News Release Archives

Feb 28, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Annual youth arts festival seeking artists, performers for April 22 event

A long-running youth arts festival in Greenville has outgrown its East Carolina University home and will be moving to the Greenville Town Common. The new Community Youth Arts Festival is...

Feb 28, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU, RTI International explore partnership

East Carolina University and RTI International are exploring opportunities to jointly combat health, economic and educational disparities in eastern North Carolina. As part of ECU’s Rural Prosperity Initiative announced by...

Feb 27, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Eakins steps down as College of Business dean

After serving as dean for more than six years, Dr. Stanley G. Eakins will step down as the College of Business leader June 30. Prior to being named dean in...

Feb 26, 2018
  • ECU News Services

WINNING AT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The inaugural, three-round Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge concluded Feb. 22 with Simple and Sentimental, LLC taking first place and a cash prize of $12,500. The company is owned and operated by...

Feb 23, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host 2018 MFA thesis exhibition March 2-24

East Carolina University’s School of Art and Design will present the 2018 MFA thesis exhibit March 2-24 in the Wellington B. Gray Gallery. A closing reception will be held at 5...

Feb 23, 2018
  • ECU News Services

$2M gift provides a place for innovation at ECU

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Van and Jennifer Isley Innovation Building, made possible thanks to a $2 million College of Business (COB) gift from...

Feb 22, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Coastal Studies Institute 2018 Summer Camp registration opens March 1

Registration begins March 1 for the Coastal Studies Institute’s (CSI) 2018 Summer Camps. CSI will offer 14 summer experiences for 9-15-year-old students between the dates of June 11 and Aug....

Feb 21, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host 2018 Spring Career Fair and Education Career Fair

East Carolina University’s Career Services will host two career fairs on Feb. 28 at the Greenville Convention Center. The Education Career Fair will be held from 8-10 a.m., followed by...

Feb 20, 2018
  • ECU News Services

“North Carolina in the Great War” now on exhibit in Joyner Library

Joyner Library is now displaying “North Carolina in the Great War,” a traveling exhibition on loan from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The exhibition will be...

Feb 19, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU hosts the Dance Theatre of Harlem ballet company

East Carolina University will welcome the Dance Theatre of Harlem to campus for a special presentation during Black History Month. The multi-ethnic ballet company, which celebrates African-American culture, will perform...