School of Social Work names new director
The School of Social Work at East Carolina University has announced Kirk A. Foster as its new director. He will join ECU in July. “I am delighted to welcome Dr....
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INSPIRING SUCCESS
When Jessie Drymon was an East Carolina University student, she tutored and learned at the Pirate Academic Success Center. Now that she is a registered nurse caring for organ transplant...
Staff Senate recognizes outstanding employees
The East Carolina University Staff Senate celebrated university staff members with Staff Appreciation Week April 19-23, culminating with the inaugural Outstanding Staff Virtual Awards Ceremony April 23. Staff Appreciation Week...
Larger-than-life puppets featured in ECU production of ‘Lysistrata’
East Carolina University’s Loessin Playhouse will close its virtual season with a performance of “Lysistrata,” featuring larger-than-life puppets. The School of Theatre and Dance will stream an adaptation of the...
DREAM BIG
Many students at East Carolina University say that visiting campus solidified their decision to become a Pirate. Officials are working to introduce more students, at younger ages, to life as...
TITANS OF TEACHING
From a computer engineering professor making the intricacies of microprocessing accessible for his students to an English professor providing real-world experience for students while helping local nonprofits, East Carolina University...
FROM A DISTANCE
Dr. Christine Kowalczyk, associate professor of marketing in East Carolina University’s College of Business, is the recipient of the 2021 Max Ray Joyner Award for Outstanding Teaching in Distance Education....
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Dr. Guiseppe Getto, associate professor of English, is the 2021 recipient of the University Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award. “Service-learning is a reflective form of teaching,” Getto said. “I was taught...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Each year, the UNC Board of Governors selects one professor from each university in the UNC System to receive its Excellence in Teaching Award, which was established in 1994 to...
FUTURE CHANGE MAKERS
This spring, East Carolina University undergraduates taking a 4000-level research course in African and African American Studies (AAAS) are learning how their history and diverse, interdisciplinary research interests may help...