Love, loss and becoming a Pirate nurse
Olivia Giambalvo found her person. And then just as quickly lost him to a devious disease. In the wake of the floor being pulled out from under her feet, she...
Nursing Archives
Academics, affordability make ECU top three Best Value in NC
A combination of academics and affordability makes East Carolina University a top three Best Value public institution in North Carolina in a new national ranking. ECU also remains a Top...
ECU nursing externship gives students real-world skills beyond the classroom
Chloe Hamlett, a fourth-semester East Carolina University nursing student from Nashville, North Carolina, could have spent her summer at the beach or working a part-time job at home. Instead, she...
Annaleise Darrohn, nursing, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital founder Danny Thomas famously said that “no child deserves to die in the dawn of life.” This summer, East Carolina University student Annaleise Darrohn continued...
Pirates take advantage of summer study abroad opportunities
East Carolina University students grabbed their passports this summer as they participated in numerous study abroad opportunities. From group trips to solo positions, students went to all corners of the...
Nurse’s global impact inspires gift for next generation of ECU nursing
The family of a Pirate Nurse is carrying on her spirit of 50 years of nursing service by funding a scholarship that has helped unburden the next generation of graduates...
Youth thrive at ECU summer camps
It’s a hot summer day and the East Carolina University campus is bustling with middle school students pitching entrepreneurial ideas, high school band students rehearsing and future teachers working on...
Staff: Jessica Miller
Jessica Miller, the director and pre-award administrator in the College of Nursing-College of Allied Health Sciences Research Administration Hub, took a temporary position at East Carolina University without a clear...
Student: Michaela Davenport
Michaela Davenport said her path to East Carolina University and the College of Nursing wasn’t easy, or direct, but she has no doubt it was the right choice. Davenport is...
Summer 2025 Campus Construction Roundup
This summer, crews and contractors at East Carolina University are busy working on old buildings and putting up new ones, with the goal of providing safe, modern and spacious facilities...