ECU News Services Archives

Feb 16, 2012
  • ECU News Services

New book guides family life professionals working with diverse populations

  East Carolina University certified family life educators Sharon M. Ballard and Alan C. Taylor have compiled strategies for working with 11 diverse family groups in their new book, “Family...

Feb 16, 2012
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Seven women represent ECU in BRIDGES program

  Seven East Carolina University women were selected to participate in BRIDGES XIX, an intensive academic leadership and professional development program for women held Sept. 9 through Nov. 12. Selected...

Feb 15, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Students brighten treatment time for young patients

Doctor visits aren't always fun for young patients with cancer and blood diseases, but those at East Carolina University have something to help them smile thanks to the work and...

Feb 15, 2012
  • Kathryn Kennedy

BUILDING BLOCKS

Faculty and staff at East Carolina University will consider in the coming weeks 56 options for altering the university’s academic structure offered by a chancellor-appointed committee. Those options, released Wednesday,...

Feb 14, 2012
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ECU Alumni Association to host breakfast

East Carolina alumni and friends are invited to network with fellow Pirates at the East Carolina Alumni Association’s Greenville Networking Breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 29 at Winslow’s...

Feb 14, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

‘GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY’

At nearly 86 years old, Joe Hofmann is looking forward to getting out and doing more. That's because he recently received a new aortic valve in an advanced procedure led...

Feb 14, 2012
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Emily Post Institute director to speak at ECU

Peter Post, director of The Emily Post Institute and author of five etiquette books, will speak at East Carolina University March 21 as part of the Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series...

Feb 13, 2012
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NATIONAL IN SCOPE

Presidents and chancellors from 16 universities including East Carolina University met in Dallas on Sunday (Feb. 12) to discuss future conference membership plans and agreed to work on forming a...

Feb 13, 2012
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Improving climate for LGBT students is focus of ECU webinar

East Carolina University will host a webinar focused on ways to better meet the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 in Science and...

Feb 10, 2012
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Harvard professor Stephen Burt speaks, studies at ECU

  Harvard professor and poet-critic Stephen Burt read from his poetry and spoke about the relationship between writing poetry and criticism during a visit to East Carolina University Feb. 7....