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Jul 23, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

PIRATE READ

“Enrique’s Journey,” the true story of a Honduran boy’s journey to find his mother, has been selected as the 2015 Pirate Read at East Carolina University. All incoming students are...

ECU Board of Trustees members Danny Scott, left, and Edwin Clark listen to discussion during the July 17 board meeting. At that meeting, ECU Provost Ron Mitchelson presented the plan for reorganization for ECU's College of Human Ecology. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 20, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jay Clark

REORGANIZATION

The six departments and schools that comprise East Carolina University’s College of Human Ecology will soon migrate to other colleges under a reorganization plan intended to reduce costs and strengthen...

Jul 20, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

LIGHTING A FIRE

Eleven-year-old Ross Pennington came to East Carolina University with no experience but was playing the guitar by the end of his first class at the annual summer Guitar Festival and...

Pictured above at the swearing-in ceremony for the ECU Board of Trustees are, left to right, ECU Student Government Association president Mark Matulewicz with his father, Stephen; Kieran Shanahan and Kel Normann with Steve Jones shown between them holding the Bible; and Leigh J. Fanning and her husband, Paul. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 17, 2015
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

ECU TRUSTEES

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees swore in new members, heard an update on Heritage Hall and broke ground for a new student center during its July 17 meeting....

East Carolina University will establish the Miller School of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business, providing opportunities for ECU students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. (Photo by Jay Clark)
Jul 15, 2015
  • ECU News Services

ECU to establish region’s first School of Entrepreneurship

East Carolina University today announced its plan to create the first School of Entrepreneurship in the East, made possible by a generous commitment of $5 million by a Raleigh area...

ECU alumnus and MATCH Program Director Tim Hardison, right, and Dr. Suzanne Lazorick, pediatrician and child obesity expert with ECU’s Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center, collaborated on an obesity intervention program targeting middle school children. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 14, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

EMPOWERING YOUTH

When seventh-grade science teacher and East Carolina University alumnus Tim Hardison learned his fellow Martin County residents had the shortest life expectancy in the state, he wanted to know why....

ECU nursing professor Kathleen Sitzman was lead instructor for the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by the ECU College of Nursing. The course on the science of caring drew a large international audience. (Photo by Gretchen Baugh)
Jul 14, 2015
  • Elizabeth Willy

A COURSE IN CARING

The East Carolina University College of Nursing’s first Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, attracted a global audience of more than 700 to learn about the science behind caring. Drawing...

New SGA officers sworn in this April include, left to right, treasurer Carson Pierce, president Mark Matulewicz and vice president Jenny Betz. Chelsea Scott of Charlotte joined the slate of officers as secretary this summer. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 10, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

A VOICE FOR PIRATES

The new slate of officers guiding East Carolina University’s Student Government Association has made transparency in campus leadership activities a top priority for the upcoming school year. New SGA president...

Jul 09, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

ARCHIVAL MECCA

Items in the Smithsonian collection include: — Biographical Material, 1920-2014, around 14 folders (awards, family papers, and miscellaneous items like pins, an NPR interview, and Bob’s high school graduation program)...

ECU student and STEPP Program Mentor Alysha Gray demonstrates the Livescribe smartpen, which helps students with learning disabilities take notes in class. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 08, 2015
  • ECU News Services

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

Incoming students with learning disabilities are gaining valuable experience using assistive learning technology through a summer program at East Carolina University. ECU is one of three universities in the University...