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Don't miss out on the ASAP Scholarship!
Requirements for the scholarship include:
🔸 Fall 2026 First Time ECU Students
🔸 Full-time enrollment
🔸 Live on campus
🔸 Work at least 10 hours/week in Ada
Read more about the ASAP Scholarship here: ecok.edu/news/ecu-and-city-o…
ALT ECU and City of Ada continue ASAP Scholarship into 2026-27.
Seven members of the Native American Student Association attended the final Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Read more about their trip here: ecok.edu/news/ecu-students-e…
ALT ECU students experience historic final Gathering of Nations event in New Mexico.
ALT ECU students at Rinconada Canyon in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
ALT ECU students at the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
ALT ECU students on a hike in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Summer hours began this week, which means campus will be closed on Fridays until August!
Campus hours are 7:30 am to 5 pm Monday through Thursday. All offices will be closed on Fridays.
ECU’s normal business hours of 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday will resume in August.
Check out the Spring 2026 President's and Dean's Honor Rolls! Join us in recognizing these students for their outstanding academic work!
President's Honor Roll: ow.ly/jtiQ50Z7meb
Dean's Honor Roll: ow.ly/rTem50Z7me9
Russian Studies Program students Jesse Barker, Rafael Charqueno, Madison Hawkins and John Kelso, along with alumnus Jonathan Willett were recently inducted into the Dobro Slovo Slavic Honor Society.
Read more about Dobro Slovo here: ow.ly/ml2p50Z6fpc
Learning isn't limited to the classroom!
ECU student, Eli Grasso, wrote about his recent trip to the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa with Sigma Tau Delta. Read about his experience and his thoughts on experiential learning at the link below!
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This spring, 9 students, faculty and staff representatives attended the Central Association of Russian Teachers of America (CARTA) conference in Austin, Texas, where they presented research papers and earned several awards.
Read about the trip here: ow.ly/P01P50Z2qQh
Campus will be closed Monday, May 25th, in observance of Memorial Day. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26th.
Linscheid Library will also be closed for Memorial Day and will reopen regular hours on Tuesday, May 26th.
This spring, students from the Stonecipher School of Business participated in the i2E Entrepreneur’s Cup, bringing home a combined total of $28,000!
Read about the student's projects here: ecok.edu/news/ecu-students-s…
Earlier this semester, 9 students from the department traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the DC Internship Experience 2026.
Read more about the trip here: ow.ly/Ii7g50Z1OMw
Congratulations to Charlie Rogers for being named the 2026 George Nigh Award winner! 🎉
Rogers graduated with University Honors and a 4.0 GPA, earning a degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.
Read more about her time at ECU here: ow.ly/AzMk50Z1fJ1
ALT Charlies Rogers was presented the George Nigh Award by ECU’s Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, at the Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony.
Don't miss the big day! 🎓
Watch the Honors Graduation Ceremony and Commencement ceremony live on our YouTube channel.
The Honors Graduation ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m.: ow.ly/U4Jy50YZM8a
The Commencement Ceremony begins at 7:00 p.m.: ow.ly/aBqg50YZM8c
On Friday, more than 500 graduate candidates will be granted degrees at our Spring Commencement ceremony in Koi Ishto Stadium!
Congratulate your grad in the comments!🎓
See graduate degrees: ow.ly/Vnvz50YZanG
See undergraduate degrees: ow.ly/Vnvz50YZanG
Tomorrow, 5 graduates will be honored at a hooding ceremony for our first ever doctoral program!
The students being recognized are Tamara (Beth) Bean, Melissa Ferguson, Alison Fowler, Gregory Lovelis and Makaayla Wood.
More about the inaugural graduates: ecok.edu/news/hooding-ceremo…
ALT The inaugural graduating class for East Central University’s Doctorate of Education in Rural Education will honored during a Hooding Ceremony.
ECU Greek Life gives back!
At the conclusion of this year's Greek Week Competition, Greek Life chapters hand-delivered 4,795 hygiene items to Mama T’s Bread and Blessings: Transitional Living Community in Ada.
Read more here: ow.ly/LCIu50YW3pa
ALT ECU Greek Life students donated thousands of hygiene items to Mama T's in Ada.
ALT ECU Greek Life students donated thousands of hygiene items to Mama T's in Ada.
ALT ECU Greek Life students donated thousands of hygiene items to Mama T's in Ada.