Business Archives

Pirate Profile: Andrew Griffin
May 06, 2019
  • Bri Deel

Student: Andrew Griffin

One challenge is just not enough for East Carolina University senior Andrew Griffin. Griffin, who graduated May 3, earned a degree in information and computer technology with a concentration in...

May 02, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

Graduate profile: Michael Denning Jr.

Michael Denning Jr. halfway jokes that he has two goals when he moves north this summer: lose his Southern accent and drop some pounds. On May 3, Denning – an...

In 2018, Pol Solanellas Manzanares, an MBA student from Barcelona, Spain, was involved in a biking accident that left him in a coma for two weeks and put him on a long road to recovery. On May 3, 2019, Solanellas will receive his MBA during the College of Business commencement ceremonies.
May 02, 2019
  • Michael Rudd

Graduate profile: Pol Solanellas Manzanares

Barcelona native Pol Solanellas Manzanares was living the dream that he saw so many times on TV or movies back home in Spain as a student-athlete at East Carolina University...

Apr 24, 2019
  • Matt Smith

FUTURE OF BIG DATA

Big data – large sets of data that are analyzed to reveal patterns, trends and associations ­– is becoming big business at East Carolina University. The topic was discussed April...

Mar 21, 2019

Conference brings leaders, influences future leaders

More than 1,100 students attended the fifth annual Business Leadership Conference, a one-day event where East Carolina University College of Business (COB) juniors, seniors and graduates heard from 35 local,...

Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge final round winners Camden Bathras, left, and Steven Lipscomb receive congratulations at the Murphy Center Thursday, Feb. 22, 2019.
Feb 22, 2019
  • Michael Rudd

CHALLENGE MET

The second, three-round Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge concluded Feb. 21 with student-team Vybe taking first place and a cash prize of $15,000. Vybe is an application that allows users to track...

Feb 19, 2019
  • Matt Smith

FUNDING ENTREPRENEURS

East Carolina University received a $1 million award from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support rural economic prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship. The grant, awarded on Feb. 7, will support...

ECU’s College of Business is one of the largest in North Carolina and is home to the state’s first named school of entrepreneurship.
Feb 18, 2019

‘BRIGHT FUTURE’

East Carolina University has named Dr. Paul Schwager as its sixth dean of the College of Business. The appointment was approved by the ECU Board of Trustees during a special...

Jay Golden, vice chancellor for research, economic development and engagement, announces the university’s Economic Growth Collaboratory at an industry roundtable luncheon. The collaboratory will harness big data and data visualization to find meaningful pathways to economic growth in the region. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 29, 2019
  • Matt Smith

COLLABORATORY ANNOUNCED

East Carolina University reinforced its commitment to drive economic growth in the region Monday with the announcement of a new Economic Growth Collaboratory. More than 100 industry and community leaders...

Shydeik Wood is a first-generation student from Wilmington who became involved while at ECU to get a sense of belonging on campus.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Michael Rudd

FIRST-GENERATION GRADUATE

“Involvement is the key,” said Shydeik Wood, a College of Business student who will graduate this fall with a concentration in marketing. During his time at ECU, Wood lived by...