June 25 Coronavirus Update
This week, the university released the master plan for returning to campus this fall. Updates about returning to campus and the steps ECU is taking to make that return possible...
ECU News Services Archives
Partnership Teach receives $500,000 from Blue Cross NC
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is investing $500,000 in Partnership Teach as part of its rural health initiative. Partnership Teach, housed in East Carolina University’s College of...
COVID-19 Town Hall Meetings
As we prepare for the return of Pirate Nation to campus this fall, virtual town hall-style meetings offer us a chance to connect with faculty, staff, parents and families and...
ECU dental school receives $3.1 million grant to improve special needs care
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a $3.1 million grant to enhance resident training in the care of patients with special needs in eastern North Carolina...
2020-21 Parking Permits for Students and Faculty/Staff
We all know that COVID-19 has impacted the university community, as it has parking and many other operations on campus. There are some important changes related to the parking permit...
Bridging the divide: Talking to kids about race
Today, almost one month following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests continue to take place in and around Greenville, throughout the United States and...
Return of Pirate Nation
The Return of Pirate Nation website is now live and includes the return to campus plan. As I mentioned last week, detailed guides for employees, students and visitors are being...
ECU English professor wins international book award for second time
Dr. Andrea Kitta, associate professor of English at East Carolina University, has won the 2020 Brian McConnell Book Award for her recent book, “The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination and...
ECU unites for rescheduled day of giving
East Carolina University invites the Pirate community to join in its fourth annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, June 24. Initially scheduled for March but postponed due to the pandemic,...
Chancellor Mitchelson: Return Updates for Faculty/Staff
Good morning colleagues, Permit me a few moments to provide updates on our intended reopening (fall classes start on August 10). I know you have many questions and valid concerns....