ECU receives Tree Campus USA designation
East Carolina University has officially earned the Tree Campus USA designation by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the first time in university history. Only 12 total North Carolina institutions of...
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Save the date for ECU's Earth Week
We’ve got a week full of activities lined up to celebrate Earth Day! Bring your hammock or a blanket and join us outside the MSC starting at 8:30 p.m. on...
ECU’s Center of Sustainability to hold first sustainability symposium
The University’s College of Engineering and Technology and the College’s Center for Sustainability will hold its first Sustainability Symposium Feb. 20, 2017. The event’s goal is to discuss ways sustainability can...
Earth Day Expo at ECU set for April 8
The East Carolina University Center for Biodiversity and Department of Biology will host the annual Earth Day Expo from 4 – 6 p.m. April 8 in Howell Science Complex on...
New trees planned for sustainable parking lot renovation
New trees will be planted in the 14th Street parking lot renovation area across from Belk Residence Hall as part of a sustainable parking lot design. The new canopy trees...
ECU’s Campus Dining launches sustainable 'TOGO' initiative
East Carolina University and Campus Dining have launched a new sustainable dining initiative that should reduce the amount of waste in landfills. The TOGO program at Todd and West End...
Faculty, staff urged to conserve electricity
Members of the ECU community are asked to turn off equipment not in use to conserve energy. (Photo by Cliff Hollis) William E. Bagnell, associate vice chancellor for Campus Operations,...