ECU News Services Archives

Nov 20, 2000
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ECU honor society to hold public debate on testing

On the heels of discussion by presidential and gubernatorial candidates on making schools accountable for what students learn, East Carolina University will sponsor a public debate on Monday, Nov. 27,...

Nov 17, 2000
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Chancellor Search Panel completes initial interviews

The Chancellor Search Committee at East Carolina University has completed an initial round of interviews with candidates and plans to narrow the field soon. The committee's initial series of interviews,...

Nov 09, 2000
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Med School dean to leave

Dr. James A. Hallock, vice chancellor for health sciences at East Carolina University and dean of the Brody School of Medicine for the last 12 years, will be leaving the...

Nov 08, 2000
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ECU holds late-night celebration for bond passage

University officials cheered the passage of the higher education facilities bonds with a late-night celebration at the site of the Science and Technology Building on Tuesday (Nov. 7). Chancellor Richard...

Nov 02, 2000
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Chancellor Eakin to deliver fall commencement address

Dr. Richard Eakin, who will retire in 2001 after nearly 14 years as chancellor of East Carolina University, will deliver the featured address at fall commencement on Dec. 9. The...

Oct 29, 2000
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Ward joins ECU’s Board of Trustees

Margaret C. Ward of Burlington, a noted civic leader and a longtime supporter of East Carolina University, has been a member of the Board of Trustees since she was appointed...

Oct 25, 2000
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ECU archaeology team to dig for Gov. Caswell grave

The words on a partially dismantled grave marker in a historic residential section of Kinston say the deceased "is not dead but sleepeth." And a few feet away, people grind...

Oct 19, 2000
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ECU Bermuda field school digs into shipwreck

Don’t let the name fool you! Bermuda’s Iron Knee Shipwreck is not about sailors with peg legs, or even about seafaring legends and the like, but it’s a mystery ship...

Oct 19, 2000
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Future of Faith topic for ECU’s Jarvis Lecture

A renowned speaker and writer on contemporary religion, Dr. Huston Smith, will visit East Carolina University Oct. 30 to give a public lecture on "Why Religion Matters: The Future of...

Oct 13, 2000
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ECU sends relics to area schools

Talk about being old! When East Carolina University's geology department surveyed its closets recently, the items gathering dust in dark spaces were vast collections of materials buried away for millions...