Alumni Archives

May 06, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU names 2025 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Lauded for their genuine compassion, bold leadership and mission-centered initiative, five East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2025 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award by...

May 05, 2025
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Brody alumna, student posters highlight Medical Education Day

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University hosted its 11th annual Medical Education Day May 1, highlighted by a keynote address by alumna Dr. Christina Peroutka. Held in...

A man in a police uniform and a graduation cap with gold tassel stands with arms crossed in a classroom with desks.
May 02, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU police chief receives Ph.D. at spring commencement

East Carolina University’s Chief of Police Jason Sugg is a second-generation law enforcement officer and a first-generation Pirate. On Friday, he adds another ECU degree to his repertoire when he...

A young man wearing a sport coat stands holding a microphone on the left side of the room making a presentation to a group. To his left are two giant posterboards with two other young men standing to the side.
Apr 28, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Campus Cribs finds a home at Aman Pirate Challenge

Finding the right place to live can be stressful and time-consuming for East Carolina University students who live off campus. Campus Cribs hopes to connect the two, giving students a...

Apr 22, 2025
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus and Greenville native to deliver spring commencement address

East Carolina University will welcome entrepreneur and alumnus John May ’93 as the keynote speaker for its spring commencement ceremony. More than 4,600 students and their friends and family will...

Apr 17, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Outstanding faculty honored at 2025 University Teaching Awards

East Carolina University celebrated faculty members who excel in the classroom and beyond at the 2025 University Teaching Awards ceremony Tuesday in the Main Campus Student Center. “Our students, region...

Apr 15, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Annual service event encourages community volunteerism

Across Pirate Nation, alumni are gearing up to serve their communities as part of the second annual ECU Alumni Days of Service hosted by the East Carolina University Alumni Association...

Apr 08, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Child life specialists treat childhood fears, grow resilient humans

Thursday mornings at the Brody Outpatient Clinic’s pediatric hematology-oncology practice is given over to children with sickle cell disease, a congenital condition that limits aerobic activity and can be painful...

Two dumptrucks ride on a road covered in dirt in front of boarded-up and damaged buildings.
Mar 27, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Six months after Helene, ECU alumni continue to help with recovery

The rushing water turned roads into raging rivers, chewing up asphalt along with nearby buildings and homes. Six months later, repairs and rebuilding continue in western North Carolina. In the...

Mar 25, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU piano program shines with student success, world-class guests

Piano Studies in East Carolina University’s School of Music is having a moment, with award-winning students, a new piano academy, and piano festival guest artists including Richard Goode, a world-class...