ECU News Services Archives

Nov 16, 2015
  • ECU News Services

Candlelight vigil to honor terror victims

East Carolina University French faculty members in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, along with the ECU French Club, are holding a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov....

Nov 13, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

GEARING UP

A driving program developed by East Carolina University graduate students is steering some local teens with autism toward greater independence. When five students in the Department of Occupational Therapy went...

Nov 13, 2015
  • ECU News Services

ECU psychology students support academic enhancements at Farmville Middle School

East Carolina University students are assisting Farmville Middle School students through tutoring and team building projects. Approximately 10 school psychology and pediatric school psychology students in the ECU Chapter of...

Nov 12, 2015
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Student: Foster Hunt

College:  College of Allied Health Sciences Major: Physician Assistant Studies Age:  32 Class:  Graduate student Hometown: Born in Hawaii, lived in Efland approximately 20 years Clubs & Organizations: President of Physician Assistant Student...

Nov 12, 2015
  • Alyssa Gutierrez

ADDRESSING DISPARITIES

Six East Carolina University graduate students are doing their part to uphold the university’s motto, “Servire” – “ to serve” – after being named North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows for...

Nov 09, 2015
  • Jackie Drake

UNDEFEATED

At 97, World War II veteran and former Pirate tailback Nick Zuras ’43 still remembers as much about tactics for college football as he does about D-Day. This East Carolina...

Nov 09, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

Warren Brothers Honored for Service George, a Purple Heart recipient, was stationed at Hickam Field in Hawaii during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. He joined the U.S. Army Air...

Nov 09, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

Two national lists recognize ECU’s support for student veterans

East Carolina University is getting high marks by two national organizations for its efforts in supporting student veterans and military service members. In a new listing released Nov. 9, the...

Nov 07, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

BEHIND THE SCENES

When East Carolina University’s production of “Rent” opens Nov. 19, the audience will return to the 1980s thanks to the backstage work of Rebecca Johnson and Delta Smith. Johnson is...

Nov 06, 2015
  • Kathy Muse

NO LIMITS

Shima Nixon, a 23-year-old who lost both legs in a car accident, had never played golf before but wanted to give it a try. “I want to live my life...