Tenth Pirate Nation Gives raises historic $12M
East Carolina University was building up to something big for its 10th Pirate Nation Gives (PNG). Alumni and supporters from around the globe met that idea with tremendous support and...
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A legacy, a wedding and a promise for future Pirate nurses
The brother and bride-to-be of a Pirate nurse who died in an attempted life-saving air ambulance crash four decades ago are using their union to raise scholarship funds for East...
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...
Be very afraid: ECU alum Kevin Williamson directs ‘Scream 7’
This is not a scene from a biopic of when Kevin Williamson ’87 was an East Carolina University student, but it could have been. While the award-winning screenwriter, director and...
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...
Alumnus plans for students’ future hands-on experience
Walter Fields ’71 believes his professional success as an urban planner was strengthened by his willingness to dig in and understand all parts of the process for a development or...
ECU tech center sparks growth for farmers and students
Enrique Martinez doesn’t know much about farming. He doesn’t even own a plant. “My mom has a lot of plants. She’s a big plant person,” said Martinez, an East Carolina...
Judges pick six ECU student entrepreneur teams
And then there were six. The ninth annual Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge is one step closer to crowning a champion after its second round pitch competition with the Miller...
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...
They returned to campus to say ‘I do’
Two 1978 East Carolina University graduates were ready to be married in 2025, and they needed to decide on a ceremony location. It was a mutual decision. “We both knew...