University News Archives

Dec 19, 2022
  • ECU News Services

VICE CHANCELLOR NAMED

After a competitive national search, a North Carolina native with more than 22 years of experience working with university students has been named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at East...

Almost 2,000 graduates were recognized at East Carolina University’s fall 2022 commencement ceremony in Minges Coliseum.
Dec 16, 2022
  • ECU News Services

AUDACITY TO ASPIRE

Nearly 2,000 East Carolina University graduates turned their tassels in Minges Coliseum on Friday, celebrating fall commencement 2022 along with their families, friends, and university faculty, staff and administrators. Chancellor...

East Carolina University will host commencement on Friday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate approximately 2,000 members of the fall Class of 2022.
Dec 07, 2022
  • ECU News Services

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

East Carolina University’s commencement ceremony will take place Friday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate approximately 2,000 members of the fall Class of...

Dec 06, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU believers, visionaries inducted to Leo Jenkins Society

Art, belief and vision sparked excitement and inspired the Dec. 1 celebration of East Carolina University's 2022 Leo W. Jenkins Society inductees. Brilliant purple and gold canvases, painted by artist...

Virginia Hardy, vice chancellor for student affairs, will retire this month after 29 years at East Carolina University.
Dec 06, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

GRACE IN SERVICE

Virginia Hardy, vice chancellor for student affairs, will retire this month after 29 years serving the students of East Carolina University. Hardy, an eastern North Carolina native, was a middle...

ECU faculty and staff were honored as 2022 Treasured Pirates during a ceremony in Harvey Hall on Wednesday.
Dec 01, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEES

Twenty-seven East Carolina University faculty and staff have received the 2022 Treasured Pirate Awards for their outstanding contributions to ECU. “ECU is proud to have numerous outstanding faculty and staff...

Nov 23, 2022
  • ECU News Services

Rogers: Thank You, Pirate Nation

Thank you, Pirate Nation. As I reflect on this week of Thanksgiving, I am reminded of what makes our institution so special and why I am so proud to be...

Tom Arthur, far right, speaks to the crowd at the Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business event. Arthur's $5 million gift to the East Carolina University College of Business will lead to transformational work for the graduate school.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

DEDICATIONS ADVANCE MISSION

University history, urban legends and bold initiatives for future students were celebrated across East Carolina University on Nov. 18 during a series of campus dedications. A major donation to the...

Former Chancellor Dr. Dick Eakin speaks during the dedication where a plaque was unveiled at the Richard R. and JoAnn M. Eakin Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

FORMER CHANCELLOR HONORED

A long-delayed in-person tribute was held Nov. 18 to celebrate the naming of the Richard R. and JoAnn M. Eakin Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University. A plaque dedication...

Ashley, Leslie, Justin and Christian Conrad gather at the Main Campus Student Center conference room named in their parents’ memory.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS

Ken and Lee Conrad talked to everyone. The ease with which they carried on conversations throughout their lives is the inspiration for naming a meeting room in their memory at...