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Apr 08, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Display honors Brody Scholarship

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   East Carolina University has unveiled a commemoration to one of the school's top scholarship programs and the medical graduates it has produced.Called "A Legacy of Commitment,"...

Apr 07, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Hamstring Hustle 5K race set for April 25

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Runners and walkers can lace up their shoes April 25 for the 15th annual Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk. The race, presented by the Medical Student Council...

Apr 07, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU partners with N.C. Dept. of Commerce to enhance communities

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   East Carolina University and the North Carolina Department of Commerce have collaborated on an innovative Community Development Block Grant program designed to strengthen less-prosperous communities in...

Apr 06, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU students urged to donate to Pirates Treasure

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   One person’s trash can become another person’s Pirates Treasure thanks to a program organized by East Carolina University and the City of Greenville.  The Pirates Treasure...

Apr 06, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU summer camp helps local students Reach Up in science

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   A summer camp at East Carolina University uses hands-on experiments in biology, chemistry and geology to help local African-American students develop an interest in science and...

Apr 03, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Perdue, Cunningham kick off state’s fight against chronic disease

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Gov. Beverly Perdue announced a new statewide initiative to fight chronic disease at East Carolina University on Friday, April 3.The North Carolina Partnership to Fight Chronic...

Apr 01, 2009
  • Christine Neff

ECU alumna Beth Grant discusses acting career

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   A strong work ethic, positive outlook and some old fashioned Southern manners helped propel actress Beth Grant, a 1972 graduate of East Carolina University, to a...

Mar 31, 2009
  • ECU News Services

Annual Youth Arts Festival set for April 4 on ECU’s campus

The Fifth Annual Youth Arts Festival at East Carolina University is set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the mall area in the center of campus.  More...

Mar 30, 2009
  • ECU News Services

Trustees Fountain dedicated

A focal point of campus returned to prominence during East Carolina University’s Founders Day celebration March 26. The Trustees Fountain in Wright Circle, formerly the location of the Wright Fountain,...

Mar 30, 2009
  • ECU News Services

Jarvis Medal, service awards granted at Founders Day Convocation

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   East Carolina University honored the first female recipient of the Thomas Jordan Jarvis Medal, the university’s highest service award, at its March 26 Founders Day celebration. ...