News Archives

Aug 01, 2008
  • ECU News Services

Patriarca appointed new College of Education dean

Dr. Linda Patriarca has been named dean of the College of Education at East Carolina University. She came to ECU from Caldwell College in New Jersey, where she was associate...

Jul 31, 2008
  • ECU News Services

ECU biologist, spider to appear on Colbert Report

An East Carolina University biologist and a handful of his trapdoor spiders will travel to New York next week to appear on “The Colbert Report.” Jason Bond, who studies and...

Jul 30, 2008
  • ECU News Services

Improvements made to entrance of ECU theater

Campus construction crews updated the exterior of the McGinnis Auditorium and Messick Theatre Arts Center this summer. Michael Crane, assistant dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication, said,...

Jul 30, 2008
  • ECU News Services

Summer biology camp reaches out to eastern NC

East Carolina University’s PIRATES Summer Science Camp offered 36 students from rural eastern North Carolina a chance to learn about science. PIRATES, an acronym for Partnering with Industrial and Regional...

Jul 29, 2008
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus creates diversity enhancing scholarship

The College of Business at East Carolina University today announced the establishment of a new diversity enhancing scholarship, thanks to a charitable gift from alumnus Danny Scott (BSBA ’84) and...

Jul 21, 2008
  • Doug Boyd

Frelix to lead medical society

Dr. Gloria Frelix, a clinical assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been elected president of the Old North State Medical...

Jul 18, 2008
  • ECU News Services

Humor focus of ECU’s 2008 North Carolina Literary Review

The 2008 North Carolina Literary Review showcases work by some of the state’s best writers on the topic of humor. It may make you laugh out loud, or tear up...

Jul 17, 2008
  • ECU News Services

ECU trustees re-elect Greczyn

Bob Greczyn, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, has been re-elected chair of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees. Also elected at the...

Jul 11, 2008
  • Crystal Baity

Exhibit offers insight into lives of state mental hospital patients

An exhibit at East Carolina University's Laupus Library will offer visitors insight into the treatment of people with mental illness. "The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital...

Jul 09, 2008
  • Doug Boyd

New dean appointed at ECU medical school

Dr. Paul R.G. Cunningham, a former faculty member and administrator at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been named dean of the medical school and senior...