GROWING PROMISE
East Carolina University has signed co-admission agreements with five more North Carolina community colleges this spring, bringing the total number of Pirate Promise partner colleges to 35. Aimed at improving...
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FALL 2020 CALENDAR
East Carolina University’s fall 2020 semester will begin Aug. 10, two weeks earlier than scheduled, as the university works to fulfill its educational mission while safeguarding the health of its...
COVID-19 ANTIBODY TREATMENT
Physicians from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health are performing a clinical procedure that uses antibodies from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to treat patients...
FEE INCREASES DROPPED
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees voted to retract previously approved student fee increases for the 2020-21 fiscal year during a video conference meeting May 12. Tuition and student...
UNDAUNTED GRADUATES
East Carolina University celebrated the accomplishments of more than 5,000 graduates with its 111th spring commencement on Friday, delivering a virtual ceremony because of the coronavirus. Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson...
PIRATE GRIT ANCHORS GRADUATES
A 71 year old who returned last fall to complete his degree, a future doctor, a born leader with his eye on the White House, a major in the U.S....
TOGETHER AGAIN
Jayme Host’s interest in finding a project to unite her East Carolina University dance students finishing the semester at home culminated in a four-minute video “Dancing Alone Together.” Inspired by...
PRESERVING PPE
Failure was not an option. A team from East Carolina University and Vidant Health developed and implemented processes for decontaminating and reusing personal protective equipment (PPE), especially N95 masks. “Failure...
STUDENT EMERGENCY FUNDS
In early April, East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson emailed a video to the university community about helping students who are facing displacement, unemployment and other challenges due to...
PRINTING PROTECTION
A group of East Carolina University students has teamed up with faculty and administrators from various departments in hopes of providing needed safety equipment to medical personnel. With concerns over...