Tag Archive: Dr. Jon Bauer

Ceremony Held to Dedicate Library at ECC

November 9, 2021
A Founding member of the East Central College Board of Trustees and civic leader Donald R. Means and his wife Barbara D. Means were memorialized during a ceremony naming the “Donald R. Means and Barbara D. Means Library” after the couple. Donald Means was a charter trustee, and his service goes back even further when… View Article

Federal COVID Funds Used to Clear Outstanding Student Balances

October 27, 2021
Federal dollars are being used to help students continue their education with East Central College. The College is using Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to eliminate outstanding balances of students who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The balances were prohibiting those students from enrolling in classes. More than 200 students that were enrolled… View Article

College President Elected to Rural Alliance Board

October 12, 2021
East Central College President Dr. Jon Bauer recently was elected board secretary of the Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA) Board of Directors. Bauer has been serving on the national board since September 2020. The RCCA officer’s include chair, chair-elect, secretary and treasurer. The RCCA assists member institutions that serve the 89.3 million people who live… View Article

ECC Sees Enrollment Increase for the Fall 2021 Semester

September 21, 2021
More students are enrolled at East Central College than during each of the past two fall semesters. Enrollment is up 2.5 percent in total student headcount in the fall 2021 semester compared to the fall 2020 semester. There are 2,657 students enrolled this fall compared to 2,593 to the 2020 fall semester, a difference of… View Article

ECC Receives Historic $5 Million Donation

August 25, 2021
East Central College—through the East Central College Foundation — has received the largest donation in its history – $5 million to be used for nursing scholarships and the campus food pantry. “Lives will be changed and lives will be saved because of this incredible gift,” said Dr. Jon Bauer, college president. “Students are being afforded… View Article

College to Require Masks Indoors

August 9, 2021
East Central College is implementing new COVID-19 protocols, including indoor masking, in light of high rates of transmission in Franklin and Phelps counties. ECC President Dr. Jon Bauer said the college will follow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines beginning Monday, Aug. 9, and into the Fall 2021 semester. “These measures are being taken… View Article

Hundreds of ECC Students Receive Emergency Financial Aid

July 12, 2021
Spring semester East Central College students received a total of $825,515 in emergency federal financial aid funds to ease the impact COVID-19 had on them. There were 652 students who each received between $830 to $1685, depending on their financial aid status., through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. The CRRSA Act… View Article

Trustees Extend Contract of ECC President Dr. Bauer

June 21, 2021
The East Central College Board of Trustees at a June meeting voted unanimously to award a contract extension to President Dr. Jon Bauer through the next three years. Dr. Bauer has served as president of the college for nine years. His contract was extended through June 30, 2024. “I’m grateful for the board’s support and… View Article

College to Utilize COVID-Relief Funds for Health and Safety Upgrades

June 18, 2021
East Central College Board of Trustees approved the use of federal COVID-relief funds for technology and furniture purchases, heating and ventilation upgrades, and new remote access door systems. During its June 14 meeting, trustees agreed to utilize federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund dollars, allocated as part of the CARES Act, to purchase equipment to… View Article

ECC Receives Funds for Student Career Guidance and Mental Health Support Center

June 17, 2021
East Central College has received $871,761 in state funding to create a new Center for Career Advancement and Student Wellness on the Union campus. On Wednesday, June 16, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) approved the college’s request to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) for the Governor’s Emergency Education… View Article