News Archives

Oct 29, 2000
  • ECU News Services

Ward joins ECU’s Board of Trustees

Margaret C. Ward of Burlington, a noted civic leader and a longtime supporter of East Carolina University, has been a member of the Board of Trustees since she was appointed...

Oct 25, 2000
  • ECU News Services

ECU archaeology team to dig for Gov. Caswell grave

The words on a partially dismantled grave marker in a historic residential section of Kinston say the deceased "is not dead but sleepeth." And a few feet away, people grind...

Oct 19, 2000
  • ECU News Services

ECU Bermuda field school digs into shipwreck

Don’t let the name fool you! Bermuda’s Iron Knee Shipwreck is not about sailors with peg legs, or even about seafaring legends and the like, but it’s a mystery ship...

Oct 19, 2000
  • ECU News Services

Future of Faith topic for ECU’s Jarvis Lecture

A renowned speaker and writer on contemporary religion, Dr. Huston Smith, will visit East Carolina University Oct. 30 to give a public lecture on "Why Religion Matters: The Future of...

Oct 13, 2000
  • ECU News Services

ECU sends relics to area schools

Talk about being old! When East Carolina University's geology department surveyed its closets recently, the items gathering dust in dark spaces were vast collections of materials buried away for millions...

Oct 05, 2000
  • ECU News Services

ECU sociologist writes gude for divorced dads

Divorce is a struggle for both sides, but when children are involved the problems multiply for fathers who want to stay close to their kids. With that in mind, East...

Oct 03, 2000
  • ECU News Services

ECU sends relics to area schools

Talk about being old! When East Carolina University's geology department surveyed its closets recently, the items gathering dust in dark spaces were vast collections of materials buried away for millions...

Sep 26, 2000

Nearly $2 million in grants to help fund health care needs of poor

The receding floodwaters after Hurricane Floyd a year ago revealed more than property damage. They uncovered a need for greater access to care and preventive health services in certain areas...

Sep 13, 2000
  • ECU News Services

REAP awarded five-star rating

The Remedial Education Activity Program (REAP) at East Carolina University has received the state's highest rating --five stars --as a developmental daycare program for children with special needs. The rating...

Sep 13, 2000
  • ECU News Services

ECU teaching program in contention for award

An East Carolina University program that prepares students to teach in middle grade classrooms is among the semi-finalists in the competition for a national award. ECU's middle grades teacher preparation...