University News Archives

ECU officials and representatives from the design and construction firms responsible for the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building break ground on the $90 million project. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 12, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ON BOARD

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees swore in five new members and elected officers during its regular meeting Friday morning. It also approved the sale of alcohol in athletic...

Jul 08, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

The new Student Government Association (SGA) officers of East Carolina University are focused on advocacy for all students for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Student Body President Colin Johnson and...

Jul 01, 2019
  • ECU News Services

LIFE, LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS

A U.S. citizen’s unalienable right to pursue happiness proves true in the results of a new nationwide study by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research. Researchers looked at several...

Jun 25, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

ALL ABOARD

This summer, more than 4,300 first-year students and their families will begin their journey as members of Pirate Nation with a visit to East Carolina University’s new student orientation sessions....

Students receive strong foundation in the entrepreneurial skillset
May 30, 2019
  • Michael Rudd

NEW ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEGREE

East Carolina University’s College of Business (COB) will offer a new undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship through the Miller School of Entrepreneurship beginning in fall 2019. The Bachelor of Science in...

May 28, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

ECUWORKS

During the 2018-19 academic year, East Carolina University launched a pilot program aimed at reducing student debt. Campus Living’s ECUWorks program gives first-year students the opportunity to work on campus...

May 24, 2019
  • Erin Ward

GALLUP SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

East Carolina University graduates are well prepared for life after graduation, actively engaged at work and feel their education was worth the cost, a recent Gallup survey found. ECU was...

May 22, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

HIGHEST FACULTY HONOR

CHAPEL HILL — A Brody School of Medicine psychiatrist has joined a prestigious group of East Carolina University professors bestowed with the UNC System’s highest faculty honor. Dr. Sy Saeed,...

May 16, 2019
  • Erin Ward

ADVANCING IDEAS

In the world of university advancement, institutions are ultimately judged by the dollars that are brought in the door that help students achieve educational success and universities enhance resources. Providing...

May 07, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

‘KEY LEADERSHIP’

Dr. Allison Danell, associate professor of chemistry, has been appointed interim dean of East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (THCAS) effective July 1, pending approval by...