The Pirate Alumni Network has a new platform

Think of it as the ECU Alumni Association’s version of LinkedIn and Facebook combined.
ECU Connect is a new way for alumni, students and ECU supporters to expand their career networks and provide career mentorship.
“We talk a lot about alumni networks and how important it is for Pirates to help Pirates, and this is really an online manifestation of that, the power of that network,” said Heath Bowman, president of the alumni association.
ECU Connect was launched after surveys over the years showed one of the biggest things alumni wanted from their association was career help, Bowman said. This online platform will do just that. The association estimates more than 170,000 Pirates will be able to use ECU Connect.
These alumni, students, faculty, staff and supporters will be able to link with each other in various ways such as mentoring, similar career fields, job postings and geographical regions. Those being mentored will be able to get resume help as well as practice their job interviewing skills.
ECU Connect also goes beyond jobs with university and alumni event postings.
“I feel like the partnership that it will bring to our campus and that we can help facilitate through this platform is really, really important,” Bowman said.
ECU Connect is free and easy to use. LinkedIn users can sign in without having to create a new profile because ECU Connect will use their LinkedIn information.
“I really wish my alma mater had something like this when I was coming into my career field,” Bowman added.
More information and a sign up link are at www.ecuconnect.com.
 
 
-by Rich Klindworth