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Innovative Leadership in Environmental Science:Dr. Saba Tahmassebi and the Future of Kerr Lab

Innovative Leadership in Environmental Science:Dr. Saba Tahmassebi and the Future of Kerr Lab

Sep 10, 2024

Dr. Saba Tahmassebi, the Director of the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, has always liked figuring out how things work. He sees problems as opportunities and enjoys discovering solutions. He doesn’t look at the world in terms of difficulties or...

Building a Business from the Ground Up: How Tek-Work is Transforming Computer Repairs in Ada

Building a Business from the Ground Up: How Tek-Work is Transforming Computer Repairs in Ada

Sep 3, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Mike Smith was 10 years old when he learned that he could successfully take apart a computer and put it back together. His parents grounded him and forbade him from playing computer games. However, as many 10-year-olds may do, he thought he could...

Work Ready Ada: Transforming Lives Through Employment Readiness

Work Ready Ada: Transforming Lives Through Employment Readiness

Aug 27, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Cassie Burrows knows what it’s like to need a new purpose and a new path. Her mother had been diagnosed with cancer and Burrows used her family medical leave to stay home and take care of her. Unfortunately, after she exhausted her leave, the...

Bridging Academia and Industry: Research Commercialization in Ada

Bridging Academia and Industry: Research Commercialization in Ada

Aug 16, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As part of the Conduit Initiative’s strategy to encourage a technology and innovation-based economy, the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) partnered with the Chickasaw Nation, the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, and the Oka’ Institute to...

Leveling Up: The Rapid Growth of ECU’s Esports Program

Leveling Up: The Rapid Growth of ECU’s Esports Program

Aug 13, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When Cody Soden took the Director of Alumni Relations position at ECU in March of 2023, he had no way of knowing where his life was going to lead. Within three months, he became involved with the Esports program at ECU and by August, he was...

From Classroom to Community: Hands-On Water Education for Students

From Classroom to Community: Hands-On Water Education for Students

Aug 8, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker For many students, water science in schools is limited to learning the basics about the water cycle, but when one considers the importance of water in our lives, it is evident that more opportunities for water education needs to be available....

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: How the Chickasaw Nation STEM Academy Shapes Young Minds

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: How the Chickasaw Nation STEM Academy Shapes Young Minds

Jul 15, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Space exploration has long held a fascination and curiosity for people, especially children. This interest led to the creation of the Chickasaw Nation Aviation and Space Academy (CNASA) in 2003. However, the strategy to engage children’s...

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Oklahoma Business Week

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Oklahoma Business Week

Jun 26, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In early June, 35 high school students converged onto the East Central University campus to learn about business and entrepreneurship. This was the tenth time that the ECU School of Business hosted Oklahoma Business Week (OBW). It originally...

Bridging the Digital Divide: How Ada’s Community Can Access Free Cybersecurity and Networking Courses

Bridging the Digital Divide: How Ada’s Community Can Access Free Cybersecurity and Networking Courses

Jun 10, 2024

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Digital jobs are not just the careers of the future—they are the careers of the present. However, people can find it difficult to know where to start. Where does one begin this path? How can they find the appropriate trainings and certifications?...

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