Medical Family Therapy Program awarded
The Medical Family Therapy Program, housed in the Department of Child Development & Family Relations, has been awarded the Distinguished Service to Families Award by the North Carolina Association for...
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ECU social work student featured in New Social Worker magazine
An original poem and rap video created by East Carolina University senior Landon Digh in ECU’s social work program will be featured in The New Social Worker magazine’s 2015 Social...
Excels program celebrates student achievement
The East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance celebrated its high achieving freshmen and transfer students at an Excels program Feb. 20 at Club Level, Dowdy Ficklen Stadium....
Hospitality Leadership Career Fair set for Feb. 25
In Memoriam – Jimmy Grimsley
Dr. Jimmy Grimsley, ECU alumnus and faculty emeritus, passed away Jan. 28. He was 70. Grimsley joined the ECU faculty in 1967 to teach and serve as head coach of...
ECU student awarded scholarship for international conference
ECU master of social work student Jennifer Roofner won the Christian Hartline Scholarship to attend the International Eating Disorder Professionals 2015 Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. The scholarship pays for conference...
ECU students provide holiday meals for local children
A season intended as a time of joy for children - with multiple days out of school - also means no breakfast or lunch for many children across Pitt County....
ECU student serves on statewide board of directors
East Carolina University graduate student Priscila Hilligus, pursuing a master’s degree in social work, is a coastal district representative for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) North Carolina Board...
Recreation, leisure studies professor inducted in national academy
Dr. Richard Williams, associate professor in ECU’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, was named fellow of the National Academy of Recreational Therapists. He was inducted during the national organization’s...
Social work students earn nationally competitive scholarships
By Nicole Wood College of Human Ecology Two master of social work students were recently selected to receive nationally-competitive scholarships. Both the Christine Smith Graduate Studies Scholarship and the GlaxoSmithKline...