News Archives

Oct 29, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

BACKYARD BOTANISTS

Eighth-graders at C.M. Eppes Middle School hope to find out if a backyard weed actually contains some beneficial ingredients. Their teacher, Jennifer Stalls, an East Carolina University alumna and graduate...

Oct 29, 2015
  • Kathy Muse

TEN YEARS OUT

Ten years after enrolling its first doctoral class, East Carolina University’s medical family therapy doctoral program is providing its graduates with 100 percent job placement. More than 60 percent of...

Oct 28, 2015
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

‘IMPORTANT SERVICE’

The search committee tasked with finding the next leader of East Carolina University has selected a national firm to help with that responsibility. The Chancellor Search Committee, led by Board...

Oct 27, 2015
  • Nicole Wood

WELCOMING FUTURE PIRATES

The East Carolina University fall Open House brought approximately 4,700 guests to campus Oct. 24, including more than 1,500 prospective students. Presented by the ECU Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the...

Oct 19, 2015
  • ECU News Services

CELEBRATING TRADITION

Cool temperatures and sunny skies prevailed as East Carolina University celebrated Homecoming 2015 this weekend with traditional events including a concert, pep rally, parade and football. Country music star Lee...

Oct 16, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

HUNGRY FOR EXPERIENCE

It was early on a Friday morning, but East Carolina University nutrition student Kara Massotti was wide awake and focused on her patient at ECU’s Family Medicine Center. George Broussard...

Oct 15, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

A new program in East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions puts students front-and-center in demonstrating Pirate hospitality to prospective students. Through service as admissions student representatives, Pirate Navigators are...

Oct 08, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘TREMENDOUS VALUE’

East Carolina University and its School of Communication are ranked near the top in two annual listings recently released by different organizations. ECU is ranked No. 57 out of almost...

Oct 07, 2015
  • Alyssa Gutierrez
  • Amy Adams Ellis

SPRINT SUCCESS

East Carolina University has played a leading role in a clinical trial that may change the way health care providers treat high blood pressure. Landmark research involving Brody School of...

ECU graduate student Tyler Beasley will serve as the first graduate student representative for the UNC Association of Student Governments.
Oct 06, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

RECEIVER AND ROLE MODEL

Isaiah “Zay” Jones knows he has an opportunity to accomplish a lot on the football field this fall. And he knows how to get there. “It starts with me,” the...