Zigas named interim university counsel
Paul Zigas has been appointed interim university counsel and vice chancellor for legal affairs for East Carolina University effective Sept. 16, pending approval by the UNC Board of Governors. Zigas...
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ECU Police: No threat on ECU campus
At approximately 11:54 a.m. today, Sept. 9, ECU Police received a call from someone who heard rumors there was an active shooter on campus at Todd Dining Hall on ECU’s...
Award-winning journalist, entrepreneur to visit ECU as Voyages premier lecturer
Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist and entrepreneur, will present “Diversity: On TV, Behind the Scenes and in our Lives,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 in Wright Auditorium at East Carolina...
ECU cleaning up after Hurricane Dorian
East Carolina University officials monitored the effects of Hurricane Dorian throughout the night and completed interior and exterior inspections of campus buildings and infrastructure this morning as the storm moved...
Hurricane Dorian Update: ECU classes canceled Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday
Because of the anticipated wind and rain bands as Hurricane Dorian moves off the coast of North Carolina, East Carolina University will cancel classes beginning at or after 3 p.m....
Kovar, 9 ECU Nursing alumni named Distinguished Public Health Nurses
College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Cheryl Kovar has been named a Distinguished Public Health Nurse in North Carolina. Kovar, an assistant professor in the advanced nursing practice and education department,...
N.C. trio awarded ECU’s most prestigious scholarship
Three medical students at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have been awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship. Brandon Garcia, Kayla Mayes and Grant O’Brien – who like their classmates are...
ECU team gets grant to help communities adjust to sea level rise
A nearly $300,000 grant will allow a team of researchers from East Carolina University to look at sea level rise and its impact on communities. The $299,454, two-year grant comes...
ECU announces higher prize awards, kickoff date for third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge
East Carolina University, the College of Business and the Miller School of Entrepreneurship have announced that the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge will award more than $100,000 in cash prizes...
ECU’s Brody School of Medicine welcomes new class of medical students
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed 86 new medical students – all North Carolina residents – during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday morning....