ECU Now Blog Archives

Feb 04, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU piano competition goes virtual

Providing opportunities at East Carolina University for the next generation of talented young pianists didn’t stop this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, ECU’s School of Music transformed the...

Feb 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU alumnus Steven Guillory Jr. earns world safety award

Steven Guillory Jr. looked everywhere for a graduate level online occupational safety program he felt would help his career. He found that program at East Carolina University, obtaining his master’s...

Jan 28, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU Voyages to feature environmental lawyer who inspired ‘Dark Waters’

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences continues its virtual season of the Voyages of Discovery Series on Feb. 4 with a free, livestreamed event featuring environmental...

Jan 27, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Dr. George Wang honored as Gregory Poole Equipment Distinguished Professor

Dr. George Wang, professor and chair of the Department of Construction Management, has been named the first Gregory Poole Equipment Company Distinguished Professor at East Carolina University. The regional construction...

Jan 26, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

13 Nurses receive 2020 Preceptor of the Year honor

The ECU College of Nursing recently recognized 13 nurses from hospitals and health care agencies throughout the state and beyond with the inaugural Preceptor of the Year honors. Each year,...

Jan 25, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Student Health Services achieves AAAHC accreditation

East Carolina University’s Student Health Services (SHS) has been reaccredited for three years by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). ECU’s SHS offers primary health care services to...

Jan 21, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU educational researcher secures patents for innovative student assessment technology

An East Carolina University educational researcher has secured two patents that provide practical analytics for student and instructor performance related to competence in addition to traditional grades. U.S. Patent 10,878,711...

Jan 20, 2021
  • Erin Ward

Alumnae-run J Public Relations makes Forbes list of best PR agencies

J Public Relations, founded by School of Communication alumna Jamie Sigler O’Grady and Thomas Harriet College of Arts and Sciences alumna Sarah Evans, was named by Forbes magazine as one...

Jan 19, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

Miller School takes prestigious award

Last year, East Carolina University’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship and its student entrepreneurship program, RISE29, was honored for its co-curricular innovation by the United States Association for Small Business and...

Jan 14, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU events celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

East Carolina University will host several events celebrating the life and continuing legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Jan. 23-28. The events include: Saturday, Jan. 23 – Day...