ECU News Services Archives

Aug 09, 2019
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ECU Alumni Association welcomes new president

Scott E. Francis has been appointed associate vice chancellor and president of the ECU Alumni Association effective Aug. 9. Francis joins ECU from the University of Florida, where he served...

Aug 08, 2019
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Small businesses flock to ECU for 2019 Disaster Recovery Contracting Summit

Contractors from across North Carolina filled the Willis Building Auditorium at East Carolina University on Wednesday to learn how to better connect with local, state and federal agencies after a...

Aug 07, 2019
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ECU’s newest recycling truck runs on CNG

East Carolina University’s newest recycling truck is quieter and more efficient thanks to compressed natural gas (CNG). Terry Little, recycling coordinator with ECU Facilities Services, said the decision to purchase...

Aug 05, 2019
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ECU alumna named director of UNC System presidential search committee

The search for the UNC system’s next leader is being led by ECU alumna Kimberly Strach, the university system announced Friday. Strach will serve as the director of the presidential...

Aug 05, 2019
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Killian named UNC Staff Assembly chair

Garrett Killian, an East Carolina University staff member, has been elected as the chair for the University of North Carolina Staff Assembly for the 2019-2020 academic year. Going into its...

Aug 02, 2019
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ECU hosts middle school students for renewable energy STEM camp

Just enough wind blew to make the color-laden blades on the whirligig rotate, creating a fun environment for about 20 students attending the College of Engineering and Technology’s Renewable Energy...

Jul 30, 2019
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Students get new look at technology at MIS STEM camp

A deep dive into business technology highlighted the 2019 Management Information Systems (MIS) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Camp this week at East Carolina University. The camp hosted 16...

Jul 29, 2019
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ECU faculty member inducted as fellow of the AANP

Dr. Michelle Skipper, a nurse practitioner and director of the ECU College of Nursing’s doctor of nursing practice program was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse...

Jul 26, 2019
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Wayne Johns receives top prize in record-breaking NCLR poetry contest

The North Carolina Literary Review, an East Carolina University publication, received a record number of entries for its 2019 James Applewhite Poetry Prize, which has been awarded to Wayne Johns....

Jul 22, 2019
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ECU team develops cybersecurity game as learning tool

About 20 computer teaching instructors participated in a high-stakes game of cybersecurity during a Competitive Labs-as-a-Service (CLaaS) workshop Wednesday and Thursday in the College of Engineering and Technology at East...