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Nov 21, 2017
  • Bre Lewis

Student: Chris Short

Chris Short is a junior from Apex and is double majoring in vocal performance and music theory/composition at East Carolina University. He is involved in the ECU Opera Theater, ECU...

The inaugural International Awards Ceremony at ECU.
Nov 17, 2017
  • Jamie Smith

RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE

As part of International Education Week, East Carolina University celebrated its commitment to growing the international footprint on campus at the inaugural International Awards Ceremony Thursday, Nov. 16. ECU’s Office...

ECU students rehearse for the first performance of “Young Frankenstein.”
Nov 16, 2017
  • Bre Lewis

MAD SCIENCE

Laughs are in store when “Young Frankenstein” opens Nov. 16 in East Carolina University’s McGinnis Theatre. This musical comedy adaptation of Mel Brooks’ film is sure to bring in a...

The College of Business and the university will benefit from a commitment from an alumnus.
Nov 15, 2017
  • Michael Rudd

ECU alumnus commits $2 million to College of Business

East Carolina University’s College of Business has received a $2 million commitment from Van and Jennifer Isley of Raleigh that will provide opportunity for business, engineering, technology and arts students...

Members of the Marching Pirates provided musical entertainment for the Nov. 9 ECU Board of Trustees dinner, featuring the presentation of the Chancellor’s Amethysts. (Photos by Will Preslar)
Nov 14, 2017
  • Erin Ward

AMETHYST AWARDS

Chancellor Cecil Staton awarded three of his Chancellor’s Amethysts at the East Carolina University Board of Trustees dinner Nov. 9. The Chancellor’s Amethyst is a special recognition of philanthropic commitment...

Nov 10, 2017
  • ECU News Services

TUITION, FEES APPROVED

Fees but not tuition will increase for in-state East Carolina University undergraduate students during the 2018-19 year. On Nov. 10, the ECU Board of Trustees approved an increase in fees...

Nov 10, 2017
  • Jules Norwood

TOP HONOR

Dr. Margaret D. Bauer, professor of literature at East Carolina University and editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, was presented with the state’s top civilian honor, the North Carolina...

Nov 09, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

HEALTH LITERACY

Nine children from seasonal or migrant farmworker families have improved their health literacy skills through a collaborative project at East Carolina University. Dr. Joseph Lee, assistant professor of health education...

Nov 08, 2017
  • Natalie Sayewich

HURRICANE HERO

At East Carolina University, Dr. Michelle Skipper is a trusted faculty member, colleague and friend, but to many in the town of St. Pauls, she is a hero. In the...

Alicia Kwon (far right), a learning assistant in Steven Wolf’s physics class, helps students with the concepts of torque and rotation.
Nov 07, 2017
  • Lacey L. Gray

STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS

Twenty-eight ECU students in the Learning Assistant Program are helping their fellow students better understand course material in biology, chemistry and physics by engaging classes in interactive-learning practices and inquiry-based...