Service Archives

Volunteers from East Carolina University pose before the start of competitions at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin in June.
Jul 18, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

FUN INCLUDED

Ashanti Cuthrell has a self-described outgoing personality, which was amplified when she volunteered at 3-on-3 basketball competitions at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. The role for Cuthrell, a...

Jul 17, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Sorority celebrates 40 years with reunion, service project at ECU Community School

A sorority first chartered 40 years ago at East Carolina University celebrated its founding by giving back to the ECU Community School. The Lambda Mu chapter of Zeta Phi Beta...

Jul 07, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU nursing student uses language, cultural skills to improve rural health care delivery

The majority of the counties in eastern North Carolina are classified as rural. While the state saw a downtick in migration overall in recent years, foreign immigrants moving to the...

Jun 26, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU’s Harriot College announces Department of Economics chair

Tisha Emerson will be joining East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences on July 1 as the James E. and Constance Paul Distinguished Professor and chair of the...

Jun 22, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

NC-STeP sites selected to provide mental health services for children

Six pediatric primary care sites have been selected to provide mental health services for children and adolescents in North Carolina as part of the expansion of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry...

Jun 14, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU medical, dental students selected as NC Schweitzer Fellows

Eight East Carolina University medical and dental students have been named to the 2023-24 class of the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (NCASF) program. Two students from the School of...

East Carolina University celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
May 05, 2023
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE JOURNEY

Each one’s journey has been different, but almost 5,000 Pirates now share at least one major accomplishment in common — they are East Carolina University graduates. ECU’s Class of 2023...

Stepping out of her shell during her time at East Carolina University led senior Wrenn Whitfield to find her home at ECU.
May 01, 2023
  • Jules Norwood

SPREADING SMILES

STATISTICS Name: Wrenn Whitfield College: Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Majors: Biochemistry, concentration in biology; Business administration minor; Entrepreneurship certificate Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Kinston, North Carolina ...

Apr 28, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU Alumni Association names 2023 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Five mission-minded, bright and dedicated East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2023 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award by the ECU Alumni Association. Ono Abhulimen,...

Image of ECU letters at Main Campus Student Center.
Apr 18, 2023
  • Jules Norwood

NATIONAL HONOR

East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers was recognized for his service to the American Council on Education (ACE) and other educational organizations during the annual meeting of the National Association...