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Aug 27, 2019
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ECU announces higher prize awards, kickoff date for third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge

East Carolina University, the College of Business and the Miller School of Entrepreneurship have announced that the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge will award more than $100,000 in cash prizes...

Aug 19, 2019
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Autism awareness T-shirt sales on campus raise funds for Aces for Autism group

ECU Dowdy Student Stores and its vendor, Perfect Promotions & More of Apex, presented a check Tuesday, Aug. 13, to support Aces for Autism. The check for $2,292 was presented...

Aug 15, 2019
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ECU Nursing faculty member receives lung cancer research grant

East Carolina University College of Nursing faculty member Dr. LeeAnn Jarrett-Johnson was selected to receive one of five Lung Cancer Research Fellowship Grants awarded by the Lung Cancer Initiative of...

Aug 14, 2019
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Sale of T-Shirts on Campus Raises Funds for ALS Association

ECU Dowdy Student Stores and their vendor, Perfect Promotions & More of Apex, presented a check Wednesday, Aug. 7 for $3,504 to the ALS Association North Carolina Chapter. The check...

Aug 12, 2019
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ECU to conduct tests of ECU Alert system on Aug. 14, 15 and 16

East Carolina University will conduct tests of the ECU Alert emergency notification system at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Thursday, Aug. 15 and Friday, Aug. 16. The tests will assess...

Aug 09, 2019
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ECU Alumni Association welcomes new president

Scott E. Francis has been appointed associate vice chancellor and president of the ECU Alumni Association effective Aug. 9. Francis joins ECU from the University of Florida, where he served...

Aug 08, 2019
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Small businesses flock to ECU for 2019 Disaster Recovery Contracting Summit

Contractors from across North Carolina filled the Willis Building Auditorium at East Carolina University on Wednesday to learn how to better connect with local, state and federal agencies after a...

Aug 07, 2019
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ECU’s newest recycling truck runs on CNG

East Carolina University’s newest recycling truck is quieter and more efficient thanks to compressed natural gas (CNG). Terry Little, recycling coordinator with ECU Facilities Services, said the decision to purchase...

Aug 05, 2019
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ECU alumna named director of UNC System presidential search committee

The search for the UNC system’s next leader is being led by ECU alumna Kimberly Strach, the university system announced Friday. Strach will serve as the director of the presidential...

Aug 05, 2019
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Killian named UNC Staff Assembly chair

Garrett Killian, an East Carolina University staff member, has been elected as the chair for the University of North Carolina Staff Assembly for the 2019-2020 academic year. Going into its...