University Day Remarks 2025
Good morning, colleagues. What an informative and valuable conversation as we launch a new academic semester. President Hans, thank you once again for your steady and thoughtful leadership of the...
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ECU’s 2025 University Day Event
GREENVILLE, N.C. (9/04/2025) — Today during University Day remarks, Chancellor Philip Rogers announced an initiative to identify $25 million in budget cuts and savings over the next three years. This...
ECU Voyages Series to feature anthropologist, futurist Sam Rad
GREENVILLE, N.C. (9/04/2025) — East Carolina University’s 2025-26 Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Series will feature two special guests who will speak to the theme...
Pirates sail into a new school year
How do you take over 4,100 freshmen from 41 states and 16 countries and get them acclimated to Pirate Nation? By surrounding them with passionate volunteers at move-in followed by...
Chancellor Rogers’ Message, August 2025
Welcome to the Fall Semester As the fall semester kicks off, energy surges on East Carolina University’s campus – a sense of possibility, purpose and, of course, Pirate pride. Whether...
Summer internships allow Pirates to gain experience
Every summer, East Carolina University students gain real-world experience and apply what they’ve learned in the classroom at an internship. The following stories highlight eight summer experiences that ECU students...
Pirates take advantage of summer study abroad opportunities
East Carolina University students grabbed their passports this summer as they participated in numerous study abroad opportunities. From group trips to solo positions, students went to all corners of the...
Twilley Academy of Sales announces partnership with Nucor Vulcraft
GREENVILLE, N.C. (08/12/2025) — The Twilley Academy of Sales at East Carolina University has partnered with Nucor Vulcraft to advance sales education and experiential learning opportunities for students in ECU’s...
Trustees welcome new board members on cusp of fall semester
With the start of the fall semester less than three weeks away, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees officially welcomed five new members at a ceremonial swearing in by...
Youth thrive at ECU summer camps
It’s a hot summer day and the East Carolina University campus is bustling with middle school students pitching entrepreneurial ideas, high school band students rehearsing and future teachers working on...