PROUD PIRATE
Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson has spent the past 20 years as a professor and administrator at East Carolina University, and today he occupies the big desk in Spilman, responsible for...
Jules Norwood Archives
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dr. Laura Gerald, president of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, will be the keynote speaker for East Carolina University’s Fall Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m....
AFTER THE FLOOD
Eastern North Carolina has seen its share of hurricanes in recent years. They blow in, flooding homes and businesses and leaving thousands of displaced residents in their wake, unable to...
LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE
Dr. Ron Mitchelson, provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at East Carolina University, has been appointed as interim chancellor by UNC System President Bill Roper. “I am pleased...
ZOMBIE CRABS
A parasitic barnacle present in eastern North Carolina’s estuaries is highly damaging to its mud crab hosts — castrating them and replacing the crab’s reproductive system with its own, fooling...
FEAR IN FILM
Since the earliest days of commercial cinema, filmmakers have produced movies intended to shock and terrify their audience — and viewers keep coming back for more. This Halloween season, Dr....
MAKING THE CALL
It’s September, and you’re still learning to navigate life on a college campus. Mom isn’t there to get you up for class or make you study. Meals are up to...
SUPPORT AND AWARENESS
At East Carolina University, students recovering from substance use disorder are not only receiving support, they’re providing it as well. Jarmichael Harris, ECU’s Collegiate Recovery Community coordinator, said it’s the...
REACHING PORT
As nearly 29,000 students started classes at East Carolina University this week either on campus or online, there were a handful who have returned to complete a journey they started...
A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER
Craig Matta of New Bern, who enrolled at ECU in 1966 and left without a degree in 1970, said several factors, including grades and money, contributed to his decision. “I...