Philanthropy Archives

Feb 25, 2021
  • Erin Ward

ECU’s Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center crowdfunds a record $15K, raises goal to $20K

In its first crowdfunding campaign, the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University achieved its $15,000 goal weeks early and on Wednesday announced a new goal of...

Feb 23, 2021
  • Erin Ward

DISABILITY SCHOLARSHIP

Senior theatre major and aspiring actor Haley Sanders loves creating magic for audiences under the dazzling lights of the stage. A double concentration in professional acting and theatre for youth...

Jan 28, 2021
  • Erin Ward

COVID-19 RESPONSE

East Carolina University researchers and medical professionals continue to work diligently on the prevention, detection, treatment and long-term impacts of the coronavirus. Dozens of extraordinary projects are underway on the...

Jan 05, 2021
  • ECU News Services

$50K grant will expand School of Dental Medicine care in Brunswick County

A $50,000 grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation will help people with financial challenges receive urgent and restorative dental care at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Dec 14, 2020
  • Erin Ward

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOLARSHIPS

We fill our days with regular activities — we get dressed, eat breakfast, brush our teeth, text a friend, drive the car, check email — often without having to put...

Dec 08, 2020
  • Erin Ward

ECU’s planned giving society inducts new members

Each year, East Carolina University donors make planned gifts that pave the way for future students, faculty and pivotal projects. This year was no different, with donors supporting areas across...

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...