ECU News Services Archives

Jul 18, 2018
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Two more community colleges join co-admission program

Two more eastern North Carolina community colleges – Edgecombe Community College and Sampson Community College – have signed co-admission agreements with East Carolina University, bringing the total number to 16....

Jul 16, 2018
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NC New Teacher Support Program to relocate to ECU

The University of North Carolina System has announced that the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP) will relocate from the UNC System office to the campus of East...

Chancellor Cecil Staton, left, and Catherine Staton sign the final steel beam for the Southside Expansion
Jul 13, 2018
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ALL HANDS ON DECK

The topping out ceremony for the $60 million expansion project at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium was held July 12 in conjunction with the summer meeting of the ECU Board of Trustees in...

Jul 12, 2018
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Study shows climate change may hinder fish conservation efforts

For more than 20 years, conservationists in the Caribbean have been working to protect the endangered Nassau grouper. Thanks to those efforts, populations of this critical reef fish have stabilized...

Jul 11, 2018
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STRENGTHENING GREEK LIFE

A 16-member task force has been appointed by East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton to examine major aspects of Greek life at the university, to identify and consider nationally recognized...

Jul 10, 2018
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Chancellor appoints task force to examine Greek life on ECU campus

A 16-member task force has been appointed by East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton to examine major aspects of Greek life at the university, to identify and consider nationally recognized...

Jul 10, 2018
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ECU researchers conducting community health needs survey

As part of East Carolina University’s mission to reduce premature mortality in eastern North Carolina, researchers involved in a multi-disciplinary effort dubbed “the Lincoln Project” are conducting a community health...

Jul 03, 2018
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Alumni Association now welcoming all Pirates, no longer charging membership fee

In order to better connect and engage with alumni, the East Carolina University Alumni Association is transitioning from its current transactional, dues-based membership model to one that includes all Pirate...

Jul 02, 2018
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Despite political differences, Americans are still happy

Survey findings include: 68 percent of Americans expressed satisfaction with their lives. Only 23 percent of those surveyed have a great deal of trust in the media. 1 in 10...

Jun 27, 2018
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SOBOS app sets new course for boating safety

A new smartphone app called SOBOS — Self-reported On-water Boat Operator Survey — is aimed at changing the face of boating safety by putting data collection in the hands of...