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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Air Care
Growing up, Hunter Venters ’07 walked the fields of his family’s farms near Chicod in southern Pitt County, often seeing aircraft fly overhead. Today, he can hardly remember a time...
Eyes on the Skies
At age 4, Austin Mansfield ’17 watched from his Farmville home as Hurricane Floyd knocked down trees and flooded eastern North Carolina in 1999. “I was just so curious of...