SPACE FOR INNOVATION
East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Van and Jennifer Isley Innovation Building, which is made possible thanks to a $2 million College of Business (COB) gift...
Philanthropy Archives
$1.5 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND STUDENT LEARNING
Students with learning differences at East Carolina University and across the country will have better avenues to learning thanks to a $1.5 million grant awarded to ECU by the Oak...
FINDING A CURE
Every day, ECU’s Brody School of Medicine teems with professors and students pipetting cell cultures, analyzing tissues and eyeballing microscopes in the name of cutting-edge research. The Brody Brothers Foundation...
Leo W. Jenkins Society inducts new members at annual planned giving event
Every year, generous donors make planned gifts to East Carolina University that support countless scholarships, professorships and research funds. This year was no different, with donors championing areas from geology...
ECU alumnus commits $2 million to College of Business
East Carolina University’s College of Business has received a $2 million commitment from Van and Jennifer Isley of Raleigh that will provide opportunity for business, engineering, technology and arts students...
AMETHYST AWARDS
Chancellor Cecil Staton awarded three of his Chancellor’s Amethysts at the East Carolina University Board of Trustees dinner Nov. 9. The Chancellor’s Amethyst is a special recognition of philanthropic commitment...
ECU raises $48 million in FY17
An increase in individual donors helped East Carolina University raise more than $48 million in fiscal year 2017. “ECU’s supporters continue to rally behind our university,” said Chris Dyba, vice...
The legacy of philanthropy takes center stage at the Chancellor’s Amethyst
Chancellor Cecil Staton awarded three of his Chancellor’s Amethysts at Thursday night’s East Carolina University Board of Trustees dinner. The Chancellor’s Amethyst is the premiere recognition of philanthropic commitment at...
The Pirate Alumni Road Race pounds the pavement for students
A blue sky and mild temperatures provided the perfect backdrop for the 10th annual Pirate Alumni Road Race, which was held in Greenville Saturday, April 22. The 5K and 1-mile...
ECU’s Harriot College recognizes high-achieving first-year students
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recognized its high-achieving first-year freshmen and transfer students at the college’s annual ECU Excels Awards Ceremony on Feb. 17 in...