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May 05, 2026
  • University Advancement

ECU names 2026 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Lauded for their commitment to service, bold leadership and unwavering determination, five East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2026 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award...

Two graduates in purple caps and gowns walk side by side on a campus pathway, viewed from behind, with trees and academic buildings softly lit in the background.
May 05, 2026
  • ECU News Services

Meet ECU’s Class of 2026

On Friday, May 8, East Carolina University will confer 4,145 degrees and certificates to 4,006 students. Grounded in ECU’s motto of Servire, to serve, the Class of 2026 leaves prepared...

Five East Carolina University students hold certificates recognizing their achievements in campus leadership while smiling. The students are standing with the university’s dean of the Honors College and director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement.
May 05, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Faculty, staff and students receive University Awards for Service

More than 130 faculty, staff and students at East Carolina University who embody ECU’s motto, Servire, were honored Wednesday during the University Awards for Service ceremony in the Main Campus...

A group of seven people stands together at an indoor event in front of a blue ECU Miller School of Entrepreneurship backdrop. Four young men in suits stand in the center, smiling and holding a large ceremonial check for $20,000 made out to “Carolina Cleaning Boys,” dated April 15, 2026, recognizing them as winners of the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge. Three older adults—two men and one woman—stand alongside them, also smiling. The group is dressed in business attire, and the setting appears to be a formal awards or recognition ceremony
Apr 17, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Carolina Cleaning Boys clean up

A summertime job pressure washing homes in the North Carolina sun just might have become a hot career. East Carolina University business management and Honors College student Sam Dewar and...

Apr 16, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU honors leaders in research, creative activity and innovation

East Carolina University honored more than 60 scholars, researchers and innovators for their impactful work on April 9 during the Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony. University leaders, faculty, staff and...

A man in a black jacket with a white shirt and green tie standing in the center of the photo shakes hands with a man standing to the right wearing a blue jacket and holding a purple folder.
Apr 16, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Faculty excellence honored at annual teaching awards

East Carolina University faculty members who have made an impact in the classroom and beyond were celebrated at the 2025-26 University Teaching Awards ceremony on Monday in the Main Campus...

Apr 07, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

ECU graduate programs among best nationally in new ranking

East Carolina University’s College of Nursing and the Brody School of Medicine are among the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools...

Apr 02, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researchers deepen industrial, educational and community partnerships on annual bus tour

The high seas in a galleon or U.S. 17 in a motorcoach, a Pirate vessel fully loaded will turn heads. During spring break, it was important to East Carolina University...

Mar 19, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

ECU COB students take on Miami business opportunities

Miami, Florida, is growing. According to a report by Miami Realtors, the city’s population rate has risen quicker than the nation’s and the state’s. This growth creates opportunities. Earlier this...

Woman appears to be sitting down and smiling toward the camera. There are signs for the “STC” on interior windows behind her. A stock ticker is above and behind her on a wall above the windows. Text overlay reads: Pirate Profiles.
Mar 18, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Faculty: Laura Madden

Spring break 2026 was a whirlwind for Dr. Laura Madden. The East Carolina University College of Business associate professor of management caught up on grading and Faculty 180, which is...

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