Community Engagement Archives

A woman and a tall student, both holding pieces of lab equipment, stand next to one another in a hallway in the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Feb 17, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU awarded $3.5 million to study fish spawning, conservation in the Gulf

East Carolina University is prioritizing long-term sustainability of the Gulf Coast ecosystem and fisheries through a new $3.5 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Restore Science Program grant. Dr. Rebecca...

Feb 16, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Judges pick six ECU student entrepreneur teams

And then there were six. The ninth annual Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge is one step closer to crowning a champion after its second round pitch competition with the Miller...

Feb 16, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Study reveals hidden reproductive pressure facing pregnant teens

Dr. Cheryl Kovar, an East Carolina University associate professor of nursing, is working to establish a baseline understanding of a bedeviling social dilemma that isn’t a common topic of discussion:...

A man wearing a blue suit jacket and purple tie holds a glass award in front of a white projector screen
Feb 13, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Board of Trustees honors Womack, acknowledges student achievements

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored Vern Davenport and David Womack with the Trustees Award for Distinction during its first meeting of 2026. The Trustees Award for Distinction...

Feb 12, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

New $1.12M grant combines disease prevention, employment support and recovery

A pair of East Carolina University outreach initiatives that work to reduce communicable disease and help employ people in recovery in eastern North Carolina recently received a $1.12 million, three-year...

Center right, the focus is on a woman wearing a black T-shirt and touching her fingertips together in front of her. Around her, blurred, are college dance students. Most are reflected in mirrors behind the woman.
Feb 06, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU alumna shares new documentary, accessible dance with students, veterans, community

East Carolina University advanced dance students learned an accessible Black Box Dance Theatre (BBDT) warmup on Jan. 27 with founding member Natalie Morton. The group repeated their peers’ names while...

Two women laugh on one side of a pickleball court as they each hold their pickleball paddle.
Jan 21, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Pickleball serves up community, social connections

The sport of pickleball can be a connector, pairing East Carolina University students with faculty members and aging adults. One enjoyable thread for players: No phone required. “In a world...

Jan 16, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

New Immersive MBA cohort thrives during busy fall schedule

Experiential learning and networking highlighted a very busy fall semester for the third cohort of the Arthur Graduate School’s Immersive MBA pathway. Classes began in August and then the group...

Jan 05, 2026
  • ECU Advancement

Donor support takes ECU business students from Greenville to Wall Street

The opening bell rang, and cheers erupted. East Carolina University College of Business (COB) students experienced the New York Stock Exchange in person, on the trading floor; for many of...

A man smiles in front of the ECU Cupola, surrounded by fall foliage.
Dec 13, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Jesse Rodriguez – University Studies

Helping people is a challenging and rewarding path that East Carolina University senior Jesse Rodriguez has traveled for many years. Originally from Hammondsport, New York, Rodriguez is a nontraditional student...