ECU opens for fall semester
East Carolina University began its fall semester on Monday, Aug. 18, as members of the faculty attended the annual convocation program in Wright Auditorium. Classes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 20....
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ECU names Brinson distinguished professor
Dr. Mark Brinson, a professor of biology at East Carolina University, has been named the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor for 1997-98. In announcing the award, Dean Keats...
ECU Trustees elect officiers
H.E. "Gene" Rayfield Jr., a Chapel Hill investor, has been elected chairman of the ECU Board of Trustees. Rayfield, owner of Rayfield Investment Co. and a 1966 ECU graduate, succeeds...
ECU to open “Gallery Without Walls” on Internet
One of the most extensive collections of African art in the Southeastern United States has found its way to East Carolina University, thanks to a gift from a donor who...
Three new trustees to join ECU board
Three new members have been appointed to the East Carolina University Board of Trustees by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. The new members, who will be sworn...
ECU study reports RX drugs too costly to many retirees
Thirty percent of older adults cannot afford prescription drugs, and some of them will turn to unhealthful practices to keep medical costs down, according to a new study by East...
ECU commencement speaker tells grads “passion matters”
The editor of one of the countries largest newspapers told 2,300 East Carolina University graduates on Saturday that "passion matters" and can propel a career, solve problems and "power a...
Four seniors picked for ECU’s University Award
The University Award, East Carolina University's top honor for a senior, will go to four members of this year's graduating class and will be presented at the commencement ceremony on...
Faulkner, Walker to receive honorary degrees from ECU
Janice Faulkner, commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, former president of the U.S. Olympic Committee and chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Central University, will...
Newspaper leader to give commencement address
Sandra Mims Rowe, editor of The Oregonian in Portland, Ore., will be the speaker at East Carolina University's 88th spring commencement on May 10. Rowe, a 1970 graduate of ECU,...