Tag Archive: board of trustees

Trustees Approve $19.8 Million Balanced Budget

June 16, 2021
The East Central College Board of Trustees approved a $19.8 million spending plan, that includes a boost in salaries for employees. The 2022 fiscal year balanced budget projects $19,813,874 in both revenue and expenditures. The college’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. The budget was approved Monday, June 14. In the 2021… View Article

Trustees Approve New Applied Technology Degree

May 6, 2021
The East Central College Board of Trustees approved a new technology degree geared toward students seeking a broader-based exposure to skilled trade. On May 3, the board approved a new Associate of Applied Science in Applied Technology certificates and degree, which is designed so students can earn a certificate, or stack certificates, from varying technical… View Article

Park Named Outstanding Alum for 2021

April 27, 2021
Dr. Eric Park, of Washington, will receive the East Central College Outstanding Alumni Award at the commencement ceremonies in May.                                        This is the highest award presented to an alum by the ECC Foundation. It recognizes an… View Article

Nursing Students and Employees Assist with Vaccination Event

February 4, 2021
For many area residents who attended a COVID-19 vaccination event Jan. 30, it was the first time they had been out in public for months. That includes East Central College Vice President of Academic Affairs Robyn Walter’s mother. Walter inoculated her mother during the vaccination event at the Union Municipal Auditorium. “For a lot of… View Article

ECC Trustees Approve Tuition Bump

February 3, 2021
The East Central College Board of Trustees on Feb. 1 approved a bump in tuition costs beginning in the fall 2021 semester. There will be a $5 credit hour tuition increase across the board for students who live within the district, outside the district and for international students. The amount paid in student fees will… View Article

Board President Receives Leadership Award

January 25, 2021
East Central College Board of Trustee’s President Ann Hartley officially received an award last week recognizing her service to the College, and for embracing ECC’s mission. Dr. Jon Bauer, ECC president, presented the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) Trustee Leadership Award to Hartley. She was announced the winner of the award at the MCCA annual… View Article

East Central College Increases Retention and Completion Rates

May 7, 2019
Faculty and staff are working diligently to support students who are in danger of falling behind in class, and it’s producing real results. That was the message from Dr. Michelle Smith, executive director of institutional effectiveness, at the May 6 Board of Trustees meeting. “East Central College has increased student completion and transfer rates by… View Article

Fink Johnson, Freitag Selected for Board of Trustees

January 22, 2018
Prudence Fink Johnson and Audrey Freitag will be sworn in as East Central College Board of Trustees members in 2018. Filing for the April Board of Trustees election closed January 16 for two expiring terms. Since neither seat was contested, an election will not be held in April. Fink Johnson and Freitag will be sworn… View Article

Board of Trustees Election Set for April 3, 2018

December 4, 2017
Two trustees for the East Central College Board of Trustees will be elected on April 3, 2018, for terms of six years each. One trustee shall be elected from sub-district one, which includes the school districts of Crawford County R-1 (Bourbon), Sullivan C-2, Strain-Japan R-16, Spring Bluff R-15, Franklin County R-2, New Haven, and the… View Article

Cutting Costs by Going Green

February 7, 2017
At the February Board of Trustees meeting, East Central College moved toward a greener, more environmentally friendly campus. A contract was awarded to Johnson Controls, Inc. to provide nearly $1.25 million in upgrades to campus infrastructure. “This project will upgrade all lighting fixtures with LED high efficiency/performance lighting for both interior and exterior equipment,” said… View Article