Business Archives

Oct 23, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge

On the day when the Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge was officially renamed the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge, the energy and excitement from the announcement spilled onto East Carolina University’s Mall...

Fielding Miller hugs Helen Aman standing next to a sign.
Oct 23, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Transformational investment elevates Pirate Challenge

East Carolina University’s Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge has a new name and an investment that will boost prize money and the student experience for the university’s signature pitch competition, which kicked...

Oct 18, 2024
  • Ken Buday
  • Steven Grandy

Opportunities arise at ECU’s PharmaFest

East Carolina University students attending PharmaFest on Wednesday sought just one thing. “I’m looking for an opportunity. It doesn’t really matter if it’s an internship or a job. I’m just...

Sep 20, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Access Scholarship program yields transformative student success

Anyone seeking to understand East Carolina University’s strategic focus on student success and its intersection with philanthropy need only visit a scholarship event like the Access Scholarship luncheon held Sept....

Sep 17, 2024
  • Kim Tilghman

Graduating senior finds career direction through internship program

The Historic Turnage Theater, located on Main Street in Washington, N.C., has a rich history as a shoe store, a vaudeville theater, and a movie theater for “the talkies.” Today,...

Sep 16, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

New gift to provide ECU students with hands-on, real-world experiences

A new gift to the College of Business will allow students to gain firsthand experience managing a multi-strategy financial portfolio whose proceeds will pay for high-impact travel and other experiential...

Sep 16, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Blacksail Fund attracts industry pro for guidance

As the faculty advisor for the newly announced Blacksail Fund, Matt Slate ’96 will bring to ECU almost 28 years of real-world experience to benefit the students in his classroom...

Sep 16, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Rising seniors help launch Blacksail Fund

In businesses worldwide, teams of dedicated people are hunkered down in boardrooms, cubicles and huddle spaces, working on presentations, pitch decks and proposals that will sway customers to buy their...

Sep 06, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Living Learning Communities foster forever bonds

Ballard Hall can be a place to learn about the healthy and friendly rivalry between the East Carolina University Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs. Cadets from both units...

Aug 27, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Support grows for ECU’s mission, strategic priorities in FY ’24

In a wave of new gifts and increased participation, donors contributed nearly $56.7 million in philanthropic support for East Carolina University in 2023-24. The fundraising total includes $24.4 million for main campus...