2015-2016 President's Report

C ommunication

Mobile App The college launched its first mobile application in March 2016 that is available in both the Apple and Android app stores. This app is powered by BFAC, a Mississippi-based company. The mobile app includes information and links to the college’s social media, news, calendar, myEC, and other areas, as well as easy access to the college’s eLearning online web area. In addition, those who allow push notifications when downloading the app will receive other important updates from the college as that feature is incorporated in the future. Live Streaming The college began providing live streaming over the internet of several events during the 2015-16 academic year. Home football games were live streamed in fall 2015. Commencement was live streamed in May 2016 with over 300 viewers. The NJCAA Region 23 Baseball Tournament games were also live streamed in May 2016. The college’s Office of Public Information will increase the use of live streaming of selected events during the next academic year. Notes in the Margin East Central began production in spring 2016 of a second book by retired English instructor Ovid Vickers sharing the history of the college. Notes in the Margin: A Collection of Columns About East Central Community College is a collection of essays about ECCC and its people which ran in nearby newspapers over the past three decades. The book will be available for purchase in fall 2016. In 2013, Vickers wrote The East Central I Knew: A History of East Central Community College .

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