University News Archives

Nov 10, 2017
  • ECU News Services

TUITION, FEES APPROVED

Fees but not tuition will increase for in-state East Carolina University undergraduate students during the 2018-19 year. On Nov. 10, the ECU Board of Trustees approved an increase in fees...

Nov 09, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

HEALTH LITERACY

Nine children from seasonal or migrant farmworker families have improved their health literacy skills through a collaborative project at East Carolina University. Dr. Joseph Lee, assistant professor of health education...

Nov 08, 2017
  • Natalie Sayewich

HURRICANE HERO

At East Carolina University, Dr. Michelle Skipper is a trusted faculty member, colleague and friend, but to many in the town of St. Pauls, she is a hero. In the...

Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of the ECU School of Dental Medicine, is congratulated after accepting the James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Nov 03, 2017
  • Spaine Stephens

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service on Friday, Nov....

Oct 27, 2017
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

ECU, Howard ink partnership agreement

Serving as the foundation for future collaboration, representatives of Howard University and East Carolina University signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions on Oct. 26. Describing it as...

Oct 27, 2017
  • Jules Norwood

Innovation Station

More than two dozen East Carolina University students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Greenville community, have begun an entrepreneurship boot camp called I-Corps to help hone...

Dr. Stan Eakins, dean of the College of Business, addresses members of the UNC Board of Governors at a reception on Oct. 12. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 13, 2017
  • Michael Rudd

RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE

East Carolina University’s College of Business has earned the Milestone 2 Award from the North Carolina Awards for Excellence program. UNC President Margaret Spellings presented the award to Dr. Stan...

Oct 12, 2017
  • Natalie Sayewich

A NATIONAL LEADER

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU) was ranked second in the nation among M.D.-granting medical schools — and first in the state — this year for...

At left, Dr. Cecil Staton, chancellor of ECU, watches as workers from T.A. Loving/Barnhill prepare the construction beam that was signed by students, staff, faculty and administrators for installation.
Oct 04, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

TOPPING OFF

A tower crane carried the final beam of the new East Carolina University student center to its destination under a beautiful blue, fall sky on Oct. 4. Ten years in...

Lt. Col. April Wimmer, professor of aerospace studies and Lt. Col. Melissa Coleman, professor of military science.
Sep 27, 2017
  • Bre Lewis

CAMPUS MISSION

East Carolina University continues to strengthen its military programs, most recently with the addition of Lt. Col. Melissa Coleman, professor of military science, and Lt. Col. April Wimmer, professor of...