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...
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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...
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...
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...
ECU Professor writes book about civil war general
When it came to the business of war, Bryan Grimes, a Confederate major general from North Carolina in the War Between the States, was as lucky as he was capable....
Enrollment Goal Set at 27,000
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 quite conceivable that we...
Coastal cultures featured in ECU professor’s book
GREENVILLE, NC — "The Estuary's Gift: An Atlantic Coast Cultural Biography," is the title of a new book by Dr. David Griffith, an ECU scientist and anthropology professor. Published...
University enrollment could grow to 27,000 in the coming decade
GREENVILLE, N.C. — 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...
IOC selects ECU’s Walker Center
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), through its Solidarity Commission, has selected the L.T. Walker International Human Performance Center at East Carolina University for designation as an official international high-level training...
ECU holds fall commencement
East Carolina University will recognize about 2,000 graduates at its annual fall commencement on Saturday (Dec. 12). The commencement will include two ceremonies in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at...