ECU faculty members inducted as FAANS
Two East Carolina University (ECU) faculty members were recently inducted as fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. The College of Nursing’s Dr. Sonya Hardin and Dr. Donna Lake were...
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First-Generation College Celebration
First-generation students are defined broadly (neither parent has completed a four-year degree) or narrowly (neither parent has any postsecondary education). With nearly one-third of freshman cohorts across the country designated...
ECU participates in hurricane preparedness simulation
The East Carolina University community is no stranger to natural disasters, and making sure the university is prepared for such an event is a never ending cycle of training and...
Invasive species exhibit opens at N.C. Estuarium
East Carolina University biologist April Blakeslee and students in her lab have created a new exhibit on invasive species at the North Carolina Estuarium in Washington. The exhibit will be...
ECU students pitch ideas in Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge
Nearly 700 East Carolina University students and faculty cast approximately 2,000 votes in the first round of the inaugural Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge, which recently took place in the sculpture garden...
ECU Police organize parade for young cancer patient
In August 2016, just before his fourth birthday, Colt Cowell was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. One year later, family and friends celebrated his last chemotherapy treatment with a...
Joyner Library team develops resource to improve student literacy skills
Two faculty members from Joyner Library have produced a new digital resource targeted to help students successfully complete research assignments. Information Literacy Concepts, an open educational resource created by David...
SOLDIER TO SCHOLAR
Successfully transitioning from the military to the university is the focus of a new grant-funded program for student veterans at East Carolina University. Dr. Anna Froula, associate professor of film...
New director of Laupus Health Sciences Library announced
East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Elizabeth “Beth” Ketterman as the new director of ECU’s William Laupus Health Sciences Library during a special called meeting Friday,...
Host named new leader at School of Theatre and Dance
Jayme Host brings an infectious enthusiasm and high energy as the new director of the School of Theatre and Dance at East Carolina University. She said she was drawn to...