PROGRESS REPORT
During its regular meeting on Sept. 6-7, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees received an update on enrollment numbers for the 2018-2019 academic year. Total enrollment is 28,718 students,...
ECU News Services Archives
Sylvan Heights Bird Park, ECU announce formal collaboration
Sylvan Heights Bird Park and East Carolina University officials have approved a formal collaboration to boost interdisciplinary research alliances and preserve endangered waterfowl. The collaboration allows both parties to support...
ECU, Stanford researchers examine U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspections of tobacco sales to minors at pharmacies
Study findings include: Between 2012 and 2017, chain pharmacies in the U.S. failed 1,833 of 23,863 federal inspections (7.7 percent) for tobacco sales to minors. Violation rates varied by pharmacy...
ECU raises $43.2 million in 2018
A slew of anonymous, multi-million dollar gifts helped East Carolina University raise $43.2 million in fiscal year 2018. Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, ECU alumni, friends, parents,...
Report highlights impact of employment and unemployment in sense of well-being
Survey findings include: 42 percent of employed Americans believe they will live longer than their parents, compared to 27 percent among the unemployed. 41 percent of employed Americans report feeling...
LABOR AND LIFE
Data from the Life, Liberty, and Happiness survey conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research has confirmed that employment plays a key role in Americans’ perceptions of personal...
Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival kicks off fourth season in the Triangle
The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival will kick off its fourth season in the Triangle and 19th season overall on Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. at Hayes Barton United Methodist...
GAME DAY IN PIRATE NATION
It’s time for Pirate Nation to prepare for another football season at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The first game is Saturday, Sept. 1 against North Carolina A&T at 6 p.m. This year,...
ECU’s Gray Gallery to host art auction and sale on Sept. 22, preview Sept. 7
The Wellington B. Gray Gallery in the East Carolina University School of Art and Design will present the Keaton and Umberger Gala Art Auction and Sale of fine art, crafts and decorative...
ECU names new engineering chair
ECU and the College of Engineering and Technology (CET) have announced that Dr. Barbara Muller-Borer has been named the chair of the CET’s Department of Engineering. “Barbara and I share...