Coronavirus News and Updates Archives

Aug 06, 2020
  • Doug Boyd

BACK TO SCHOOL

Block scheduling? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check. Social distancing? Check. Face masks? Check. East Carolina University is ready for the start of classes next week amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Faculty and...

Aug 05, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Pirates Protecting Pirates: Face Coverings Violations

East Carolina University cares deeply about the health, safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff. The health and well-being of our entire community is the highest priority. Students...

Aug 04, 2020
  • Erin Ward

FISCAL YEAR END

Donor support in the last year helped East Carolina University continue its transformative education and regional impact and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by offering relief funds to students. In...

Aug 04, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Mask Compliance Expectations on Campus

Good morning ECU Pirates, Just a moment of your time to remind you that we are all wearing masks at ECU. We wear masks in order to protect others on...

Jul 31, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

AP Summer Institute sees largest participant count in recent years

This year’s Advanced Placement Summer Institute met the challenges of COVID-19 head-on and had one of its largest number of participants in recent years. The AP Summer Institute (APSI) is...

Jul 28, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

THE BEAT DROPS

Following a months-long buildup filled with uncertainty, the first wave of students arrived on East Carolina University’s campus last week to kick off the fall semester during a modified move-in...

Jul 28, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

LAUPUS LENDS HELP

Although Laupus Library’s physical doors aren’t open, it continues to fulfill the research, service and informational needs of the health sciences community. The pandemic forced Laupus to close on March...

Jul 27, 2020
  • ECU News Services

COVID-19 Symptoms Self-Screening Signup

ECU Students, Faculty, and Staff: As we near the start of the Fall 2020 semester, your health and safety remain a top priority. Earlier this summer, we launched the returnofpiratenation.ecu.edu...

Jul 24, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

WATERSHED EVENT

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed event that will be discussed, researched, analyzed and eventually placed in a broader historical perspective, according to East Carolina University faculty members who...

Jul 24, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Dental school helps distribute masks to dentists statewide

The ECU School of Dental Medicine served as a distribution point for KN95 masks given to the North Carolina Dental Society (NCDS) by NC Emergency Management for use in patient...