Military Archives

Nov 10, 2021
  • Erin Ward

RECOGNIZING MILITARY SERVICE

The Distinguished Military Service Society honored service to the nation and service to East Carolina University at a ceremony and dinner held at the Greenville Hilton on Friday. In partnership...

ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers, left, and Col. Mikel Huber
Nov 08, 2021
  • Ken Buday

CONNECTION TO THE CORPS

East Carolina University and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point have joined forces to help with educational opportunities for military and Department of Defense personnel on the base. Chancellor Philip...

Sep 07, 2021
  • Erin Ward

INVESTMENT IN ECU

An exceptional $5 million gift to the East Carolina University College of Business will transform the school’s graduate program and attract more students. The donation from alumnus Tom Arthur ’71...

Aug 04, 2021
  • Erin Ward

ALUMNA MAKES HISTORY

When Pirate alumna Brenda McCarthy graduated from aviation school at Naval Air Station Pensacola in May, she received her wings and also made history. McCarthy, who graduated from East Carolina...

Jul 29, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU recognized for supporting student veterans

East Carolina University has once again been ranked as a top university for U.S. veterans and military service members. ECU is ranked 47th in the Southeast in the 2021 Military...

May 27, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

ENCOURAGING ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Preserving history and heritage is a prominent goal in the field of archaeology, and East Carolina University’s Maritime Studies Program helps students gain the knowledge to meet that goal through...

May 21, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

Air Force and Army ROTC programs commission new officers

Five cadets from East Carolina University’s Air Force ROTC program and 15 cadets from its Army ROTC program were commissioned as officers in ceremonies on May 8. In his remarks,...

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May 03, 2021
  • ECU News Services

SEASON FINALE

A Lumbee dentist who will return to practice in his hometown, a prison sergeant, a dancer, a clinical lab scientist, a future lawyer, a graduate school-bound neuroscientist and a Gold...

ECU graduate and U.S. Navy veteran Travis Barton looks forward to a service-oriented civilian career in clinical laboratory science.
May 03, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

SERVICE IN HIS BLOOD

Travis Barton knew that he was meant to help people since childhood. At the time, he didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Joining the military allowed him to...

ECU graduate Vanessa Ganey knows how much affordable health care means to people. It's her goal to provide dental care for those in need.
May 03, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

CALLED TO SERVE

East Carolina University fifth-year senior Vanessa Ganey aspires to become a dentist and serve her community. “I’d always loved going to the dentist, but unless it was an emergency, I...