ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday
When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...
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Crew of alumni and friends lead day of giving promotion
When Sarah Kautz ’20 ’24 was faced with the question of where to attend college, East Carolina University was there with the answer. It was the start of a transformative...
Board of Trustees honors Womack, acknowledges student achievements
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored Vern Davenport and David Womack with the Trustees Award for Distinction during its first meeting of 2026. The Trustees Award for Distinction...
New $1.12M grant combines disease prevention, employment support and recovery
A pair of East Carolina University outreach initiatives that work to reduce communicable disease and help employ people in recovery in eastern North Carolina recently received a $1.12 million, three-year...
Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts
What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...
Animal partners prepare counseling students for challenging client work
Dr. Celeste Crawford, a clinical associate professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies and director of the Navigate Counseling Clinic, usually has a teaching assistant at...
Neuroscience symposium links students, scientists and innovation
On a bright Halloween day, researchers from East Carolina University and institutions across the state gathered for the 27th annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to show off their work to fight...
Authors recognized for scholarly contributions
East Carolina University’s libraries formally recognized ECU authors during a two-day span, hosting a ceremony on Health Sciences Campus and then a Main Campus ceremony the following day. “This enriches...
Healing After Helene: One Pirate therapist’s call to serve
After Hurricane Helene struck the mountains of western North Carolina, word of the destruction leaked slowly from the mountainsides and overwashed valleys. For one Pirate alum, a family rescue mission...
Interprofessional event recognizes housekeepers’ role in health care
Over two days in late September, more than 500 East Carolina University students gathered to consider the importance of all members of the health care team — learning from those...