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ECU national finalist, one of four regional winners of W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Award

GREENVILLE, N.C. (8/22/2024) — East Carolina University is one of four national universities recognized for extraordinary community engagement initiatives and named a regional winner of the 2024 W.K. Kellogg Foundation...

ECU Voyages Series to feature actor, literacy advocate, wildlife conservationist

(Photos courtesy of Gotham Artists) GREENVILLE, N.C. (8/21/2024) — East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Series will feature two special guests for the...

ECU and ECU Health partner on new nursing program to expand acute care workforce in North Carolina

GREENVILLE, N.C. (08/12/2024) — East Carolina University’s College of Nursing and ECU Health are launching an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program, a new graduate-level certificate program that will...

Awards to recognize outstanding ECU alumni and devoted friend

Six outstanding East Carolina University alumni and a longtime Pirate friend will be honored by the ECU Alumni Association this fall for their careers and service to the university. The awards...

ECU to launch eastern North Carolina alumni chapter

East Carolina University alumni living in the heart of Pirate territory will have a chapter of their own when the East Carolina University Alumni Association (ECUAA) launches the eastern North...

ECU researchers explore lost Aleutian battlefield

East Carolina University faculty and alumni from the maritime studies program, housed in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Department of History, successfully led the first underwater archaeology...

College of Nursing to expand undergraduate program with state funding 

East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has received a significant investment of $3 million from the state of North Carolina to increase the number of entry-to-practice nurses who graduate from the...

ECU Rural Education Institute to host summer learning exchange

The Rural Education Institute at East Carolina University will host its annual summer learning exchange on Wednesday. Educators from across eastern North Carolina will attend as part of an effort...

ECU students selected to SECU Public Fellows internship program

A group of East Carolina University students are spending the summer working with organizations that make a difference for the residents of eastern North Carolina. The State Employees’ Credit Union...

Harris to lead ECU’s College of Business

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Michael Harris as dean of the College of Business during its June 18 meeting. Harris served as interim dean of...