News Archives

May 14, 1998
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina University Degree worth $1 million

If you've just spent the last four (or more) years working toward a college degree - and/or paying for one - you have probably, at some point, asked yourself, "Is...

May 13, 1998
  • ECU News Services

ECU Trustees Tackle Strategic Decisions

The ECU Board of Trustees, endorsing continued growth and expansion for the university, has urged a strategic vision that embraces elements of leadership, service, excellence and innovation. The trustees, during...

May 07, 1998
  • ECU News Services

ECU Faculty Members Honored for Teaching

Ten East Carolina University faculty members were recognized for their outstanding teaching at a campus ceremony on May 7. Three faculty members received ECU Alumni Teaching Excellence Awards and six...

May 01, 1998
  • ECU News Services

Eakin targets ECU enrollment at 27,000

Greenville, NC  —   Chancellor Richard Eakin told the ECU Board of Trustees on Jan. 27 that the university's enrollment could grow to 27,000 in the coming decade. "It is...

Apr 29, 1998
  • ECU News Services

ECU Special Education Professor writes about Inclusive Classrooms

The education of public school students with diverse learning needs is the focus of a new book by a member of the East Carolina University education faculty. Mary W. Schmidt,...

Apr 14, 1998
  • ECU News Services

ECU ranked no. 25 among “most wired” college campuses

For the second consecutive year, East Carolina University is the only public university in North Carolina included in a listing of the "most wired" on-line campuses in the United States...

Apr 09, 1998
  • ECU News Services

ECU officials praise doctoral status

East Carolina University officials cheered the April 9 decision by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to recognize ECU as a doctoral institution. "This is a great day...

Apr 09, 1998
  • ECU News Services

Interior design program reaccredited

The Interior Design program in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at East Carolina University has received a three-year re-endorsement from the National Kitchen and Bath Association. ECU's program is...

Mar 27, 1998
  • ECU News Services

Jarvis Hall Renovated

A $4 million renovation of Jarvis Residence Hall, one of the original buildings on the East Carolina University campus, will combine modern conveniences with the look the building had when...

Mar 13, 1998
  • ECU News Services

Scholarship endowment for hospitality management

William H. Bodenhamer Jr., president of USA Parking, has given $100,000 to East Carolina University to provide a scholarship endowment for hospitality management students. The gift was presented recently to...