Pirate Nation to celebrate milestone day of giving
Since 2017, Pirate Nation Gives has raised more than $50 million for East Carolina University initiatives. On March 4, supporters can cap that decade of success by participating in the...
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Donor support takes ECU business students from Greenville to Wall Street
The opening bell rang, and cheers erupted. East Carolina University College of Business (COB) students experienced the New York Stock Exchange in person, on the trading floor; for many of...
Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts
What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...
Dr. Michael Warren leads March of Dimes’ plan of action against premature births
Is medical school the place for big-picture topics like population health and public policy? Opinions differ, and many satisfied students say they did not get such training. Dr. Michael Warren...
Digital humanities projects foster student leadership
Seeing historic locations with one’s own eyes, hearing sounds of a bustling city, feeling cobblestone walkways underfoot, and smelling and tasting delicacies from a foreign culture are experiences that last...
Accomplishments at ECU highlighted during International Education Week
Helping adults and malnourished children at clinics in Guatemala. Immersed in Spanish during a three-week stay with a host family. Experiencing the patience and gratitude of citizens receiving help in...
Scholarships top $1M, ease debt, light way for medical students
At East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, the annual scholarship celebration is more than a recognition of financial aid — it’s an incantation of the transformative power of generosity...
Trustees approve degree conferral at November meeting
In its final meeting of 2025, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved conferral of degrees for 1,863 graduates at ECU’s fall commencement on Dec. 19 in Minges Coliseum....
Scholarship initiative encourages students to choose ECU
“We would like to offer you a scholarship” was music to Dylan Livingston-Keeter’s ears when he was accepted to East Carolina University. The message that he had earned a Chancellor’s...
Maynard family gift strengthens College of Education scholarship program
A new investment in East Carolina University’s College of Education (COE) came with a clear directive – go educate [more] future teachers. The multi-million dollar commitment from the Maynard family...