ECU News Services Archives

Apr 14, 1998
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ECU ranked no. 25 among “most wired” college campuses

For the second consecutive year, East Carolina University is the only public university in North Carolina included in a listing of the "most wired" on-line campuses in the United States...

Apr 09, 1998
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ECU officials praise doctoral status

East Carolina University officials cheered the April 9 decision by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to recognize ECU as a doctoral institution. "This is a great day...

Apr 09, 1998
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Interior design program reaccredited

The Interior Design program in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at East Carolina University has received a three-year re-endorsement from the National Kitchen and Bath Association. ECU's program is...

Mar 27, 1998
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Jarvis Hall Renovated

A $4 million renovation of Jarvis Residence Hall, one of the original buildings on the East Carolina University campus, will combine modern conveniences with the look the building had when...

Mar 13, 1998
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Scholarship endowment for hospitality management

William H. Bodenhamer Jr., president of USA Parking, has given $100,000 to East Carolina University to provide a scholarship endowment for hospitality management students. The gift was presented recently to...

Mar 10, 1998
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ECU grad picked for Alumni Relations Post

Joseph Phillip Horne, former vice president for institutional advancement at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., has joined East Carolina University as associate vice chancellor for alumni relations. Horne...

Feb 27, 1998
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ECU’S EastNet opens remote sites in Beaufort and Craven counties

EastNet, the Internet access service that East Carolina University provides to educators, celebrates its third anniversary on March 1. As part of the celebration, EastNet has announced the opening of...

Jan 22, 1998
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Poet Laureate to deliver commencement address

Fred D. Chappell, who was recently named poet laureate of North Carolina, will deliver the spring commencement address at East Carolina University on May 16. More than 2,000 degree candidates...

Jan 21, 1998
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Professor writes book for educators

Allan A. Glatthorn, a professor in the East Carolina University School of Education, and three of his colleagues, have published a new book about planning and teaching in the schools....

Dec 19, 1997
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Fall enrollment figures released

Fall semester enrollment at East Carolina University rose to 17,479 this year, up from 17,445 a year ago, according to preliminary figures. It was the first increase after three yeas...