ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday
When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...
Nursing Archives
Study reveals hidden reproductive pressure facing pregnant teens
Dr. Cheryl Kovar, an East Carolina University associate professor of nursing, is working to establish a baseline understanding of a bedeviling social dilemma that isn’t a common topic of discussion:...
Board of Trustees honors Womack, acknowledges student achievements
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored Vern Davenport and David Womack with the Trustees Award for Distinction during its first meeting of 2026. The Trustees Award for Distinction...
Online graduate programs in nursing, criminal justice, education and business rank nationally
East Carolina University’s nursing program remains in the top 10 nationwide and is the No. 1 online master’s program among public universities in North Carolina in a new ranking by...
Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts
What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...
Graduate Profiles: Fall 2025
The fall Class of 2025 reflects the mission and resilience that defines East Carolina University. Following are five graduates whose paths to commencement weaved through bedsides in the mountains delivering...
Belinda Lashea – Nursing
Dr. Belinda Lashea is from North Carolina’s mountains, and at 18 she became a mother. The baby was born in a hospital in Wilmington, but mother and child soon returned...
Authors recognized for scholarly contributions
East Carolina University’s libraries formally recognized ECU authors during a two-day span, hosting a ceremony on Health Sciences Campus and then a Main Campus ceremony the following day. “This enriches...
Interprofessional event recognizes housekeepers’ role in health care
Over two days in late September, more than 500 East Carolina University students gathered to consider the importance of all members of the health care team — learning from those...
Love, loss and becoming a Pirate nurse
Olivia Giambalvo found her person. And then just as quickly lost him to a devious disease. In the wake of the floor being pulled out from under her feet, she...