ECU Now Blog Archives

Apr 27, 2011

Kolasa presents on kids and nutrition

Kathy Kolasa (Family Medicine and Pediatrics) presented at the North Carolina Dietetic Association on “IN4Kids: Integrating Nutrition for Kids: Study Findings” with the IN4KIDS team from Duke University (Gwen Murphy,...

Apr 27, 2011

Founder of ECU Theatre dead at 83

By Jeff Woodruff ECU School of Theatre and Dance The founder of what is today the East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance, Edgar Loessin, died April 22 in...

Apr 21, 2011

ECU students broadcast aerial lift safety techniques

A graduate project by two East Carolina University students resulted in safety recommendations for aerial lift videotaping by athletic programs that have been broadcast to universities in the Big XII,...

Apr 21, 2011

ECU Honor Society inducts new members

East Carolina University’s College of Education inducted 16 new members into the Eta Chi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society April 16. The 16 new members included 13...

Apr 21, 2011

College of Education hosts Clinical Teacher Conference

The East Carolina University College of Education hosted 292 clinical teachers and student teacher supervisors at the 2011 Spring Clinical Teacher Conference April 14 at the Greenville Hilton. The event...

Apr 18, 2011

In Memoriam: Edgar W. Hooks Jr.

Dr. Edgar W. Hooks Jr., retired professor of health and physical education and chair of that department from 1971 to 1980, died April 16. He was the father of Nikki...

Apr 15, 2011

ECU Communication Sciences and Disorders department shines at convention

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrated several accomplishments at the annual Spring Convention of the North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association, April 6-9 at the Koury Convention...

Apr 15, 2011

Two ECU students receive Retired Faculty Association scholarships

Two East Carolina University students -- one undergraduate and one graduate -- were selected for the Retired Faculty Association of the East Carolina Alumni Association scholarships. Skylar Brooke Mills, an...

Apr 15, 2011

Rehabilitation Counseling ranks 13th in nation

East Carolina University's Rehabilitation Counseling program has been ranked 13th in the nation in the recently released 2011 U.S. News & World Report rankings of best graduate schools. The Rehabilitation...

Apr 15, 2011

In Memoriam

Edward Douglas Crotts (Health Education and Promotion), husband of Debra Crotts (University Marketing) died April 13.