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Sep 22, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

ESTUARINE INVASION

As each day and night draws us closer to Halloween, a real-life invasion of the body snatchers is taking place in the Pamlico and Neuse rivers. Since 2016, a team...

Sep 22, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU honored for diversity and inclusiveness for 10th straight year

For the 10th consecutive year, East Carolina University’s focus on diversity and inclusiveness has been recognized with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The HEED Award, sponsored by...

2019 Family Weekend
Sep 21, 2021
  • Erin Ward

FAMILY WEEKEND

Each year, East Carolina University celebrates the parents, relatives and friends of current students with a fun-filled weekend on campus. Sponsored by the Office of Parent and Family Programs and...

Sep 17, 2021
  • Ken Buday
  • Kristen Martin

Four ECU students receive N.C. Space Grant scholarships

Four students from East Carolina University have received North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarships for 2021-22. Elliot Paul and Nia Wilson, both engineering majors, and Mikayla Dixon and Katherine...

Sep 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Guitar series honors Hispanic heritage

The 2021 Hispanic Heritage Guitar Series returns to East Carolina University’s A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall beginning Monday. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and face coverings are required. ECU School...

Sep 15, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

BUSINESS AND DIVERSITY

It’s been a while, but the Business Leadership Conference (BLC), organized by East Carolina University’s College of Business, took place once again Sept. 13. COB juniors, seniors and graduates participated...

Sep 14, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU remains top performer in national rankings

East Carolina University remains a top performer in social mobility among national universities in North Carolina, according to a new ranking. ECU also is one of the top four nationally...

Sep 13, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Fernando Chivela

Growing up in Angola — a country on Africa’s west coast beset by civil war, poverty and preventable diseases — has inspired Fernando Chivela to use technology to improve access...

A salute is given during a 9/11 memorial dedication outside the Main Campus Student Center. ECU hosted a series of events during a weeklong commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 13, 2021
  • Ken Buday

UNITED IN REMEMBRANCE

The sun shined brightly against a backdrop of Carolina blue, just like in New York City 20 years ago on a day that changed the world. East Carolina University dedicated...

Sep 09, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

REMEMBERING 9/11 HEROES

Twenty years after 9/11, East Carolina University’s home opener in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium will bring extra significance for offensive lineman Sean Bailey. Bailey’s dad Steve, whom ECU teammates call Big Steve,...