David Irwin Archives

Jan 17, 2018
  • Lacey L. Gray

RESILIENT LEADERSHIP

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and Global Preparedness Authority, will visit East Carolina University at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in Wright Auditorium....

The $60-million Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Southside Renovation capital campaign includes the construction of a southside tower resulting in the creation of 1,000 premium seats.
Jan 12, 2018
  • Doug Boyd

STADIUM RENOVATIONS

ECU and Pirate Club leaders and donors gathered on a drizzly Thursday afternoon to celebrate construction at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and other athletic facilities that will improve experiences for student-athletes and...

ECU’s online programs have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News.
Jan 09, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

BEST IN THE NATION

Online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The...

A study of the potential impacts of GenX will test tapwater as well as blood and urine samples from residents exposed to the compound.
Jan 08, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

CONTAMINATION COLLABORATION

Some projects are too important – and cover too many disciplines – for one researcher to tackle alone. That’s why a study of the potential health impacts of GenX on...

Pirate Profile: Rachel Eker
Jan 03, 2018
  • Bre Lewis

Student: Rachel Eker

Rachel Eker is a senior majoring in accounting and finance at East Carolina University. Her love for the field stems from her parents, who were both business majors in college....

Winter Workshop faculty pianist Robert McDonald rehearses alongside workshop participants in 2015.
Jan 02, 2018
  • Harley Dartt

CLASSICAL WINTER WORKSHOP

East Carolina University welcomes an international cast of acclaimed young chamber musicians to campus for the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival Winter Workshop Jan. 2-7. Winter Workshop brings participants from...

From left, Dr. Paul Mounsey, ECU's new chief of cardiac electrophysiology and ECU cardiac surgeon Dr. Andy Kiser are part of the new atrial fibrillation management team at ECHI.
Dec 21, 2017
  • Amy Adams Ellis
  • Angela Todd

HEARTS IN RHYTHM

The Brody School of Medicine at ECU and Vidant Health have announced the opening of North Carolina’s first specialized atrial fibrillation management clinic, located within the East Carolina Heart Institute...

ECU Lab School scholars show off their surprise holiday gifts inside the Lab School at South Greenville Elementary School.
Dec 21, 2017
  • Cole Dittmer

WARM FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Each child at the East Carolina University Lab School carefully examined the mystery bag with purple and gold ribbons that magically appeared at their desks. On the Wednesday morning before...

“Let’s go Pirates!” voice imprint installed behind artist and ECU alumnus, Daniel Peoples (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 19, 2017
  • Bre Lewis

LET’S GO PIRATES!

East Carolina University alumnus Daniel Peoples has converted the chant “Let’s go Pirates!” into a custom wooden voice imprint now hanging in White Residence Hall. “The phrase that’s here is...

Photography by Cliff Hollis
Dec 19, 2017
  • Bre Lewis

Student: Sephra Reyes

Sephra Reyes is working towards her master of fine arts in metal design at East Carolina University. She grew up in San Miguel, New Mexico, and she received her bachelor’s...