ECU News Services Archives

Sep 09, 2019
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Phased Retirement Program availability announced

On behalf of Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach, Provost Ron Mitchelson announces the annual availability of the Phased Retirement Program for eligible tenured faculty members. Individual letters to eligible faculty members...

Sep 03, 2019
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ECU freshman wins free textbooks for fall semester

An East Carolina University freshman can thank his friend for the textbooks he won from Dowdy Student Stores, the university-run bookstore on campus. Omar Awadallah of Greenville wasn’t going to...

Aug 30, 2019
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ECU Physicians receives second national diabetes care recognition

Twenty-three ECU clinicians have received national recognition for their exceptional care of patients with diabetes. Thirteen of the twenty-three are receiving this designation for the second time. The National Committee for...

Aug 29, 2019
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Kovar, 9 ECU Nursing alumni named Distinguished Public Health Nurses

College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Cheryl Kovar has been named a Distinguished Public Health Nurse in North Carolina. Kovar, an assistant professor in the advanced nursing practice and education department,...

Aug 28, 2019
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Gotcha e-bikes arrive at ECU

East Carolina University students, faculty and staff will have a new way of getting around campus this fall with the arrival of 225 Gotcha e-bikes. Joshua Rossnagel of ECU Parking...

Aug 27, 2019
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ECU announces higher prize awards, kickoff date for third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge

East Carolina University, the College of Business and the Miller School of Entrepreneurship have announced that the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge will award more than $100,000 in cash prizes...

Aug 19, 2019
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Autism awareness T-shirt sales on campus raise funds for Aces for Autism group

ECU Dowdy Student Stores and its vendor, Perfect Promotions & More of Apex, presented a check Tuesday, Aug. 13, to support Aces for Autism. The check for $2,292 was presented...

Aug 15, 2019
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ECU Nursing faculty member receives lung cancer research grant

East Carolina University College of Nursing faculty member Dr. LeeAnn Jarrett-Johnson was selected to receive one of five Lung Cancer Research Fellowship Grants awarded by the Lung Cancer Initiative of...

Aug 14, 2019
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Sale of T-Shirts on Campus Raises Funds for ALS Association

ECU Dowdy Student Stores and their vendor, Perfect Promotions & More of Apex, presented a check Wednesday, Aug. 7 for $3,504 to the ALS Association North Carolina Chapter. The check...

Aug 12, 2019
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ECU to conduct tests of ECU Alert system on Aug. 14, 15 and 16

East Carolina University will conduct tests of the ECU Alert emergency notification system at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Thursday, Aug. 15 and Friday, Aug. 16. The tests will assess...