News Archives

Jul 31, 2014
  • Kelly Setzer

‘AHEAD OF THE CURVE’

East Carolina University is taking steps to strengthen its record on campus security at the same time a University of North Carolina report has outlined system-wide best practices on safety...

Jul 31, 2014
  • ECU News Services

SENATE LEADERSHIP

Four East Carolina University staff members began one-year terms as officers of the Staff Senate Executive Committee on June 1. The new officers are Mary Schiller, chair; Lisa Ormond, chair-elect;...

Jul 28, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

A HEAD START

Just a couple of months ago, Nadiya Yerich was at her Havelock High School graduation. Now, she’s already well into her college coursework while most of her freshmen classmates are...

Jul 25, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘LIGHT BULB’ MOMENTS’

Children with communication delays related to autism and other disorders are learning about making friends while improving their verbal skills at East Carolina University’s Pirate Speech Camp. Allyson Turnage, a...

Jul 22, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

POSITIVE CONNECTIONS

Ten-year-old Tyrrek Grizzle took control of his paddle, maneuvering his miniature land mover with ease. He and a teammate moved his robot across a grid and past an opponent to...

Jul 21, 2014
  • Amy Adams Ellis

ENSURING FIRST-RATE CARE

An anonymous gift of $1 million will enable the Family Autism Center at East Carolina University to increase professional staff and expand services for people with autism in eastern North...

Jul 21, 2014
  • ECU News Services

PIRATES IN CERTALDO

Words alone seemed insufficient, so faculty and students who lived and studied this spring in the heart of Tuscany shared their experiences through the video posted above. The video illustrates...

Jul 18, 2014
  • Kathryn Kennedy

Trustees review fiscal sustainability measures, strategic planning

Continuing fiscal challenges were front and center during the regular meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees held July 17-18 at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU....

Jul 17, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

DIGGING UP THE PAST

Ten rising high school juniors and seniors got busy this summer digging and sifting through 18th century dirt behind a standing slave cabin in Grimesland. That’s because Charles Ewen, professor...

Jul 11, 2014
  • ECU News Services

SMART MOVES

East Carolina University students are applying the skills they’ve learned in the classroom at a myriad of internships this summer. From working at a military base in North Carolina to...