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actor portraying a gunman
Dec 19, 2018
  • Jamie Smith

OPERATION HILLTOP

Planning for the worst. Hoping for the best. That was the attitude at East Carolina University as ECU staff and local responders participated in Operation Hilltop, a full-scale crisis training...

Division of Health Sciences campus (Photo by Robbie Passell)
Dec 19, 2018
  • Amy Adams Ellis

VISIONARY LEADER

East Carolina University has named Dr. Mark Stacy vice chancellor for its Division of Health Sciences, effective January 1, 2019. He has served in the role as interim vice chancellor...

Mendenhall
Dec 18, 2018
  • Kristin Zachary

MENDENHALL HISTORY TIMELINE

NEW MAIN CAMPUS STUDENT CENTER

Dec 17, 2018
  • ECU News Services

POLICE TRAINING

East Carolina University will stage a full-scale, emergency training exercise Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the College Hill area of main campus. College Hill Drive...

Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the first airplane at Kitty Hawk on Dec. 17, 1093. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress
Dec 17, 2018
  • Erin Ward

FIRST FLIGHT

One hundred and fifteen years ago, on Dec. 17, 1903, just south of Kitty Hawk, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first successful airplane. Their Wright Flyer was the first...

Dec 14, 2018
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood
  • Lacey L. Gray
  • Natalie Sayewich

Future Leaders

The $5 million gift is a significant step toward ECU’s comprehensive fundraising campaign that now totals more than $200 million.
Dec 13, 2018
  • Erin Ward

EXTRAORDINARY DONATION

An extraordinary $5 million gift to East Carolina University from an anonymous organization will support leadership initiatives across the university. The gift was awarded Wednesday to the BB&T Center for...

Dec 12, 2018
  • ECU News Services

SAILING ON

East Carolina University's graduating class of fall 2018 includes more than 2,200 students who will receive their degrees during Friday's commencement ceremony. Among them is a 72-year-old Charlotte resident, Henry...

Tay Peed will receive her undergraduate degree in English with a minor in creative writing and a certificate in business and technical communication.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Lacey L. Gray

THE NEXT SHONDA RHIMES

From the young age of 10, when she learned how to type, Nataja “Tay” Peed has loved writing fiction. Peed said her mom shared one of her first short stories...

Steve Dellinger started earning his degree from ECU in the 1960s. Thanks to online classes he was able to graduate 50 years after his original senior year.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Rich Klindworth

FINISHING HIS DEGREE

“It’s never too late” is a common phrase that is said to give hope. At 72 years old, the Class of 2018’s Henry Stephen (Steve) Dellinger embodies the true meaning...