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A man in a neon yellow construction shirt and white hard hat holds a nail gun to the floor of the Whichard building on campus.
Jul 01, 2025
  • Doug Boyd

Summer 2025 Campus Construction Roundup

This summer, crews and contractors at East Carolina University are busy working on old buildings and putting up new ones, with the goal of providing safe, modern and spacious facilities...

Several students wearing pink and sitting in a row look up at someone on a stage and smile.
Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Your guide to Pirate life: meet the ECU orientation assistants

Orientation assistants (OA) serve a vital role in helping guide new students and their families into Pirate life at East Carolina University. Twenty-five OAs who are current students, along with...

Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Delaney Skinner

Majors: Marketing and supply chain management Hometown: Wake Forest Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because of...

Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: George Okoth

Majors: Dance and business management Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because it offered the perfect...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Trinity Eaton

Majors: International business and German Hometown: Charlotte Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because I fell in...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Evan Ball

Major: Finance Hometown: Fayetteville Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because of all of the career services...

Jun 11, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Presenters provide a glimpse into the past and future

Elizabeth LaFave embraced and developed an entrepreneurial mindset at East Carolina University that continues today. LaFave, a two-time ECU alumna and the sixth annual Aman Pirate Challenge winner with the...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Brooklyn Stratton

One aspect of a visit to East Carolina University helped Brooklyn Stratton make her college decision. “I chose ECU as I loved the sense of community that I experienced during...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

Brinkley-Lane Profile: John Kumar

A self-described “British boy through and through,” John Kumar grew up in Bath, England, where his days were filled with fish and chips, cricket, field hockey and centuries-old architecture. In December...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Hayden Collier

Hayden Collier’s dream is to pursue his calling in ministry. He is excited about participating in campus ministries at East Carolina University, especially with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)...