BUILDING RENAMING
East Carolina University renamed two campus buildings in honor of former chancellors Steve Ballard and Richard Eakin during a ceremony Thursday at the Main Campus Student Center. The Student Recreation...
Faculty/Staff Archives
CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY
Laupus Library has been awarded a $75,000 grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide laptops and health education instruction to the school-aged children of migrant farmworker families in...
Politics and Kids: Experts offer advice on discussing emotions tied to elections
The polarized attitudes surrounding the 2020 election may have lasting effects on children. The amount of negative campaigning, news coverage and even everyday conversations between people has been difficult to...
ECU earns national recognition for its sustainability efforts
East Carolina University is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for 2021. ECU is one of 416 colleges that...
Faculty: Wayne Godwin
Growing up in rural Johnston County, surrounded by farms, Wayne Godwin learned what he called the “basics of southern life, church, family and community.” Today, he carries those ideals with...
Virtual health disparities roundtable features ECU public health experts
A virtual roundtable hosted by Laupus Library featured three East Carolina University public health experts who presented and answered questions about health disparities in eastern North Carolina. The event, “Virtual...
DRIVING INDEPENDENCE
For parents of teens in Dr. Anne Dickerson’s driving boot camp, there aren’t enough words to describe what she and her East Carolina University occupational therapy graduate students have given...
REAL MONSTERS
“I study monkeys,” said Dr. James Loudon, assistant professor of anthropology in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. Specifically, as a biological anthropologist, he studies people’s perceptions of...
ECU dental school names assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
Dr. Wanda Wright has been named the inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the ECU School of Dental Medicine (SoDM). Wright, who has been with the school...
CREATING AN IMAGE
With live performances put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance faculty members decided to focus on what students could do rather...