Ricky Hill leads facilities team that keeps ECU running 24/7
“Behind the scenes” might best describe Ricky Hill. You may have gotten an email from Hill about a water or power outage, key request process change, renovation, maintenance or summer...
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Mental health is healthcare: New psychology clinic location improves access
For 15 years, the East Carolina University Psychology Clinic (formerly the Psychological Assessment and Specialty Services Clinic, or PASS Clinic) has stood as a powerful reminder of a truth too...
Grant expands access to teacher licensure, graduate education
The East Carolina University College of Education will expand access to teacher licensure and graduate education through the Kenan Residency to Master’s Fellows (R2M) program with support of a $500,000...
McNeill shares about book, life lessons at library event
Longtime football coach Ruffin McNeill was introduced in East Carolina University’s Joyner Library by Johnnee Rice. McNeill, an ECU Athletics Hall of Fame member who was head coach of the...
“Scream” writer Kevin Williamson returns to ECU
Thirty years after the debut of “Scream,” Kevin Williamson’87 returned to East Carolina University and walked down the aisles of McGinnis Theatre to sit on the same stage where he...
Service and care runs in the family for teen admitted to College of Nursing
For the Hill family, Pirate nursing is a family business. Kayleigh Hill is getting a very early start as part of the next generation as one of the youngest students...
Faculty, staff honored as Treasured Pirates, state service
Faculty and staff who’ve made outstanding contributions to East Carolina University’s mission and those who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were honored in a ceremony at...
Innovation Internship charts market course for alum’s Step Walker
At East Carolina University, student success and regional transformation are strategic priorities. Now, a first-of-its-kind internship intends to enlist students to succeed at transformational ideas. The university’s Crisp Small Business Resource Center, working with the ECU Office of Commercialization & Licensing,...
Commencement speaker Kevin Williamson encourages ECU graduates to face fear
Although their individual journeys may have had moments of fear, there was nothing but celebration on a sun-splashed morning Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as East Carolina University celebrated its graduates...
ECU names 2026 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients
Lauded for their commitment to service, bold leadership and unwavering determination, five East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2026 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award...