ECU Contributor Archives

Feb 12, 2024
  • University Advancement

Black Alumni Chapter honors ECU graduates

Three outstanding East Carolina University alumni were honored with awards Saturday by the ECU Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Chapter (BAC). The awards, presented during the Black Student Success Summit, celebrate individuals who demonstrate...

Feb 07, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Student presents migraine research at Harvard University

The itinerary for East Carolina University student Kendall Nelson was finalized a few days before she traveled to present at the National Collegiate Research Conference in late January. It was...

Fourteen ECU faculty and staff are Treasured Pirates. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Feb 06, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

STEADFAST, SELFLESS DEDICATION

Hardee recognized for 55 years of service Lou Anna Hardee has worked for every East Carolina University chancellor since Leo Jenkins and seven deans in the College of Education, where...

Shanice Hill leads frontline customer service for the Department of Parking and Transportation Services. (Photos by Steven Mantilla)
Jan 24, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Staff: Shanice Hill

With more than 25,000 parking spaces on East Carolina University’s campus, Shanice Hill’s top priority is making sure that everyone who comes to campus feels welcomed. Hill is the customer...

Jan 12, 2024
  • ECU News Services

Annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Jan. 18

The 28th annual Polar Bear Plunge will kick off at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at East Carolina University’s Eakin Student Recreation Center (ESRC). The milestone event, which started in 1997,...

Melanie Sartore-Baldwin, left, smiles as she holds a puppy in 2014 at the Pitt County Animal Shelter during the first year of East Carolina University’s Kinesiology 1010 fitness walking course. (ECU News photos)
Jan 10, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

A DECADE FOR DOGS

East Carolina University’s Kinesiology 1010 fitness walking course has been described as a win-win. At the forefront, dogs in the Pitt County Animal Shelter benefit from walks led by professor...

Jan 08, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU graduate students present research in thesis competition

Under pressure of the clock, 35 East Carolina University graduate students presented their research endeavors during the Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in November. Madison Rose ’23, seeking...

Jan 04, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU-led team researches responses to rapid population growth

Dr. Samantha Mosier, associate professor of political science in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, will spend the next year serving as the principal investigator leading a team of 38 people...

Dec 13, 2023
  • ECU News Services

Headline: ECU to celebrate fall graduates Friday in Minges Coliseum

East Carolina University will host a commencement ceremony Dec. 15 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate members of the fall Class of 2023. ECU alumnus Kelly King will be...

(Photos by Rhett Butler)
Dec 10, 2023
  • ECU News Services

GRAD PROFILES: FALL 2023

Life can present surprises. Some in the form of challenges, others as opportunities. For these East Carolina University graduates, the encouragement they found at ECU helped them overcome challenges and...