Community Engagement Archives

May 14, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Service and care runs in the family for teen admitted to College of Nursing

For the Hill family, Pirate nursing is a family business. Kayleigh Hill is getting a very early start as part of the next generation as one of the youngest students...

A group of 13 people smile while holding clear acrylic trophies awarded for their exemplary work, professionalism and generosity of spirit that furthers East Carolina University’s mission and goes beyond their job title or duties.
May 13, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Faculty, staff honored as Treasured Pirates, state service

Faculty and staff who’ve made outstanding contributions to East Carolina University’s mission and those who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were honored in a ceremony at...

May 12, 2026
  • Frank Piemonte

Innovation Internship charts market course for alum’s Step Walker

At East Carolina University, student success and regional transformation are strategic priorities. Now, a first-of-its-kind internship intends to enlist students to succeed at transformational ideas. The university’s Crisp Small Business Resource Center, working with the ECU Office of Commercialization & Licensing,...

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...

Two people running and playing soccer on an outdoor field. One person is kicking the ball as the other looks down to the ball to defend.
Apr 29, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Unified soccer kicks off at ECU

Any first-game nerves at the East Carolina University Blount Recreational Sports Complex for the first Special Olympics Unified soccer match were quickly erased by smiles, cheers, high-fives and more smiles....

Apr 22, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Four ECU students to perform the titular role in ‘Galileo’

In a unique performance of “Galileo” by Bertolt Brecht, audiences will see four East Carolina University students portray the astronomer Galileo Galilei, a central figure in physics and astronomy in...

Apr 20, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU art students showcase work, practice business skills

Dozens of East Carolina University art students opened their studios and practiced their entrepreneurial skills by displaying and selling their art during the School of Art and Design’s second Studio...

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...

Apr 10, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Study explores group therapy for osteoarthritis relief

An interdisciplinary team composed of an East Carolina University physical therapist, an ECU Health doctor, and their physical therapy and nursing students recently wrapped up a pilot research study exploring...

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...

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