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East Carolina University sign when entering campus.
Jul 27, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

HISTORIC PHILANTHROPY

Donors contributed nearly $100 million in philanthropic support for East Carolina University in 2022-23, making it the most successful fiscal year fundraising endeavor of the comprehensive Pursue Gold campaign and...

Jul 25, 2023
  • Michael Rudd

ECU supply chain expert comments on proposed UPS strike

The potential Aug. 1 UPS strike will have major repercussions throughout the logistics industry, including sectors related to truck and air transportation, warehousing, inventory, ports and transportation hubs. East Carolina...

Thompson Forbes lectures during a class at the East Carolina University College of Nursing.
Jul 10, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

DUAL DEGREES

In April 2023, VCU Health in Richmond announced an inaugural chief nursing officer position. The 13-hospital McLaren Health Care system in Michigan did the same June 1, as did the...

Jun 22, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

NC-STeP sites selected to provide mental health services for children

Six pediatric primary care sites have been selected to provide mental health services for children and adolescents in North Carolina as part of the expansion of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry...

Jun 20, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

STUDENT LEADERS

Two Honors College students who have known each other since middle school will lead East Carolina University’s Student Government Association through this academic year. SGA President Javier Limon and Vice...

Jun 05, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU student’s coursework finds application in real-world lab experiences

East Carolina University rising senior and Honors College and Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences student Arya Shah — who is majoring in biochemistry with a concentration in biology...

Robert and Amy Brinkley, left, and Pat and Lynn Lane, right, were honored by Chancellor Philip Rogers for their historic commitment to ECU.
May 17, 2023
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

HISTORIC COMMITMENT

In a milestone moment for East Carolina University, Chancellor Philip Rogers on Wednesday announced a combined $30 million commitment to the institution from Robert Gentry Brinkley ’78 and Amy Woods...

East Carolina University celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
May 05, 2023
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE JOURNEY

Each one’s journey has been different, but almost 5,000 Pirates now share at least one major accomplishment in common — they are East Carolina University graduates. ECU’s Class of 2023...

Seven upcoming ECU graduates pose in front of the bell tower.
May 01, 2023
  • ECU News Services

NOT FAR FROM HOME

"It just feels like home." The phrase is uttered by countless Pirates every year, whether it's their first time on campus, a return to Pirate Nation after winter break, or...

East Carolina University College of Business senior Grant Smith's entrepreneurship journey didn't begin at ECU, but he did refine the tools he'll use to flourish after graduation.
May 01, 2023
  • Michael Rudd

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

STATISTICS Name: Grant Smith College: Business Majors: Entrepreneurship and marketing Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Wake Forest, North Carolina  Hobbies/interests: Tennis, soccer, chess and food. Clubs and Organizations: ECU Club...