New ECU Center Expands Oklahoma’s Health Care Workforce
Jennifer Needham, TSET board chair, watches as Wendell Godwin, president of East Central University, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the Dan Hays STEM Center and School of Nursing.
East Central University celebrated the opening of its new Dan Hays STEM Center and School of Nursing in Ada, expanding the university’s capacity to prepare Oklahoma’s future health care and STEM workforce.
A $13 million TSET Legacy Grant helped make the 64,000-square-foot facility possible, providing new classrooms, laboratories and advanced nursing simulation spaces. The expanded School of Nursing will allow ECU to train more nurses at a time when communities across Oklahoma continue to face health care workforce needs. About 80% of ECU nursing graduates remain in Oklahoma to work, helping strengthen the state’s health care system.
The center also expands opportunities for students studying mathematics, computer science and other STEM fields, supporting a broader workforce prepared to meet Oklahoma’s evolving needs.
Named for Chickasaw citizen Dan Hays, whose 1909 land donation helped establish the university, the center connects ECU’s history of serving Oklahoma with its investment in the state’s future. |
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Perspective: Lance Thomas in the Journal Record
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Office Visit: TSET investment in healthy children supports a stronger Oklahoma
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When children have access to nutritious food, they are better able to learn, grow and succeed. In fact, childhood nutrition is key to building healthy communities now and in the future.
That’s why TSET is investing $9.4 million in FEEDOK, a new program that will provide nutritious meals to Oklahoma students outside of school. By addressing childhood food insecurity, FEEDOK will give Oklahoma children a stronger start.
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