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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....

May 02, 2012
  • Crystal Baity

WITH PLANNING, PERSEVERENCE

Molly Pleasants’ path to becoming a physical therapist included working in the business offices of a large car dealership and weight loss franchise, in benefits at an academic medical center,...

May 01, 2012
  • ECU News Services

HUGS HELP

East Carolina University's Joyner Library offers a few extras every year during exam week to help students make it through long hours of studying. This year, those extras came in...

May 01, 2012
  • Kathryn Kennedy

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

An East Carolina University junior has earned a national award for her work with school-aged students who have special needs. The Council for Exceptional Children named Sara Graves their 2012...

May 01, 2012
  • ECU News Services

SEEKING ASSISTANCE

The investigations unit of the East Carolina University Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find those responsible for the theft of coin operated parking meters from an...

May 01, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Convocations to begin Friday

Seventy-three medical students will receive their degrees at the annual convocation of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University on Friday. The convocation begins at 5 p.m. in...