Campus Updates - 2012 Collection

January 2012

REPS THOMSEN AND HILLIARD HONORED

BY OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS Dr. Glen Johnson, OSRHE Chancellor, presents the 2011 Distinguished Service Award to Rep. Todd Thomsen (top left) and Rep. Wes Hilliard (bottom left) in recognition of the legislators’ continued support of higher education. Also pictured is ECU President John Hargrave.

ECU #2 IN THE STATE StateUniversity.com has ranked East Central University No. 2 in Oklahoma for campus safety. The website ranks colleges and universities for campus safety on a scale that accounts for severity of a crime as well as frequency of crime.

LT. GOV. JEFFERSON KEEL TO DELIVER WATKINS LECTURE Chickasaw Nation Lt. Gov. Jefferson Keel will deliver the Watkins Lecture in the Estep Room in the University Center on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.

He will discuss the National Congress of American Indians, which he serves as the national president. Keel is a 1978 graduate of ECU and was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2008.

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TERRY W. WEST ADDRESSES ECU’S FALL GRADUATES Shawnee attorney Terry W. West, a graduate of Francis High School who attended ECU in 1956 and 1957, addressed 217 candidates for bachelor’s degrees and 92 candidates for master’s degrees during the fall commencement ceremony. RUSO Regent Connie Reilly also addressed the graduates on behalf of RUSO. CAREER DISCOVERY DAY State Sen. Susan Paddack, ECU, the Pontotoc Technology Center and the Ada Jobs Foundation hosted a Career Discovery Day at ECU – My Future, My Career, My Responsibility - for all eighth grade students in Pontotoc County.

This pilot program exposed hundreds of students to jobs in the area and to the skills required for a career. The idea for the program was sparked by a visit to the state capitol.

NOBODIES OF COMEDY Described as “the funniest comics you’ve never heard of,” a touring talent showcase of young comedians will perform at 7:30 p.m on Jan. 26 in the Ataloa Theatre.

Tickets are on sale now for $18.

In addition 150 student tickets are available for $5.75 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets may be purchased online at tickets.ecok. edu or reserved by calling the theatre’s box office at 580-5595751.

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Campus Update January 2012

HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. On Jan. 17 ECU celebrated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day by hosting a dinner in his honor. Winners of the MLK Essay Contest and the Spirit of MLK Service and Leadership Award were announced.

STATE ARTISTS’ ‘24 WORKS ON PAPER’ EXHIBITION A traveling exhibition of works by living Oklahoma artists will be open to the public through Jan. 31 in ECU’s Pogue Art Gallery.

JOHNSON RETURNS TO ECU Raymond Johnson returns to ECU as the interim vice president of administration and finance. Johnson served as vice president of fiscal affairs at ECU from April 2000 until his retirement in June 2003. He worked part-time from Oct. through Dec. 2005. He then served full-time from Jan. 2006 - March 2007.

CLEET RECEIVES NEW CAR Dr. Steve Turner (second from right), former vice president for finance and administration at ECU, hands over the keys to a 2011 Dodge Charger to Steve Emmons, executive director of CLEET. Also shown are Jeff Coble (far left) and Bill Bullard, CLEET law enforcement driver training instructors, and Cassie Holloway (far right), administrative assistant for ECU’s Tribal Police Training Program and the Campus Law Enforcement Technical Assistance Program. The vehicle was funded through a grant awarded to ECU by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and will be used for law enforcement driver training at CLEET. The grant proposal was written by Turner and ECU faculty member Sonya Hensley as part of a partnership agreement with the BIA, CLEET and ECU.

The exhibition, “24 Works on Paper,” is a collaboration between Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) and the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC). It is traveling the state for a full year, bringing original, contemporary Oklahoma artwork to viewers in communities large and small.

ECU alumni Scott Johnson of Holdenville and Paul Walsh of Roff are two of the 24 artists from eight Oklahoma cities selected for the exhibit by Dr. Louise Siddons, the 2011 guest juror and an assistant professor of American, modern and contemporary art at Oklahoma State University.

ECU PROFESSOR RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARD The Oklahoma Society of Environmental Health Professionals (OSEHP) presented the Environmental Health Professional of the Year Award to ECU associate professor Dr. Patrick Bohan during its annual meeting in Oklahoma City.

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ADDICTION, RECOVERY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD JAN. 19-20 AT ECU An Addiction and Recovery Conference to be held Jan.19 and 20 at ECU will focus on current issues, trends and strategies in the field of substance abuse and offer information on addiction recovery, treatment and prevention.

The workshop will be presented by ECU’s Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction & Recovery.

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MOLLY SHI BOREN SCHOLARSHIP Congratulating Andy Roller (center) of Tecumseh, ECU’s first recipient of the Molly Shi Boren Centennial Scholarship, are Dr. Christine Pappas (left), coordinator of ECU’s Department of Political Science and Legal Studies, and Phyllis Danley, executive director of the ECU Foundation Inc. The scholarship honoring Boren, an ECU graduate, is designed to be awarded to a freshman and continue until the recipient graduates if certain qualifications are met.

Roller, a 2003 graduate of Collinsville High School, plans to earn a degree in political science at ECU then go to law school at the University of Oklahoma to study environmental law.

R. BURL HARRIS SCHOLARSHIP Congratulating Tamra Albritton (second from right), ECU’s first recipient of the R. Burl Harris Legal Studies Centennial Scholarship is Dr. Christine Pappas, Phyllis Danley and Jan Harris, widow of the late Burl Harris. The scholarship honoring Harris, an ECU graduate, attorney and one of the founders of the ECU Foundation was designed to assist a student pursing the field of legal studies.

STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR Area Teachers of the Year pose with the 2012 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, Kristin Shelby of Hollis (front row, center) at the Marvin Stokes Endowed Lectureship at East Central University. Recognized at the lectureship were Cherina Brown (front row, from left), Moss Schools; Debra Blackwood, Stratford Schools; Shelby; Tisha Martin, Latta Schools; Shawna Harrison, Ada Schools; and (back row, from left) Spencer Cody, Allen Schools; ECU President John Hargrave; Dr. Brenda Walling, dean of the ECU College of Education & Psychology; and Chris Elliott, Byng Schools.

ECU PERFORMS AT NEW QUARTER LAUNCH Performing at the official launch ceremony in November of the new quarter honoring the Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur was the ECU Clarinet Ensemble. The ensemble performed “Chickasaw Fanfare,” a piece director Michael Whitworth composed for the ceremony, as well other ceremonial music and pieces from its fall concert. The quarter is the 10th coin in the U.S. Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program. Its reverse side depicts the area’s scenic Lincoln Bridge which was dedicated in 1909.

VETERANS DAY DOOR WINNER Students in a Social Work II class flank Kathy Baker (center left), switchboard supervisor at ECU, and switchboard operator Sherry Brady (center right), the winners of a Veterans Day door decorating contest at ECU. Class members organized the contest to honor veterans and currently serving military personnel. Judging was based on originality, patriotism and creativity. Baker and Brady decorated their door with photos of family members, some of whom are current members of the military.

STUDENTS VISIT LEXINGTON CORRECTIONAL CENTER Inside Out “Outside” students from ECU and “inside” students, inmates at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, gather to discuss topics related to the criminal justice system. ECU is the only university in Oklahoma offering the Inside Out Prison Exchange program in which offenders begin to see themselves and their previous actions through the eyes of the public, and the students gain a new perspective about the inmates who participated in the class.

ECU Mission

East Central University’s mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff, and community interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse society.

Within its service area, East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.

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Page 4 BREAK YOUR BAND OUT OF THE GARAGE A class on how to be in a band, start your own band or improve your band’s performance will begin Jan. 23 at ECU. The class, part of ECU’s Community Education Program, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 23, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. The cost is $40. An informal jam session will follow each class.

Congratulations to the ECU Fall Sports Teams!

The Learfield Sports Director’s Cup recently announced that ECU currently ranks 22nd in the nation - highest of any university in the Great American Conference Cross Country #11 Nationally

Women’s Soccer #1 Great American Conference

Football #3 Great American Conference

Campus Update January 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS All month

1/19/2012 – 1/31/2012

Art Show - 24 Works on Paper Pogue Art Gallery, HBFFAC 1/19/2012 & 1/20/2012 BWI Addiction & Recovery Conference, 8 a.m.

1/26/2012 Nobodies of Comedy, 7:30 p.m.

Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC 2/2/2012 -2/10/2012 Art Show - Selections from the Permanent Selection Pogue Art Gallery, HBFFAC 2/2/2012 Women’s Basketball vs. Ouachita Baptist 5:30 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Watkins Lecture, 7 p.m., Estep, UC Men’s Basketball vs. Ouachita Baptist 7:30 p.m., Kerr Activities Center 2/4/2012 Women’s Basketball vs. Henderson State 2 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Men’s Basketball vs. Henderson State 4 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Baseball vs St. Gregory’s, double-header 1 p.m., baseball field

SAVE THE DATE: FRANC D’AMBROSIO Feb. 28 7:30 p.m.

Ataloa Theatre

Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Admission - $18

2/14/2012 -2/16/2012 Art Show - Interscholastic Show Pogue Art Gallery, HBFFAC 2/14/2012 Interscholastic Meet Chocolate in the Afternoon 2-4 p.m., 2nd floor, Danley Hall 2/16/2012-2/19/2012 Cabaret, 7:30 p.m., Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC 2/16/2012 Women’s Basketball vs. Southern Arkansas 5:30 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Arkansas 7:30 p.m., Kerr Activities Center

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February 2012

HIGHER EDUCATION DAY AT THE CAPITOL ECU Administrators and students met with legislators on Feb. 21 at Higher Education Day at the State Capitol. A PowerPoint presentation highlighted ECU alum Bill Anotubby, governor of the Chickasaw Nation.

ECU junior Nikki Dickerson of Mustang spoke on the house floor about her educational journey.

CONSTRUCTION ON ECU’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS TAKES SHAPE Concrete walls are going up on the $10.65 million, 62,000-squarefoot facility that will house the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business and the ECU Conference Center.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! FRANC D’AMBROSIO Feb. 28 7:30 p.m.

Ataloa Theatre

Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Admission - $18

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ECU ACCOUNTING STUDENTS PROVIDING FREE TAX RETURN ASSISTANCE Students in ECU’s School of Business are participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program again this year to provide free assistance to individuals with basic tax returns, particularly those with low and fixed incomes. The national program is supported by the Internal Revenue Service.

The VITA site opened Feb. 6 at a new location, 1001 N. Country Club Road, where the former Carl Albert Indian Health Facility was located. April 12 will be the last day the assistance will be available.

ECU’S PI SIGMA ALPHA RECEIVES GRANT Youth-Led project addresses childhood obesity, encourages healthy lifestyle in Ada as part of Global Youth Service Day Lacie Law a senior Legal Studies major at ECU was awarded a $500 UnitedHealth HEROES Grant from YSA (Youth Service America) and UnitedHealth Group. One of 282 grants awarded nationwide, Lawson’s project “Dance Revolution” will encourage students at the Ada Boys and Girls Club to lead more active lifestyles by learning dance steps.

CHOCOLATE IN THE AFTERNOON Phi Delta Kappa continues the tradition and sponsored Chocolate in the Afternoon in honor of President’s Day. Faculty, staff and students had a chance to taste-test all the wonderful chocolate delicacies and visit with the campus presidents.

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Campus Update February 2012

ECU HOSTS SEVERAL EVENTS FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

FOSTERS MAKE A DONATION Kyle and Kendall Foster are the first alums to contribute to the “Circle of Annual Giving” scholarship campaign. Their donation will go toward the newly established Political Science Public Service Scholarship.

Tiger Connection, Interscholastic Meet, Disability Services Transition Workshop, District Choral Contest, Pauls Valley High School Day, East Central Oklahoma District Honor Bands, ECOHBA and Regional OJAS have all taken place the past few weeks.

TRANSFER OFFICE HITS THE ROAD ECU’s Transfer Enrollment Office will be taking several faculty and staff members to Eastern Oklahoma State College’s campus on Monday, March 5. The group will raise awareness about how easy it is to transfer to ECU. ECU STUDENTS TIE FOR FIRST ECU’s Business Policy & Strategy class recently competed in an online game business simulation. The game is part of the class experience and combines all the business skills into the game. Student teams in Dr. Peterson’s class finished in the top 100 in several categories this past fall. Team “Amazing” finished in a first-place tie in the global rankings.

DECKER PLACES THIRD IN ‘TEXAS TWO STEP SWING’ Congratulations to Stephen Decker, a member of the Tiger speech and debate team at ECU, placed third in After Dinner Speaking in the “Texas Two Step Swing” at Tarrant County College in Hurst, Texas. Decker, a sophomore legal studies major at ECU, earned his third trophy of the season in that event.

ALUMNI REUNION The Political Science/ Legal Studies Alumni Reunion was held on Saturday, Feb. 18.

ECU alums had the opportunity to reminisce and share stories.

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2012-13 ECU ALUMNI BOARD: Tiffany Grant ‘07 - President Sam Caton ‘09 - Vice President Pat Fountain ‘80 - Secretary Tommy Vass ‘88- Treasurer Lance Allee ‘03 Jesse Allen ‘09 James Brown ‘75 Jill Clark ‘10 Robyn Elliott ‘02 Hillary Farrell ‘00 Chris Feiler ‘80 Kyle Foster ‘09 Ronda Martin ‘82 Gerald McAlister ‘83 Barbara Miller ‘09 Ray Nicholas ‘83 Tori Petete ‘08 Beth Vezina ‘79 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SUCCESS The ECU Alumni Association recently held a membership drive and as of mid-February it has received 229 new and renewing members - more than a 300 percent increase in annual membership. It’s not too late to join. Contact the Alumni Office to join today alumni@ecok.edu ‘BOOKS R US’ SCHOLARSHIP FUND This spring, in celebration of its 42nd anniversary, the ECU Foundation launched an internal campaign to start a scholarship fund to help students purchase books.

Just $42 from 100 employees will raise $4,200 to help ECU students purchase books.

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NEW ECU SCHOLARSHIP HONORS DR. RANIYAH RAMADAN A scholarship honoring Dr. Raniyah Ramadan, a promising research scientist from Ada who passed away last July at age 34, has been established at ECU. The scholarship was established at the ECU Foundation Inc. by the Ramadan family through the Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation. Her father, Dr. Tawfik Ramadan, provides campus health services for ECU students, and her mother, Siham Ramadan, is an ECU graduate. Three of her five siblings also are ECU graduates.

ECU GRADUATE WINS NATIONAL ACTE TEACHER OF YEAR AWARD ECU alum Cindy Adams of Sulphur, an instructor of business and information technology at the Southern Oklahoma Technology Center in Ardmore, has been named the 2012 National Teacher of the Year by the Association for Career and Technical Education.

ECU CELEBRATING BLACK HERITAGE MONTH An Evening of Celebration Banquet, Comedy Show and Dance was held Feb. 17 at ECU as part of Black Heritage Month.

The banquet recognized the trailblazing ECU students who were the first African-American athletes on ECU teams. Honorees include: retired Air Force Col. David Bass, a two-time All-American basketball player and member of the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame; Rollins’ roommate, Dr. Jimmie V. Scales; baseball player Dr. Donnie Nero, the retired president of Connors State College; bowling team member David Bush and varsity basketball player Dr. Teresa Washington. Pictured is Jackie “Tex” Rollins receiving an award from Rev. Walter Whitney. Pictured below that is Dr. Teresa Washington.

ECU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT THREE ON FEB. 25 Three new members will be inducted into the East Central University Athletic Hall of Fame at halftime of the ECU men’s home basketball game with Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 25.

That trio includes former women’s basketball star Stormy Griffith, ex-football standout Terry Summers and Ron Miller, former head softball and assistant football coach.

The ceremony will take place at halftime of the 7:30 p.m. men’s game. The women’s game will tip off prior to that at 5:30 p.m.

JAY WILKINSON, SON OF LEGENDARY OU FOOTBALL COACH BUD WILKINSON, VISITS WITH THE ECU FOOTBALL TEAM Jay Wilkinson, in a roundabout way, carries on his late father’s legacy as far as communication is concerned.

Jay was on the East Central University campus on recently, along with friend, former OU player under Bud Wilkinson, ECU supporter and Ada resident Charlie Mayhue. Jay articulated his speaking skills with the Tiger football team in a brief but effective meeting at the Pat O’Neal Strength and Conditioning Center.

He outlined three major points in encouraging the ECU squad.

LIFE OF AN ATHLETE ECU is taking a proactive approach to fighting addictions by implementing the Oklahoma Life of an Athlete program. The program was made available through the Brandon Whitten Institute, the Whitten-Newman Foundation and F.A.T.E. ECU athletes began the semester with an interactive online training for athletes about the impact of alcohol and other drugs on athletic performance.

ECU Mission

East Central University’s mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff, and community interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse society.

Within its service area, East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.

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Page 4 PARKER ETHICS LECTURE A former ECU professor spoke at the annual Parker Ethics Lecture.

Dr. Thom Balmer discussed vulnerability and decision-making issues for elderly clients and customers in business environments. The Parker Ethics Lecture is sponsored by ECU’s Oscar L. Parker Center for the Advancement of Ethical Standards in Business and Society and the ECU Student Chapter of the Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium.

ECU PROFESSORS JUDGE MICROBIOLOGY PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCE Dr. Terry Cluck and Dr. Charles Biles, professors of biology at East Central University, were among 52 active researcher-educators who judged student presentations in microbiology recently at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in St. Louis, Mo. ADDICTION, RECOVERY CONFERENCE HELD AT ECU An Addiction and Recovery Conference, presented by ECU’s Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction & Recovery, focused on current issues, trends and strategies in the field of substance abuse and offered information on addiction recovery, treatment and prevention.

Reggie Whitten, pictured above, founder of the Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction & Recovery at ECU, discussed common conceptions and misconceptions of substance abuse and addiction before the first session, “Current Drug Trends.”

Campus Update February 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS 2/25/2012 -3/16/2012 Art Show - John Cox, Pogue Art Gallery, HBFFAC 2/25/2012 Women’s Basketball vs. Southeastern 5:30 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Men’s Basketball vs. Southeastern 7:30 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Understanding Israel Seminar 8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Dorothy Summers Theatre 2/28/2012 & 2/29/2012 ECU District Choral Contest, All Day, HBFFAC 2/28/2012 Franc D’Ambrosio 7:30 p.m., Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC Softball vs USAO, double-header 2:00 p.m., Softball Field 2/29/2012 Veterans Town Hall Meeting 4:00 p.m., Estep, UC 3/1/2012 University Choral CMS Concert 7:30 p.m., Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC 3/2/2012 & 3/3/2012 College Music Society Regional Conference All Day, HBFFAC 3/3/2012 Softball vs SOSU double-header 1:00 p.m., Softball Field 3/4/2012 Softball vs SOSU double-header 1:00 p.m., Softball Field 3/5/2012 & 3/6/2012 Women’s Golf, Oak Hills Country Club, Ada 3/6/2012 Softball vs Truman State double-header 12:00 p.m., Softball Field 3/8/2012 – 3/10/2012 OK Junior Academy of Science & OK State Science and Engineering Fair 3/8/2012 University Chorale Concert 11:45 a.m., First Baptist Church Midwinter Band Concert 7:30 p.m., Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC

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April 2012

10 MORE YEARS! The Higher Learning Commission announced that ECU’s next comprehensive evaluation for reaccreditation will be in 2021-2022. No further commission follow-up is required. They also approved the expansion of distance education up to 100 percent of total degree programs, including the addition of the Master of Education in Library Media Specialist.

President Hargrave and Provost Anderson were recently asked to present at the annual HLC conference in Chicago.

DR. RANIYAH RAMADAN SCHOLAR ANNOUNCED The Ramadan family recently announced the first recipient of the Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Scholarship. Dr. Tawfik and Siham Ramadan congratulate Tobey Hatton, a pre-dental student from Pauls Valley.

‘WORLD’S OLDEST’ SUCCESSFUL FEMALE MOUNTAIN CLIMBER SPEAKING AT ECU Dr. Carol Masheter will be the speaker for ECU’s fourth annual Louise Young Diversity Lecture on April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.

Masheter is the second oldest woman in the world to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the world’s oldest woman, as of last month, to successfully climb the Seven Summits, the highest points on the world’s seven continents. She will talk about her challenges, among them her fear of heights, and her successes. Admission is free.

TIM GREEN ALL-SPORTS GOLF CLASSIC The 6th Annual Tim Green All-Sports Golf Classic will be Monday, April 23, at the Oak Hills Golf & Country Club in Ada. The 4-person scramble has two flights beginning at 8:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dr. Gil Morgan will give a demonstration around noon. Registration is open – www.alumni.ecok.edu.

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PORTER TO GIVE SPRING COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Microsoft Executive David Porter has been named ECU’s 2012 Distinguished Alum and will address ECU’s graduates on May 12 at both 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Porter earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance in 1987 from ECU. As corporate vice president of retail stores for Microsoft, Porter oversees the company’s development and investment to create a premium retail experience for customers around the world through the growing channels of Microsoft’s brick and mortar stores and online presence.

EVENING OF HONORS & RECOGNITION An Evening of Honors & Recognition will be held on Friday, April 27, at 6 p.m. in the Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom.

Please join us as we recognize the 2012 distinguished honorees and the 2011 centennial endowments. Honorees include: Distinguished Former Faculty, Dr. Don Kellogg; Distinguished Former Faculty, Dr. Carlotta Lockmiller; Distinguished Family, The Zimmerman Family; Distinguished Alumnus, David Porter; Distinguished Service, Frank Crawford & Mike Crawford; and Distinguished Philanthropist, Harland & Shirley Stonecipher.

Ticket are $30 per person and $50 per couple. Contact Catie Caton at catncat@ecok.edu or 580-5595611. RSVP deadline is April 20.

CONGRESSMAN COLE VISITS CAMPUS Congressman Tom Cole met with ECU administrators this month. President Hargrave shared all the wonderful successes including the construction of the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business and ECU Conference Center. Cole took time to participate in signing one of the structure’s beams with the ECU business faculty at the construction site.

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Page 2 ALUM REUNIONS ANNOUNCED The ECU Alumni Association hosted the first reunion for the 2012 year in Dallas.

ECU Alum Chanette Reed-Marshall, spends time looking through old yearbooks.

Mark your calendar for upcoming reunions: Friday, June 8 - Tulsa Reunion; Saturday, Aug. 11 - OKC Reunion; AND Friday, Aug. 17 - Ada Reunion.

For complete details visit www.alumni.ecok.edu.

SPAGHETTI DINNER & SHOW Alpha Gamma Delta will hold a Spaghetti Dinner (donated by Macaroni Grill) Fundraiser for diabetes research on Sat., April 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grace Christian Fellowship Church (behind Star Skate). The entertainment will begin at noon and will feature the ECU Gospel Choir, Allen Cindall and many more. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children (3-12).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO MEDIATE Early Settlement Mediation Program at ECU is seeking volunteer mediators. Learning how to help people resolve conflicts and move on with their lives can be very rewarding, according to a group of volunteers who do just that. A two-day training session for mediators has been set for May 3 and 4 in Shawnee. There is no cost for the training, and additional training dates may be available. For more info, call 580-559-5674.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HOSTS 5K The Vision Bank President Leadership Program announced their upcoming event - “Fun for Life 5K” to benefit Pros for Africa will be held on Saturday, April 21, at 7 a.m. at the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.

Individual cost is $30 and ECU students are free. For more information email jeslcoa@email.ecok.edu.

MASONER WINS FIRST PLACE Chancellor Glen Johnson congratulates ECU student Mark Masoner.

Masoner’s project on GIS Analysis for Optimal Site Selection of a New Fire Station won first place at Research Day at the Capitol. The project studied the best location for the City of Ada to construct a new fire station.

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Campus Update April 2012 NEW SUMMER CAMPS ECU is proud to announce four new summer camps.

Russian Summer Institute, June 10-29 (Grades 9-12); Coding Theory, Risk Analysis and Other Mathematical Pursuits, June 11-15 (Grades 10-12); ECU Explorations in Computer Science and Robotics Summer Academy, June 17 - 22 (Ages 14-18); and Oklahoma Business Week, July 8-13 (Grades 10 & 11). For more information visit www.ecok.edu/ce.

JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT Students from across the state journeyed to ECU this spring semester. ECU hosted several state competitions including the District Choral Contest, Okla. Junior Academy of Science & Okla. State Science & Engineering Fair, OSSAA State Band Contest, First United Awards and R. Darryl Fisher Creative Writing Contest.

ECU IS MILITARY FRIENDLY A certificate held by President John Hargrave recognizes ECU as a 2012 Military Friendly School for hosting several programs that specifically serve and/or address the needs of military service members, veterans and their families. G.I. Jobs magazine presents the award annually to the top 20 percent of institutions embracing these students.

2012-13 FINE ARTS SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE MAY 1ST 12 PRODUCTIONS 12 GALLERY EXHIBITS JUST $140 tickets.ecok.edu

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Page 3 ECU HOSTS ADVANCE SCREENINGS A sneak preview of the sixth season of “Art in the TwentyFirst Century,” the only prime time national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, was offered in early April. ECU’s Art Department screened the programs in partnership with Art21 as part of its Access ’12 initiative.

STUDENTS VISIT KC ECU art students explore Kansas City during a recent field trip. Students express themselves next to the Block wing of the Nelson-Atkins gallery. The sculpture is by Rodin.

PI A PROFESSOR To celebrate Math Awareness month ECU’s Math Club gave everyone the opportunity to PI a Professor. Students lined up to PI Dr. Brad Jessop (one of the volunteers). All proceeds went to the House of Hope here in Ada. SCISSORTAIL WRITING FESTIVAL Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey and recent Indiana poet laureate Norbert Krapf visit with attendees at the seventh annual Scissortail Creative Writing Festival.

More than 50 regional published and emerging authors read and discussed their work at ECU this month.

ALL NATIONS POW WOW The ECU Native American Student Association co-hosted the All Nations Pow Wow held at ECU this year. Hundreds of people attended the festivities. Arts & crafts, food, music, dancing and contests were enjoyed by all.

Campus Update April 2012 POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEGAL STUDIES REUNION Several graduates from the political science and legal studies programs reunited to reminisce and learn about department enhancements and to visit the campus again.

GOAL EXCEEDED! The ECU Foundation announced it has exceeded its fundraising goal for the 42 for ECU! Campus Campaign! A total of $5,854 was donated for the “Books R Us” Scholarship Fund. The first 10 donors were invited to eat pizza with President Hargrave.

ECU RUNNERS EXCEL AT COWTOWN RACES ECU’s cross country programs were proudly represented at the Cowtown Races. ECU’s head cross country coach Steve Sawyer won the half marathon and senior Armando Saldivar was runner-up.

Alums Kolin Styles and Koby Styles were victorious in their respective races. Kolin won the Cowtown Marathon and Koby took top honors in the ultra-marathon 50k race.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce honored several individuals and businesses at the banquet. ECU’s Continuing Education Department received the Community Impact Award. The majority of individual awards were given to ECU Alums.

Harland and Shirley Stonecipher, who recently donated millions to construct the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business, were honored for Lifetime Achievement.

Barbara Miller was cited as Ambassador of the Year and Jenny Cypert was named Volunteer of the Year.

SAVE THE DATE - OCT. 6

Roary Saves the Day! A Super Tiger Homecoming

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Page 4 ECU FACULTY MAKE NEWS Linscheid Library Academic Friends hosted Dr. Robin Murphy, assistant professor of English and languages, at ECU. She discussed her book “How Social Trauma Affects How We Write: Post 9/11 Rhetorical Theory and Composition Pedagogy,” and a chapter she co-wrote for another book about counterculture icon Joss Whedon.

Dane Scott, assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded an OK EPSCoR Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) to perform bioenergy research in laboratories at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University this summer. He will research Catalysts for Biofuel Production from Cellulosic Materials.

Dr. Robert Greenstreet, professor of communication studies, has been honored by the Central States Communication Association Argumentation & Forensics Interest Group for his work as a professional director of forensics and communication scholar.

Greenstreet is the only person honored in the history of the association.

Dr. Dianne Watson- Maile, professor of family & consumer sciences, recently attended the Oklahoma Association of Family and Consumer Sciences State Conference where she received the Lea O’Toole Research and Innovation Award for excellence in research and development of the FCS profession.

Dr. Katrica Pierson, assistant vice president for academic affairs, was recently selected to serve Peer Corps as a reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission. After extensive training she will travel to other universities throughout the country to help conduct evaluations one to two times per year.

Campus Update April 2012 D.C. INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Twelve ECU students spent spring break in Washington, D.C. They viewed a Supreme Court oral argument, toured the White House and Capitol and interned with members of Congress.

EXTREME MAKEOVER ECU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team, along with other ECU students and several community partners, are in the midst of an extreme makeover at Willard Elementary School. The SIFE Team has led an effort that has resulted in more than 250 man hours being contributed to the project. Utilizing a $2,000 grant from the Lowe’s Educational Foundation and working with Lowe’s Store 1749 in Ardmore, students are working hard to improve the already great conditions for Willard students.

TOBACCO FREE CAMPUS On Feb. 6, 2012, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed Executive Order 2012-01 which prohibits the use of any tobacco product on any and all properties owned, leased or contracted for use by the State of Oklahoma, including but not limited to all buildings, land and vehicles owned, leased or contracted for use by agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Oklahoma.

Furthermore, the executive order states that implementation shall be achieved no later than six months from the date (Feb. 6, 2012) of that order.

ECU will fully comply. The effective date for our campus to be tobacco free is Aug. 1, 2012.

As always, East Central University continues to seek to provide a safe, healthy learning environment for faculty, staff and students.

The last theater production of the year,

“Lysistrata” will be presented April 19-21 at 7:30 p.m., Chalmers Herman Theatre, HBFFAC. For a complete list of upcoming events visit www.ecok.edu

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June 2012

SPEAKER DESIGNATE OF THE HOUSE VISITS ECU T.W. Shannon (third from left), speaker-designate of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, poses with area legislators and higher education leaders Thursday at ECU. Shannon was invited to ECU to meet and speak with community leaders. With Shannon are state Rep. Todd Thomsen (from left) and state Sen. Susan Paddack, both of Ada, Chancellor Glen D. Johnson of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, Regent Connie Reilly of the Regional University System of Oklahoma and ECU President John Hargrave.

ECU PROFESSOR & ADA COUNCILMAN Municipal Judge Jim Kemp (right) swears in new Ada City Council Member Dr. Guy Sewell (left) and new vice mayor Shane Sweeney at a city council meeting. Sewell is a professor of environmental health science at ECU and is now the Ward 4 representative.

JESSICA BOLES NEW ECU VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION Jessica A. Boles, the former vice president for fiscal affairs at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, is ECU’s new vice president for finance and administration.

Boles, who managed large construction projects at NEO and oversaw $20 million in renovations after floods devastated the campus in 2007, was NEO’s assistant vice president for fiscal affairs and controller from February 2005 until October 2008 when she was named vice president.

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ECU THUNDERS UP FOR BIG GAME

ECU students and employees Thunder Up on ECU’s mall to support the OKC Thunder before Game 2 of the 2012 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.

ECU ADDS “GREEN” VEHICLES TO FLEET When it was time to replace vehicles at ECU electric and compressed natural gas (CNG) were at the top of the list.

Two electric vehicles and one CNG vehicle were selected to replace the traditional vehicles. Electric and CNG vehicles are more environmentally sound and provide an alternative to gasoline-burning vehicles.

STATE REGENTS RECOGNIZE ECU, ADA JOBS FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP Ann Miller (second from left, front row) of the Ada Jobs Foundation holds a plaque recognizing the AJF for its partnership with East Central University to further the education of Oklahoma’s workforce.

With her at the presentation are Rick Wetherill (front row, from left), ECU executive director of continuing education and community services; Bridget Forshay, ECU small business specialist; Raymond Johnson, ECU interim vice president for finance and administration; and (back row) Dr. Glen D. Johnson, chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb; and Dave Lopez, state secretary of commerce and tourism.

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Page 2 ECU’S EDUCATORS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS CLINTON, GEORGE, WARREN President Hargrave (left), Provost Anderson and Dean Walling (right) congratulate ECU’s 2012 Educators Hall of Fame Inductees. Bronson Warren (accepting on behalf of his mother Mattie Warren), Grace George and Dr. John Clinton, all graduates of ECU, were inducted into ECU’s Gene and Evelyn Keefer Educators Hall of Fame on June 19.

The Educators Hall of Fame is sponsored by Janice Diamond and Paul Keefer, the children of Gene and Evelyn Keefer, to recognize ECU-prepared educators at any level who have made a significant contribution to the field of education.

WILBURN SMITH REMEMBERED AS ENTREPRENEUR The late Wilburn L. Smith, a former president and sales manager of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., was recognized posthumously as the Entrepreneur of the Year at ECU’s annual Leonard Limes Endowed Lecture in Entrepreneurship.

In addition, a $250,000 gift to ECU from Smith’s wife, Carol, will be formally accepted to create the Wilburn L. Smith Center for Entrepreneurship inside the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business. The center will be a focal point of the school, permanently affixing Smith’s name with his mentor, Stonecipher.

EVENT HELD FOR NIKKI STONECIPHER SCHOLARSHIP FUND Golfers convened at Oak Hills Golf & Country Club for the seventh annual Nikki Stonecipher Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Scramble. Proceeds from the scramble go directly to a fund established at the ECU Foundation Inc. in Nikki Stonecipher’s name. Nikki and her parents, Brent and Tina Stonecipher, were killed in a tragic plane accident on July 24, 2005.

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Campus Update June 2012 EVENING OF HONORS AND RECOGNITION Distinguished Former Faculty Dr. Don Kellogg & Dr. Carlotta Lockmiller

Distinguished Alumnus David Porter

Distinguished Family The Zimmerman Family

Distinguished Philanthropist Harland & Shirley Stonecipher

Distinguished Service Frank Crawford and Mike Crawford

2011 CENTENNIAL ENDOWMENT

Dr. Tim Green - Education Bob Bennett - Fine Arts Bill & Betty Ely Parham - Accounting Mick Cowan - Accounting Duane Godwin - Memorial Athletic Weber/Raper - Athletic President Emeritus Bill & Sondra Cole - Biology Glenn Watson - Graduate Accounting (not photographed) Molly Shi Boren - Legal Studies (not photographed) __________________________________________ ALUMNI REUNIONS ANNOUNCED Mark your calendar for upcoming reunions: Saturday, Aug. 11 - OKC Reunion; AND Friday, Aug. 17 - Ada Reunion.

For complete details visit www.alumni.ecok.edu.

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ECU GRADUATE WINS TOP HONOR Dr. Betsy Ballard, a 1973 ECU graduate, has received a prestigious Medal for Excellence award from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence as an outstanding educator in Oklahoma’s public schools.

Ballard was one of five state educators receiving $5,000 cash prizes and glass “Roots and Wings” sculptures designed by the late Oklahoma artist Ron Roberts.

WORKSHOPS, INFO AVAILABLE AT VETERANS & MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY Rita Aragon, Oklahoma’s secretary of veterans and military affairs and a retired Air Force major general, spoke at the Veterans & Military Appreciation Day program at ECU. The Bill S. Cole University Center was packed all day with workshops and information for veterans and their families.

SUMMER CAMPS UNDERWAY ECU hosts many camps during the summer. Youth of all ages from across the state find their way to Ada. The 2012 summer camps have experienced tremendous growth compared to last summer. Some of the July camps include Oklahoma Business Week, Cheerleading, Basketball, Upward Bound and the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy.

PI A PROFESSOR DONATION FROM ECU Staff members at the House of Hope in Ada (at left) accept a check for $150 from members of the ECU Math Club. The club raised money for the organization by offering ECU students and faculty the opportunity to “PI a Professor” with whipped cream “pies” during Math Awareness Month. Thirteen faculty members volunteered as targets for 123 pies. Additional donations rounded the total to $150. Representing the House of Hope are Georgiana Sullivan (from left), Lori Bickerstaff and Rachel Miller, with Math Club officers Alyssa Eickenhorst, president; Janne’ Klassen, vice president; Laura Asaro, public relations; and Heather Gaddy, secretary.

NATIVE AMERICAN ACADEMIC SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS KEEP STUDENTS IN SCHOOL TO COMPLETE DEGREES It’s been a year since ECU began its own Native American Academic Services program to ensure that Native American students stay in school and complete their degrees. So far, the results have been encouraging, but its director wants more students and families to be aware that ECU has an oncampus liaison for students.

“The goal of ECU’s program is to serve 18 percent of ECU’s enrollment – Native American students –both in and out of the classroom in order to make sure their college careers are a success,” said Renee Hogue, ECU’s director of Native American academic services.

That means providing cultural learning experiences as well as academic services for those students.

ECU BEAM SIGNING BY WILLARD SCHOOL KIDS Students from Willard Grade Center line up earlier this spring to sign their names on a beam that will be installed in ECU’s new business school and conference center which can be seen in the background.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION Local grade center students learn about solar panels during the Ada Water Festival/Earth Day Celebration at ECU. The City of Ada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center jointly sponsored the event for K-12 and ECU students.

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Page 4 FREE ‘GREEN JOBS’ TRAINING Free training to qualify for “green jobs” in building thermography and photovoltaic system design was held during May and June at ECU and the Kiamichi Technology Centers in McAlester, Idabel and Atoka.

VISIT TO RUSSIA AND UKRAINE Students recently returned from ECU’s annual trip to Russia and Ukraine. The group of nine visited Kiev, Chernobyl, Crimea and Moscow. The group stands next to a Alexander Pushkin statue.

BILES STUDIES ABROAD A SEMESTER Josiah Biles has returned to Ada after completing a semester in Caceres, Spain.

He studied at the University of Extremadura in Caceres, ECU’s partner University.

The program was called CEPE: Cursos de Espanol Para Extranjeros ( Spanish Classes for foreign students).

“Studying in historic Caceres was the best thing that could have happened to me in terms of my Spanish education. I arrived in Spain with some knowledge of grammar and vocabulary but had little speaking ability.

However, after three months of immersion and study, I left able to communicate with the Spanish-speaking world. And to me, that is invaluable,” said Biles.

OVAA HELD AT ECU Professionals from across the state attended the third Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy at ECU. OVAA is an intensive week-long course of study for victim advocates, service providers, law enforcement professionals and social service providers who work with crime victims.

Campus Update June 2012 CLAMPITT’S BOOK FINALIST FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS AWARD A book by Bradley R. Clampitt, assistant professor of history and Native American studies at ECU, was one of three finalists for the 2011 Jefferson Davis Award sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. Clampitt is the author of “The Confederate Heartland: Military and Civilian Morale in the Western Confederacy,” published by the Louisiana State University Press.

D.J. LAFON HONORED Artist D.J. Lafon, shown in a photo taken while he was chair of ECU’s Art Department from 1964 to 1984, will be honored in a retrospective exhibit of his work this summer in the Pogue Gallery in ECU’s Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. The exhibit opened on June 5 and continues through August 31.

Lafon died in Norman last January at age 81. The paintings and prints in the show were selected from the Lafon family’s private collection.

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The OVAA is modeled after the National Victim Assistance Academy offered through the Office for Victims of Crime. The comprehensive curriculum is based on a recent needs assessment that was conducted after the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General was awarded a federal grant from OVC to develop Oklahoma’s academy.

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SUCCESS FOR ECU ATHLETES

SALLISAW SENIOR RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Kendall Dobbs (right), a 2011 graduate of Sallisaw High School, presents the Vision Bank Presidential Leadership Program scholarship to Sallisaw senior Katie Brooks.

Counting all sports that were offered a GAC Championship, including those with just four participants (women’s soccer, men’s cross country and men’s tennis), ECU had more success in 2011-12 than any other GAC athletic program. ECU scored a 74.5, followed by Arkansas Tech (67.1), Harding (64.5), Ouachita Baptist (57.8), Southwestern Oklahoma State (56.7), Henderson State (47.4), Southeastern Oklahoma State (46.1), Southern Arkansas (38.5) and Arkansas-Monticello (36.2).

The scholarship will provide Brooks with tuition and room waivers for four years at ECU, beginning next fall. She will be part of the President’s Leadership Class – III, an elite group of 20 freshman leaders from across Oklahoma. Dobbs just completed her freshman year at ECU.

ECU CHEERLEADERS PLACE AT NATIONALS ECU cheerleaders pose at the recent National Cheerleader Association Collegiate Nationals competition in Daytona Beach, Fla. The squad advanced from the first round straight to finals, with a final ninth place standing in its division.

OSBORN, TRAIL RECEIVE GEORGE NIGH AWARD AS ECU’S TOP SENIORS Two students are sharing ECU’s prestigious George Nigh Award this year as ECU’s top graduating seniors.

Tyffany Osborn of Muldrow and Joe Trail of Ada received the awards at a luncheon honoring them and finalists Caitlyn Clifton of McAlester and Rosa Denton of Porum for their outstanding academic achievements.

PUTERBAUGH FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS Puterbaugh Foundation Scholarships, which assist an ECU graduate student and an undergraduate student enrolled at the Eastern Oklahoma State College McAlester campus, have been awarded to Helen Geddes of McAlester and Aubrey Isenhower of Quinton.

The scholarships were established through the ECU Foundation Inc. with a gift from the Puterbaugh Foundation of McAlester and are funded by interest earned from the gift, as well as from alumni donations.

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SAIED AWARD IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Recognized for advancing the most in musicianship this year are winners of ECU’s 2012 Saied Award in instrumental music, freshman Jessica Robertson of Pauls Valley (from left), sophomore Elaine Lancaster of Eufaula and junior Erin Goto of Oklahoma City. They are shown with Dr. Allen Correll, ECU’s band director. Senior Rachel Bessert of Oklahoma City (not shown) also received the award.

The late James Saied, an ECU Distinguished Alumnus and founder of the Saied Music Company in Tulsa, established the award for a student in each class.

ANNUAL BOSWELL LECTURE The 2012 Boswell Lecture was held in conjunction with a Service-Learning and Volunteer Fair. The Ada community was invited to learn about volunteering in the community. Lectures this year were Ada Regional United Way Executive Director Latricia Bryant (center) and Tri-County Indian Nations Community Development Corporation Executive Director Amy Elliott.

OKLAHOMA JOB MATCH ECU wants to encourage students and alums to take advantage of a free service available through OKJobMatch.com.

The site allows you to develop a resume or upload your resume and then finds matches across the state of Oklahoma and surrounding region.

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Page 6 ECU BOOKSTORE The ECU Bookstore is currently being remodeled. It will be located in the North Lounge until mid-July and is operating on a smaller scale until the remodel is complete.

Campus Update June 2012 CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES

ONE BUSY SUMMER FOR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

Several renovation and construction projects are underway across campus this summer, from new doors and windows to renovated walkways and parking lots. From roof repairs to landscaping and everything in between, the ECU Physical Plant and some private contractors are working hard this season!

CONSTRUCTION ON THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS

UPCOMING EVENTS

July – August Art Show-D.J. Lafon: A Retrospective, Pogue Art Gallery, HBFFAC June 21 & 26, July 10, 12, 17 & 19, Aug. 17 Beginning Freshman Fall Advisement/Enrollment July 4 Independence Day, Campus Closed No classes, offices closed July 25 Summer Session officially ends

Combined, the following ECU employees have

153 years of service.

THANK YOU!

given ECU more than

Enjoy retirement.

Claud Nichols Ruth Huckeby Dr. Patricia Yarbrough Bronson Warren Bonita Blackburn Peggy Miller Mary Ann Taylor Jill Frye Once a Tiger...Always a Tiger!

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July 26 – Aug. 10 Intercession Aug. 11 OKC Area Alumni Reunion, 6 p.m., Remington Park Aug. 16 Faculty Returns Aug. 17 Ada Area Alumni Reunion, 6 p.m., Polo’s Mexican Restaurant Aug. 18 & 19 Tiger Streak Aug. 20 Fall Classes Begin

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ECU ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT

ECU Administrators review the past to prepare for the future. On July 16 & 17 several campus leaders met at the National Center for Employee Development in Norman. The group began working on ECU’s Strategic Plan and Campus Master Plan.

Throughout the next year, employees at all levels will be asked for input before the plans are finalized.

REGENT DUNN VISITS ECU During the June 21 RUSO Board meeting Jeff Dunn of Tulsa was sworn in as a RUSO Regent. He replaces Belva Howard and will serve on Position Two. Dunn is the chief executive officer of Mill Creek Lumber and Supply Company. He is a partner in education at the KIPP School in Tulsa. He also sits on the board of the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce. Dunn received a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and a law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law. THE ECU PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ROUND-UP ECU’s President’s Circle met for some fun and good grub at the Round-up.

Regent Connie Reilly visits with Jane Kellogg (above). President Hargrave listens to Senator Susan Paddack and Dr. Paddack (below).

Dr. John and Mary Garber take away the prize for really dressing for the event.

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ICE CREAM FOR ALL On the third of July, President Hargrave encouraged all ECU personnel to take a break for a little fun and ice cream. Faculty and staff were encouraged to show their patriotic colors and were rewarded for their spirit.

OKLAHOMA BUSINESS WEEK BIG SUCCESS “Can I come back next year? I had the best time, can’t stop talking about it!”

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Just a couple of things that students said about the first Oklahoma Business Week at ECU. More than 70 students from across the state participated in this one of a kind summer camp. On the first day they formed companies and area professionals served as company advisors and mentored the teams throughout the week. In addition to the one-on-one interaction with company leaders, campers also heard from state leaders such as Rhett Laubach, Rep. Lisa Johnson-Billy, Kenneth Knoll, Scout Cloud Lee, Mary Mélon, Sen. Susan Paddack, Craig Scheef, Bill Bridgwater, Congressman Tom Cole, Michael Prince and Gov. Bill Anoatubby.

All week long the teams or companies were in competition with each other. Every member of the runnerup team received a $500 ECU scholarship and the winning team members received a $1,000 ECU scholarship and a new DELL laptop.

TRACK CLOSED The track and football field at ECU’s Norris Field are closed until further notice. Repairs are being made to the drainage system underneath the west end of the track.

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Page 2 TOBACCO FREE ON AUG. 1 Jason Haight and Colton Madron remove cigarette butt receptacles and put up new “breatheasy” signs throughout campus. On Aug. 1, ECU will become tobacco free.

On Feb. 6, 2012, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed Executive Order 2012-01 which prohibits the use of any tobacco product on any and all properties owned, leased or contracted for use by the State of Oklahoma, including but not limited to all buildings, land and vehicles owned, leased or contracted for use by agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Oklahoma.

ECU PLANS TO OFFER SOCIAL WORK DEGREE PROGRAM IN MCALESTER ECU professors will teach four beginninglevel courses for the Bachelor of Social Work degree this fall at McAlester. McAlester area residents, interested in earning a bachelor of social work degree from ECU, can attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. on the Eastern Oklahoma State College-McAlester campus, room 102.

COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER Approximately 400 people participated in Pontotoc County’s Inaugural Community Baby Shower on July 19. The free educational baby shower is designed to help reduce Oklahoma’s infant mortality rates. The event was sponsored by Smart Start South Central (at ECU), Valley View Regional Hospital and the Oklahoma State Office of Minority Health (OMH).

WORKSHOPS OFFERED AT ECU TO HELP VETS ADVANCE The Veterans Upward Bound Program at ECU hosted three workshops -- VA Educational Benefits, Preparing for Fall Enrollment and Planning for College -- for veterans who are considering pursuing a degree in post-secondary education. Military veterans, National Guard members and reservists who have plans to attend either a vocational school or a two to four-year college or university were invited.

Campus Update July 2012 NFL PUNT, PASS and KICK COMPETITION Area leaders and athletes from ECU, Valley View Regional Hospital and Stratford High School worked together to have the First NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Blackburn Football Field in Stratford, Oklahoma on June 29. The focus was the importance of exercise for the youth. Children ages 6-15 years old participated in the five age group levels with the winners moving on to sectionals this fall.

SEMINOLE NATION CAMPERS LEARN ABOUT DIABETES Members of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, participating in the fourth Annual Diabetes Prevention Camp at ECU gather at the steps of the Science Hall with ECU President John Hargrave. The youth ages range from 11 to 17 years of age and live within Seminole and Hughes Counties. During the week, the tribal youth attended prevention classes, learned how to increase daily movement to prevent diabetes, and what their glucose levels should be on a daily basis. There were 41 campers for this year.

CHICKASAW SUMMER ARTS ACADEMY ECU is proud to host the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy again this summer.

The CSAA is an intensive twoweek academy that provide youth opportunities to gain experience in the artistic fields of acting, creative writing, dance, music composition, video production, photography, visual and vocal arts.

Students from age 8 through 12 will participate in the Fine Arts Rotation. Students, ages 13 through 19, auditioned for major and minor in 2-D and 3-D visual arts, theatre performance, creative writing, dance or vocal music.

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Page 3 FORERO-VILLEGAS FAMILY MAKES DONATION Dr. Forero-Villegas, assistant professor, passed away last semester but a part of her will forever be at ECU. Her family decided to donate her book collection to the Linscheid Library. Her collection totaled 1,177 works including Spanish and Latin American literature and literary criticism, Colombian history and political science, and a number of Spanish language juvenile literature books. Books selected will include a bookplate that states the gift is “From the Forero-Villegas Family in memory of Professor Maria Yolanda Forero-Villegas.”

COLE CENTENNIAL BIOLOGY ENDOWMENT The Cole Scholarship was originally established to assist ECU with the Tiger Ambassador program.

However, after Dr. Cole’s death in 2011, his wife Sondra decided to award scholarships to outstanding biology students, which was Dr. Cole’s area of interest. A special luncheon was held in September 2011 where the Cole family was able to meet the first recipients of this scholarship. Mrs. Cole passed away in late 2011, and the Cole family will continue to award this scholarship to ECU biology students.

THE ULTIMATE GIFT The ECU Foundation recently received two unexpected “Ultimate Gifts” this summer.

Amy James (left) passed away in April 2012 at the young age of 45. She had designated $50,000 to the ECU Foundation in her will. J. Lorene Fuller died in March 2011 at the age of 92. While serving as executor of her estate, Vision Bank notified the ECU Foundation of a $25,000 bequest from Ms. Fuller.

COP IN TRAINING

ECU students in the Collegiate Office Program spent time at the Ada Firearms Range during class. Firearms training is one of many hands-on exercises students experience outside the classroom.

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Campus Update July 2012 ECU POLICE ATTEND TRAINING ECU Police Chief Bert Miller (not pictured), Patrolman Glen Jones and Parking Enforcement Officer Don Branum attended a medflight safety and landing class held at the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Facility. Information gathered from this class will assist the police department to better serve the campus community in the event of an emergency situation.

GRASSO PARTICIPATES IN ‘REAL LOVE’ TALK Dr. Joshua Grasso, associate professor, recently participated in the Tulsa Central Library’s Novel Talk series “Real Love: From Jane Austen to Reality TV.” Grasso gave a lecture on Jane Austen’s life and works entitled “The Author Without a Face: A Portrait of Jane Austen.”

The panel was part of the Tulsa Central Library’s “Summer of Love,” which also offered concerts by the Council Oak Men’s Chorale and book discussions with popular Romance writers.

OCPRA ANNUAL AWARDS COMPETITION The Communications & Marketing Department won five awards for their work from the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association. The highly competitive contest drew a record 629 entries from most of the state’s public and private colleges and universities.

ECU won third in the Admissions Viewbook category for “Find Your Direction at ECU – Viewbook 2012.”

ECU (Communications & Marketing and Alumni Departments) received third in the Square Peg category for “Where’s Roary.”

ECU former Sports Information Director, Brain Johnson received third in the Sports Writing category for “Kennemer’s Toughness leads to Outstanding Softball Career at ECU.” Gina Smith, communications coordinator, received an Excellence Award in the Sports Publication category for “Great American Conference Inaugural Soccer Championship Program.” She also received an Honorable Mention in the Traditional Sports Photography category for “More Pain.”

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Page 4 CONGRATULATIONS FACULTY Rebecca Gatz 2012 Service Learning Teacher of The Year

Campus Update July 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS July & August Art Show - D.J. Lafon: A Retrospective Pogue Art Gallery, HBFFAC July 28 Planning for College for Vets 10 a.m. Estep in UC Aug. 7 National Night Out, 6:30-8:30 p.m., UC Mall

Dr. Regina Robertson, Dr. Christine Pappas, Dr. Shirley Mixon, Dr. Marc Klippenstine and Dr. Michael Bay receive Teaching Excellence Awards.

ACT Residual Test, 8 a.m.

Aug. 10 Intersession Ends Aug. 11 OKC Area ECU Alumni Reunion 6 p.m., Remington Park

New tenured faculty include: Dr. Stephen Fields, Dr. Bradley Clampitt, Dr. Marc Klippenstine and Dr. Jeff Williams.

Aug. 15 New Faculty Orientation ACT Residual Test, 8 a.m.

Aug. 16 Faculty Returns Convocation, 8:30 a.m., Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC Aug. 17 Ada Area ECU Alumni Reunion 6 p.m., Polo’s Mexican Restaurant

Dr. Jennifer McMahon, Dr. Mark Micozzi, Dr. Joshua Grasso, Dr. Marty Pennington and Dr. Teresa Rothrock were recently promoted. All photos include Provost Duane Anderson and President John Hargrave.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT In conjunction with the Chickasaw Nation, ECU will host NATIONAL NIGHT OUT on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This event is to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the community and is FREE to the public. There will be food, drinks, demonstrations and lots of activities for children.

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Beginning Freshmen Fall Advisement/Enrollment, 8:30 a.m., UC Aug. 18 & 19 Tiger Streak Aug. 19 Rock The Block Party 2012, 5 p.m. until dark Aug. 20 Fall Classes Begin

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September 2012

BEST BOSS IN ADA!!

For the second year in a row ECU President John Hargrave has been named “2012 Best Boss” in the Ada News’ Readers Choice Awards.

Student shares INTERNATIONAL BLOG The ECU Brad Henry International Scholar for 2012-13 is Macy McDonald, a junior English major, Sociology minor, and Honors student. As a staff writer for the ECU Journal she shared stories with students and continues to share her experiences studying abroad with a blog. To follow her visit, http://racy-menae.blogspot.com/.

CHORALE TO PERFORM AT OMEA The ECU Chorale was recently chosen by the Oklahoma Music Educators Association as a university level honor group for 2013.

The honor groups are chosen anonymously by a panel of choral directors from across the state. The ECU Chorale, under the direction of Dr. J. Steven Walker, will perform for the OMEA at their state convention in January. This is the Chorale’s fourth appearance for this performance since 1989.

NASA Fellowships Awarded to ECU Students Twelve ECU students were awarded funding under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Awards are scholarship and research stipends and range from $800 to $2,000 for the academic year.

These awards are competitive and applications are reviewed by a committee on campus.

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Step Out of the Darkness MARCH ‘Step Out of the Darkness’ march, co-hosted by the Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition & the Brandon Whitten Institute at ECU, will take place this Saturday, Sept. 15, and wrap up with a rally, food and fun on the ECU campus.

The event, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., opens with a prayer march from the Pontotoc County Courthouse Plaza to ECU’s Centennial Plaza. Stops will be made at designated locations along the way for times of prayer. The emphasis of the march is to stress the importance of being united in spirit for the prevention and recovery from drug addictions.

The march will be followed by a prevention and recovery rally at ECU’s Kerr Activities Center. The rally will feature entertainment, guest speakers and door prizes.

WELCOME BACK! ECU Student were welcomed back to campus with more events than ever!

Tiger Streak, Ice Cream Social, Game Show Contests, Music, Games, Meet the Greek, Block Party, Howdy Day, Comedian, Dodgeball, Involvement Expo, Hypnotist, Zip Line, Water Slide and DJ Kode.

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Page 2 Football Earns 37-15 Win Over Southern Nazarene In the first home football game of the 2012 season, East Central University claimed a 37-15 win over Southern Nazarene at Norris Field.

Defense was the key to the game for the Tigers (1-1), as senior Armonty Bryant led a defensive drive with six solo tackles, 3.5 sacks (35 yards), five tackles-for-loss (39 yards), two forced fumbles and two pass break-ups.

The Great American Conference announced that Bryant was named the GAC Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 10. The Wichita Falls, Texas native was also named The Oklahoman State College Player of the Week. And D2Football.com named him National Defensive Player of the Week.

CHICKASAW NATION APPRECIATION DAY SEPT. 22 ECU will honor Native Americans with Chickasaw Nation Appreciation Day on Saturday, Sept. 22, in conjunction with the Tigers’ football game against Arkansas-Monticello.

Activities begin at 2 p.m. with registration and an information fair in the Bill S. Cole University Center on the ECU campus. The day will end with the ECUUAM game kickoff at 6 p.m. Admission to the football game is free for Chickasaw citizens, with Chickasaw citizenship cards, and Chickasaw Nation employees, with employee identification badges.

Veterans Upward Bound Funded AGAIN The Veterans Upward Bound Program at ECU has been funded for a new 5-year grant cycle!

The program will continue to prepare and assist veterans who are interested in attending a vocational/technical school, or two or four-year college or university. The service area has been expanded and all services will be provided from the Ada office. VUB is a free service to veterans.

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Campus Update Sept. 2012 UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM FIVE-YEAR GRANT RENEWAL ECU’s Upward Bound program has received a five-year grant renewal to partner with 12 area high schools in helping low-income individuals and potential first-generation college students pursue and obtain a higher-education degree.

The federal grant, valued at $2,537,825 (or $507,565 per year), gives the Upward Bound program the tools to work with 120 individuals.

Fall 2012 Career, Internship and Graduate/Professional School Fair ECU’s Career Development Center will host the ECU Fall 2012 Career, Internship and Graduate/Professional School Fair Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Bill S. Cole University Center.

The fair attracts more than 100 employers and more than 1,200 student graduates from ECU each year.

It provides businesses and ECU students an opportunity to learn about possible career options.

MAPS-Works introduced at ECU Student retention is very important at ECU. Jamie Graham was recently hired as the first retention coordinator. This month she successfully launched MAP-Works. The program is designed to help ECU students complete their college degree. Through this new technology, ECU faculty and staff are educated and encouraged to make a referral on a freshman or designated cohort member, of whom they feel needs assistance, or is at risk of leaving the university. Graham then assess and takes proper action for the individual student.

ECU SHUTTLE Service ECU introduced a Shuttle Service this month. Students, faculty and staff can take advantage of this complimentary service which will operate Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The shuttle will depart from the University Center and travel to: North Hills Shopping Center, Arlington Center and Walmart.

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Page 3 outstanding CareerTech educator Dr. Diana Watson-Maile, ECU family and consumer sciences department chair and professor, was recognized with an Okla. Assoc. of Career and Technology Education Outstanding Educator Award at the 2012 Career and Technology Education Summer Conf.

Appleman, Dean of Students Boomer W. Appleman is ECU’s new Dean of Students.

Appleman comes to ECU from Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, where he served as deputy chief administrative officer and chief student affairs officer for the campus since 2003. His operational oversight included: counseling and career services, residential life, campus security, campus life and student government.

NEW FACULTY AND STAFF ATTEND TRAINING

Eighteen new instructors and four staff members attended new faculty orientation last month.

Top Row (Left to Right): Boomer Appleman, Dean of Students; Terrie Kiker, Instructor of Nursing; Anna Duran, Instructor of Nursing and Director of the Nursing Program at Ardmore; Dr. Steven Roring, Assistant Professor of Human Resources; Brett Watson, Instructor of Kinesiology/ Assistant Football Coach; Sonja Hightower, Instructor of Accounting; Ellen Harwell, Instructor of Psychology; Teri Lambeth, Instructor of Human Resources; Dr. Shelli Sharber, Assistant Professor of Education; and Michael Scanlon, GOLD Program.

Bottom Row (Left to Right): Jamie Graham, Retention Coordinator; Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, Assistant Professor of English and Languages; Dr. Sarah Peters, Assistant Professor of English and Languages; Emily Holombek, Instructor of Kinesiology/Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach; Dr. Lauren Cox, Assistant Professor of Music; Dr. Kelly Clasen, Lecturer of English and Languages; Alexandra Knox, Instructor of Art; Samantha Dillehay, Instructor of Mass Communications; and Bethany Walling, Grants Research Specialist.

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Campus Update Sept. 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 15 Step Out of the Darkness 10:30 a.m. Prayer March Pontotoc County Courtyard Plaza to ECU Centennial Plaza 11:30 a.m. Rally at Kerr Activities Center Noon Food, Fun & Facts, Kerr Activities Center Sept. 16 Constitution Day & Rothbaum Lecture, 6:30 p.m. Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC Guest speaker, Dr. Carolyn Long of Washington State University Vancouver will deliver a lecture “Employment Division vs Smith after 20 years: Religious Liberty and Contemporary Policy Issues”.

Sept. 18 “Spurrabration” Poetry Reading with Jim Spurr, 6:30 p.m., Regents Room Sept. 20 National Addiction Professionals Day Awards, 7 p.m., Ballroom Volleyball vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State, 7 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Sept. 21 Women’s Soccer vs Harding, 4 p.m., ECU Soccer Field Sept. 22 Football vs Arkansas-Monticello, 6 p.m., Norris Field Sept. 23 Women’s Soccer vs Ouachita Baptist, 1 p.m, ECU Soccer Field Sept. 24 Prevention & Recovery Workshop, 3 p.m., Estep, UC Sept. 26 Negotiating the Job Market, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Estep, UC Sept. 27 Step Up! Certification Workshop, 5 p.m, Estep, UC Sept. 28 Volleyball vs Harding, 7 p.m., Kerr Activities Center

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SAVE THE DATE EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING 2012 Friday, Oct. 5

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Powder Puff Game 6 p.m., Norris Field

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Homecoming King & Queen Pageant 8 p.m., Dorothy I. Summers Theatre Volleyball vs. UCO 7 p.m., Kerr Activities Center

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Comedian Brandon Marshal 9 p.m., Dorothy I. Summers Theatre School of Business Alumni Luncheon Noon, Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom

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Concert - Yung Nation & MusicMan on the 1’s & 2’s 9 p.m., (doors open at 8 p.m.)

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Alumni Golf Tournament* 11:30 a.m., Lunch For Golfers 1 p.m., Oak Hills Country Club

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Pep Rally 5 p.m., Centennial Fountain

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5K Run* 8 a.m., Wintersmith Park

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Golden Tiger Brunch* 9:30 a.m., Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom

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Athletic Alumni Meeting 11 a.m., Kerr Activities Center

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Homecoming Parade Noon, Main Street

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Alumni Baseball Game** 12:45 p.m.,ECU Baseball Field

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Tiger Tailgate 1 - 4 p.m., Norris Field

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Football Game 4 p.m., Norris Field

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La Fragua Following the game Elks Lodge

* Pre-register at www.alumni.ecok.edu ** Pre-register by calling 580-559-5787

ECU will unveil a NEW Roary the Tiger Mascot during the Homecoming 2012 festivities!

November 2012

CONGRESSMAN COLE TOURS SITE President John Hargrave gave Congressman Tom Cole a tour of the new School of Business and Conference Center. ECU is excited to announce that construction is on schedule and anticipates the facility to be in full operation next fall.

DEPT. OF JUSTICE OFFICIALS VISIT ECU Bea Hanson, Director of the U.S. Dept. of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, and Lorraine Edmo, U.S. Dept. of Justice Deputy Director of Tribal Programs made a brief but informative visit to the ECU campus. ECU had the opportunity to demonstrate the strides they have made toward diminishing violence against women.

Pictured are: Leah Lyon, Former RUSO Regent Belva Howard, RUSO Regent Connie Reilly, Bea Hanson, Lorraine Edmo and President Hargrave.

ECU PARTNERS WITH MEDICAL SCHOOL ECU students can gain early admittance into the Oklahoma State University Center for Health and Sciences by participating in the Rural and Underserved Primary Care Early Admission Program.

During the admission period in 2011, ECU had a higher percentage of its students accepted into the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine than any of the other 14 universities whose students applied.

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GIFT FROM RAMADAN FOUNDATION A $250,000 gift from the Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Foundation will help provide a state-of-the-art research facility and program for undergraduate students.

That gift and a $701,100 grant from a Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions Program will provide the bulk of the funding for the Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Center for Undergraduate Research and Learning that will include two undergraduate research labs for biology and one each for chemistry, environmental health science and psychology. The center will be constructed inside the lower level of the Education Building.

BILLIE JEAN FLOYD HONORED Friends and family members packed the Sterling L. Williams Foundation & Alumni Center to attend a reception honoring Billie Jean Floyd. They celebrated the announcment of the Billie Fathree Floyd Elementary Physical Education Scholarship which was established in her honor with more than $3,000.

TRIP TO CHINA RESULTS IN TWO AGREEMENTS ECU has new agreements with two Chinese institutions in Hunan; the Women’s University and Beijing Aviation University Shenzhen Research Center.

ECU will be able to have joint research activities and academic programs; exchange or use of facilities and equipment; and exchange of faculty members and graduate students for study and research.

Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya also traveled to China to work with the institutions.

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Page 2 OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GEN. EDMONDSON Former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson was the featured speaker at the annual Lou Watkins Endowed Lectureship.

Attendees enjoyed ‘An Evening with Drew Edmondson’ as he delivered short prepared remarks before moving into a more conversational format with political science and legal studies students.

LANGLAND RECEIVES 2012 MILAM AWARD Robert Langland (second from right) receives the 2012 Milam Award. The Milam Award is given out each year during homecoming to a former ECU football player who has distinguished himself in his chosen career. Langland is currently the vice-president for financial services and the chief accounting officer for the St. John Health System in Tulsa.

LANDRITH MAKES HISTORIC DONATION ECU Men’s Head Basketball Coach Mac McConnell and Pontotoc County District Judge Tom Landrith hold a framed document that lists former Tigers who played for legendary head coach Floyd H. ‘Mickey’ McBride from 1927-67. The autographed document was donated to the university archives by Landrith, whose father Paul Landrith played for McBride.

LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL Several surrounding high school students and teachers will travel to ECU to hear acclaimed Chautauqua historical interpreter Charles Everett Pace on Nov. 8.

Pace will be appearing in “On the Road with Langston Hughes” from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Ataloa.

This event is part of ECU’s 17th Annual Literary Arts Festival and is open to the public.

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Campus Update Nov. 2012 MARVIN STOKES LECTURE Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year Elaine Hutchison will speak at the annual Marvin Stokes Endowed Lecture on Monday, Nov. 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Regents Room.

Hutchison is a math teacher at Fairview High School, Chamberlain Middle School and the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Regional Center in Fairview. She is also the assistant girls high school basketball coach at Fairview.

She has 19 years of experience and has National Board Certification.

Eleven local and area Teachers of the Year will also be honored at a reception.

JR ECU BUSINESS CLUB WAS SUCCESSFUL Twenty-one elementary students recently learned how to start a business when they participated in ECU’s Junior Business Club.

The three-week academy, sponsored by ECU’s School of Business, guided Ada’s Willard Elementary School students into a business venture of lemonade stands. The students, divided up into four companies, learned how to create a business plan, obtain a loan to start up the business, build and paint their stand and sell lemonade at a Tiger home football game. The successful venture netted $1,633.88 which was donated to Williard School, Ada Boys and Girls Club and Ada United Way. LITTLE DIXIE GOING STRONG FOR 25+ YEARS

Approximately 1,300 high school students from across the state recently competed in the Little Dixie Music Contest at ECU.

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Page 3 CHICKASAW TALES Granny, portrayed by Barbara Tirey, talks with Nashoba, Nita and Pakali during the preview of Chickasaw Tales where thousands of elementary school students enjoyed the production.

Chickasaw Tales, coauthored by ECU’s Dr. Steve Phillips and the Chickasaw Nation’s Lorie Robins, is about passing down culture which is an important value of the Chickasaw Nation.

HEAP OF BIRDS GUIDES ECU STUDENTS Noted Native American conceptual artist Edgar Heap of Birds just completed a two-week residency entitled ‘Hidden Histories’ at ECU.

Campus Update Nov. 2012 BELCHER AND BIDDY EARN NATIONAL AWARD Josh Belcher stands at the national Beta Beta Beta convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a poster detailing the nationally recognized research he and Brent Biddy conducted over the last year in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Fields. Their research won awards for excellence in undergraduate research at both the regional and national competitions of Tri-Beta, a national biological honor society.

DUNNAM SELECTED AS NATIONAL AMBASSADOR Loren Dunnam served as a National Child Awareness Month Youth Ambassador.

He worked with the Sculpture II art students and the Native American Students Association to develop ‘street signs’ on stadium drive and smaller temporary signs that were placed on campus.

Dunnam, a junior accounting major from Coalgate and an enrolled member of the Creek Nation, is one of 51 Youth Ambassadors (each selected from the 50 states and Washington D.C.), who have received funding and training to lead a campaign called ‘Kids 4 Kids’.

McNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM RENEWED The McNair Scholars Program at ECU is receiving funding for five more years.

She was selected for the project by Youth Service America (YSA) and the Festival of Children Foundation. Dunnam will continue to work to create positive change in the lives of young people in Oklahoma.

Since 1991, the McNair Scholars Program at ECU has been preparing qualified undergraduates for entrance to doctoral degree programs in science and math.

SOCCER LANDS FOUR ON ALL-GAC TEAMS Four members of the ECU soccer team have claimed 2012 All-Great American Conference honors, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.

AFTER DINNER SPEECH EARNS FIFTH PLACE The ECU Speech and Debate team traveled to Fort Worth, TX last weekend to participate in the Cowboy Classic Swing at Texas Christian University.

Studio Art Freshman Rachel Hayes returned with two fifth place awards in After Dinner Speaking.

Junior forward Ashley Bradford and sophomore defender Margaret Glutz were named to the First Team, while sophomore midfielder Katie Glutz and senior defender Carla Rodriguez were named to the second team.

SAVE THE DATE: The Nutcracker Dec. 1, 2012 at 7 p.m. at ECU

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Page 4 NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS A third and final group of ECU students have been awarded the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships in Mathematics worth $30,000 each.

The 10 students receive $10,000 for up to three years while they work toward their bachelor’s degrees in mathematics with a secondary teacher certification option.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL Members of ECU’s College of Education and Psychology Advisory Council recently met to discuss recent department successes and future plans.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dr. Pat Fountain -- Community Engagement Professional of the Year AND Director of the Oscar L. Parker Center for the Advancement of Ethical Standards in Business and Society

Stacey Bolin -- Director of the Wilburn L. Smith Center for Entrepreneurship Dr. Christine Pappas -elected to serve on the Pi Sigma Alpha Executive Council.

Holli Witherington -- received an award for implementing Life of an Athlete at ECU. Jeff Jordan -- inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Academy of Emergency Nurses Dr. Michael Bay -- commissioned as an officer in the naval reserves.

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Campus Update Nov. 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 5 - Nov. 9 Spring Pre-Enrollment Nov. 5 Stokes Lecture 6:30 p.m., Estep Nov. 7 Transfer Enrollment Day Nov. 8 Indian Country: Crossing the Digital & Media Divide 6:30 p.m., Estep Nov. 10 Football vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State 2 p.m., Norris Field Women’s Basketball vs St. Gregory’s 6 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Men’s Basketball vs St. Gregory’s 8 p.m., Kerr Activities Center Nov. 12 Spring Walk-in Enrollment Begins Nov. 13 ECU Women’s Club Lecture, 4 p.m., Estep, UC Taste of Russia and Ukraine, 6-8 p.m., 219 FH ECU Instrumental Ensembles Concert 7:30 p.m., Ataloa Theatre, HBFFAC Nov. 15 - 18 ECU Theatre Student Directed One Act Plays 7:30 p.m., Chalmers Theatre, HBFFAC Nov. 19 ECU Singers & the University Chorale 7:30pm, St. Joseph Catholic Church Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Break-No Classes, Offices Close at 3 p.m.

Nov. 22 & 23 Thanksgiving Break-Campus Closed Nov. 26 Men’s Basketball vs. Langston, 7 p.m., Kerr Activities Center

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