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ECU officials are encouraging faculty and staff to unplug unnecessary electrical devices to save money during the holiday shutdown, Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 07, 2011
  • Kathryn Kennedy

ECU employees urged to join ‘green’ shutdown

Holiday lights may illuminate Greenville this month but East Carolina University plans to go dark during a scheduled 10-day shutdown beginning Saturday, Dec. 24 and ending Tuesday, Jan. 3. This...

Dec 06, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Irons to deliver fall commencement address

A university physician-educator who has dedicated his professional career to providing care to underserved children and adults in eastern North Carolina will deliver the commencement address at East Carolina University...

ECU associate vice chancellor for health Sciences Dr. Thomas G. Irons was honored with an Award for Excellence in Public Service from the UNC Board of Governors in October. Irons will deliver the commencement address for the university's annual fall commencement. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 06, 2011
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

A university physician-educator who has dedicated his professional career to providing care to underserved children and adults in eastern North Carolina will deliver the commencement address at East Carolina University...

Dec 06, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

WINNING WORK

Peter Romary, director of Student Legal Services at East Carolina University, has represented, free of charge, more than 1,200 victims of domestic violence. His volunteer work has made him a...

Dec 06, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Grant to help ECU blend behavioral, general health care

A federal grant of nearly $800,000 will help East Carolina University provide more coordinated care to patients with multiple health needs. The five-year, $799,876 grant from the federal Health Resources...

Dec 06, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Grant to help ECU blend behavioral, general health care

A federal grant of nearly $800,000 will help East Carolina University provide more coordinated care to patients with multiple health needs. The five-year, $799,876 grant from the federal Health Resources...

At far left, Dr. Brock Niceler, clinical assistant professor of family medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, performs a test for neurological wellness with a Rose High football player during afternoon practice. ECU graduate student Becky Grant, center, an athletic trainer assigned to Rose High School, looks on during the procedure. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 05, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

Playing Safe

When a North Pitt High School athlete is injured in competition, the first person rushing on the field is not the team’s coach or a worried parent. It is Jeff...

Dec 02, 2011
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

AT THE TIPPING POINT

After more than 45 minutes of debate, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees, on a 7-5 split vote, proposed a tuition and fee increase for all students for the...

Dec 02, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Collaboration helps international students better communicate with English-speaking peers

Before leaving Saudi Arabia for North Carolina, Suleiman Al-khalifah practiced English by watching TV shows and movies His favorites ranged from Peter Sellers’ classic comedy “Pink Panther” to the action-packed...

Dec 02, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

WELL-SPOKEN

Before leaving Saudi Arabia for North Carolina, Suleiman Al-khalifah practiced English by watching TV shows and movies. His favorites ranged from Peter Sellers’ classic comedy “Pink Panther” to the action-packed...