DIGITAL DATING
Butterflies in your stomach, a knock on the door, an awkward moment meeting your parents or roommate and then one of the most terrifying and exciting moments of dating –...
Jamie Smith Archives
WHEN I GROW UP
When I grow up, I want to be a… dentist, business owner, author. For most children, the idea of what they want to be when they grow up starts with...
SUPERNATURAL
Have you heard bumps in the night in buildings on East Carolina University’s campus? Maybe a door slamming mysteriously in Christenbury Gym. Cold brushes of air in Joyner Library. Children...
FINDING THEIR PLACE
Staff and volunteers spent Saturday, Sept. 28, showing more than 1,250 potential Pirates why they should call East Carolina University home. ECU’s annual Fall Open House brings high school and...
BUILDING MOMENTUM
After graduating a record-breaking number of students during the 2018-2019 academic year, East Carolina University welcomed the third largest freshman class in the university’s history this fall. “I believe we...
HOME TURF
East Carolina University’s first home football game against Gardner-Webb Saturday marks the beginning of a new era for Pirates fans. ECU Athletics worked to create an atmosphere unlike any other,...
NEW CREW
As members of the class of 2023 walked into Minges Coliseum for convocation Sunday afternoon, they were handed small buttons with one very important word – connect. Connecting and making...
PIRATES ABROAD
Adventure, research and cultural immersion – East Carolina University faculty and students traveled around the world this summer on once-in-a-lifetime trips to research and experience different cultures. Let’s take a...
NEW CITIZENS
On Wednesday, July 24, East Carolina University’s Office of Global Affairs hosted a naturalization ceremony during which 39 people from 21 countries became new citizens of the United States. Two...
ALL ABOARD
This summer, more than 4,300 first-year students and their families will begin their journey as members of Pirate Nation with a visit to East Carolina University’s new student orientation sessions....