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...
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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ECU grad picked for Alumni Relations Post
Joseph Phillip Horne, former vice president for institutional advancement at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., has joined East Carolina University as associate vice chancellor for alumni relations. Horne...
ECU’S EastNet opens remote sites in Beaufort and Craven counties
EastNet, the Internet access service that East Carolina University provides to educators, celebrates its third anniversary on March 1. As part of the celebration, EastNet has announced the opening of...
Poet Laureate to deliver commencement address
Fred D. Chappell, who was recently named poet laureate of North Carolina, will deliver the spring commencement address at East Carolina University on May 16. More than 2,000 degree candidates...