Filled with Pirate Pride
On a day filled with joy, hugs and tears, East Carolina University social work graduate Karigan Zaferatos experienced all three simultaneously. Zaferatos was among more than 4,600 students who graduated...
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ECU alumnus and Greenville native to deliver spring commencement address
East Carolina University will welcome entrepreneur and alumnus John May ’93 as the keynote speaker for its spring commencement ceremony. More than 4,600 students and their friends and family will...
ECU alumnus and Greenville native to deliver spring commencement address
GREENVILLE, N.C. (4/21/2025) — East Carolina University will welcome entrepreneur and alumnus John May ’93, as the keynote speaker for its spring commencement ceremony. More than 4,600 students and their...
Pitt County and ECU unite for R U Ok? Day to promote mental health awareness
Contact: Dr. LaNika Wright, 252-328-6841, wrightla@ecu.edu Event Date: March 26 GREENVILLE, N.C. (3/24/2025) — East Carolina University and its community partners will mark R U OK? Day on March 26 with...
ECU to host three events to support military veterans
GREENVILLE, N.C. (3/19/2025) – Three events hosted by East Carolina University’s Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business are aimed at empowering veterans with career opportunities, community support and lasting...
Pirate Nation Gives raises $10 million for student success efforts
More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...
Is there a poet in this hospital? Arts and humanities-informed health care
GREENVILLE, N.C. (02/19/2025) — East Carolina University’s annual Tag lecture, hosted by the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, will welcome author, teacher and former ballet...
Chancellor Rogers’ Message, February 2025
Dear ECU Community, It is with great pride that I share a historic milestone for East Carolina University — earlier today, our institution earned the Research 1 (R1) university designation...
East Carolina University achieves R1 status, joins nation’s elite universities
GREENVILLE, N.C. (2/13/2025) — East Carolina University has reached a historic milestone, earning the prestigious Research 1 (R1) designation—placing it among the nation’s top-tier research universities. This recognition, announced this...
Board of Trustees hears research highlights
With a 127% increase in research funding since 2018, East Carolina University is making a positive difference in the lives of students and people throughout the region, nation and world....