International Education Week Guest Speaker in Filipino American Artist

November 11, 2022
A Filipino American artist living in St. Louis will be the guest speaker Tuesday, Nov. 15, for International Education Week. Ria Unson will present on “Filipinos at the 1904 World’s Fair: A Legacy of Race and Empire” at 3 p.m. In Hansen Hall 286 lecture hall. This presentation is open to the public. Unson was… View Article

ECC Celebrating International Education Week, Festival on Nov. 19

October 31, 2022
International Week (IEW) is Nov. 14-18 this year, and for East Central College, the celebration continues to Saturday, Nov. 19, with International Festival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Café Central. IEW began in 2000 under President Bill Clinton to celebrate the benefits of cultural and academic exchange programs around the world. IEW promotes… View Article

Students Recognized at Achievement Night in Union

May 20, 2022
East Central College students were recognized last week for leadership, academic excellence, club engagement and success in the classroom. ECC’s Campus Life and Leadership annually holds a Student Achievement Night awards ceremony to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of students. Students are nominated for awards by faculty who recognize academic excellence, perseverance, and contributions to a… View Article

Mier Family Shares the College Experience at ECC

May 10, 2022
Sarah, Ethan and Ryan Mier may be on different educational journeys, but to reach their destinations, the mother and her sons are taking the same path — East Central College. Sarah, 42, is the mother of Ethan, 21, and Ryan, 18. The family of ECC students live in St. Clair with, their father and husband,… View Article

Art & Design Student Exhibition Winners Announced

May 3, 2022
During a reception for the Annual East Central College Art & Design Student Exhibition, the Best of Show was presented to Manny McQueen for his Self Portrait. That is in addition to several other Best in Category and Honorable Mention accolades presented at the exhibition reception held April 28 in the ECC Art Gallery. The… View Article

Work of ECC Art and Design Students on Display in Gallery

April 25, 2022
The work of East Central College art and design students is on display now in the ECC Art Gallery. The annual showcase is an opportunity for the college staff, faculty, students and the community to see the works of ECC art students, according to Jennifer Higerd, assistant professor of art and gallery curator. The show… View Article

Four Rivers Conference High School Art Exhibited at ECC

March 31, 2022
The works of many talented high school artists from the area are now on display in the East Central College Art Gallery. Winners of the 36th Annual Four Rivers Conference High School Art Competition are being exhibited featuring students from Hermann, New Haven, Owensville, Pacific, St. Clair, St. James. Sullivan and Union high schools. ECC… View Article

ECC Students Selected to Show in Art St. Louis Exhibition

February 25, 2022
East Central College art students Madison Barbarick and Emily Knoppe will show their works in the 26th annual “Varsity Art” exhibit presented at Art Saint Louis. Barbarick, Washington, and Knoppe, New Haven, were selected by the ECC Art Department to show at the “Varsity Art XXV,” a multi-media invitational visual art exhibition, from March 4-31…. View Article

‘Monsterbet’ Exhibit Coming to ECC Art Gallery

January 19, 2022
The East Central College Art Gallery will present “Monsterbet: An Aberrant Abecedarius,” a solo exhibition of oil and mixed media paintings by California-based artist Heidi Brueckner. The exhibition will run from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15, in the gallery located in Hansen Hall. “Monsterbet” is a series of cultural allegories based on the traditional format… View Article

Sally Dill to Exhibit at ECC Art Gallery

June 18, 2021
New York City artist and former Franklin County resident Sally Dill will be featured this summer at the East Central College Art Gallery. Dill’s show will be from July 1 through Aug. 27. It is called “Pieces” and the exhibit is dubbed, “Playful Collage Works.” Dill was born in St. Louis and moved to the… View Article