ECU News Services Archives

Dec 15, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU ranked 2nd nationwide in national board certifications

North Carolina ranked first in the nation in national board certification of teachers, and East Carolina University earned a top ranking for newly certified alumni. Appalachian State University leads the...

Dec 15, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU ranked 2nd nationwide in national board certifications

North Carolina ranked first in the nation in national board certification of teachers, and East Carolina University earned a top ranking for newly certified alumni. Appalachian State University leads the...

William Chappell, left, and Ossie Dyson completed their doctorates in microbiology and immunology this fall at the Brody School of Medicine at ECU. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 15, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

TIME FOR A BREAK

Now that he's finished his doctorate, Ossie Dyson might finally have time to take his wife on a honeymoon. Classmate William Chappell will be glad to get some rest. Dyson...

Dec 15, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Doctoral grads mark end of long journey

Now that he's finished his doctorate, Ossie Dyson might finally have time to take his wife on a honeymoon. Classmate William Chappell will be glad to get some rest. Dyson...

Dec 14, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

John Anema checks off doctoral degree from his bucket list

John Anema’s bucket list may seem ordinary to some. There’s no faraway vacation or extreme sport. Spending time with family and friends tops his “to do” list, which got a...

Dec 13, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

ECU medical tuition most affordable in country

Low tuition costs were not the main reason Jon Winter chose East Carolina University for medical school, but for him and other students, it does make a difference. "It was...

Dec 12, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Board on Human Sciences Award presented to ECU professor

An East Carolina University faculty member was honored in November for her contributions to research and human sciences in higher education. The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities named Dr....

Dec 12, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU offers summer medical education program

College students and recent graduates who are aiming for a career as a physician can hone their science and research skills during an eight-week summer program at the Brody School...

Dec 12, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host Great Decisions community forum

East Carolina University will host the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions Program Jan. 14 through March 3. The program will run for eight consecutive Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon...

An ECU student peers out a Clement Hall window during a Nov. 16 campus lockdown triggered by reports of an armed individual. Officials have released a report that examines how well lockdown procedures were handled. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 12, 2011
  • Kathryn Kennedy

LOCKDOWN REVIEW

Officials at East Carolina University have issued a positive assessment of the cautionary measures taken during a lockdown Nov. 16 after a student walking toward campus with an umbrella was...