News Archives

Jun 10, 2009
  • ECU News Services

New student orientation begins June 15 at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   New student orientation begins June 15 and continues through July 21 at East Carolina University.  More than 4,000 students – both first-year and transfer students –...

Jun 08, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

Allied health students help improve quality of life for children

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   A trio of students in Robert Campbell’s health information management course in East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences has helped give children with special...

Jun 05, 2009
  • Christine Neff

Latino leaders meet at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   National, state and local leaders gathered at East Carolina University’s Murphy Center June 5 to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the Latino community.  Discussions took...

Jun 04, 2009
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

ECU political scientist to dine with Vice President Joe Biden

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   An East Carolina University political science professor will have the honor of dining with Vice President Joe Biden at his residence on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington,...

Jun 03, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU hosts second Latino Leadership Summit June 5

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   East Carolina University and the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN) will host the second annual Latino Leadership Summit June 5. Events will take place...

Jun 02, 2009
  • Christine Neff

Grant funds research opportunity for ECU senior

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   An East Carolina University senior will have the chance to pursue a lifelong goal while gaining valuable research experience thanks to a grant awarded by the...

May 29, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

ECU professor’s diet plan aims at carbohydrates

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   According to a new diet book by an East Carolina University scientist, carbohydrates are the target in the fight to lose weight, but simply eating fewer...

May 28, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU earns StormReady designation

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   While no university can be storm proof, East Carolina University has earned the distinction of being storm ready. NOAA’s National Weather Service recognized ECU as a...

May 27, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Medical student’s program aims at healthy lifestyles for Pembroke youth

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   An East Carolina University medical student will spend a few weeks this summer in his hometown hoping to make a lasting impact on the health of...

May 22, 2009
  • ECU News Services

‘Three Cups of Tea’ is ECU’s summer reading selection

GREENVILLE, N.C.—   A nonfiction work chronicling one man’s mission to change the world one school at a time has been picked by East Carolina University as its “Pirate Read,”...