Jamie Smith Archives

ECU’s 11th chancellor, Dr. Cecil Staton, orders a morning coffee before beginning his first day on the job. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 01, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

FIRST DAY

East Carolina University’s 11th chancellor, Dr. Cecil Staton, started his first day like most anyone else – ordering coffee. He walked to Wright Plaza and chatted with students and staff...

ECU Police has earned dual accreditation from two nationally recognized law enforcement organizations. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 28, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

EXCELLENCE IN POLICING

The East Carolina University Police Department is one of two universities in the UNC system to earn dual accreditation from nationally recognized law enforcement organizations. ECU Police has been certified...

Jun 13, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

‘SENSELESS TRAGEDY’

Vigil honors Orlando victims Approximately 500 people came together Tuesday, June 14 in Greenville to honor and remember the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. The event began...

Jun 10, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

BECOMING A PIRATE

This summer approximately 4,000 excited students and their families will descend onto East Carolina University’s campus for a taste of the college experience that awaits them in the fall. Spread...

Apr 25, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Almost 5,000 students will receive degrees during East Carolina University’s 2016 Spring Commencement ceremony. The event will be held Friday, May 6 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and will begin at 9...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

SEAMLESS SAFETY

East Carolina University is taking safety to the next level by placing a virtual blue light in the pocket of students, faculty and staff through LiveSafe, a safety smartphone application....

ECU student Raqurra Ishmar, center, joins a discussion with students at Henan Polytechnic University in China. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 22, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

A GLOBAL HONOR

East Carolina University is among seven colleges and universities nationwide recently named as winners of the prestigious 2016 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. The Simon Awards are granted...

Head football coach, Scottie Montgomery (center), talks with J. Batt (right), senior associate athletic director, and Board of Trustees chairman Steve Jones before Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 19, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

LEGACY HALL

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename Building 71, formerly Aycock Residence Hall, as Legacy Hall during its regularly scheduled meeting Friday, Feb. 19. The motion...

Steve Jones, head of the search committee and chair of the Board of Trustees, leads the discussion at the Jan. 28 Chancellor Search Committee meeting. Lucy Leske, senior partner of Witt/Kieffer, right, provided the committee with an evaluation rubric. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 28, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

EVALUATING CANDIDATES

Members of the Chancellor Search Committee met Jan. 28 to discuss how they will review potential candidates for the next leader of East Carolina University. “The process is going as...