Summer 24 Archives

Jul 31, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Online master’s programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing nationally ranked

ECU’s online master’s degree programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing are among the best in the nation in rankings by U.S. News & World Report in Feburary. Nursing...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Kim Tilghman

Project will help build resiliency among small and underserved farms

ECU is extending its impact through a multi-institutional project funded by the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program. The $1 million grant-funded project, called Climate-Responsive Opportunities in Plant Science,...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Lacey Gray

Researchers study the effectiveness of reducing stormwater contaminants

Stormwater management is a critical part of any city’s infrastructure. Greenville, true to its name, has taken a green approach in this area. In 2020, in addition to pipes and...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

A Capital Idea

Fielding Miller ’84 is the founding partner, chairman and CEO of CAPTRUST. The company launched as an entrepreneurial start-up in 1997 and has grown to be the nation’s largest independent...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU celebrates historic Pursue Gold campaign

More than 30,000 donors answered the call to support ECU and propelled the Pursue Gold campaign to a historic $526.9 million fundraising record. “The ECU community has demonstrated a willingness...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Ross, Williams support Purple Pantry

For Drs. Dennis Ross and Billy Williams, the initial reaction to learning ECU students experience food insecurity was surprise. The second was to fund efforts to change it. On Feb....

Jul 31, 2024
  • Doug Boyd

5 minutes with PHILLIP LEWIS ’88

Position: Director, ECU Office of Environmental Health and Safety Degree: B.S., environmental health Resides: Greenville, North Carolina What are your job responsibilities? I provide leadership and management oversight for the comprehensive environmental...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Richard Butler

Gold Standard

Hometown: Harrisburg, North Carolina Major: Criminal justice Career goal: United States Air Force-Security, Forces or Secret Service Scholarship: Colonel Clifton E. Boyd ROTC, Scholar; Distinguished Military, Society Scholarship (’23) What...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation Gives creates impact across ECU

Alumni and friends answered the call to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 20. The eighth annual day of giving event surpassed expectations and raised more...

Jul 31, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Student Snapshot

Hometown: Huntersville, North Carolina Class: Sophomore Major: Applied atmospheric science Career goals: To be a commercial or charter pilot Caleb Horton wasn’t sure what sort of career he wanted –...