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Crowds of visitors stream into Jarvis Hall during Admitted Student Day on campus March 28. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 31, 2015
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PIRATES ABOARD!

With close to 5,000 guests in attendance for Pirates Aboard! Admitted Student Day, campus was buzzing with activity on March 28. Future students and their families spent the day gathering...

Photo by Cliff Hollis
Mar 30, 2015
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HANDS-ON ENTERTAINMENT

The 11th Annual Youth Arts Festival brought children of all ages to campus March 28 despite cold, damp weather that moved the festival inside the Jenkins Fine Arts Building. More...

Mar 24, 2015
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An Impact in the Billions

East Carolina University generates $2.8 billion for North Carolina’s economy— dollars that make a mark on the state, eastern North Carolina, and our local area. These dollars come from research...

Students made their way to class on Feb. 24 as snow fell throughout the day, leading to cancellation of all classes after 3:30 p.m. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 25, 2015
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A TASTE OF WINTER

For consecutive Tuesdays in February, winter weather forced closures and disrupted schedules at East Carolina University. After a winter storm brought approximately three inches of snow on Tuesday, Feb. 24,...

Feb 17, 2015
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Winter storm prompts university closure

A winter storm that dropped a mix of ice, snow and sleet on campus Feb. 16 and 17 prompted cancellation of evening classes on Monday and university closure on Tuesday....

Dr. L. Allen Dobson, keynote speaker and current president and CEO of Community Care of North Carolina, was the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Jean Mills Health Symposium held Feb. 6 at East Carolina University.
Feb 11, 2015
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GENERATING SOLUTIONS

Innovative community health care driven by patient needs, and tailoring local resources to cooperatively address those needs was the focus of the 11th annual Jean Mills Health Symposium held Feb....

Feb 09, 2015
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ECU: Capture your Horizon

Welcome to the online home of ECU: America’s next great national university! ECU is 29,000 students strong. We have over 5,800 faculty and staff who are committed to student success,...

Nick Dixon examines artwork he created with help from ECU student participants in the Eye to Eye afterschool mentoring program, which pairs college students with learning disabilities with local students who share the same obstacles. ECU's chapter of the nationwide program will benefit from a grant from William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 26, 2015
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TARGETED ASSISTANCE

An East Carolina University program that assists college students with learning disabilities will get an important boost from a two-year grant recently awarded by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable...

Jan 23, 2015
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JUST CHILLING

A record-setting 1,145 Pirates braved temperatures in the 40s Jan. 22 to jump into the icy waters of the outdoor swimming pool at East Carolina University’s Student Recreation Center. In...

Dec 17, 2014
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EASING THE PATH

East Carolina University is joining an American Council on Education alternative credit consortium as part of an initiative to create a more flexible pathway toward a college degree for millions...