University News Archives

Apr 24, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU fills communications leadership positions

East Carolina University has announced the appointment of Jeannine Manning Hutson as chief communications officer and director of University Communications effective April 16. ECU has also named Rob Spahr as...

Apr 24, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU rises to challenge in social, economic impact ranking

East Carolina University has been ranked by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its assessment of the social and economic impact of universities based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...

Apr 17, 2020
  • Grady Dillon

EVERYONE COUNTS

East Carolina University senior Anna Willis wants to make sure every student is counted in the 2020 census. “As college-aged students are one of the most undercounted populations in Pitt...

Apr 15, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Student Health prepares for national accreditation

East Carolina University Student Health Services (SHS) hosted an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) fair on March 10 for all SHS employees. The fair was intended to help...

Apr 13, 2020
  • Ken Buday

PRESERVING PPE

Failure was not an option. A team from East Carolina University and Vidant Health developed and implemented processes for decontaminating and reusing personal protective equipment (PPE), especially N95 masks. “Failure...

Apr 08, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

APPROACHABLE AND PATIENT

Dr. William E. Allen, associate professor of organic chemistry, has been named East Carolina University’s recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award by the UNC Board of Governors. Allen’s...

Apr 06, 2020
  • Erin Ward

STUDENT EMERGENCY FUNDS

In early April, East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson emailed a video to the university community about helping students who are facing displacement, unemployment and other challenges due to...

Apr 03, 2020
  • ECU News Services

CALLING IN

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees met by video conference Thursday and Friday for its regular meeting to receive updates on university business. Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson presented an...

Apr 01, 2020
  • Ken Buday

HERE TO HELP

8 TIPS FOR SOON-TO-BE JOB HUNTERS Lee Brown, the director of career services for the College of Business, offers eight tips for soon-to-be job hunters. Now is the time to...

Mar 31, 2020
  • ECU News Services

LEANING IN

As East Carolina University students switched from in-person to distance education-only classes last week, hundreds of faculty and staff worked from home. Face-to-face lectures or meetings were replaced by virtual...