Words of Support
N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue said funding to open ECU’s School of Dental Medicine is an urgent need that should stay on track despite the state’s toughest budget in 60 years. (Read more...) ...
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Trustees: ECU must prepare for cuts
East Carolina University needs to prepare for stressful changes as the state legislature eyes a budget that sharply shrinks government, members of the board of trustees said today in a budget update and discussion. "It comes down to we're going to have to do some uncomfortable things, such as eliminate some schools and ask students to pay," said trustee Bob Greczyn....
Valentine Gift
June Long was with her daughter browsing Valentine's Day cards when she received the call. A match to replace Long's failing kidneys had been found and was on its way to North Carolina. (Read more...)...
Interview with Paul Rogat Loeb
Author and activist Paul Rogat Loeb was on campus Wednesday for the ECU Conference on Service-Learning. He said educators should help students understand how social change occurs. Loeb spoke with ECU News Services about the role of universities in social change and how professors can develop civically engaged students....
Award-winning writer on campus
Award-winning Irish writer, Tóibín visited the East Carolina University campus for three days in February, leaving campus readers and literature students charmed -- from English graduate students who met with Tóibín and discussed the importance of voice and place in works to readers who are simply fans of his engaging storytelling....
Virtual Classes in Comfort
Announcements of cancelled classes due to wintry weather might some day give way to a much more positive message, perhaps one that reads, “Pajamas Permitted: Faculty and students may attend...
Awards for students, faculty
For the sixth year, student teams from the College of Business at East Carolina University took home top prizes at the National Small Business Institute® (SBI) Conference, Feb. 17-19 in...
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Appointments and Elections
December 2010/January 2011 Will Banks (English) was invited to join the advisory board for ReadWriteThink.org, which works to provide high-quality education materials that align to national standards. Banks also joined...
New Technology at Joyner Library
East Carolina University faculty, staff and students quickly snatched up 10 Apple iPads offered for checkout in a Jan. 31 e-mail announcement from Joyner Library. All available devices left the...