Alumni Archives

Mar 28, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Educator’s legacy of teaching excellence endures

Faye Creegan ’65 was known as master teacher, both in skill and impact. The East Carolina University College of Education graduate became a renowned Pitt County educator whose lessons and...

Mar 28, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Technology, business collide during Technology Summit

Who knew the internet would become so yesterday. “We’re moving into the AI era,” Robert Daigle, director and global artificial intelligence business leader at Lenovo, told East Carolina University students...

Mar 26, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Alumnus launches peanut passion project

A flash of Pirate-inspired flare adorns every can of Hancock Peanut Company. peanuts. The purple stripes on the logo of the golden legumes highlight the talents and family history of...

Mar 26, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Alumnus launches peanut passion project

A flash of Pirate-inspired flare adorns every can of Hancock Peanut Company. peanuts. The purple stripes on the logo of the golden legumes highlight the talents and family history of...

Summer Edwards, center, director of university scholarships, and Zenaia Ward, administrative support specialist, participate in Pirate Nation Gives at the Main Campus Student Center at ECU. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Mar 22, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

GIVING IMPACT

Alumni and friends answered the call to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 20. Some even say it was the GOAT — the greatest of all...

Mar 19, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation’s 8th day of giving will be March 20

No matter who they are, where they are or how much they give, East Carolina University is calling for everyone to be all hands on deck in support of Pirate...

Mar 15, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Philanthropy provides memorable student experiences

East Carolina University international student Roshan Saud says the memory of seeing the ocean for the first time will live in his heart forever. It’s an experience made possible by...

Mar 11, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation Gives expands participation opportunities

There are more ways than ever to participate in this year’s Pirate Nation Gives — East Carolina University’s annual day of giving. The day begins at 12 a.m. on March...

Feb 29, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Karen Kus

It’s been nearly 24 years since Karen Kus hopped on a plane in Boston to come to East Carolina University. She still vividly recalls a woman on that flight asking...

Feb 27, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU planners and geographers research property buyouts and public perceptions

Compound coastal water events (CCWEs) are defined as events that are not themselves extreme but when combined lead to an extreme event or impact in a region. CCWEs are an...