Sheerer named provost
Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, a veteran leader at East Carolina University, has been named provost and senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs. Chancellor Steve Ballard, announcing the appointment after...
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Holland’s contract amended
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved an amendment to Athletic Director Terry Holland’s contract to increase his salary by $32,400 to $356,400 a year. The board,...
ECU hosts Latino education conference
The challenges facing Latino students will be the focus of East Carolina University’s first conference on Latino issues. The conference, “Building Leadership for Latino Access to Education,” will be held...
Teachers in ECU’s TechMath program tour local businesses
Lynn Cox, an earth science teacher at J.H. Rose High School, hears it from her students all the time: “Why do I need to know this?” Too often, she said,...
Crowd welcomes Palin to ECU
Gov. Sarah Palin’s visit to East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum Oct. 7 was standing room only as more than 8,000 supporters welcomed the Republican vice presidential nominee. “I understand your...
ECU chemist receives NIH grant
Colin S. Burns, assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics at East Carolina University, has received an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to support research...
Coastal hazards web site developed by ECU experts
A new website developed by coastal experts at East Carolina University provides a high-tech, one-stop site for information about hurricanes, storm surges and their potential effects on the North Carolina...
NC archeologists convene at ECU; public invited
North Carolina archeologists will gather at East Carolina University next week to discuss recent research in the coastal plain. A symposium, “Twenty-five Years and Counting: Current Archeological Research in the...
ECU sets goals for state giving campaign
As it enters its twenty-third year, a goal of $235,000 has been set for East Carolina University’s share of the annual State Employees Combined Campaign. With roughly 900 community organizations...
ECU’s Hi-tech “ROVER” van educational
From climate change and hurricane awareness to water quality, children across the region are learning the ins and outs of weather science, thanks to a new high-tech van at ECU,...