Coronavirus News and Updates Archives

Apr 06, 2020
  • Erin Ward

STUDENT EMERGENCY FUNDS

In early April, East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson emailed a video to the university community about helping students who are facing displacement, unemployment and other challenges due to...

Apr 03, 2020
  • ECU News Services

CALLING IN

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees met by video conference Thursday and Friday for its regular meeting to receive updates on university business. Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson presented an...

Apr 03, 2020
  • ECU News Services

HOUSING AND DINING REFUND INFORMATION

To ECU Students: The safety and welfare of our campus is our top priority. During challenging times, it is important to stay connected with family, including your Pirate family. We...

Apr 03, 2020
  • ECU News Services

STUDENT HOUSING AND DINING REFUND FAQS

For more details about the housing and dining refunds, please visit the Housing and Dining Refund Information page. What happens if a student owes a balance on his/her cashier account?...

Apr 03, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

A FAMILIAR FACE

With schools closed across the state, children and parents are trying to navigate a new world of online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Principals have had to rethink how they...

Apr 03, 2020
  • Michael Rudd

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

A recent East Carolina University graduate and small business owner has started making face shields to help the local medical community during the COVID-19 crisis. Taylor Walden owns Simple and...

Apr 02, 2020
  • Erin Ward

SAFETY SKILLS

As health care providers across the country begin testing and caring for patients with COVID-19 symptoms, they must balance providing patients with reliable care while keeping their staffs healthy. Protective...

Apr 02, 2020
  • Ken Buday

PRINTING PROTECTION

A group of East Carolina University students has teamed up with faculty and administrators from various departments in hopes of providing needed safety equipment to medical personnel. With concerns over...

Apr 02, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

SOURCING SANITIZER

As the residents of eastern North Carolina adapted to working from home and homeschooling, and the first cases of COVID-19 in Pitt and Beaufort counties were confirmed, community members began...

Apr 02, 2020
  • ECU News Services

APRIL 2: CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Regular updates and information about COVID-19 and steps ECU is taking to protect the health and safety of our community are available on the university’s coronavirus website. Additionally, a weekly...