APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR OKLAHOMA BUSINESS WEEK CAMP AT ECU

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

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The Second Annual Oklahoma Business Week Camp, hosted by East Central University, will be held June 2-7.

The camp is open to all high school students who will complete the ninth through 12th grades in the spring of 2013.

Oklahoma Business Week is a camp which introduces high school students to the business world.  Students, attending OBW, are divided into teams. Each team has a volunteer mentor from the Oklahoma business community who works with the students in developing a ‘company’ to learn about business practices and compete in a simulated business challenge.

Among the list of speakers for the event are: Rhett Laubach, founder of Your Next Speaker and Leadership Expert; State Senator Susan Paddack; Kenneth Knoll, Concept Investments manager at i2e; Monica Neal, senior vice-president of People’s Electric Cooperative; Kyle Essmiller, human resources director for PostRock Energy; Jim Hamby, president of Vision Bank; Mark Keiffer, retired executive from AT&T; Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby; and ECU President John Hargrave.

Applications are available at www.okbusweek.com and the deadline is May 1, 2013. For more information contact Stacey Bolin, OBW camp director, at 580-559-5596.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH EVENT BEING HELD AT ECU APRIL 16

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
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East Central University’s Campus Initiative to Reduce Crime Against Women (CIRCAW) and Empowering You and Educating Students (EYES) will host a campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month event on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m.

The community-wide event is designed to raise awareness of the blight of sexual assault victimization which not only affects victims but communities.

The event is affiliated with National Walk a Mile in her Shoes. Campus teams of two men and two women will be formed. The teams will share a pair of high heels on a mile course throughout the upper level in campus, starting at the Bill S. Cole University Plaza toward Science Hall and across the mall with a turnaround point at the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.

EYES will have stations at each quarter mile to ensure that the high heels are passed. Recruitment started on April 1 and there is no registration fee. The winning team will receive a traveling ‘spike heel’ trophy which will be exhibited in the University Center until the next event. T-shirts will be sold by EYES as food and other activities will be available.

ECU President John Hargrave will be the grand marshal.

For more information, contact the CIRCAW office at 580-559-5892 or circaw@ecok.edu or CIRCAW Director Sonya Chronister at 580-559-5382 or schronis@ecok.edu.

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EVENING OF WORSHIP BEING PRESENTED BY ECU SACRED MUSIC PROGRAM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 23

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The East Central University Gospel Singers and students from ECU’s Sacred Music Program will present an Evening of Worship on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Christian Fellowship Church in Ada.

Some of the selections by the ECU Gospel Singers will include Hallelujah Anyhow and Order My Steps, as well as other familiar praise songs.

The ECU Gospel Singers include the following students: Sarah Barnes, of Sulphur; Laci Jo Barringer, Pryor; Kendall Carter, Sulphur; Krysta Cassell, Bristow; Justin Cody,  Tecumseh; Steve Filkins, Oklahoma City; Zach Garcia, Ada; Kevin Gottman; Morgan Harper, Comanche; Chenaniah Heath, Poteau; Chloe Henry, Stratford; Joshua Hudson, Seminole; Naomi Long, McAlester; Tommy Long, Tecumseh; Kathleen Madden, Byars; Jordan Myers, Sapulpa; Kendra Parker,  Norman; Myranda Spencer, Henryetta; Shay Standingwater, Tulsa; Trevor Sutton, Tupelo; Ashley Tucker, Sasakwa; and Meleah Underwood, Stratford.

Grace Christian Fellowship Church is located at 15900 County Road, 3563 Loop, in Ada.

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‘PICNIC’ BEING PERFORMED AT ECU, APRIL 18-20

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Picnic, a play which won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be performed by students from the East Central University School of Fine Arts on April 18-20 at the Chalmers Herman Theatre inside the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.

Picnic is one of William Inge’s most popular works, along with Bus Stop and Splendor in the Grass.

The setting for Picnic is in a small Kansas town not too far from the Oklahoma border. Its Labor Day weekend and members of the audience visit the backyards of two middle-aged widows, Flo Owens and Helen Potts. Flo has two daughters, 16-year-old Millie and 19-year-old Madge, who is dating the son of a wealthy and influential local businessman.

Flo also rents a room to schoolteacher Rosemary Sidney. Helen Potts takes care of her elderly, invalid mother and occasionally hires vagabonds to work in exchange for food. Along comes Hal Carter whose personality and animal vitality upsets everyone. A former athlete, Hal poses a temptation to the women, especially the young daughters, Madge and Millie.

The realistic romantic drama/comedy is full of laughter and pathos.

The cast includes Amanda Hughes as Flo Owens; Micah Worcester as the energetic and intelligent Millie; Rachel Hayes as the bored beauty Madge; Angelina Tinker as Mrs. Potts; Mason Gibson as Rosemary Sidney; Wyatt Freeman as her friend Howard Bevans who runs a notions and novelty shop in nearby Cherryvale; Domineque Carey as the vagabond Hal Carter; Ben Eckart as rich kid Alan Seymour; Cheyney Jo Taylor and Haley Cantrell as Rosemary’s friends and fellow schoolteachers; and Cristian Nazario-Cruz as Boomer, the local newspaper boy.

For the non-season pass holders, tickets are $10 for the general public and $9 for senior citizens and children of any age. Admission is free for ECU students, faculty and staff. Seating is limited, so will call reservations are available by calling 580-559-5751 or visiting the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center Box Office Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets still available will be sold the nights of the shows, starting at 6:45 p.m.

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APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR OKLAHOMA BUSINESS WEEK CAMP AT ECU

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

The Second Annual Oklahoma Business Week Camp, hosted by East Central University, will be held June 2-7.

The camp is open to all high school students who will complete the ninth through 12th grades in the spring of 2013.

Oklahoma Business Week is a camp which introduces high school students to the business world.  Students, attending OBW, are divided into teams. Each team has a volunteer mentor from the Oklahoma business community who works with the students in developing a ‘company’ to learn about business practices and compete in a simulated business challenge.

Among the list of speakers for the event are: Rhett Laubach, founder of Your Next Speaker and Leadership Expert; State Senator Susan Paddack; Kenneth Knoll, Concept Investments manager at i2e; Monica Neal, senior vice-president of People’s Electric Cooperative; Kyle Essmiller, human resources director for PostRock Energy; Jim Hamby, president of Vision Bank; Mark Keiffer, retired executive from AT&T; Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby; and ECU President John Hargrave.

Applications are available at www.okbusweek.com and the deadline is May 1, 2013. For more information contact Stacey Bolin, OBW camp director, at 580-559-5596.

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‘PICNIC’ BEING PERFORMED AT ECU, APRIL 18-20

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

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East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell) 

Picnic, a play which won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be performed by students from the East Central University School of Fine Arts on April 18-20 at the Chalmers Herman Theatre inside the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.

Picnic is one of William Inge’s most popular works, along with Bus Stop and Splendor in the Grass.

The setting for Picnic is in a small Kansas town not too far from the Oklahoma border. Its Labor Day weekend and members of the audience visit the backyards of two middle-aged widows, Flo Owens and Helen Potts. Flo has two daughters, 16-year-old Millie and 19-year-old Madge, who is dating the son of a wealthy and influential local businessman.

Flo also rents a room to schoolteacher Rosemary Sidney. Helen Potts takes care of her elderly, invalid mother and occasionally hires vagabonds to work in exchange for food. Along comes Hal Carter whose personality and animal vitality upsets everyone. A former athlete, Hal poses a temptation to the women, especially the young daughters, Madge and Millie.

The realistic romantic drama/comedy is full of laughter and pathos.

The cast includes Amanda Hughes as Flo Owens; Micah Worcester as the energetic and intelligent Millie; Rachel Hayes as the bored beauty Madge; Angelina Tinker as Mrs. Potts; Mason Gibson as Rosemary Sidney; Wyatt Freeman as her friend Howard Bevans who runs a notions and novelty shop in nearby Cherryvale; Domineque Carey as the vagabond Hal Carter; Ben Eckart as rich kid Alan Seymour; Cheyney Jo Taylor and Haley Cantrell as Rosemary’s friends and fellow schoolteachers; and Cristian Nazario-Cruz as Boomer, the local newspaper boy.

For the non-season pass holders, tickets are $10 for the general public and $9 for senior citizens and children of any age. Admission is free for ECU students, faculty and staff. Seating is limited, so will call reservations are available by calling 580-559-5751 or visiting the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center Box Office Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets still available will be sold the nights of the shows, starting at 6:45 p.m.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH EVENT BEING HELD AT ECU APRIL 16

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University’s Campus Initiative to Reduce Crime Against Women (CIRCAW) and Empowering You and Educating Students (EYES) will host a campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month event on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m.

The community-wide event is designed to raise awareness of the blight of sexual assault victimization which not only affects victims but communities.

The event is affiliated with National Walk a Mile in her Shoes. Campus teams of two men and two women will be formed. The teams will share a pair of high heels on a mile course throughout the upper level in campus, starting at the Bill S. Cole University Plaza toward Science Hall and across the mall with a turnaround point at the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.

EYES will have stations at each quarter mile to ensure that the high heels are passed. Recruitment started on April 1 and there is no registration fee. The winning team will receive a traveling ‘spike heel’ trophy which will be exhibited in the University Center until the next event. T-shirts will be sold by EYES as food and other activities will be available.

ECU President John Hargrave will be the grand marshal.

For more information, contact the CIRCAW office at 580-559-5892 or circaw@ecok.edu or CIRCAW Director Sonya Chronister at 580-559-5382 or schronis@ecok.edu.

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GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES BEING OFFERED AT ECU’S TOMMY HEWETT WELLNESS CENTER

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

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East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

A variety of group exercise classes for all fitness levels is being offered at East Central University’s Tommy Hewett, M.D. Wellness Center.

Instructors for the program will provide motivation, challenge and encouragement in order to obtain fitness goals.

Three early-morning low impact classes are available to those who are kick-starting their fitness. The Beginner Fitness/Prenatal class is ideal for beginners, pregnant women and anyone trying to ease into an exercise routine. In Walk away the Pounds, participants will walk a total of three miles with small bouts of resistance training included.

A Sunrise Yoga class is also available. This gentle yoga class accommodates all fitness levels while improving strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. The activity reduces stress and enhances the well-being while linking mind, body and breath.

Intense workout classes such as Interval Blast, Core Power, Lower Body Sculpt, Cardio Boot Camp and Zumba are also available to those seeking a more high-impact glass.

In Interval Blast, the class gets your heart pumping with intervals of cardio paired with segments of strength training.

Those wanting to work on their abs can participate in the mini Core Power class.

Another class which emphasizes the lower body is Lower Body Sculpt. The emphasis for this class will be on the hips, glutes and legs.

Cardio Boot Camp will include a full-body, calorie-blasting workout, which is designed for men and women, wanting a challenging and intense workout.

Zumba combines body-sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps. This class will help dance the pounds away with high-intensity workouts which help shed the pounds that the holidays left around.

Instructors for the programs will provide motivation, challenge and encouragement in order to obtain fitness goals.

Classes are included in a Wellness Center membership and also free to ECU students. For more information on Wellness Center memberships and group exercise classes call 580-559-5744 or go by the Wellness Center, located on the second floor of the Bill S. Cole University Center on the ECU campus or visit online at https://www.ecok.edu/wellness/index.htm.

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NEW TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEING OFFERED AT EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
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East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University’s Education Department is offering a new teacher certification program designed to improve mathematics and teaching skills.

The Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification is an 18-hour program intended for current elementary or early childhood teachers.

Completion of this program and a passing score on the Oklahoma Elementary Specialist examination will result in an Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification. To qualify for the program, candidates must have a valid teacher certification in elementary education and/or early childhood education and must have completed two years of full-time teaching in grades PK-5.

The first course in the sequence, EDUC 5983 Number Concepts, will be offered at ECU during the evenings of winter intercession which begins Dec. 17. The other five courses will be offered in the May intercession, summer and fall semesters.

The certification program is designed to be completed in one calendar year.

“Make plans to enroll in this exciting new program and learn the math teaching skills necessary for Common Core implementation,” said Dr. Brenda Walling, dean of the College of Education and Psychology.

For more information contact Walling at 580-559-5350.

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NEW TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEING OFFERED AT EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University’s Education Department is offering a new teacher certification program designed to improve mathematics and teaching skills.

The Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification is an 18-hour program intended for current elementary or early childhood teachers.

Completion of this program and a passing score on the Oklahoma Elementary Specialist examination will result in an Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification. To qualify for the program, candidates must have a valid teacher certification in elementary education and/or early childhood education and must have completed two years of full-time teaching in grades PK-5.

The first course in the sequence, EDUC 5983 Number Concepts, will be offered at ECU during the evenings of winter intercession which begins Dec. 17. The other five courses will be offered in the May intercession, summer and fall semesters.

The certification program is designed to be completed in one calendar year.

“Make plans to enroll in this exciting new program and learn the math teaching skills necessary for Common Core implementation,” said Dr. Brenda Walling, dean of the College of Education and Psychology.

For more information contact Walling at 580-559-5350.

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GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES BEING OFFERED AT ECU’S TOMMY HEWETT WELLNESS CENTER

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

A variety of group exercise classes for all fitness levels is being offered at East Central University’s Tommy Hewett, M.D. Wellness Center.

Instructors for the program will provide motivation, challenge and encouragement in order to obtain fitness goals.

Three early-morning low impact classes are available to those who are kick-starting their fitness. The Beginner Fitness/Prenatal class is ideal for beginners, pregnant women and anyone trying to ease into an exercise routine. In Walk away the Pounds, participants will walk a total of three miles with small bouts of resistance training included.

A Sunrise Yoga class is also available. This gentle yoga class accommodates all fitness levels while improving strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. The activity reduces stress and enhances the well-being while linking mind, body and breath.

Intense workout classes such as Interval Blast, Core Power, Lower Body Sculpt, Cardio Boot Camp and Zumba are also available to those seeking a more high-impact glass.

In Interval Blast, the class gets your heart pumping with intervals of cardio paired with segments of strength training.

Those wanting to work on their abs can participate in the mini Core Power class.

Another class which emphasizes the lower body is Lower Body Sculpt. The emphasis for this class will be on the hips, glutes and legs.

Cardio Boot Camp will include a full-body, calorie-blasting workout, which is designed for men and women, wanting a challenging and intense workout.

Zumba combines body-sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps. This class will help dance the pounds away with high-intensity workouts which help shed the pounds that the holidays left around.

Instructors for the programs will provide motivation, challenge and encouragement in order to obtain fitness goals.

Classes are included in a Wellness Center membership and also free to ECU students. For more information on Wellness Center memberships and group exercise classes call 580-559-5744 or go by the Wellness Center, located on the second floor of the Bill S. Cole University Center on the ECU campus or visit online at https://www.ecok.edu/wellness/index.htm.

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GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES BEING OFFERED AT ECU’S TOMMY HEWETT WELLNESS CENTER

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

A variety of group exercise classes for all fitness levels is being offered at East Central University’s Tommy Hewett, M.D. Wellness Center.

Instructors for the program will provide motivation, challenge and encouragement in order to obtain fitness goals.

Three early-morning low impact classes are available to those who are kick-starting their fitness. The Beginner Fitness/Prenatal class is ideal for beginners, pregnant women and anyone trying to ease into an exercise routine. In Walk away the Pounds, participants will walk a total of three miles with small bouts of resistance training included.

A Sunrise Yoga class is also available. This gentle yoga class accommodates all fitness levels while improving strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. The activity reduces stress and enhances the well-being while linking mind, body and breath.

Intense workout classes such as Interval Blast, Core Power, Lower Body Sculpt, Cardio Boot Camp and Zumba are also available to those seeking a more high-impact glass.

In Interval Blast, the class gets your heart pumping with intervals of cardio paired with segments of strength training.

Those wanting to work on their abs can participate in the mini Core Power class.

Another class which emphasizes the lower body is Lower Body Sculpt. The emphasis for this class will be on the hips, glutes and legs.

Cardio Boot Camp will include a full-body, calorie-blasting workout, which is designed for men and women, wanting a challenging and intense workout.

Zumba combines body-sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps. This class will help dance the pounds away with high-intensity workouts which help shed the pounds that the holidays left around.

Instructors for the programs will provide motivation, challenge and encouragement in order to obtain fitness goals.

Classes are included in a Wellness Center membership and also free to ECU students. For more information on Wellness Center memberships and group exercise classes call 580-559-5744 or go by the Wellness Center, located on the second floor of the Bill S. Cole University Center on the ECU campus or visit online at https://www.ecok.edu/wellness/index.htm.

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NEW TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEING OFFERED AT EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University’s Education Department is offering a new teacher certification program designed to improve mathematics and teaching skills.

The Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification is an 18-hour program intended for current elementary or early childhood teachers.

Completion of this program and a passing score on the Oklahoma Elementary Specialist examination will result in an Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification. To qualify for the program, candidates must have a valid teacher certification in elementary education and/or early childhood education and must have completed two years of full-time teaching in grades PK-5.

The first course in the sequence, EDUC 5983 Number Concepts, will be offered at ECU during the evenings of winter intercession which begins Dec. 17. The other five courses will be offered in the May intercession, summer and fall semesters.

The certification program is designed to be completed in one calendar year.

“Make plans to enroll in this exciting new program and learn the math teaching skills necessary for Common Core implementation,” said Dr. Brenda Walling, dean of the College of Education and Psychology.

For more information contact Walling at 580-559-5350.

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NEW TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEING OFFERED AT EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University’s Education Department is offering a new teacher certification program designed to improve mathematics and teaching skills.

The Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification is an 18-hour program intended for current elementary or early childhood teachers.

Completion of this program and a passing score on the Oklahoma Elementary Specialist examination will result in an Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification. To qualify for the program, candidates must have a valid teacher certification in elementary education and/or early childhood education and must have completed two years of full-time teaching in grades PK-5.

The first course in the sequence, EDUC 5983 Number Concepts, will be offered at ECU during the evenings of winter intercession which begins Dec. 17. The other five courses will be offered in the May intercession, summer and fall semesters.

The certification program is designed to be completed in one calendar year.

“Make plans to enroll in this exciting new program and learn the math teaching skills necessary for Common Core implementation,” said Dr. Brenda Walling, dean of the College of Education and Psychology.

For more information contact Walling at 580-559-5350.

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NEW TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEING OFFERED AT EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

ECU's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students,
faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

East Central University Communications and Marketing580-559-5650 or 405-812-1428 (cell)

East Central University’s Education Department is offering a new teacher certification program designed to improve mathematics and teaching skills.

The Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification is an 18-hour program intended for current elementary or early childhood teachers.

Completion of this program and a passing score on the Oklahoma Elementary Specialist examination will result in an Elementary Mathematics Specialist certification. To qualify for the program, candidates must have a valid teacher certification in elementary education and/or early childhood education and must have completed two years of full-time teaching in grades PK-5.

The first course in the sequence, EDUC 5983 Number Concepts, will be offered at ECU during the evenings of winter intercession which begins Dec. 17. The other five courses will be offered in the May intercession, summer and fall semesters.

The certification program is designed to be completed in one calendar year.

“Make plans to enroll in this exciting new program and learn the math teaching skills necessary for Common Core implementation,” said Dr. Brenda Walling, dean of the College of Education and Psychology.

For more information contact Walling at 580-559-5350.

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