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Apr 15, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

Niswander named vice chancellor for administration and finance at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Dr. Rick Niswander has been named vice chancellor for administration and finance at East Carolina University on a permanent basis after serving in an interim role since...

Apr 14, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Movie brings hope to people with aphasia

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Carl McIntyre once defined himself as salesman, actor, father, husband and friend. He had a "golden tongue." But a stroke five years ago left him almost...

Apr 14, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Cunningham, Rotondo named to national association

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and Dr. Michael Rotondo, chair of surgery at ECU, were inducted today into...

Apr 12, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL: Close two colleges, split Arts & Sciences

  —   A proposal to close two colleges at East Carolina University and split the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences drew questions about potential savings and impact...

Apr 11, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

U.S. Secretary of the Navy to deliver commencement address

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the spring 2011 commencement address at East Carolina University May 6 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. As the...

Apr 08, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Kidney transplant rate nearly doubles

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   For people with end-stage kidney disease, a new kidney can mean a new lease on life. In eastern North Carolina, that new lease is available to...

Apr 08, 2011
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

ECU participates in international educational trade mission

GREENVILLE — East Carolina University was one of 56 colleges and universities participating this week in an educational trade mission to Indonesia and Vietnam, led by Francisco Sánchez, under secretary...

Apr 08, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Graduate: Violence is ‘never right’

GREENVILLE (Apr. 8, 2011) — Students and former students also spoke at the campus safety seminar April 8, adding their own experiences with violence, discrimination and sharing their efforts to...

Apr 08, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Awareness, action keys to campus safety, panel says

GREENVILLE   —   Changing students’ mindset about safety on and off campus is challenging but doable, according to experts at the fifth annual North Carolina Higher Education Safety Webinar...

Apr 06, 2011
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Camp hopes to fuel science, math interest in STEM2 Girls

GREENVILLE   —   More than 85 Pitt County middle school students were exposed to the fun side of science, technology, engineering, math and medicine on April 1. Making this day...