Philanthropy Archives

Dec 07, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College celebrates students, honors donors during virtual scholarship celebration

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recently recognized its generous donors for their help in supporting and celebrating student success. Dr. Allison S. Danell, dean of...

Grad Profile: Emma O'Brien
Nov 30, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

PUSHING BOUNDARIES

When opportunity knocked, Emma O’Brien was ready to answer. “When I first came into school, I was so pigeon-holed into what I thought I wanted to do. When I thought...

Nov 25, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

ECU crowdfunding aims to provide free rural education webinar series

East Carolina University’s College of Education and Rural Education Institute (REI) have launched a crowdfunding initiative to provide a webinar series about equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion for teachers...

Nov 19, 2020
  • ECU News Services

LOVE WINS fundraiser raises $15K

The Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University raised more than $15,000 for the LGBTQ Priority Fund during its annual LOVE WINS fundraiser in October. Seven hosts...

Nov 17, 2020
  • Erin Ward

RECORD DONATION

The value of a good education is proven 50,000 times over. That is the ironclad belief of Patricia Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Elementary Education and...

Nov 12, 2020
  • Erin Ward
  • Michael Rudd

GIVING BACK

Two recent gifts from College of Business alumni will improve the college’s existing student success center and create a new faculty position. Steve Cunanan and his wife Ellen, both COB...

Nov 09, 2020
  • Erin Ward

Dowdy Student Stores raises $7,000 for military student scholarships

East Carolina University’s Dowdy Student Stores donated $7,000 on Nov. 2 to benefit an Air Force ROTC scholarship. The funds were raised from a portion of the sale of military...

Nov 05, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY

Laupus Library has been awarded a $75,000 grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide laptops and health education instruction to the school-aged children of migrant farmworker families in...

Nov 04, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

EMBRACING RACE

Serving the public and creating an inclusive and inspiring community are key parts of the EC Scholars motto. Keeping in line with this creed, the EC Scholars organized a Books...

Nov 02, 2020
  • Erin Ward

NEW ENDOCRINOLOGY PROFESSORSHIP

When Dr. Mary Katherine Lawrence moved to Morehead City 30 years ago to practice medicine, she was the only endocrinologist in town. Endocrinologists are doctors who treat disorders of the...