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East Carolina University nursing professor Lou Everett paints an original watercolor as Pete Hickey works in the background at the Painting Purple & Other Colors Artists' Working Studio and Gallery, 4320-G East 10th Street, Greenville. Hickey and the Groessers will open the shop for the first artist studio tour on Nov. 5 to raise funds for scholarships in the ECU School of Art and Design. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 24, 2011
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Behind-the-scenes artist studio tour features new gallery

First tour benefits School of Art and Design Eleven artists in Greenville and Winterville are opening their studios to guests on Nov. 5. Tickets are $20 and funds raised will...

Oct 14, 2011
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A family physician returns home

teven Manning decided to be a family doctor even before he applied to East Carolina University's medical school. As an undergraduate student in exercise physiology at ECU, he worked on...

Oct 13, 2011
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Five from ECU nursing receive state awards

Current and retired faculty members and alumni from the East Carolina University College of Nursing were honored Oct. 12 by the North Carolina Nurses Association. The NCNA is the professional...

Oct 07, 2011
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Physician assistant studies students bring attention to profession

Greenville is joining the nation Oct. 6-12 to recognize physician assistants thanks to the efforts of East Carolina University students. ECU offers the only state-supported physician assistant studies program in...

Wrongly imprisoned for child rape, exonerated prisoner Dwayne Dail shared his experience at ECU Sept. 27. The visit was held in connection with the Pirate Read,
Sep 29, 2011
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RIGHTING A WRONG

If Dwayne Dail can help prevent just one person from being wrongly accused and convicted of a crime, it will be worth it, he said. On Sept. 27, Dail told...

College of Nursing Dean Sylvia Brown holds the plaque denoting the college's recognition as a Center for Excellence. ECU was one of only eight to receive the recognition from the National League for Nursing (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 27, 2011
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College of Nursing receives nationwide award for way it teaches students

East Carolina University’s College of Nursing received top recognition among eight schools in the nation Friday for the way it teaches students. ECU has been named a Center of Excellence...

ECU clinical assistant professor Kevin Youngs and student F.J. Goodwin evaluates players competing for a spot with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 26, 2011
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On center ice

As competition intensifies for coveted spots on the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team, East Carolina University physical therapy faculty and students helped assess players’ readiness the first day of training camp...

Dr. Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, speaks to participants of ECU Assessment Day on campus Sept. 23. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 23, 2011
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‘Ahead of the curve’

East Carolina University already is ahead of the curve compared to other institutions in measuring student learning, the president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools said Friday. Dr....

Sep 15, 2011
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Lighten the load: Occupational therapy students teach backpack safety

If a group of Pitt County seventh-graders had their way, eliminating heavy backpacks would be simple. Get rid of the usually thick science and math books. Make lighter books, or...

Dr. Denise Donica, assistant professor of occupational therapy. Photo by Jay Clark, University Marketing.
Sep 15, 2011
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Lighten the load

If a group of Pitt County seventh-graders had their way, eliminating heavy backpacks would be simple. Get rid of the usually thick science and math books. Make lighter books, or...