Athletics Archives

Two students lean over a yellow table to fill out a postcards. Purple pens and event flyers are spread across the table.
Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

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...

A man wearing a blue suit jacket and purple tie holds a glass award in front of a white projector screen
Feb 13, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

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...

Dec 18, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

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...

Dec 03, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough to deliver fall commencement address

Former East Carolina University baseball player Clayton McCullough, manager of the Miami Marlins and a World Series winning coach, will deliver the keynote address during fall commencement on Dec. 19...

Nov 14, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Trustees approve degree conferral at November meeting

In its final meeting of 2025, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved conferral of degrees for 1,863 graduates at ECU’s fall commencement on Dec. 19 in Minges Coliseum....

purple 'research one' banners hang proudly displayed in front of ECU's Wright building
Aug 14, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Student success initiatives grow with strategic support in FY 2025

Donors have embraced East Carolina University’s priority fundraising focus to further initiatives like scholarships and research, contributing nearly $74.4 million in philanthropic support, according to a fiscal year-end wrap-up of...

A man in a neon yellow construction shirt and white hard hat holds a nail gun to the floor of the Whichard building on campus.
Jul 01, 2025
  • Doug Boyd

Summer 2025 Campus Construction Roundup

This summer, crews and contractors at East Carolina University are busy working on old buildings and putting up new ones, with the goal of providing safe, modern and spacious facilities...

A smiling young woman in a black Pirate Tennis long sleeve T-shirt holds a tennis racket in her right hand.
May 02, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Muzzolon aces her ECU experience

The first few nights for any college freshman are often challenging. East Carolina University women’s tennis student-athlete Martina Muzzolon, a native of Padua, Italy, encountered an unexpected obstacle on her...

Two people with their back to the camera wear purple graduation caps and gowns.
May 02, 2025
  • University Communications

Meet the ECU Class of 2025

On Friday, May 9 more than 4,600 students will graduate from East Carolina University. The Class of 2025 will carry more than diplomas as they close this chapter of their...

A large group of people hold shovels as they stand behind a small sandpit.
Apr 25, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU trustees celebrate a year of accomplishments

By the Numbers The Isley Indoor Performance Center and Wornom Family Field will include: 85,000 square feet of space 120-yard synthetic turf field 580 tons of structural steel 2,000 truckloads...