University News Archives

Sep 06, 2024
  • ECU News Services

Fall 2024: Annual notice of phased retirement for eligible faculty

On behalf of Chancellor Philip Rogers, we announce the annual availability of the Phased Retirement Program for tenured faculty members. Individual notices to eligible faculty members were sent electronically Sept....

Aug 15, 2024
  • Ken Buday
  • Steven Grandy

Long trips, heavy lifting as students move in on campus

Between parents, cousins and siblings, Mary Elizabeth Foster and Macy Sellers had seven helpers as they moved in to Greene Residence Hall Wednesday at East Carolina University. Apparently, they needed...

Harriot College’s Voyages of Discovery Series will feature actor LeVar Burton and wildlife conservationist Jeff Corwin, who will speak to the theme of trailblazing tales: telling the stories of our communities.
Aug 14, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU Voyages Series to feature actor LeVar Burton, wildlife conservationist Jeff Corwin

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Series will feature two special guests for the 2024-25 season — a well-known actor and literacy advocate,...

Aug 02, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Board of Trustees elects officers for 2024-25

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees held its summer meeting at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus in Wanchese Aug. 1. In the one-day meeting,...

Jul 21, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Alumni gifts provide students opportunities to visit Silicon Valley companies

In the fall of 2023, student leaders in the College of Business joined the Arthur School’s Immersive MBA students on a trip to New York to learn more about the...

Jul 19, 2024
  • Ken Buday

ECU extends path to technology degree with new partnership

Students in Duplin County now have an easier path to an East Carolina University degree thanks to the signing of a bilateral agreement with James Sprunt Community College. The agreement...

Jul 16, 2024
  • Emily Winslow

Ward, Barefoot focus on student health, safety and success

Anderson Ward and Ava Barefoot, East Carolina University’s newly elected Student Government Association president and vice president, are gearing up for a transformative term focusing on mental health, campus safety...

Jun 20, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Fall course materials available through ECU First Day

East Carolina University is introducing a new textbook and course material program designed to save undergraduate students time and money this fall. ECU First Day is offered by Barnes &...

Jun 13, 2024
  • Doug Boyd

Construction heats up on campus this summer

This summer, heavy equipment will be laying down steaming hot asphalt around campus, but new chilled water pipes will soon be delivering cool, crisp air if you need to duck...

Jun 11, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

ECUPD maintains dual accreditation

The East Carolina University Police Department remains one of two university police departments in the UNC System to earn dual accreditation after completing a reaccreditation process. ECU completed the reaccreditation...