Tag Archive: Community College

Community College Month—Op-Ed

April 27, 2023
Jon Bauer, Ph.D. President, East Central College The trophy sits on a shelf in my mom’s bedroom. Only recently have I noticed that it resembles an Academy Award, with a gold-plated graduate standing on a pedestal in place of Oscar himself. The graduate wears a dress, a fitting tribute to the class valedictorian. Today—decades later,… View Article

Consortium Launches Website for Job Seekers

December 7, 2020
Missouri employers seeking job-ready talent have a new free resource at their fingertips. The Missouri Community Colleges Jobs Consortium website, powered by College Central Network, Inc. (CCN), now hosts free job posting for employers statewide. Through the new website, CollegeCentral.com/moccjobs, it is easy for employers of any size to register once and then post an… View Article

Pulles is NISOD Excellence Award Recipient

September 8, 2020
Keith Pulles, East Central College biology instructor, is a dedicated and passionate educator. That’s just one reason that he is a recipient of a 2020 NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Excellence Award. The award is presented to college employees who do extraordinary work on campus. According to a colleague who nominated Pulles… View Article

Judy Bieker Honored with 2019 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

May 1, 2019
Not only has she educated more than 500 students in her 25 years as an East Central College nursing faculty member, but Judy Bieker has also mentored numerous master’s students and new faculty members without hesitation. Her colleagues describe her as someone who “embodies the true spirit of nursing education” and “never turns down a… View Article

Vice President’s List Announced for Fall 2018

January 2, 2019
Each semester, East Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement. Upon completion of at least 12 semester credit hours with a semester grade point between 3.50 and 3.84, students are acknowledged by placement on the Vice President’s List. For the Fall 2018 semester, there were more than 160 students on the list!

President’s List Announced for Fall 2018 Semester

January 2, 2019
Each semester, East Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement. 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. More than 120 students made the list for the Fall 2018 semester!

#InspiringExcellence – ECC Softball Team Named All-America Academic Team

October 4, 2018
The East Central College Softball has been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association by being named to the 2018 Easton/ NFCA Top Ten Academic Team Rankings! “Our team from last spring had a 3.57 GPA,” said Dr. Jay Mehrhoff, East Central College Athletic Director, “which was the sixth highest in the nation for the… View Article