Kolb Recognized by Retired Teachers Organization

August 29, 2023
East Central College English Instructor Leigh Kolb recently was recognized for her exceptional work in the classroom. Kolb received the 2023 Harold Austin Good Teaching Award in the spring from the East Central chapter of the retired Missouri National Education Association (MNEA-R). George McKee, an MNEA-R member who taught Kolb when she was a high… View Article

Students Named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List

January 13, 2023
There were 187 students named to the East Central College Dean’s List from the Fall 2022 semester. Each year the college recognizes those students who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement each semester, and upon completion of between six and 11 Fall semester credit hours with a semester grade point average of 3.5 or greater, students are… View Article

Students Named to the Fall 2022 Vice President’s List

January 13, 2023
Each semester, East Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement. Upon completion of at least 12 semester credit hours with a Fall semester grade point average between 3.50 and 3.84, students are acknowledged by placement on the Vice President’s List. For the Fall 2022 semester, there were 186 students on the VP’s… View Article

President’s List for Fall 2022 Semester

January 13, 2023
East Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement each semester. Upon completion of at least 12 Fall semester credit hours with a semester grade point average of 3.85 or greater, students are acknowledged on the President’s List. There were 157 students named to the list from the Fall 2022 semester.

Winners Announced for ECC Writing Contest

December 14, 2022
After much debate East Central College judges decided the winners of the English Department’s annual Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Writing Contest for ECC Students. That’s according to Josh Stroup, English instructor/English and humanities chair, adding that the awards for the winning students are:  First place, $100; second place, $50; and third place, $25. Listed below… View Article

ECC Chief Academic Officer Named to State Transfer Committee

November 17, 2022
East Central College Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Robyn Walter will help shape how transfer and articulation agreements among Missouri colleges and universities are developed and maintained. Walter was appointed last month to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) Committee on Transfer and Articulation (COTA). She was appointed by interim… View Article

Nine Students Inducted into ECC Rolla Honor Society

November 4, 2022
The Beta Omicron Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at East Central College in Rolla inducted nine new members into the honor society during its annual Fall ceremony. Carson Mowery, an alumna of the chapter and the ECC Campus Life & Leadership coordinator, was the keynote speaker during the in-person ceremony held Oct. 9 when… View Article

ECC Marketing Team Receives Four Medallion Awards, Director Named Rising Star

November 1, 2022
The East Central College Communications and Marketing team took home four Medallion Awards, including three for first place, from the National Communications, Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District 5 conference. The team won gold Medallions in the following categories: social media page, video shorts and excellence in writing-long form. The college was awarded a bronze… View Article

ECC Honor Society Members Prepare and Donate Bags for Homeless People

December 1, 2021
The Chi Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at East Central College helped bring comfort and warmth to people without housing in Franklin County. The honor society chapter recently assembled bags filled with necessities, including toothbrushes, shaving cream, snacks, deodorant, gloves and socks. Other items for the bags are hand warmers, wash cloths, soap, deodorant,… View Article