Project designed to support health care for older adults
Helping older adults with their health while allowing them to live independently is the goal of a project led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at East Carolina University. Called...
Nursing Archives
ENDOWMENT HONORS BROWN
A scholarship endowment established in honor of Dr. Sylvia Brown, dean of the East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, is already the largest in the college to date — and...
Student: Teresa Hupp
Teresa Hupp wants to follow in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps and become a nurse — but she also wants to make her own unique impression on the field. Hupp,...
Nora McCunney
A love for nursing runs strong through Nora McCunney because of volunteer experiences and family ties — but she hopes to make her own mark on the profession someday. McCunney,...
Marissa Diaz
For Marissa Diaz, East Carolina University was not a household name. The Naples, Florida native learned about ECU from close family friends who are also Pirate alumni. “They thought it...
Annaleise Darrohn
Annaleise Darrohn is shaping her future nursing career from a worldly perspective. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased her passion to serve others, and she believes that a solid foundation in...
ALWAYS PIRATES
East Carolina University celebrated the Class of 2022 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in its first full-scale spring commencement ceremony since 2019. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of more than 4,600 spring...
First cohorts graduate from ECU’s newest nursing doctoral programs
The College of Nursing at East Carolina University prepares more new nurses for North Carolina than any other four-year institution — its faculty and leadership focus on producing nurse leaders...
NEW DEAN FOR NURSING
During the regular meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees on Friday, Dr. Bimbola Akintade was named dean of the College of Nursing effective July 1. He will...
Health sciences students gain valuable experience from interprofessional workshop
Students from every college and school on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus participated in the Truist Developing Future Interprofessional Healthcare Leaders workshop earlier this month at Eastern Area Health...