News Archives

Feb 02, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

Ballard: ECU will survive tough times

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   College and division cuts of 9 to 12 percent along with tuition hikes may be necessary to make up state budget shortfalls, East Carolina University Chancellor...

Jan 31, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

Special Coverage: The State of the University speech Feb. 2

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   SPECIAL COVERAGE: Follow the State of the University speech Feb. 2 with live ECU News Service coverage via Twitter and Facebook. Jeannine Hutson and Karen Shugart...

Jan 28, 2011
  • Karen Shugart

Campus Kitchen transitions to student leadership

GREENVILLE   (Jan. 28, 2011)   —   In little less than a year, East Carolina University’s Campus Kitchen has saved more than 1,300 pounds of food from being wasted and...

Jan 24, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Grants aid in cancer research

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Research by two ECU surgery faculty members recently received a boost in the form of grants from Triad Golfers Against Cancer. Dr. Emmanuel Zervos, professor of...

Jan 21, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Joyner Library hosts inaugural program honoring faculty authors

GREENVILLE  —   The inaugural program at J.Y. Joyner Library at East Carolina University honoring faculty members who published books during the previous year recognized 38 faculty members Jan. 20....

Jan 21, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

U.S. Army mobile operating room on display at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   A U.S. Army mobile operating room will be on display Thursday, Jan. 27, and Friday, Jan. 28 on the fourth floor of the East Carolina Heart...

Jan 19, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

ECU to build dental center in Lillington

LILLINGTON, N.C.  —   Lillington has been selected to be the site of an educational and patient-care facility of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine. ECU announced today...

Jan 18, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Medical student banquet to be Jan. 22

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   A top U.S. health official will motivate students to lead during the 27th annual Andrew A. Best M.D. Senior Recognition Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 22, for...

Jan 18, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Writer Kevin Powell: ‘We’ve got to stay involved’

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Many Americans have yet to make civic engagement part of their DNA, says writer and activist Kevin Powell. Powell will be the keynote speaker at East...

Jan 13, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Pirates prepare for 15th Annual Polar Bear Plunge

GREENVILLE  — The 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 at the ECU Student Recreation Center. All ECU students, faculty and staff are invited...