News Archives

Sep 17, 2019
  • Kristen Martin

LAYING A FOUNDATION

Students attending the ECU Community School achieved growth during the 2018-19 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s annual report card. On Sept. 4, the department...

Cliff Hollis | Videography by Rich Klindworth
Sep 16, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

Student: Jason Schodt

East Carolina University student Jason Schodt likes to get involved in the community and meet new people. Schodt, a senior from Wake Forest, is double majoring in engineering and music...

Sep 13, 2019
  • ECU News Services

CRISP CENTER

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Crisp Small Business Resource Center, which will be housed in the College of Business’ Miller School of Entrepreneurship, during...

Sep 12, 2019
  • Rich Klindworth

ENJOYING WATER SPORTS

Adapting to a new way of life is something Brent Carpenter of Greenville has had to do for the past decade and a half. He was once an avid wakeboarder;...

Sep 11, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

BUILDING MOMENTUM

After graduating a record-breaking number of students during the 2018-2019 academic year, East Carolina University welcomed the third largest freshman class in the university’s history this fall. “I believe we...

Sep 11, 2019
  • Erin Ward

FLORENCE ANNIVERSARY

A year after Hurricane Florence tore through the small community of Pollocksville, the post office remains closed. The squat red brick building, along with the town hall on the edge...

Sep 10, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

SUPPORT AND AWARENESS

At East Carolina University, students recovering from substance use disorder are not only receiving support, they’re providing it as well. Jarmichael Harris, ECU’s Collegiate Recovery Community coordinator, said it’s the...

Sep 09, 2019
  • Matt Smith

BACK TO SAIPAN

More than 24 hours of air travel, the International Date Line and thousands of miles of open ocean separate Greenville from Saipan, but next summer a pair of East Carolina...

Sep 05, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

HOME TURF

East Carolina University’s first home football game against Gardner-Webb Saturday marks the beginning of a new era for Pirates fans. ECU Athletics worked to create an atmosphere unlike any other,...

Sep 04, 2019
  • Lacey L. Gray

HALF CENTURY OF SERVICE

Dr. James Kirkland is a professor of English at East Carolina University. For one of the largest departments on campus, with more than 80 faculty, this is not particularly noteworthy....