ECU Now Blog Archives

Aug 29, 2013

Phase Retirement Program available for eligible faculty

Chancellor Ballard has announced the annual availability of the Phased Retirement Program for eligible tenured faculty members. Individual letters of invitation to apply for participation in the Program beginning August...

Aug 29, 2013

ECU School of Dental Medicine announces first research dean

Dr. Sharon M. Gordon has been named the first associate dean for research and chair of Foundational Sciences of the ECU School of Dental Medicine . Gordon assumed her new...

Aug 27, 2013

Ballard to chair Child Development and Family Relations

Dr. Sharon M. Ballard has been appointed the new chair of East Carolina University’s Department of Child Development and Family Relations following a national search. Ballard joined the faculty of...

Aug 20, 2013

ECU alums engaged during surprise flash mob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDShYPAmxg By Jennifer Brezina College of Business Who says accountants can't be fun and romantic when it comes time to pop the question? Andrew Stoker '11, a CPA now working...

Aug 20, 2013

ECU’s Campus Recreation and Wellness to host annual Beach Festival

East Carolina University will host the third annual Beach Festival from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the North Recreational Complex. The popular attraction drew more than 1,200 students...

Aug 19, 2013

ECU professor interviewed on NPR

East Carolina University marketing and supply chain management professor Christine Kowalcyzk was interviewed on NPR regarding the potential for Paula Deen to recover her image following charges of racial discrimination....

Aug 19, 2013

Griffith named Harriot College of Arts & Sciences distinguished professor

East Carolina University anthropology professor Dr. David Griffith was named distinguished professor for the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences during the college’s annual faculty convocation Aug. 19. Griffith...

Aug 19, 2013

Joyner Library responds to student demand with trial 24/5 schedule

Joyner Library is responding to student demand with a trial 24/5 operating schedule for the 2013-14 academic year. Beginning August 19 and continuing through the spring semester, Joyner Library will...

Aug 13, 2013

Joyner Library faculty, staff report professional activities

Faculty in J.Y. Joyner Library has reported publications and professional activities as follows: Publications Article by David Hursh and Christine Avenarius (Anthropology), “What Do Patrons Really Do in Music Libraries?...

Aug 09, 2013

Wounded warrior, an ECU graduate, receives new home

A little over a year after he lost his legs to a mine while fighting in Afghanistan, Army Ranger Nathan Rimpf received a new home donated through a partnership of...