Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall Archives

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Feb 14, 2025
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Lesson in Love: Study abroad led to this Pirate’s happily ever after

Life-changing is a phrase most students use to describe their study abroad experience. East Carolina University alumna Laurel Truelove Currie ’10 didn’t know just how much study abroad would change...

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Feb 12, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Scholarship initiative boosts recruitment of high-achieving students

East Carolina University is better prepared to provide scholarships to more high-achieving students thanks to donor support of the institution’s new Chancellor’s Scholars Initiative. Through this new initiative, more than...

Jan 17, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU alumnus riding a wave of documentary success

Editor’s note: The ECU alumnus featured in this story lives in southern California. At the time of publication, he and his family were safe from devastating fires. As a lifelong...

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Jan 13, 2025
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Mellon Foundation funds paid internship program

East Carolina University will receive more than $1 million for the College of Education (COE) to support paid archival studies internships through a first-time grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Public...

Dec 12, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Planned gifts expand university’s future success

Ripples of former Chancellor Leo Jenkins’s visionary leadership continue to create positive impact at East Carolina University. His influence expands into the future through the planned gifts of inductees to...

Dec 02, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU alumna’s hats are a feather in her business cap

Briley King ’14 did not wait years for the crowning achievement of her fledgling business; she started with one — a handmade trucker hat that can take you from a...

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Oct 23, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Transformational investment elevates Pirate Challenge

East Carolina University’s Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge has a new name and an investment that will boost prize money and the student experience for the university’s signature pitch competition, which kicked...

Sep 20, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Access Scholarship program yields transformative student success

Anyone seeking to understand East Carolina University’s strategic focus on student success and its intersection with philanthropy need only visit a scholarship event like the Access Scholarship luncheon held Sept....

Aug 27, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Support grows for ECU’s mission, strategic priorities in FY ’24

In a wave of new gifts and increased participation, donors contributed nearly $56.7 million in philanthropic support for East Carolina University in 2023-24. The fundraising total includes $24.4 million for main campus...

Aug 05, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Awards to recognize outstanding ECU alumni and devoted friend

Six outstanding East Carolina University alumni and a longtime Pirate friend will be honored by the ECU Alumni Association this fall for their careers and service to the university. The awards...