OKLAHOMA STATE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR TO BE HELD AT ECU ON THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 7-8

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The 43rd Annual Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair is set for Thursday and Friday at East Central University’s Kerr Activities Center.

Exhibits can be viewed by the general public from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday while judging for all of the OSSEF projects will take place Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Categories for the fair include: Biochemistry, Medicine and Health Science; Physical Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science; Environmental Sciences; Zoology and Botany; and Microbiology.

There are two divisions: Division I (high school) and Division II (junior high).

The fair includes over 230 registered participants and 210 registered projects (17 team projects and five floor projects).

An awards ceremony is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. in the Kerr Center.

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ECU SCHOLARSHIP FOR PAULS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF JEREMY HARREL

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A scholarship, in memory of Jeremy Harrel, has been established for a Pauls Valley High School senior who plans to attend East Central University.

Harrel, who was an ECU sophomore majoring in business, died in a car wreck on Dec. 6, 2011 and, with the one-year anniversary of his passing approaching, friends, family and the ECU Foundation have established a memorial scholarship in his honor.

He was a Pauls Valley High School graduate, but also attended Ada High School and Byng High School. His passion was athletics as he was involved in several sports. Harrel was described as a natural-born competitor and wanted to excel in everything from recreational softball to college algebra.

After graduation from Pauls Valley High, he attended Oklahoma State University his freshman year. He was a life-long OSU Cowboys’ fan and was able to live his dream of attending school there before coming ‘home’ to ECU.

Harrel, who was noted for his remarkable ability to make people smile and laugh, was well-liked and a positive influence to everyone. He also spent a lot of time with friends and made a permanent mark on all of their lives.

Donations can be made to the ECU Foundation, 1100 E. 14th, Ada, OK, 74820.

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NAVAJO CODE TALKER BILL TOLEDO TO HAVE BOOK SIGNING AFTER SPEECH ON FEB. 28

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Navajo Code Talker Bill Toledo is scheduled to have a book signing after his speech on Feb. 28 during East Central University’s Fifth Annual Louise Young Diversity Lecture.

Mr. Toledo will be speaking at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 at the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center on the ECU campus. The speech is free and open to the public.

Toledo was a World War II Navajo Code Talker for three years from 1942-45, serving in engagements including the Battle of Bougainville in the British Solomon Islands and the battles of Guam and Iwo Jima.

Toledo’s work and use of the Navajo language helped block Japanese intelligence experts from breaking United States and Allied codes. The Japanese were well-versed in the English language and were able to anticipate American and Allied actions, before the United States Marine Corps employed the Navajo Indians, who used their native language, to help disguise American and Allied moves, which proved to be highly successful.

Following his speech and a brief question-answer session, Toledo will sign books for $45 apiece (cost of the book and signing). Several titles of books included are: Navajo Weapon, Navajo Warriors and It Had To Be Done. Proceeds from the book signing will go to the operating revenue of the Navajo Code Talkers group to purchase food, drinks, etc. for their meetings and other functions they attend.

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Share music folder ONLY

Dear all, I am having the following issue I hope you can help with:

I am running itunes under windows 8. I have setup two users on the same desktop. Only me has iphone / ipad. Installing itunes it has put its libraries under my user account. However, I wish to share ONLY the music files with the other user i.e. for him to able and listen to the same music files directly from his account. I can obviously give him access rights to the folder but I don't really want to do that. The good option would be to place ONLY the music files under the PUBLIC user account - but I don't know how to do this!

I have found some articles / solutions talking about moving the itunes media folder under "public" account  - but this means that other items apart from music is transfered (not desirable). Any suggestions or directions?

Thank you in advance

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ECU INSTRUCTOR JORDAN INDUCTED AS FELLOW INTO PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY NURSES

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East Central University nursing instructor Jeff Jordan has been inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Academy of Emergency Nurses, it was recently announced in Des Plaines, Ill.

The AEN fellowship is an honor recognizing emergency nurses for their contributions to patient care in and out of the emergency department.

“Each year, we honor outstanding emergency nurses by inducting them into the Academy of Emergency Nursing,” said Gail Lenehan, 2012 president of the Emergency Nurses Association. “Fellows in the academy represent the best of the best and have provided invaluable groundbreaking leadership in emergency nursing. Their dedication to patients and colleagues is inspirational.”

The AEN was constituted on Sept. 28, 2004, to honor nurses who have made specific, substantial, and enduring contributions to the field of emergency nursing; who advance the profession of emergency nursing, including the health care system in which emergency nursing is delivered; and who provide visionary leadership to the Emergency Nurses Association.

Jordan, a native of Macomb, Okla., was one of 14 honored by the Emergency Nurses Association. He is an RN to BSN coordinator/instructor at ECU.

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GILBERT & SULLIVAN REPERTOIRE BRINGS SHOW WITH A TWIST TO ECU

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Take Gilbert & Sullivan, add a twist of Broadway and stir. What do you get? A mixture of The Mikado meets The Music Man. Where the HMS Pinafore sets sail for Brigadoon. Where The Pirates of Penzance take shore leave On the Town. It's I've Got a Little Twist, a one-of-a-kind show that proves the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire is as fun, fresh and full-of-life as three little maids from school.

The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players will perform this engaging original show at East Central University’s Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24. Tickets are $18 and may be purchased online at tickets.ecok.edu or at the box office the night of the show.

For more information about the performance, contact the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center Box Office, 580-559-5751 or visit tickets.ecok.edu. This event is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, the ECU Foundation, Inc., the East Central Credit Union, Citizens Bank, the ECU Bookstore, Blue Moon Café, Valley View Regional Hospital and Bob’s BBQ.

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LANDMARK BANK PRESIDENT PRESENTS CHECK TO ECU FOUNDATION

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Landmark Bank President Dale Boatwright presents a scholarship check to East Central University Foundation Executive Director Phyllis Danley. The yearly $750 check goes toward scholarships and this year will be applied toward assisting the ECU Chorale trip to Washington, D.C. in December of 2013.

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