Featured Story Archives

Mar 31, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

I’M THE FIRST

Being the first in a family to attend college can be exciting and challenging all at once. Kayla Brown, a junior and first-generation student at East Carolina University, said there...

Mar 19, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich
  • Rob Spahr

MATCH DAY 2021

Fourth-year medical students at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine learned on Friday where they will spend the next several years of their lives. As part of the annual...

Mar 16, 2021
  • Julie Roman

SERVICE TO OTHERS

About 130 faculty, staff and students who embody East Carolina University’s motto, Servire — to serve – were honored recently during the Chancellor’s Horizon Awards for Service. Due to the...

Mar 15, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

WE MEET AGAIN

Monday marked a homecoming for Dr. Philip Rogers’ first official day as chancellor at East Carolina University. His office in the 90-year-old Spilman Building, tucked in a corner on the...

Thank You Dr. Ron Mitchelson, Interim Chancellor. #ThanksRonM
Mar 04, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

A STEADY HAND

As Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson prepares to hand over the helm to East Carolina University’s 12th chancellor, Dr. Philip Rogers, he said he is grateful for the opportunity to lead...

Mar 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Mandi Peterson

Dr. Mandi Peterson looked at all the numbers and they added up to one thing — a career as a professor in accounting at East Carolina University. Peterson grew up...

Feb 22, 2021
  • ECU News Services

WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

East Carolina University is recognizing the accomplishments of three faculty members and two students with its annual International Achievement Awards. Faculty members are honored for making an impact in the...

Feb 12, 2021
  • Kristin Zachary

LOVE IN PIRATE NATION

Pirates come to ECU for quality higher education, but some end up with a two-for-one deal. Discover how they met their partner for life and read their love stories by...

Feb 12, 2021
  • ECU News Services

WHAT’S IN A NAME

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees received a recommendation from an ad hoc building name committee regarding the renaming of several campus buildings, but requested further clarification on standards...

Feb 08, 2021
  • Ken Buday

BOOST FOR PHARMA TRAINING

East Carolina University has received a nearly $1.9 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation for the creation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing training center. The Eastern Region Pharma Center (ERPC)...