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A college age woman wearing a brown top smiles as she sits on East Carolina University’s campus.
Nov 06, 2024
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Ilaria Noonan

When Ilaria Noonan began her college search four years ago, it was an unexpected invitation to join East Carolina University’s Honors College that changed her path. Now, the graduating senior...

Matt Crisp and Mike Harris with an auditorium full of COB students, faculty and friends of the college.
Nov 05, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Leadership on Display

When College of Business students take their professional development and ethical leadership class, they know that what they learn will be put to the test in a variety of circumstances....

Local community families and children talk to an East Carolina University student at an exhibit outside at the Town Common in Greenville, North Carolina, during the 2023 Tar River Community Science Festival. A red food truck and tent with more staff appear in the background.
Nov 04, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Community festival to celebrate Tar River, science, learning

Zasha Griffin, one of East Carolina University’s Brinkley-Lane Scholars from the Honors College, has excitedly helped to get other students involved in the third annual Tar River Community Science Festival...

A campus police officer stops her patrol car in front of East Carolina University’s student center.
Oct 30, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Tarkington named UNC System’s officer of the year

Frannie Tarkington’s very first call as an East Carolina University police officer a decade ago has fueled her passion for helping people navigate the physical, mental and emotional trauma of...

Oct 28, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Range of topics, faculty celebrated at annual book awards

From historical perspectives like exploring the popularity and lore of the Lost Colony to looking ahead to the future of how artificial intelligence is used in teaching, a unique range...

Oct 23, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge

On the day when the Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge was officially renamed the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge, the energy and excitement from the announcement spilled onto East Carolina University’s Mall...

Fielding Miller hugs Helen Aman standing next to a sign.
Oct 23, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Transformational investment elevates Pirate Challenge

East Carolina University’s Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge has a new name and an investment that will boost prize money and the student experience for the university’s signature pitch competition, which kicked...

Oct 22, 2024
  • Alondra Martinez

Quarteto Nuevo brings eclectic fusion to ECU performing arts series

Quarteto Nuevo will make their presence known on as they take the stage for the second performance for the 63rd annual S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series at East Carolina...

Oct 18, 2024
  • Ken Buday
  • Steven Grandy

Opportunities arise at ECU’s PharmaFest

East Carolina University students attending PharmaFest on Wednesday sought just one thing. “I’m looking for an opportunity. It doesn’t really matter if it’s an internship or a job. I’m just...

Oct 16, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College thanks donors, honors student scholarship recipients at annual celebration

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences celebrated students and thanked its generous donors at the college’s ninth annual scholarship celebration on Oct. 11 in the Main...