ECU Now Blog Archives

May 16, 2014

College of Business honors its founding dean

By Steve Tuttle ECU News Services A classroom in the Bate Building was dedicated on Thursday to the memory of the late Dr. Elmer R. Browning, who served as the...

May 15, 2014

ECU student wins scholarship in online contest

East Carolina University student Alexandra Smith, of Apex, was the winner of a $1,000 scholarship from the Frame My Future Scholarship Contest offered by Church Hill Classics. She was selected...

May 08, 2014

Saeed interviewed on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’

Dr. Sy Saeed, chairman of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, was interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” May 7 regarding the effectiveness of telepsychiatry...

May 08, 2014

Nursing student group named ECU Outstanding Organization of the Year

By Elizabeth Willy College of Nursing The East Carolina Association of Nursing Students was honored as ECU's Organization of the Year at the Student Activities and Organizations banquet May 4....

May 06, 2014

Passion, persistence leads to success for ECU student

By Margaret Turner ECU College of Engineering and Technology At the end of July, at least one East Carolina University senior will be working full time in the Research Triangle...

May 02, 2014

Hurricane workshop set for May 28

The 5th Annual East Carolina University/North Carolina Emergency Management Hurricane Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. May 28 at the Murphy Center, East Carolina University. Topics...

May 02, 2014

ECU Red Cross Club presented $10,000 check to local chapter in response to tornado relief

ECU’s Red Cross Club presented a check for $10,000 to the local Pitt County Red Cross Chapter on Thursday, May 1 in response to the recent tornado for disaster relief. The club...

Apr 29, 2014

Joyner Library offers pet therapy to relieve exam stress

May 1 marks the start of spring semester exams at ECU, prompting for many students a stress-filled week of late-night studying. To help alleviate that stress, Joyner Library is offering...

Apr 28, 2014

Sixty years later: Town hall meeting commemorates Hurricane Hazel

On May 5, East Carolina University will host the first in a series of statewide meetings on hurricane and severe weather preparedness that commemorate the 60th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel....

Apr 28, 2014

Pirate statue returned

  The iconic ECU pirate statue that stands on the campus mall has been recovered. The statue was reported missing early Sunday, April 27, and it was located early Monday,...