Taste for Success
When Ryan Mitchell ’01 came to ECU, he thought he had seen the last of the family barbecue restaurant in Wilson where he had been working since age 13. “I...
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Updated strategic plan emphasizes innovation
Future focused. Innovation driven. is ECU’s strategic plan for 2023–2028. A refresh of the university’s 2017–2022 strategic plan, it highlights the intersection of ECU’s mission, vision and values as it...
EC Scholars renaming reflects donors’ $30 million commitment
In a milestone moment for ECU, Chancellor Philip Rogers announced a combined $30 million commitment to the institution from Robert Gentry Brinkley ’78 and Amy Woods Brinkley and Lewis Patrick...
Internship with one of NASCAR’s top teams motivates engineering student
Sophomore Colin Foley from New London spent last summer and part of his winter break interning with Richard Childress Racing, one of NASCAR’s most successful racing teams. “Every time I...
Business grad expands online shop to brick-and-mortar store
Following success online, Greenville native Ashley Nolan ’20 has expanded her copper jewelry and crystal business to a storefront in Arlington Village in Greenville. Shoppers can now find the whimsical,...
Team studying health care for Ukrainian refugees
A team of ECU College of Nursing faculty and students have joined with colleagues from Poland and Ukraine to assess the nursing guidance needed to help provide quality health care...
ECU awarded top honor in internationalization
With its growing international program, ECU was one of four institutions nationwide to receive the Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The award...
Book chronicles travels around country to watch Pirate football
Carl Davis’ seats in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium inspired the title of his first book, but it was the trips to away games that provided many of his stories. Davis ’73 has...
United Health Foundation awards $3.2 million to improve youth mental health
The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group, has announced a three year, $3.2 million grant partnership with ECU. The grant will expand the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry...
Dental school expands care in rural eastern NC
Residents of eastern North Carolina have better access to dental care thanks to the opening of a dental clinic in Hyde County and a program to provide oral health care...