Glen Webster Archives

Nov 13, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Katie Ford

Sometimes, parents do know what’s best. “My dad told me to study Spanish because he said it would be more useful,” said Dr. Katie Ford, associate dean and director of...

Nov 12, 2024
  • ECU News Services

Expert: Lauren Howard

Lauren Howard Associate Director of Student Engagement and the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement Student Affairs 252-737-1669 howardl16@ecu.edu Areas of Expertise Campus outreach, community partnerships, community-engaged learning, Williams-Ross Purple Pantry/Hunger...

Nov 12, 2024
  • ECU News Services

Expert: Michael Catalano

Michael Catalano Senior Teaching Instructor School of Communication College of Fine Arts & Communication ECU College of Education 252-328-6251 catalanom15@ecu.edu Areas of Expertise Sports communication, communication pedagogy, health communication, media...

Nov 06, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing alumni prove ECU’s commitment to service after Hurricane Helene

When Hurricane Helene rolled into western North Carolina in late September, Pirate nurses — from the mountains to the coast — dropped what they were doing and rushed to storm-ravaged...

Matt Crisp and Mike Harris with an auditorium full of COB students, faculty and friends of the college.
Nov 05, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Leadership on Display

When College of Business students take their professional development and ethical leadership class, they know that what they learn will be put to the test in a variety of circumstances....

Local community families and children talk to an East Carolina University student at an exhibit outside at the Town Common in Greenville, North Carolina, during the 2023 Tar River Community Science Festival. A red food truck and tent with more staff appear in the background.
Nov 04, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Community festival to celebrate Tar River, science, learning

Zasha Griffin, one of East Carolina University’s Brinkley-Lane Scholars from the Honors College, has excitedly helped to get other students involved in the third annual Tar River Community Science Festival...

Oct 23, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge

On the day when the Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge was officially renamed the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge, the energy and excitement from the announcement spilled onto East Carolina University’s Mall...

Oct 23, 2024
  • ECU News Services
  • Kim Tilghman

Report finds ECU fuels region and state’s economy

GREENVILLE, N.C. (10/--/24) -- A recent economic impact report highlights how East Carolina University’s operations significantly benefit the region and the state. The report, generated by Drs. Meghan Millea and...

Women Karin Zipf and Marion Deerhake talk to each other while leaning against a case in the library.
Oct 21, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Library’s special collection of resources

A biography written about North Carolina’s first congresswoman, Jane Pratt, might not have been possible without East Carolina University’s Special Collections. Author Marion Deerhake used a plethora of sources to...

Oct 18, 2024
  • Ken Buday
  • Steven Grandy

Opportunities arise at ECU’s PharmaFest

East Carolina University students attending PharmaFest on Wednesday sought just one thing. “I’m looking for an opportunity. It doesn’t really matter if it’s an internship or a job. I’m just...