News Release Archives

Mar 19, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate eighth day of giving Wednesday

East Carolina University will celebrate its eighth annual day of giving on Wednesday. Pirate Nation Gives is a 24-hour online fundraising event that encourages alumni, friends, faculty, staff, parents and...

Mar 08, 2024
  • Kim Tilghman

ECU partners with Institute of Defense and Business to deliver executive and advanced military professional education

Committed to expanding educational opportunities to meet the needs of all learners, East Carolina University and the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) are joining forces to provide specialized training for some...

Mar 05, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU Alert testing and police training to take place during spring break

East Carolina University students are on spring break through March 10. During this week, the university will test the ECU Alert notification system and host police training on campus. Police...

Mar 01, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU celebrates historic Pursue Gold campaign

More than 30,000 donors answered the call to support East Carolina University and propelled the Pursue Gold campaign to a historic $526.9 million fundraising record. “The ECU community has demonstrated...

Feb 21, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU psychologist awarded NCI grant to develop depression management tool for young cancer survivors

East Carolina University’s Dr. Karly Murphy, assistant professor of psychology in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute...

Feb 19, 2024
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina University selected as partner institution for NC Teaching Fellows

East Carolina University has been selected as a partner institution by the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. “We are excited and honored to be selected as...

Feb 14, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU hosts 2024 spring career fairs

ECU Career Services will host two job fairs on Thursday at the Greenville Convention Center. The Science, Engineering and Technology Fair will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m., followed by the Job...

Feb 14, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU Purple Pantry ribbon cutting and naming ceremony honoring donors Drs. Dennis Ross and Billy Williams

East Carolina University will hold a ribbon cutting and naming ceremony for the Williams-Ross Purple Pantry in the Main Campus Student Center. This event will honor the generosity of Dr. Billy...

Feb 07, 2024
  • ECU News Services

S.H.O.E.S. project returns to combat mental illness and depression

East Carolina University’s Campus Living returns with the S.H.O.E.S. project on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the Cupola on the ECU Mall. S.H.O.E.S., which stands for Students...

Jan 25, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU faculty, local business increase students’ scientific knowledge

An East Carolina University faculty member is collaborating with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville and its A Time for Science initiative to design and evaluate learning...