News Release Archives

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...

Feb 16, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Zvonkovic named Health and Human Performance dean

Dr.  Anisa Zvonkovic was named dean of East Carolina University’s College of Health and Human Performance during the ECU Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, Feb. 16. Zvonkovic comes to...

Feb 14, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host Live/Virtual Technology Showcase

East Carolina University will present a Live/Virtual Technology Showcase at the East Carolina Heart Institute on Friday, Feb. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ECU students and faculty can...

Feb 07, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Joyner Library Spring Banquet to feature ECU alumna and author Kristy Woodson Harvey

The Friends of Joyner Library will host “A Charming Southern Evening” with Kristy Woodson Harvey as part of its 2018 Spring Banquet on March 22. Harvey is a Phi Beta...

Feb 07, 2018
  • ECU News Services

$1.5 million grant to expand student learning

Students with learning differences at East Carolina University and across the country will have better avenues to learning thanks to a $1.5 million grant awarded to ECU by the Oak...

Feb 06, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Court reverses earlier decision to dismiss ECU police officer

On Tuesday, Feb. 6, the East Carolina University counsel’s office was notified that the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the February 2017 decision of the Administrative Law Judge Donald...

Feb 05, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Award-winning SHOES Project builds on two years’ successes to combat mental illness and depression

East Carolina University students have partnered with campus departments to present the SHOES Project from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 8 near the cupola on the ECU Mall. SHOES,...

Feb 05, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU study finds rising death rate for middle-aged whites in North Carolina

Middle-aged whites in North Carolina are dying at an unprecedented rate, according to a new study by researchers at East Carolina University. The study – authored by ECU professor emeritus...

Feb 05, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU Police charge man with kidnapping

On Sunday, Feb. 4, East Carolina University Police charged Antonio Brady Shavon Smith, Jr., 24, with assault by pointing a gun, kidnapping, speeding to flee/elude arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia...

Feb 01, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Exhibit at ECU celebrates 10 years of study abroad in Italy

"Made in Italy: Italy Intensives," a celebration of the 10th anniversary of East Carolina University’s study abroad program in Certaldo Alto, Italy, will be on display Feb. 2-22 in the...