Richard Butler Archives

A Pirate Navigator in a purple collared shirt holding an ‘Ask a Pirate’ sign helps direct prospective students around campus.
Nov 07, 2024
  • Will Lukas

Tips for ECU’s Fall 2024 Open House

Pirate Nation is buzzing with excitement this week as we prepare to welcome more than 2,000 future Pirates and their families to our ARRRGH campus for ECU’s Fall 2024 Open...

Sep 17, 2024
  • Will Lukas

Welcome aboard, opportunities abound!

Ahoy Mateys, Captain Will here! So, my crew told me that you’re interested in attending ECU after high school, and I am thrilled to hear that! I wanted to share...

Feb 07, 2019
  • brennanco15

The New Student Center: From a Senior

The long awaited new ECU Student Center unveiled itself at the beginning of this semester. Along with the rest of campus, I roamed around this massive and beautiful building the...

Jan 11, 2019
  • Admissions

Celebrating the new Main Campus Student Center

After 15 years of dreaming, planning and building, the new 220,000-square-foot Main Campus Student Center at ECU is open! Read about the opening and the features of the facility here.

Jan 11, 2019
  • Admissions

Among the best: College of Nursing earns high marks

The ECU College of Nursing has been ranked the No. 14 nursing school in the United States and the No. 6 public nursing school nationally. The rankings are the result...

Columns
Dec 21, 2018
  • Admissions

2018: Year in Review

With wind in our sails and 2019 on the horizon, it’s time to take a look back at the treasure found this year by our imaginative and innovative students, faculty...

Walking past fountain
Dec 19, 2018
  • brennanco15

ECU: A Home Away From Home

With the holidays approaching, I have been thinking a lot about home. I started to realize that home, for me, has developed a different meaning within my past four years...

Cupola
Oct 23, 2018
  • brennanco15

$1 million donation creates new ECU scholarships

East Carolina University seeks to significantly increase its general scholarship offerings for first-year students with the new Chancellor’s Scholars program. While ECU has long championed support for high achievers and...

Oct 17, 2018
  • brennanco15

Class of 2023 Facebook Group

So you’ve made it through the daunting task that is the admissions process, and guess what? You did it! Congratulations to all of our recently admitted Pirates and to all...

ECU’s Brody School of Medicine welcomed the most diverse class of medical students in history this year. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Sep 24, 2018
  • brennanco15

ECU Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion

For the seventh consecutive year, East Carolina University has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness by receiving the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. The HEED...