Philanthropy Archives

Jul 11, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Erin Ward

Black nursing alumnae make scholarships, history with donations

Four distinguished Pirate nurses have reaffirmed their commitment, through generous scholarship endowments, to ensure that underrepresented nursing candidates from across eastern North Carolina get the education and training they need...

Ross Hall
Jun 30, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

ROSS LEAVES LEGACY

Dr. Ledyard E. Ross Jr., community orthodontist and benefactor of East Carolina University and the ECU School of Dental Medicine, died on the evening of June 28. He was 96....

ECU Summer Theatre poster
Jun 10, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

SUMMER REVIVAL

Summer theatre will return to East Carolina University June 22-26 when the School of Theatre and Dance presents the musical “Mamma Mia!” in McGinnis Theatre. ECU’s Jayme Host is producing...

Jun 02, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

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...

J.H. Rose High School senior Carter Lamson works with students at the ECU Community School on a LEGO League program.
May 17, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS

Not long after its founding as a laboratory school in 2017, the ECU Community School changed its name to better reflect its focus on the children and families it serves....

ECU students Patrick Young, from left, and Logan Darr post in front of ECU's STEPP Program office.
Apr 19, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

A TAILORED STRATEGY

As students with learning disabilities transition from high school to college, East Carolina University’s STEPP Program (Supporting Transition and Education through Planning and Partnerships) helps ensure that they have the...

A volunteer cuts hair at ECU's Pirates Vs. Cancer event.
Apr 12, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

PIRATES VS. CANCER 2022

After being limited by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years, one of the most popular and successful fundraisers on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus returned to full...

Dr. Lauren Sastre helps explain healthy food options to Fresh Start program participants in Elizabeth City.
Apr 08, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich
  • Rob Spahr

FRESH START

A van towing a trailer pulls in front of a church in Elizabeth City, an eastern North Carolina community challenged by health disparities, limited access to health care providers, and...

Apr 05, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Luncheon honors ECU’s 84 Golden LEAF scholarship recipients

From being a member of the Marching Pirates to becoming a better leader, Krysta Byrd has enjoyed her nearly two years as a student at East Carolina University. It’s an...

Mar 28, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

ALL HANDS

As East Carolina University marked its 115th year and celebrated the installation of Chancellor Philip Rogers last week, Pirate Nation rose to the occasion and pledged more than $8.4 million...