Budget Funds Doctoral Status and Information Technology
Well into the second quarter of the fiscal year, the state legislature, on Oct. 28, gave its final nod to a $12.6 billion spending plan that includes a substantial down...
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Scandinavian Connection Puts ECU in Helsinki
Telephone lines, cameras and microphones at East Carolina University's Joyner Library let ECU and city officials participate in a conference Wednesday in Helsinki, Finland. Diana Henshaw, director of the Division...
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...
Mary Jo Bratton 1926-1998
Mary Jo Bratton, a professsor emeritus and the university historian for East Carolina University, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, at her Greenville home. She was 72. Dr. Bratton had been a...
ECU to Expand On-line Courses
East Carolina University has signed a contract with a Colorado company to significantly expand the university's on-line course offerings. The company, Real Education Inc. of Denver, will help the university...
ECU Recognizes Outstanding Alumni
East Carolina University honored seven of its most accomplished graduates with Outstanding Alumni Awards during 1998 Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 9-10. The honorees are Ronnie Barnes (B.S. '74), head athletic trainer...
ECU Celebrates Homecoming
Everything old is new again when East Carolina University celebrates Homecoming 1998 with the theme, "Purple Pride Through the Years....Retro '70s, '80s, & '90s." Activities are planned throughout the week,...
Belk endows ECU art foundry
Irwin Belk, longtime friend and supporter of East Carolina University, has endowed the School of Art sculpture foundry with a $100,000 gift. As a result of the pledge, the foundry...
ECU announces fall enrollment figures
Fall semester enrollment at East Carolina University is 17,803, the second-highest number ever. The number is down slightly from last year's record of 17,846. The average SAT score of first-time...
Morrison achieves world ranking
When it comes to the grueling triathlon, a race that involves swimming, cycling and running, Robert Morrison, an East Carolina University chemistry professor, may feel a little like the king...