Students Archives

Oct 11, 2018

Make-a-thon inspires innovation

East Carolina University students brought new ideas and innovations to the university’s BrainSTORM make-a-thon event on Oct. 4, offering fresh perspectives to problems that plague communities after natural disasters. Nearly...

Oct 11, 2018

Make-a-thon inspires innovation

East Carolina University students brought new ideas and innovations to the university’s BrainSTORM make-a-thon event on Oct. 4, offering fresh perspectives to problems that plague communities after natural disasters. Nearly...

Oct 09, 2018

ECU to offer part-time hybrid master of social work degree program

Beginning in May, East Carolina University’s School of Social Work will offer a part-time hybrid program for people interested in earning a master of social work degree. The three-year program...

Oct 04, 2018
  • Erin Ward

ALTERNATIVE BREAK

East Carolina University students will travel to Washington, North Carolina, during fall break to volunteer with local nonprofit organizations and aid recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence. The three-day trip, offered...

Kay Boyd
Oct 02, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

STUDENT SERVICE

When Kay Boyd started working at East Carolina University in September 1973, Mendenhall Student Center wasn’t even quite complete. Her first job was answering calls at the switchboard, where the...

Oct 01, 2018

Student event at ECU combines innovation, hurricane relief

An event geared toward students aims to bring innovative ideas to disaster relief efforts as eastern North Carolina continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Florence. On Thursday, Oct....

Yeargan Pirate Profile
Sep 24, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Bennett Yeargan

Bennett Yeargan has gone above and beyond to help and serve others through his knowledge and expertise in his two fields of study: accounting and German language and literature. Yeargan...

Sep 24, 2018

Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge announces dates, additional prize money

East Carolina University’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship has announced the dates for the second annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge, a three-round pitch competition available to any ECU student in the 2018-19...

Sep 24, 2018

ECU recognized for diversity and inclusion

For the seventh consecutive year, East Carolina University has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness by receiving the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. The HEED...

Makayla Harris (left), Madison Weeks and Erin Mackey are the current Gordon Darragh scholarship recipients. Their four-year scholarship covers tuition, fees, room and board, and emphasizes leadership development. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 21, 2018
  • Erin Ward

ATTRACTING HIGH ACHIEVERS

A lesser-known scholarship at East Carolina University valued at up to $100,000 aims to attract high achieving students on par with North Carolina State’s Park Scholarship and the Morehead-Cain Scholarship...