News Archives

May 19, 2016
  • Doug Boyd

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK

ECU's internal audit staff Stacie Tronto is chief audit officer and executive director. She has a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master of business administration degree from ECU. A...

May 17, 2016
  • Jackie Drake

KEEPING IN TOUCH

Alumni of East Carolina University have many ways to connect: reunions, networking events, e-mails and especially social media. But soon there will be a new platform that’s larger than all...

May 16, 2016
  • Amy Adams Ellis

CONSISTENT CARING

A nurse specialist in pediatrics has been selected by her peers as this year’s top nurse at ECU Physicians, the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at...

May 13, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

RAPID RESPONSE

Over several evenings in May, the East Carolina University Police Department took advantage of a quiet, empty campus to conduct active shooter training in Mendenhall Student Center. “Although we can’t...

May 13, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

CREATING BIG IDEAS

Student wins statewide social entrepreneurial competition By Jennifer Brezina For University Communication ECU Honors College student Mona Amin of Charlotte and her team won first place at the 2016 Discovery...

May 12, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

‘I AM ALIVE’

Carolyn Daniels has dropped 57 pounds, but she’s gained a healthier lifestyle and a new outlook on life. “I am alive,” Daniels said. “I have more energy and can move...

May 12, 2016
  • ECU News Services

‘A LASTING IMPACT’

The 12 years of service and leadership of Chancellor Steve and Nancy Ballard were celebrated – and roasted a little – during a dinner May 11 at the Murphy Center...

May 10, 2016
  • Elizabeth Willy
  • Jules Norwood

NEW NURSES

North Carolina’s need for more nurses is clear: the state’s elderly population is expected to double by 2020, and one in five nurses is nearing retirement age. But with those...

May 09, 2016
  • Amy Adams Ellis

MARVELOUS MULTIPLES

It was all hands on deck when six Pirate patients from across the East came together recently to celebrate their healthy babies. Six new mothers of triplets – who all...

May 06, 2016
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood

PROCESSION AND PONCHOS

Twins Denise and Danielle Grover have never attended a graduation where it didn't rain. A tropical storm accompanied their 2013 graduation at Corinth Holders High School in Wendell. So on-and-off...