded within the East Central University Foundation.
NEWMAN SPEAKS AT ROTHBAUM LECTURE
Roger Newman, who teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, discussed freedom and technology in a time of fear against the commands of the Constitution at the annual Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs.
ECU LOU WATKINS LECTURE
Allan J. Lichtman, professor of history at American University in Washington, D.C., discussed “The Keys to the White House” during the annual Lou Watkins Endowed Lectureship at East Central University.
He talked about his “keys” or questions for explaining and predicting presidential election results. Lichtman has correctly predicted the popular vote of the past five presidential elections. Stay tuned to see if he is right once again.
HHW COLLECTION AT ECU IS SUCCESSFUL
The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection was a very successful event. Although the number of vehicles dropping off HHW was fewer than last year, large volumes of hazardous chemicals, paints and electronic waste (e-waste) were collected. Members of the Ada Recycling Coalition, ECU’s Environmental Health Science Club and volunteers from the Kerr Environmental Research Center recycled over 100 gallons of paint some of which has been distributed to area schools.
ECU STUDENTS HAVE REGISTERED MORE THAN 570 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Becky Matthews (left) and Kelcey
Vangundy, students at ECU, wait to register voters at Wal-Mart. Students registered voters at six locations on Saturday, Oct. 4. Students in ECU’s Department of Political Science and Legal Studies had set a goal to register 500 voters before the November elections. Saturday’s effort was part of ECU’s Service Saturdays community service program.
ECU PIANO CLASS RECEIVES LESSON FROM PIANIST WHO PERFORMED WITH THE ST. PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET
The award-winning St. Petersburg String Quartet with pianist Maxim Mogilevsky performed to a large audience last month. ECU piano master class students also received a unique treat, a lesson with Mogilevsky.
PERCUSSION FESTIVAL AT ECU OFFERED MARCHING PERCUSSION CLINICS
Three noted percussionists led ECU’s second annual Marching Percussion Festival for area high schools. The workshop covered all aspects of marching percussion performance and design, and several high school groups performed in addition to ECU’s drum line.
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ECU WORKSHOP ON REVISION OF STATE’S WATER PLAN HELD
More than 40 people from across the state attended ECU’s free one-day workshop to learn about the in-progress revision of Oklahoma’s Comprehensive Water Plan which included hands-on instruction in researching legislative and legal issues related to water rights in Oklahoma.
ECU faculty and students from several different departments participated in this collaborative event presented by the Linscheid Library and the Institute for Environmental Science Education and Research.
THE ARTS DISTRICT OF ADA’S ICE CREAM SOCIAL WELCOMED MORE THAN 300 GUESTS
The goal of the ice cream social was to increase awareness about the diversity of talent in our local artists and arts-related businesses and associations.
During the two hours there were an estimated 300 people from the public who explored the displays, listened to performances and meet others interested in the arts-based activity in the Ada community.
ASTRONAUT CYCLIST VISITS ADA
The International Coalition of ECU Cyclists arranged for Commander John Harrington, a former NASA Astronaut, to speak on campus. Commander Harrington is currently riding his bicycle across America to help promote education across the country. His ride started in Washington and will end in Florida after he departs from Oklahoma. He wants to help promote education in mathematics, engineering, science and technology.
MULTICULTURAL EVENT
Multicultural Premiere & President’s Reception was a great success. ECU’s international students attended the reception wearing their countries’ native dress.
Campus Update October 23, 2008
ECU IS GOING GLOBAL!
Would you like to experience a culture from the opposite side of the world without even leaving Oklahoma? Well, for one night of the year you have the opportunity to experience different cultures and their great tasting food!
ECU’s International Student Connection Club is planning the 2008 International Food Fair on Nov. 14 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Stanley Wagner Ballroom.
Advance tickets are available in the International Office. Adult tickets are $12 and students are $6. For additional information call at 580-559-5669.
ECU STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM OFFERING TOUR OF SPAIN NEXT MARCH
A tour of three of Spain’s fascinating cities will be offered March 14-22 as part of ECU’s Study Abroad Program.
ECU Spanish language faculty members will lead the tour to Madrid, Segovia and Guadalupe, Spain, during spring break.
The deadline to sign up is Dec. 1.
STUDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP
Nataly Keeton, a senior at ECU, has been awarded a $3,000 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students for the 2008-09 academic year.
She is a graduate of Dickson High School and a member of the Choctaw Nation.
FOSTER RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Kyle Foster of Bromide, a senior political science major at East Central University, received a $250 scholarship from Sue Milner, chairman of the TwentyFirst Century Department of the Fortnightly Study Club in Ada.
Foster is a 2005 graduate of Wapanucka High School.
ECU CARTOGRAPHY STUDENTS TAKE TRIP
Twenty-eight Cartography & Geography majors and their three faculty (Drs. Micozzi, Newcomer and Plumb) traveled to Kenton, Oklahoma.
With assistance from the ECU Alumni Enhancement Fund, the NASA Space Grant Program and the NASA Workforce Development Grant they were able to attend the Oklahoma Academy of Science (OAS) Fall Field Meeting.
Welcome to ECU!
Meagan Bagwell
Audio Visual Assistant
Jennifer Campbell
Administrative Assistant to the Library Director
Kendra Burnside
Academic Advisor/Coordinator (McAlester)
Amy Eckart-Gregg
Secretary in the School of Graduate Studies
ECU Faculty
&
Staff Picnic
SPONSORED PROGRAMS PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE RECOGNIZES FACULTY & STAFF
Individuals and departments were recognized at the Sponsored Programs Performance Incentive Awards. Congratulations!
Pictured above are: Dr. Duane Anderson, Dr. Patrick Bohan, Dr. Carolyn Thomas, Dr. Carol Bridges, Dr. James Burke and Dr. Richard Rafes.
At Right: Dr. Duane
Anderson, Dr. Doug Weirick, Dr. Bruce Weems, Dr. Scott Barton, Dr. James Burke and Dr. Richard Rafes.
Indirect Cost Recovery Program
Dr. Patrick Bohan
Center for Disease Control Agreement
Dr. Carolyn Thomas
Institute of Museum and Library Services Library
Media Grant
Dr. Carol Bridges
Child Welfare Professional Enhancement
Dr. James Burke
Child Welfare Professional Enhancement
Dr. Linda Massey
Rehabilitation Training Long Term
Dr. Greg Plumb
Topologic Correction of the Digital Road GIS & Mapping of the Tishomingo Cemetery Creating a GPS – Compatible Database
Dr. Regina Robertson
Rehabilitation Training Long Term
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Human Resources Department
Salary Recovery Program
Dr. Patrick Bohan
College of Health and Sciences
Environmental Health Science Department
UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 20 - 25
ECU Homecoming Festivities
Oct. 27
Adopt an Awareness Tree, 2 p.m. Horace Mann Lawn
Marvin Stokes Endowed Lectureship, 6:30 p.m. Estep
Oct. 28
Astronomy Viewings
Ghost Story Telling Contest at Linscheid Library at 7 p.m.
Oct. 29
Grounded Arts Festival, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Rememberance & Celebration of Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence & Crime, 3 p.m. University Center Front Lawn
Oct. 30
Volleyball v. West Texas, 7 p.m.
Oct. 31
Soccer v Texas Woman’s University, 4 p.m.
Nov. 1
Volleyball v. Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m.
Nov. 2
Soccer v. Texas A&M Commerce, 2 p.m.
Nov. 3 - 8
SPIRIT WEEK: Tigers Still Hunt in the Storm
Nov. 4
Astronomy Viewing
Nov. 5
Transfer Enrollment Day
Nov. 6
Poetry by Dr. Momaday, noon Dorothy Summers
Dr. Marvin Kroeker Bench Reception and Dedication, 4 p.m.
Nov. 8
Pianist Douglas Humphreys, 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Summers Theatre
Nov. 10
Dr. Ali Shehata, 7 p.m. Estep
Nov. 11
Society of Success - Mark Lundholm, 6 p.m. Estep
Nov. 12
Commission Ceremony, 2 p.m. Memorial Student Union
Nov. 14
International Food Festival, 6 p.m. Ballroom
Nov. 26
No classes
Nov. 27-28
No classes. Offices closed.
Campus Update November 6, 2008
SPIRIT WEEK!
BONFIRE TONIGHT!
KICK OFF 2 p.m. Saturday at Southestern Oklahoma State University in Durant
GO TIGERS!
ECU IS GOING GLOBAL WITH INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND GIFTS
Experience cultures from around the world without leaving Ada. For one night of the year, ECU’s International Student Connection Club will offer exotic food and gifts from countries around the world.
Feasting begins with the International Food Fair at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Stanley Wagner Ballroom. International students will prepare their favorite native dishes, such as jerk chicken, curry goat and green fig and salt fish.
A day-long market will include international shopping. The First Presbyterian Church will co-sponsor the Alternative Gifts Market and Ten Thousand Villages booths in the Student Union’s North Lounge from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The countries represented so far will be, Japan, Nepal, Macedonia, Brazil, India, Cameroon, Kosovo, Mexico, Canada, and China. If you would like to purchase tickets for this event you can come by office 160 in the Administration Building. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students. We appreciate everyone’s support of the International students.
“PASSAGES
TO INDIA” PHOTOS GO ON DISPLAY NOV. 6 IN LINSCHEID LIBRARY
Photographs of life in Calcutta shot by three East Central University students and their instructor will be on exhibit beginning Thursday in the Hallie Brown Ford Atrium of ECU’s Linscheid Library.
Luke Cypert of Ada, Blair Waltman of Maud and Jarrod Doyal of Ardmore accompanied Linda Schaefer, ECU instructor of communication, to India last summer for a two-week class, “Passages to India.”
REMEMBRANCE
A special memorial to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence and crimes was held on Oct. 29. The ECU community as well as the local community attended the memorial, Remembrance and Celebration of Victims and Survivors.
ADOPT AN AWARENESS TREE
The Adopt an Awareness Tree event was held on Oct. 27. CIRCAW and partnering agencies, Chickasaw Nation, Family Crisis Center, Office of the District Attorney and RUSO-Violence Prevention Program were pleased with the participation. The Ribbon Ceremony was held in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and National Crime Prevention Month.
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RECEPTION, BENCH DEDICATION HONORING
DR. MARVIN KROEKER
Campus Update November 6, 2008
Noted historian Dr. Marvin Kroeker, retired chair of the History Department at ECU, will be honored Nov. 6 for his longtime service to ECU and the community.
ECU’s Department of History and Native American Studies will host a reception for Kroeker at 4 p.m. in Danley Hall. Following the reception, a bench will be dedicated in his name on the Frank Crabtree Honor Plaza on the east side of Science Hall.
CONCERT PIANIST DOUGLAS HUMPHERYS TO PERFORM
Douglas Humpherys, chair of the piano department at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., will perform a solo piano concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Dorothy Summers Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public.
Humpherys completed graduate degrees at the Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music where he is a professor of piano.
In recent years he has performed solo concerts in many of the major cities of Asia. In Europe, he has concertized in Berlin, Dublin, Hamburg, Novgorod, Prague and Venice, with additional concert engagements in Germany, the Czech Republic, Montenegro and Serbia. He has presented concerts throughout the United States and Canada.
FLUTIST JULIANA OVERMIER PERFORMING SUNDAY IN LINDSAY
Flutist Juliana Overmier, an adjunct instructor of music at East Central University, will perform with accompanist Dr. Samuel Magrill at 3 p.m. Sunday in Lindsay.
The Lindsay Civic Arts Council will present the free concert at the United Methodist Church, 114 W. Chickasaw Street in Lindsay. A reception will follow.
Overmier will perform works ranging from the Baroque to the contemporary, including several virtuosic showpieces. Composers to be performed include Bach, Jolivet, Schwantner, Breville, Boëhm and Saint-Saëns.
AUTHOR TO DISCUSS WHETHER ISLAM THREATENS FREEDOM
NOV. 10 AT ECU
Best-selling author Dr. Ali Shehata will present a lecture on Islam Nov. 10 at ECU. He will discuss “Is Islam a Threat to Our Freedom?” at 7 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center in the University Center.
Several local Islamic professionals also will be on hand to help answer any questions that may arise from the presentation.
ECU BRINGING RUSSIAN PIANIST TO ADA ARTS & HERITAGE CENTER
ECU’s Music Department sponsored Russian pianist Arsentiy Kharitonov who performed Oct. 30 at the Ada Arts & Heritage Center.
A native of Stary Oskol, Russia, Kharitonov has performed in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, Finland and the United States.
Kharitonov was a third-prize winner at the Rachmaninoff Piano Competition in Russia. He received a diploma at the Peter the Great Festival in the Netherlands and won a prize at the Beethoven Piano Sonata competition in Memphis, Tenn.
COMMISSIONING CEREMONY TO BE HELD
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioning Ceremony hosted by the department of Environmental Health Science will be Nov. 12 from 2-3 p.m. in the Regents Room.
ECU graduates to be recognized include:
LTJG Zac Grinnell, R.S.
LTJG Dustin Joplin
LTJG Aaron McNeill, R.S.
POLIOPLUS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
Rotaract “Costumes for a Cure” was held on Halloween and raised $330.40. This will help fund 3,304 polio vaccines for the PolioPlus campaign.
ECU GREEK HALLOWEEN
Several kids from the community visited the Greek Halloween carnival at Pesagi Lounge.
POLITICAL ART ON DISPLAY
ECU advanced drawing students displayed political works of art. The exhibit opened Oct. 29 and feature work completed within the last three weeks that reflect their personal views on this last presidential election.
ECU HOSTS LITTLE DIXIE AND COLLEGE FAIR
Hundreds of surrounding junior high and high schools visited ECU during the last week in October. ECU hosted both the Little Dixie Vocal Music Contest and Oklahoma College Fair.
HALLIE BROWN FORD FINE ARTS CENTER
Considerable amount of progress has been made to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
Community, students, faculty and staff eagerly await the opening next year.
ALPERS RECEIVES 2008 MILAM AWARD
Former East Central University football standout and defensive back Todd Alpers was presented the Milam Award at halftime during ECU’s homecoming football game.
Alpers, a native of Marlow, was a twotime NAIA Academic All-American in 1990 and 1991 and an NAIA Academic All-District 9 selection as a senior in 1991.
In 1992, Alpers was voted as ECU Student of the Year.
HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES
Run
Tiger Brunch
Welcome to ECU!
Jamila J. Morris
Office Manager for McNair Scholars Program
DeAnna Huff
Veterans Administrative Assistant
Melody Pedersen
Secretary/Receptionist for Dean of Students
Heather Pruett
Secretary/Receptionist in Office of Advancement
Catie Caton
Executive Assistant to VP for Advancement
Dennis Smith Police Officer
Dennis Malm Plumber
Marshall Erwin Custodian
Daniel Cox Custodian
Dee Stoup Counselor for Upward Bound
Kendra Burnside
Program Academic Advisor (McAlester)
Meagan Bagwell Audio/Visual Assistant
Verlene Schafer Librarian/Instructor
Jennifer Campbell
Library Administrative Assistant
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 8
Pianist Douglas Humpherys 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Summers Theatre
Nov. 10
Dr. Ali Shehata, 7 p.m. Estep
Nov. 11
Society of Success - Mark Lundholm, 6 p.m. Estep
Nov. 12
Commissioning Ceremony, 2 p.m. Memorial Student Union
Men’s Basketball v. Okla. Baptist, 8 p.m.
ECU Career Day
Nov. 13
Dr. Melody Baggech, Faculty Recital, 7:30 p.m. Ada Arts and Heritage Center
Nov. 14
International Food Festival, 6 p.m. Ballroom
Nov. 15
Men’s Basketball v. Alumni, 2 p.m.
Nov. 17
Percussion Ensemble
Nov. 24
Community Thanksgiving, 5 p.m.
Nov. 26 No classes
Nov. 27-28 No classes. Offices closed.
Campus Update December 18, 2008
FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT RAFES
Last month the announcement was made that Dr. Richard Rafes had been selected as the president West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, W.Va. With great emotion the Rafes’ said goodbye to faculty, staff, students and supporters at the farewell reception this month.
According to Rafes, “It was one of the toughest decisions we have ever made, but in the end, the close proximity to my wife’s sister and aging parents was the deciding factor in our decision to accept the new position.”
Dr. Duane C. Anderson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at ECU, was named interim president of the university by the Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma, effective Jan 1, 2009.
“We plan to begin the search for a new president as soon as possible. Dr. Anderson has an outstanding record at ECU and we have every confidence the university will be in great hands under his leadership,” said Dr. Joe Anna Hibler, chair of the RUSO Board of Regents.
FACULTY AND STAFF CENTENNIAL POSTERS
ECU’s Communications and Marketing Department has developed a Centennial Poster and is requesting all faculty and staff to autograph the border. If you did not get a chance to sign the poster, please stop by Danley Hall, 3rd floor. A limited number of posters will be ordered at the end of January – reserve yours today!
FIRST NIGHT® ADA
The second annual First Night® Ada New Year’s Eve celebration is underway with more than 60 performing acts and a laser show for the New Year’s countdown. The non-alcoholic, free, family friendly event will be Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. - midnight, on the campus of ECU.
The evening will end with an amazing laser show, featuring a tribute to ECU, which will officially kick-off ECU’s Centennial Celebration.
CELEBRATING ECU’s CENTENNIAL
In addition to the ECU Centennial website, local media will air Public Service Announcements and the Ada HUB and Ada Evening News have created sections in their publications that will share moments in ECU History with the community.
Beginning in the fall of 2009 all ECU Freshmen will receive a $100 Scholarship each semester for four years. For complete details visit www.ecok.edu/scholarship.
Specific events have been planned for faculty, staff, students, alums and the community throughout the year. To list a few:
• Alumni Orange & Black Sweetheart Social
• A 1909 Evening
• Week of festivities surrounding March 25, where in 1909 Gov. Haskell signed the Ada normal bill
• Week of festivities surrounding the first day of classes on Sept 20, 1909.
Don’t forget to submit your favorite ECU memories or photographs to ecuinfo@ ecok.edu. For additional centennial information visit www.ecok.edu/centennial.
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LT. GEN. JAMES D. THURMAN GIVES ADDRESS
Campus Update December 18, 2008
DONATES $10,000 TO GSA
Lt. Gen. James D. Thurman, the deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Army, received the highest honor the university bestows upon its former students – Distinguished Alumni Award -- during ECU’s Fall Commencement ceremony.
Thurman became the Army’s deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, on Sept. 22, 2007. Thurman has the Army General Staff responsibility for strategy formulation, overall force development, individual and unit training policy, the functional aspects of strategic and tactical command and control systems, nuclear and chemical matters and establishing requirements and priorities for the employment and sustenance of Army forces.
More than 240 students received their Bachelor’s Degree and more than 100 graduates received their Master’s Degree on Dec. 13, 2008.
ECU NURSING STUDENTS EXCEED PASS RATE
Louise Young, ECU alum and former faculty member made a $10,000 donation to the ECU Gay-Straight Alliance. The funds will help start a lectureship series that will focus on diversity awareness and issues of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. The Young Armstrong Lectureship Fund will enable the GSA to promote tolerance of different sexualities.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Dr. Dwight Myers was recognized by the NASA Glenn National Research Center for the research contribution of his work on the paper entitled “Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Thermochemistry of CrO2(OH)2(g)”.
Dr. Karen Williams was recognized at the 2008 Sigma Pi Sigma Quadrennial Congress held at Fermilab (NSF National Physics Research Lab for High Energy Physics) in Batavia,Ill. Williams is only the 4th recipient of the prestigious Seagondollar Service Award.
The 2008 graduates from the ECU nursing program attained a 94 percent first time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). Graduates from all nursing programs in the United States must pass this examination in order to practice as Registered Nurses.
According to Dr. Joe Catalano, the 2008 Oklahoma average first time pass rate for all RN nursing programs is right at 85 percent and the 2008 national average for all programs in the U.S. and its five territories is 87 percent.
MIS LAB DEDICATED TO DR. CARL BARDIN
ECU honored the late Dr. Carl Bardin by dedicating the MIS computer lab in his name.
Bardin was an extremely patient and passionate instructor who taught in the School of Business from 1970-1984 then from 1984-2006 after which he served as an adjunct professor until his last days.
Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya was selected to present about Russian folktales to all the Russian classes in Glastonbury, Conn. which has the longest-running public school-Russian program in the country.
ECU A LEADER IN NATION IN GRANT PRODUCTION
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System’s (IPEDS) current ranking lists ECU as leader in the country in the amount of government grants received by public institutions with 5,000 students or less.
ECU received $20 million during the 2009 fiscal year from grants and other external funding, not including donations. The grants and contracts ECU receives provide nearly 75 full-time jobs that contribute about $3 million to the economy, as well as several parttime jobs that provide an additional $1 million.
GRANT AWARDED FOR PLAZA FOLIAGE
A $23,812 grant from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will help purchase trees and shrubs to enhance the new Centennial Plaza adjacent to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
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SECOND ANNUAL GROUP OF CHESAPEAKE SCHOLARS ANNOUNCED AT ECU
Eight outstanding students at ECU have been named recipients of Chesapeake Cartography Scholarships.
The awards, which range from $1,000 to $1,500.
BURL TO PLAY IN CACTUS BOWL
ECU cornerback Gerett Burl will play in the 2009 Cactus Bowl on Jan. 9, 2009 at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.
The Cactus Bowl features stars from NCAA Division II schools. There have been over 100 players drafted into the NFL who played in the Cactus Bowl, which began as the Snow Bowl and was played in Fargo, N.D. from 1994-2000. In 2001, the Snow Bowl was renamed the Cactus Bowl and moved to Kingsville.
Burl, who just completed his senior and only season at ECU this past fall, led the team with nine pass breakups and compiled 34 total tackles, including 28 solostops and two for losses of two yards.
BREAKING GROUND ON THE NEW PAT O’NEAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTER
ECU administrators stand with former Tiger head football coach Pat O’Neal (center) during the recent ground breaking for the Pat O’ Neal Strength and Conditioning Center. Construction on the 6,250 square foot workout facility has already begun with a scheduled completion date of May 1, 2009.
MCCARTY SELECTED AS NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Brian DeAngelis welcomes new East Central University head football coach Tim McCarty.
McCarty returns to ECU after serving as the head football coach in 2004 and 2005.
Dec. 10- Jan. 4 Campus will be Closed Dec. 31 First Night Ada Jan. 8 Class Work Begins
Jan. 10 & Jan. 17
Women’s Basketball, 2pm - HOME Men’s Basketball, 4pm- HOME
Jan. 19
Martin Luther King Day