EMS Program Director Receives Emerson Excellence Award

November 28, 2022
East Central College EMS Program Director Jenifer Goodson incorporates innovation and technology to fully prepare EMT and paramedic students to serve their communities. That’s just one reason of why Goodson is being recognized with the 2022 Emerson Excellence in Teaching award. “She is extremely devoted to her EMT and paramedic students and their academic success,”… View Article

CWD Assists Local Industries Receive $677,000 in State Training Funds

November 22, 2022
Volpi Foods is one of 19 local industries working with the East Central College Center for Workforce Development (CWD) to secure and utilize state funds totaling $677,000 that is earmarked for training and development. According to Kathy Price, director of human resources at Volpi foods, the Union meat processing plant is benefiting from $45,000 in… 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

ECC and Missouri Baptist Strengthen Transfer Agreement

November 9, 2022
East Central College and Missouri Baptist University have bolstered the transfer agreements between the institutions. For the past 20 years, the partnership between ECC and MBU has resulted in highly prepared educators within the community, according to Dr. Robyn Walter, vice president of academic affairs at ECC. This year, ECC and MBU revised the agreement… 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

High School Students Invited to Learn About STEM Careers

October 28, 2022
East Central College and Missouri S&T faculty members are gearing up for the Math & Science Career Night. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, high school students from the area are invited to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ECC and S&T degrees and pathways to careers. The event is in the ECC Theatre in Hansen… View Article

ECC President Calls for Leadership Council

October 27, 2022
East Central College President Dr. Jon Bauer is calling for local government, school and industry leaders to come to the table to carve out a vision of the future of Franklin County and the region. Specifically, Bauer called for the formation of a Leadership Council in his address to officials of local cities during the… View Article

ECC Welding Students Earn AWS Certificates

October 17, 2022
Fourteen East Central College welding students recently earned their American Welding Society (AWS) certificates for receiving high marks on unit assessments. The college’s welding program uses online AWS learning platform for lecture and lab classes. The students who score a 90 percent or higher on their unit assessments earn a certificate. They can earn certificates… View Article