ECU Alert test scheduled for March 10
East Carolina University will conduct a test of the ECU Alert emergency notification system at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, in conjunction with the statewide tornado drill during Severe Weather...
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ECU intends to host in person spring 2021 university commencement ceremonies
East Carolina University intends to host multiple in-person university ceremonies at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on May 7 to recognize and celebrate the Class of 2021. ECU plans to host multiple versions...
Panel to discuss safety, equity of COVID-19 vaccine
The East Carolina University Ledonia Wright Cultural Center has scheduled a virtual panel discussion about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccination at 6 p.m. Wednesday. “COVID Vaccination Panel:...
ECU’s Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center to announce record crowdfunding campaign
The Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University will announce achieving its $15,000 goal in its first-ever crowdfunding campaign on Wednesday. The campaign began on Jan. 30...
Cluster Notification — Feb. 22
Students, faculty and staff: East Carolina University has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases within Greene Residence Hall (six cases). A “cluster” is defined by the North Carolina Department of Health and...
NCLR Online explores writing toward healing
The 2021 online issue of the North Carolina Literary Review is available and can be accessed on the NCLR website. The virtual online issue launch, hosted on Zoom by the...
ECU Libraries negotiate new agreement with Elsevier
In a cost-saving move, East Carolina University’s libraries have signed a new contract with longtime publisher Elsevier to provide a journal package that includes the most-needed titles for faculty and...
Clusters Notification — Feb. 9
Students, faculty and staff: East Carolina University has identified two clusters of COVID-19 cases within Ballard Hall-West — formerly Gateway-West — (five cases) and White Hall (five cases). A “cluster” is...
ECU’s 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Feb. 25 with extra safety precautions
The 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge will take place at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 at ECU’s Eakin Student Recreation Center (ESRC). This milestone event, which started in 1997, will...
ECU gets $1.9 million Golden LEAF grant to develop Eastern Region Pharma Center
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)...