ECU News Services Archives

Apr 27, 2016
  • Jules Norwood

DAY OF DISTINCTION

East Carolina University’s faculty and staff were presented with awards recognizing their service, leadership, ambition and spirit during the seventh annual Founders Day and University Awards Celebration on April 27...

ECU student Kelsey Reeves puts a sleeve on a high school student during National Biomechanics Day.
Apr 27, 2016
  • Doug Boyd

‘An exciting time’

Cecil P. Staton, interim president of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, has been named the 11th chancellor of East Carolina University by the University of North Carolina Board of...

Apr 25, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Almost 5,000 students will receive degrees during East Carolina University’s 2016 Spring Commencement ceremony. The event will be held Friday, May 6 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and will begin at 9...

Apr 22, 2016
  • Summer Tillman

LOVE FOR LITERATURE

An East Carolina alumnus and faculty member helped choose this year’s Caldecott Award winner for children’s literature. Alan Bailey, associate professor and head of services for the Teaching Resources Center...

Apr 22, 2016
  • Jackie Drake

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Women have made great progress toward equality in the workplace, but much work remains to be done, particularly in achieving work-life balance for both women and men. That was the...

Apr 22, 2016
  • ECU News Services

College of Nursing honors 2016 Hall of Fame inductees

The East Carolina University College of Nursing inducted 11 members to its Hall of Fame during a ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel Greenville on Friday, April 15. The event,...

Apr 21, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

STAFF APPRECIATION

Eight East Carolina University staff members are being recognized for their hard work and dedication with inaugural Captain's First Mate awards during ECU's annual Staff Appreciation Week April 18-22. One...

Apr 21, 2016
  • ECU News Services

Alums support business students through scholarships, travel experiences

An old baseball coach once taught his players a formula: P + O = S; Preparation plus Opportunity equals Success. David and Pamela Leonard aren’t baseball coaches, but they are...

Apr 20, 2016
  • ECU News Services

SMALL BUSINESS, BIG IMPACT

At the East Carolina University College of Business, the "E" word is everywhere you look. Entrepreneurship is about taking an original idea and creating a practical, sustainable business plan to...

Apr 20, 2016
  • ECU News Services

OBJECTION TO PROVISIONS

In a meeting on April 19, the East Carolina University Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution of support for the university’s nondiscrimination policy in objection to provisions of North Carolina’s...