Philanthropy Archives

Jan 20, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Voyages Series to feature best-selling author Brian Hare

East Carolina University will conclude the 2025-26 Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Series with Duke University professor and author Dr. Brian Hare at 7 p.m....

Graphic reading “Save the Date: 3.4.26” promoting ECU’s 10th Pirate Nation Gives Day of Giving, with purple and gold branding.
Jan 12, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation to celebrate milestone day of giving

Since 2017, Pirate Nation Gives has raised more than $50 million for East Carolina University initiatives. On March 4, supporters can cap that decade of success by participating in the...

Jan 05, 2026
  • ECU Advancement

Donor support takes ECU business students from Greenville to Wall Street

The opening bell rang, and cheers erupted. East Carolina University College of Business (COB) students experienced the New York Stock Exchange in person, on the trading floor; for many of...

Dec 18, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts

What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...

Dec 17, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Dr. Michael Warren leads March of Dimes’ plan of action against premature births

Is medical school the place for big-picture topics like population health and public policy? Opinions differ, and many satisfied students say they did not get such training. Dr. Michael Warren...

Nov 26, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Research earns first-time W.T. Grant Foundation award

East Carolina University professors are investigating how educators’ identities and values shape classroom instruction and how these factors influence students’ sense of belonging, engagement and overall well-being. The research has...

Nov 17, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Scholarships top $1M, ease debt, light way for medical students

At East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, the annual scholarship celebration is more than a recognition of financial aid — it’s an incantation of the transformative power of generosity...

Nov 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Scholarship initiative encourages students to choose ECU

“We would like to offer you a scholarship” was music to Dylan Livingston-Keeter’s ears when he was accepted to East Carolina University. The message that he had earned a Chancellor’s...

Oct 23, 2025
  • University Advancement

Four ECU alumni honored for distinguished military service

Four East Carolina University alumni were honored for their service to the country during the Distinguished Military Service Society (DMSS) ceremony at the Main Campus Student Center on Sept. 26. Retired Air...

Architectural rendering of the east view of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, showing a landscaped walkway with trees, seating areas and people walking near a modern glass and brick building.
Oct 21, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Center for Medical Education gains golden support

The vision for the state-of-the-art technology in the Center for Medical Education (CME) at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine came into better focus this month thanks to a...