ECU Now Blog Archives

Sep 08, 2014

Aging, adult services experts to convene at ECU Sept. 12

A panel discussion on aging and adult services will be held at East Carolina University at noon Friday, Sept. 12 in the Croatan Building Green Room. Panel participants will include...

Sep 02, 2014

Business faculty report publications

Faculty in the College of Business have reported recent publications as follows: By Ericka Lawrence (Management), “A Tale of Perception: The Role of Perceived Intent on OCBs and Interpersonal Relationships"...

Sep 02, 2014

Cousteau to open 2014-15 Voyages of Discovery series

Internationally renowned underwater explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau will present the premiere lecture of the 2014-15 Voyages of Discovery lecture series Oct 1 at East Carolina University. Cousteau, an environmentalist, educator and...

Aug 28, 2014

ECU English Chair Awarded $270,000 NEH Grant

East Carolina University English Department Chair Dr. Jeffery Johnson has received a $270,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The three-year grant supports “The Variorum Edition of the...

Aug 28, 2014

Undergraduate student research programs wrap up

By Margaret Turner ECU College of Engineering and Technology Undergraduate students from East Carolina University and more than 10 other universities spent the summer learning about research practices in the...

Aug 28, 2014

Incoming EC Scholars prepare for fall during Ocracoke retreat

By Jessica Nottingham ECU Honors College Between serious sessions of charades, beach games and group dinners, the incoming class of EC Scholars participated in leadership training that included topics such...

Aug 28, 2014

Phased Retirement Program available for faculty

August 28, 2014 Chancellor Ballard announces the availability of the Phased Retirement Program to eligible faculty members.  Applications for entry into the Program may be submitted on or after Sept....

Aug 28, 2014

LGBT Resource Office to screen Emmy award winning movie

East Carolina University’s LGBT Office will screen the Emmy award winning movie, “The Normal Heart,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in Hendrix Theatre, Mendenhall Student Center. The 2014 Emmy award...

Aug 26, 2014

ECU see-through frog research highlighted in NatGeo

Research from the ECU Department of Biology on Peruvian glassfrogs was highlighted in National Geographic. Graduate student Evan Twomey, quoted in the piece, has teamed with former grad student Jesse...

Aug 25, 2014

Bauer, Rulifson selected as distinguished professors

Two professors in the ECU Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences were inducted as distinguished professors at the college's annual faculty convocation Aug. 25. The honor is traditionally bestowed...