Erin Ward Archives

Sep 23, 2020
  • Erin Ward

CHILD CARE DURING COVID

When Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order to shut down K-12 schools in North Carolina in March, Children’s World, a day care center with multiple locations in Greenville, stayed...

Sep 16, 2020
  • Erin Ward

SUFFRAGE AT 100

One hundred years ago, the ratification of the 19th Amendment extended the right to vote to women in the United States. The story of the women who fought for the...

Sep 14, 2020
  • Erin Ward

RARE FIND

When Terry Kingery talks about his rare book collection, one of the first things he says is, “Well, we had to add a wing onto the house for it.” Kingery...

Sep 09, 2020
  • Erin Ward

Have questions for ECU’s deans? Ask them at these virtual town halls

The ECU Alumni Association will host the Virtual Town Hall Series: Dialogue with the Deans throughout September for people to learn more about what’s happening at ECU’s various colleges. In...

Aug 31, 2020
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ECU Foundation welcomes three new board members

The ECU Foundation welcomed new members Deidra Blanks, Matt Crisp and Dave Fussell Jr. to its board of directors in August. They will help the ECU Foundation promote, strengthen and...

Aug 13, 2020
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SAFER PREGNANCIES

Pregnant women in North Carolina’s rural communities increasingly face a lack of access to quality maternal health services. East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is working hard to address...

Aug 04, 2020
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FISCAL YEAR END

Donor support in the last year helped East Carolina University continue its transformative education and regional impact and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by offering relief funds to students. In...

Jul 23, 2020
  • Erin Ward

ECU Alumni Association welcomes new board members

The East Carolina University Alumni Association approved five new members to join its board of directors. The elected members serve three-year terms that will end in 2023. The new members...

Jun 26, 2020
  • Erin Ward

PIRATE NATION GIVES

East Carolina University’s fourth annual Pirate Nation Gives fundraising day on June 24 raised more than $3.1 million, surpassing last year’s amount of $805,000 and exceeding its initial goal of...

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May 13, 2020
  • Erin Ward

Cassidy Fitz-Randolph

As a high school theater kid, Cassidy Fitz-Randolph loves the stage and feels comfortable in front of an audience. When she goes to college at East Carolina University, she plans...