News Archives

Jul 23, 2021
  • Jamie Smith

VICE CHANCELLOR APPOINTMENTS

Today, based on the recommendation of Chancellor Philip Rogers, East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of two long-time employees to key senior administrative roles at ECU. Stephanie...

Jul 22, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

DENTAL DYNAMO

When Octavia Miller visits home in Duplin County, her purpose goes deeper than simply returning to her roots — it’s also about giving back to the people and the land that raised...

Jul 12, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Christian Penister

Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry. Penister, a third-year student in East Carolina University’s School of Dental...

Jul 12, 2021
  • Matt Smith

STORMY OUTLOOK

A new paper published by an East Carolina University researcher in the Department of Coastal Studies shines light on the effect human-made infrastructure and natural topography has on coastal wetlands after...

Jul 09, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

Chandler Ward and Savannah Slade, president and vice president of the East Carolina University Student Government Association, are tapping their business backgrounds to serve students. The duo, both pursuing degrees...

Jul 08, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

SERVING RURAL

A core value of the College of Education at East Carolina University is serving rural communities. A partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC)...

Jul 06, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

MAKING MUSIC

Rigorous rehearsal schedules combined with heavy course loads each semester, individual practice time and part-time jobs can sometimes overwhelm music majors. How students across the country coped with those demands...

Jul 01, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

EMERGENCY EDUCATION

UPDATE, JANUARY 2022: The certificate program referenced in the story below was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is now accepting applications. All...

Jun 30, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

COMEBACK PERFORMANCE

Performance is making a comeback at the East Carolina Piano Festival. The festival has returned to East Carolina University’s School of Music for the first time since the pandemic canceled...

Jun 30, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Pamela Reis

A car crash changed the future for East Carolina University’s Dr. Pamela Reis — and the future of thousands of students, mothers and their babies. “I was in a car...