Philanthropy Archives

Dec 06, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU believers, visionaries inducted to Leo Jenkins Society

Art, belief and vision sparked excitement and inspired the Dec. 1 celebration of East Carolina University's 2022 Leo W. Jenkins Society inductees. Brilliant purple and gold canvases, painted by artist...

The ECU School of Dental Medicine has provided care for close to 275 veterans since its ECU Smiles for Veterans program began in 2018.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

SERVING VETERANS

Justin Shimer helped provide oral health care to U.S. Armed Services veterans during East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s ECU Smiles for Veterans event Nov. 18 — and in...

Tom Arthur, far right, speaks to the crowd at the Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business event. Arthur's $5 million gift to the East Carolina University College of Business will lead to transformational work for the graduate school.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

DEDICATIONS ADVANCE MISSION

University history, urban legends and bold initiatives for future students were celebrated across East Carolina University on Nov. 18 during a series of campus dedications. A major donation to the...

Former Chancellor Dr. Dick Eakin speaks during the dedication where a plaque was unveiled at the Richard R. and JoAnn M. Eakin Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

FORMER CHANCELLOR HONORED

A long-delayed in-person tribute was held Nov. 18 to celebrate the naming of the Richard R. and JoAnn M. Eakin Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University. A plaque dedication...

Ashley, Leslie, Justin and Christian Conrad gather at the Main Campus Student Center conference room named in their parents’ memory.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS

Ken and Lee Conrad talked to everyone. The ease with which they carried on conversations throughout their lives is the inspiration for naming a meeting room in their memory at...

East Carolina leaders and family celebrate Tom Arthur during the Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business dedication.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT

East Carolina University’s Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business will chart the course for future Pirate leaders in business. No matter where their futures lead, they all start in...

Nov 21, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU Voyages Series to feature discussion with advocate of women, minorities, juveniles

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences continues the 16th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the Main...

Nov 18, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Service members honored with engraved pavers

More than 25 members of Victor Burke’s family stretching from New York to Florida along with his work family from East Carolina University’s student financial aid office came together today...

Nov 08, 2022
  • ECU Advancement

ECU School of Dental Medicine awarded Delta Dental Foundation grants

Thanks to two generous grants from the Delta Dental Foundation, the ECU School of Dental Medicine will continue its efforts of providing transformational care to rural and underserved communities across...

Oct 25, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Albernaz Lecture speakers encourage medical students to embrace storytelling

The noon-time crowd that filed into the East Carolina Heart Institute Oct. 24 was fairly typical, headed to a catered luncheon to listen to a speaker talk about something related...