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ECU Student, Baseball Player Killed in Vehicle Accident

September 16, 2019

East Central University is mourning the death of one of its students and baseball players in freshman Roman “Bo” Duren, who passed away in a vehicle accident on Sunday near Asher. Duren, a resident of Jones, Oklahoma, was returning to campus when hi......

Fourth Annual Oka’ Institute Water Sustainability Conference Set for Oct. 8-9 at ECU

September 5, 2019

The Oka’ Institute, located at East Central University, is hosting its Fourth Annual Water Sustainability Conference, Oct. 8-9, in ECU Foundation Hall of the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center. The conference brings together leaders in science......

ECU to Conduct September Poetry Series on Tuesday, Sept. 17

September 4, 2019

East Central University will conduct its annual September Poetry Series on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center inside the Bill S. Cole University Center. Paul Bowers and Dr. Joey Brown will be the featured poets......

“Step Out of the Darkness” Set for Saturday, Sept. 7

September 3, 2019

A day of prevention and recovery will be the focus as “Step Out of the Darkness” will take place from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at the Pontotoc County Courthouse Plaza in Ada and concluding at East Central University’s Centenn......

ECU Alum Perry Inducted into NATAS Heartland Emmy Chapter’s Gold Circle Society of Honor

August 30, 2019

Bill Perry cut his teeth in television while working in Ada and being a student at East Central University. It was the advice of Bill Hoover, then station manager at KTEN-TV when the studios were located in Ada, that set into motion a dynamic career......