ECU News Services Archives

May 13, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

CREATING BIG IDEAS

Student wins statewide social entrepreneurial competition By Jennifer Brezina For University Communication ECU Honors College student Mona Amin of Charlotte and her team won first place at the 2016 Discovery...

May 12, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

‘I AM ALIVE’

Carolyn Daniels has dropped 57 pounds, but she’s gained a healthier lifestyle and a new outlook on life. “I am alive,” Daniels said. “I have more energy and can move...

May 12, 2016
  • ECU News Services

‘A LASTING IMPACT’

The 12 years of service and leadership of Chancellor Steve and Nancy Ballard were celebrated – and roasted a little – during a dinner May 11 at the Murphy Center...

May 10, 2016
  • Elizabeth Willy
  • Jules Norwood

NEW NURSES

North Carolina’s need for more nurses is clear: the state’s elderly population is expected to double by 2020, and one in five nurses is nearing retirement age. But with those...

May 10, 2016
  • ECU News Services

ECU faculty publish book after finding success in improving writing program

Members of East Carolina University’s English Department collaborated to publish a book they hope will help other higher education institutions harness the full potential of their writing programs. After successfully...

May 09, 2016
  • Amy Adams Ellis

MARVELOUS MULTIPLES

It was all hands on deck when six Pirate patients from across the East came together recently to celebrate their healthy babies. Six new mothers of triplets – who all...

May 06, 2016
  • ECU News Services

Graduates toasted at Senior Celebration

Glasses were raised to East Carolina graduates of two generations at Senior Celebration on Thursday afternoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TpplI2r3g Sponsored jointly by the East Carolina Alumni Association and the Pirate Club, the...

May 06, 2016
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood

PROCESSION AND PONCHOS

Twins Denise and Danielle Grover have never attended a graduation where it didn't rain. A tropical storm accompanied their 2013 graduation at Corinth Holders High School in Wendell. So on-and-off...

May 05, 2016
  • ECU News Services

Laupus Library offers respites for stressed students

Final exam week is the busiest time for Laupus Library each semester, as students pack into every available study space for hours of studying. To encourage students to take a...

May 05, 2016
  • ECU News Services

CSDI students present donors with patient-created quilt

Students from East Carolina University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders presented a group of long-time donors with a unique gift during several representatives’ visit to campus this April. The...