University News Archives

Return of Pirate Nation: Navigating Spring 2021
Oct 07, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Mitchelson: Navigating Spring 2021

I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to spring. It’s a good time of the year under normal circumstances and given what we’ve endured together over the...

Oct 06, 2020
  • Matt Smith

A NEW ERA

For the most up-to-date information on Intersect East investments and project completion date, visit the East Carolina Research and Innovation Campus. East Carolina University’s former warehouse district received a new...

#PiratesVote
Oct 05, 2020
  • ECU News Services

GET OUT THE VOTE AT ECU

As Election Day 2020 nears, East Carolina University looks to the future — and to the past. Campus organizations like the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (CLCE) are driving...

Sep 30, 2020
  • Jamie Smith

PAST PRESIDENTIAL VISITS AT ECU

Sixty years ago, a young senator running as the Democratic nominee for president put East Carolina University (then East Carolina College) on the map for future presidential hopefuls. Learn more...

Sep 28, 2020
  • Erin Ward

ECU POLL

East Carolina University started a polling center three years ago with the goal of conducting accurate election polling that could garner national attention. With the 2020 election season underway, those...

Sep 21, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

As the College of Nursing celebrates 60 years of educating nurses to serve the state of North Carolina and beyond, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated it a...

Sep 15, 2020
  • ECU News Services

UNC System Racial Equity Task Force Survey

In June, the Board of Governors established the UNC System Racial Equity Task Force. To guide their critically important work, the UNC System has launched an online survey for members...

Sep 15, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

TOP PERFORMER

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

Sep 11, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

7 Questions With Dr. Kim Stokes: How ECU Will Boost Rural Health Care with $1.2M

A new grant award will be put to work placing more medical providers into the rural areas in which they’re needed. The United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...

Sep 11, 2020
  • ECU News Services

THE BOARD IS BACK

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees met on campus Thursday and Friday for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some members spaced out in the...