Student works with organization to help area near hometown
Inside a charming Greek revival in historic downtown Murfreesboro, Joe Harris Jr. sits at a desk surrounded by NC Watermelon Festival signs and flyers, working on last minute tasks ahead...
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ECU senior gains skills and finds new career goal through internship
Yanelis Romero is full of enthusiasm and energy — great qualities for a program assistant working with kids. Her energy is reflected in her resume as well. Originally from Puerto...
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,...
ECU marks Pollution Prevention Week
East Carolina University is marking Pollution Prevention Week with activities while highlighting efforts on campus as well as with partners off campus to save energy and reduce costs. ECU Sustainability...
ECU faculty spearhead global effort to address rural mental health and education
Counselor education faculty in the East Carolina University College of Education sought to improve rural education and mental health literacy through the creation of a partnership between the United States...
Dental school county-based oral health care programs thrive
When Connie Burleson moved from Sanford, North Carolina, to Swan Quarter in coastal Hyde County, one of her favorite pastimes became driving the back roads and taking in the area’s...
ECU Community School exceeds expected academic growth
The East Carolina University Community School had several reasons to celebrate with the release of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) school performance data. This year marks...
Students research broadband access for rural, low-income eastern North Carolina communities
East Carolina University students are helping a small business owner expand broadband access in eastern North Carolina, a resource that many people rely on daily and take for granted. Jessica...
ECU’s Harriot College names Dr. Joseph Luczkovich to distinguished professorship
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Joseph Luczkovich, professor in the Department of Biology, to the prestigious rank of distinguished professor. Luczkovich is...
ECU finalist for national community engagement award
East Carolina University is one of four national universities recognized for extraordinary community engagement initiatives and named a regional winner of the 2024 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award...