News Archives

May 15, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Merritt named top nurse at medical school

Angela Merritt is still getting used to the title "nurse of the year." The nurse specialist in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East...

May 14, 2012
  • ECU News Services

FUTURE LEADERS

Twenty incoming freshmen at East Carolina University were selected for the prestigious EC Scholars Program. The four-year merit scholarship recognizes outstanding academic performance, commitment to community engagement and strong leadership...

May 11, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

COMMITTED TO SERVICE

Six students from East Carolina University have received Schweitzer Fellowships for 2012-13. The students commit to a year of service with a community agency, devoting more than 600 hours to...

May 11, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

ECU students receive Schweitzer Fellowships

Six students from East Carolina University have received Schweitzer Fellowships for 2012-13. The students commit to a year of service with a community agency, devoting more than 600 hours to...

May 10, 2012
  • ECU News Services

‘A STRONG LEADER’

  Dr. Ron Mitchelson, a professor in the Department of Geography and a senior research fellow, has been named interim vice chancellor for research and graduate studies at East Carolina...

May 08, 2012
  • Kathryn Kennedy

GLOBAL PARTNERS

Representatives from Iraq, Japan, Nigeria and a dozen other nations are at East Carolina University this week to improve and expand on a unique program facilitating student interaction across cultures...

May 04, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Graduates mark end of medical school

In a few weeks, Melody Covington will begin a primary care medical residency in Charlotte. But today, she was one of 73 East Carolina University medical students at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium...

May 04, 2012
  • Mary Schulken

NEW RIVALS

ECU Chancellor Steve Ballard said an expansion of Conference USA announced May 4 offers the potential for growth and competitive excellence and reflects a continued emphasis by the conference on...

May 04, 2012
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kathryn Kennedy

ECU COMMENCEMENT

After years of study and service, exams and extracurricular activities, East Carolina University graduates turned purple and gold tassels Friday, May 4. Undergraduate students celebrated along with master’s, doctoral and...

May 03, 2012
  • Crystal Baity

FROM AROUND THE WORLD

A unique international alliance aimed at preparing students to succeed in diverse cultures will meet at East Carolina University next week for the fifth annual Global Partners in Education Conference....