Microenterprise program to help revitalize towns
As part of a new university initiative, ECU students are developing ideas for new businesses that could play a significant role in revitalizing communities in eastern North Carolina. In November,...
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ECU adopts five-year plan for a greener campus
With a flourish of his (digital) pen, East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton has signaled his approval of the newly developed ECU Sustainability Plan, which outlines five-year goals in the...
Fall enrollment nears 29,000
Jaalen Best moved into College Hill Suites on Aug. 14, hoping to avoid the rush of ECU move-in traffic before starting a new job at the campus recreation center. “I’m...
Corbett named Coastal Studies Institute director
Reide Corbett is the new dean of integrated coastal programs and director of the Coastal Studies Institute. Corbett, a professor in the geology department and a faculty member since 2000,...
Students design, build custom boards
Camille Young’s four cousins will receive skateboards as Christmas presents – all made by her in a summer session class in the School of Art and Design. Young also made...
Boating safety focus of ECU-designed app
A new smartphone app called SOBOS — Self reported On-water Boat Operator Survey — is aimed at changing the face of boating safety by putting data collection in the hands...
ECU to establish School of Rural Public Health
ECU’s public health department will grow into a new School of Rural Public Health in August 2020, after plans were approved by the University of North Carolina System in May....
Cross-campus team awarded $1.25 million for special education study
Breaking down the silos of public and higher education for the benefit of learners with disabilities and high intensity needs is the mission behind a new East Carolina University graduate...
ECU loses longtime supporter Walter Williams
Walter Williams ’51 ’55, one of ECU’s most loyal advocates and benefactors, died March 5. He was 88. Williams and his wife, Marie, have been champions of ECU programs across...
I-Corps puts innovation in the crosshairs
More than two dozen ECU students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Greenville community, have begun an entrepreneurship boot camp called I-Corps to help hone their business...