News Archives

May 24, 1999
  • ECU News Services

Research vessel arrives home

After a 12-day voyage including dozens of stops at river locks along the Erie Canal, East Carolina University new research vessel arrived May 24 at its home port in Washington,...

May 15, 1999
  • ECU News Services

Director appointed for historical institute

Dr. David C. Dennard, a veteran faculty member who teaches southern history and culture at East Carolina University, has been named director of the ECU Institute for Historical and Cultural...

May 15, 1999
  • ECU News Services

Gilbert named dean of School of Health and Human Performance

Dr. Glen G. Gilbert, chair of the Department of Health Education and Promotion, has been named dean of the School of Health and Human Performance at East Carolina University. Gilbert's...

May 15, 1999
  • ECU News Services

Northeaster douses spring commencement

East Carolina University graduates got an abbreviated commencement ceremony here on Saturday, May 15 as a light rain and brisk northeast winds chilled graduates along with their friends and family...

May 15, 1999
  • ECU News Services

Building named for state senator

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees voted on May 14 to name the new life sciences building at the School of Medicine for NC State Senator Ed Warren of...

May 05, 1999
  • ECU News Services

Faculty members honored for teaching

Nine East Carolina University faculty members were recognized for their outstanding teaching at a recent campus ceremony. Three faculty members received ECU Alumni Teaching Excellence Awards and six were named...

Apr 22, 1999
  • ECU News Services

ECU names new history chairman

Michael A. Palmer, an East Carolina University history professor, has been named chairman of the ECU Department of History, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Palmer specializes in military and diplomatic history...

Mar 25, 1999
  • ECU News Services

ECU joins UCAID to develop Internet2

East Carolina University has joined an organization of universities and corporations seeking to reinvent the Internet to benefit science and research. The campus was notified this week of its approval...

Mar 20, 1999
  • ECU News Services

ECU establishes Y2K response team

A new Y2K Response Team has been established at East Carolina University to identify and prepare for potential campus problems associated with the turn of the millennium. The team, headed...

Feb 27, 1999
  • ECU News Services

ECU to celebrate founders day, March 8

East Carolina University will mark its 92nd anniversary when it celebrates Founders Day on Monday, March 8. The formal Founders Day program begins at 11 a.m. in the theater at...