ECU Now Blog Archives

Feb 27, 2011

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....

Feb 26, 2011

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...

Feb 26, 2011

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...

Feb 26, 2011

ECU People

East Carolina University faculty and staff honors and activities: Publications Presentations Service and Honors/Professional Activities Appointments Elections Births and Marriages In Memoriam

Feb 26, 2011

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...

Feb 26, 2011

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...

Feb 26, 2011

Coming Up

Motown concert, A tribute to Motown Blues, Feb. 26 at Wright Auditorium, with ECU’s own Carroll V. Dashiell Jr. and jazz vocalist Aishah. Ticketed event.

Feb 26, 2011

Virtual Classes

Saba Centra, ECU’s Web conferencing software, allows ECU faculty to present a live virtual class from any location with an Internet connection and a web browser. ...

Feb 26, 2011

Spring 2011 Iron Pour

Feb 25, 2011

Tough Times

College and division cuts of 9 to 12 percent along with tuition hikes may be necessary to make up state budget shortfalls, East Carolina University Chancellor Steve Ballard said. (Read more...)...