Richard Butler Archives

Jan 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman
  • Ronnie Woodward

AI has come to campus

Senior Audrey Milks uses artificial intelligence to complement her projects at the East Carolina University School of Art and Design. She described AI as inescapable within the design community. One...

A new building is set to be constructed at the corner of a bustling street, enhancing the urban landscape.
Jan 13, 2025
  • Doug Boyd
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Fulfilling the mission

Fittingly on National Rural Health Day, Nov. 21, a crowd gathered on the East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus to ceremonially break ground on the new Center for Medical Education...

Jan 13, 2025
  • Doug Boyd

The championship ECU built

Teammate Candace Lynn came to the plate. As their assistant coach Brandon Peebles ’00 would say later, the left-hander had been struggling at the plate. “Coach Percy (Edwards ’87) told...

Jan 13, 2025
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kim Tilghman

ECU recognized in new national rankings, guidebook

ECU’s commitment to service and social mobility has earned it a top spot in a national ranking by Washington Monthly. Another organization, The Princeton Review, has included ECU in its...

Four military personnel engaged in conversation within a room, discussing matters of importance and strategy.
Jan 13, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Helene recovery: Pirate Nation jumps into action

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, ECU showed its commitment to community, echoing the aid it received during Hurricane Floyd 25 years earlier. As UNC Asheville faced significant challenges, ECU...

A man with glasses and a beard stands on a balcony, overlooking a vibrant city skyline in the background.
Dec 19, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

5 minutes with Sam Matheny ’93

Position: Executive vice president and chief technology officer, National Association of Broadcasters Degree: Communication, business minor Resides: Beaufort, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. Briefly describe your job responsibilities. I lead the...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Twilley invests in ECU to educate sales leaders

Richard Twilley ’89 is leading the way to establish ECU as a leader in sales education with a $4.5 million commitment to the College of Business. His investment has established...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Kristen Martin

ECU students spend spring break studying whales in Mexico

When people hear spring break in Mexico, they may think all-inclusive resorts and hours on a beach. For eight ECU students, spring break in Mexico meant watching whales and immersing...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Ken Buday

ECU supports Army airborne through database development

Students and faculty in the College of Engineering and Technology are working on a $1.2 million research and development project to support the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. “The objective is...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Pirate entrepreneurs find a winning idea in the ocean

According to a National Library of Medicine article, limulus amebocyte lysate is an extract found in the blood of the Atlantic horseshoe crab that helps keep injectable medications and vaccines...