Faculty/Staff Archives

Aug 31, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU Nursing faculty honored as inaugural fellows of the American Association for Men in Nursing

Three ECU nursing faculty named inaugural AAMN fellows. Mark Hand selected as a distinguished fellow. ECU recognized as a Best School for Men in Nursing since 2023. Three faculty members...

Aug 26, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

ECU named a best college in U.S. and South and environmentally responsible

ECU has been named one of the country’s Best 392 Colleges for 2027 by The Princeton Review. ECU also recognized as Best South and Green College. East Carolina University has...

Two people inside a car. The driver is making adjustments to car functioning systems. A third person is standing outside the car and touching the dashboard.
Aug 26, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Confidence developed behind the wheel, in the community

The free Driving and Community Mobility Bootcamp at ECU for teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder began in 2015 and has become a national model. Occupational therapy students...

Three students stand beneath a large black banner reading “Happy Birthday Honors College” between brick columns outside a campus building.
Aug 24, 2026
  • Kristen Martin

ECU Honors College builds on 15 years of student success

The Honors College has grown from serving 100 students annually to 250, reflecting ECU’s continued investment in student success. From scholarships and research to study abroad and leadership, the Honors...

Aug 24, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU college succeeds with interdisciplinary study abroad

ECU's College of Fine Arts & Communication launched the university's first college-level interdisciplinary study abroad program, bringing art, communication and theatre students to South Korea. Students combined discipline-specific coursework with...

Aug 21, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Work from decades of ECU art alumni converge in RE/collection exhibition

RE/collection features 230 artworks by 154 ECU alumni artists across four ECU and Greenville venues from Aug. 24 through Sept. 26. The exhibition showcases decades of artistic work of alumni...

Aug 21, 2026
  • Doug Boyd

Building and renovation work rolls on at ECU

Major construction and renovation projects are transforming ECU’s campuses. Projects span residence halls, academics, health sciences and athletics. Legacy Hall reopened after a $29 million renovation, welcoming 450 students. With...

Aug 18, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU religious studies professor awarded college’s highest honor

Calvin Mercer was named the 27th Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, the college’s highest faculty honor. Mercer’s 40-year ECU career includes teaching, mentoring and leading 215...

Aug 05, 2026
  • Alondra Martinez

STEM Symposium marks third year at ECU

Nearly 400 K-12 teachers from across North Carolina attended ECU's third annual STEM Symposium on July 28-29. Keynote speaker Leonard Paulk III traced his path from ECU football player to...

Three people wade through waist-deep water, with plastic tubs of equipment floating between them.
Aug 04, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU ecologists collaborate on reef, habitat restoration projects to protect shorelines, tourism

ECU researchers have received a $150,000 North Carolina Sea Grant to help evaluate living shoreline designs’ ability to reduce coastal erosion while creating habitat for oysters, fish and marsh species....

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