A new service has been added to ECC this semester. The learning center specialists have offered an online writing center. Students may go to Moodle and upload a thesis, poem, or even an idea to be reviewed by the specialists and receive a helpful critique to improve their paper. A study was done last year … Continue reading The Writing Center is Open for Business
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Bethany Dixon, a 2013 graduate of East Central College, will be leaving for a two-year long trip to Uganda in November to serve with the Peace Corps. Oftentimes it is difficult for young adults to leave their homes, especially for such an extensive amount of time, and it wasn’t easy for Dixon to stay committed … Continue reading ECC Graduate Joins Peace Corps
If you have been near a television recently, there is a strong chance you have heard at least some talk about the upcoming 2016 presidential election. News outlets such as NBC, CNN or Fox News have released regular poll numbers and airing debates. Or perhaps you’ve heard certain candidates being the epicenter for many comedians … Continue reading Curing the Election Fever: An Interview with Local Government Expert Associate Professor Dennis Pohlman
Patsy Webb has worked for East Central College for 23 years. Her first three years were spent working in Job Placement (today, it is called Career Services). She has been with the same job the past 20 years—Executive Administrative Assistant with Student Development. Patsy was chosen by the Spotlight Committee, on behalf of the Classified … Continue reading Patsy Webb Achieves Spotlight Award
David “Dave” Steffens began working for East Central College in May, 2011. He is the Technical Support Technician for our Instructional Technology department. Dave was chosen by the Spotlight Committee, on behalf of the Classified Staff Association, for the Spotlight Award during September, 2015. The background of the award stems to an employee who … Continue reading David Steffens Achieves Spotlight Award
Back to school. Those words bring joy or pure unadulterated panic to students. Me – the latter. I am a non-traditional student (who also works at ECC) returning to the academic world to finish a degree I started in 1970 – 45 years ago! I quit to get married, have a family, live life. Now, … Continue reading Tips on College Success
Selfie sticks have unjustifiably earned a bad rep in the short time they have been in the spotlight of pop-culture. We live in a culture that actively promotes narcissism with every mainstream technological advance, but it is suddenly frowned upon whenever someone wants to take a group photo without bothering a random onlooker—an onlooker … Continue reading The Selfie Spoon is Now a Thing
Earlier this year, long-time Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away after a complications with a bile duct tumor at age 55. Since his death, company icons Shigeru Miyamotoa and Genyo Takeda have taken the helm as representative leaders for the revered video game company. On September 14, Nintendo officially announced Iwata’s successor, Tatsumi Kimishima. While … Continue reading Nintendo Names New President
According to Dr. Andrew Sledd of Cape Girardeau, MO, there is a dark side to scented candles that most people fail to consider when picking out the perfect scent to infuse their home Dr. Sledd is a pediatrician at Saint Francis Medical Center who also specializes in Environmental Toxicology. In an interview with KFVS-12, Dr. … Continue reading Missouri Doctor Claims Candles Are More Harmful than Cigarettes
According to Dr. Andrew Sledd of Cape Girardeau, MO, there is a dark side to scented candles that most people fail to consider when picking out the perfect scent to infuse their home Dr. Sledd is a pediatrician at Saint Francis Medical Center who also specializes in Environmental Toxicology. In an interview with KFVS-12, Dr. … Continue reading Missouri Doctor Claims Candles Are More Harmful than Cigarettes
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