Faculty/Staff Archives

Apr 02, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researchers deepen industrial, educational and community partnerships on annual bus tour

The high seas in a galleon or U.S. 17 in a motorcoach, a Pirate vessel fully loaded will turn heads. During spring break, it was important to East Carolina University...

Mar 26, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Panel celebrates Latina voices in the Carolinas

Women’s voices, specifically Latina writers with connections to the Carolinas, were part of a public discussion on the importance of creative writing and other artistic works that express ideas, personal...

Mar 26, 2026
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school’s Sonríe Clinic creates smiles

The sixth annual Sonríe Clinic in Ross Hall breathed new life into a special event created through a labor of love. The student-led event, headed up by the school’s chapter...

Mar 25, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

ECU earns 2026-27 Military Friendly School designation

East Carolina University has been recognized nationally for creating meaningful educational pathways for military-affiliated students. ECU has been named a Gold-level Military Friendly School and Military Spouse Friendly School by...

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Mar 18, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Faculty: Laura Madden

Spring break 2026 was a whirlwind for Dr. Laura Madden. The East Carolina University College of Business associate professor of management caught up on grading and Faculty 180, which is...

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Mar 12, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing course brings invisible disabilities into focus

Navigating the health care structure of the United States can be a challenge, with long wait times and insurance hurdles that need to be cleared – all while trying to...

A young man wearing a pink dress shirt holds a plastic bag. To his left is a young man wearing a black shirt looking down at a piece of paper.
Mar 11, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Freshmen excel with help from mentors

East Carolina University celebrated the academic accomplishments of first-semester students and their impactful mentors during ECU Excels in the Main Campus Student Center. More than 2,700 students who recorded a...

PeeDee the Pirate stands with four students inside the Main Campus Student Center during Pirate Nation Gives engagement activities, posing together in front of large yellow blocks that form a ten.
Mar 06, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Tenth Pirate Nation Gives raises historic $12M

East Carolina University was building up to something big for its 10th Pirate Nation Gives (PNG). Alumni and supporters from around the globe met that idea with tremendous support and...

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Mar 05, 2026
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard shares leadership lessons

“It’s a great day to be a Pirate.” Those words were spoken by East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers as he welcomed back Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard for the 10th...

Mar 05, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

On YouTube, clinical psychologist counsels global community of heart warriors

The Heart Warrior Project may be the most popular YouTube channel for people living with implantable-cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and on an episode earlier this year, East Carolina University psychology professor...

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