Megan Wade Archives

Jul 29, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU recognized for supporting student veterans

East Carolina University has once again been ranked as a top university for U.S. veterans and military service members. “Student veterans bring a wealth of positive attributes to the campus...

Jun 08, 2021
  • Erin Ward

YouTube star MrBeast donates tech to ECU students

One of the most-subscribed YouTube creators in the country stopped by East Carolina University to donate more than $27,000 in laptops, iPads and headsets. MrBeast, the famously generous YouTuber whose...

May 18, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU’s commitment to first-generation students

Left to right, Cheyenne Kober, Kayla Brown, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Virginia Hardy, Jocelyne Alfaro-Ruiz and Mohammad Sarsour attended the National First-Generation Celebration in 2019. (Contributed photo) Being...

Mar 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Admitted students, parents enjoy first Pirates Aboard session

Jackson Faircloth looked at stacks of shirts in the Dowdy Student Store in the East Carolina University Main Campus Student Center. You could say purple and gold run through his...

Ballard Residence Hall Exterior
Jan 13, 2021
  • Megan Wade

Submit Your Housing Application Now!

The 2021-2022 Academic Year Campus Living Contract is now available. Housing assignments are made in the order in which contracts are received, so we encourage you to submit your housing...

Aerial view of campus
Sep 18, 2020
  • Megan Wade

Latest Rankings & Recognitions

ECU has received a number of recognitions and rankings this fall, from organizations such as the Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Washington Monthly. ECU featured in Princeton Review’s...

New Student Orientation
Apr 30, 2020
  • Megan Wade

Orientation and Course Registration Information

On Monday, April 27, 2020, interim Chancellor Mitchelson announced ECU’s plan to start the fall semester on time and on campus. East Carolina University continues to adjust and adapt during...

Daniel Martin Coffey, an incoming freshman to ECUís College of Engineering and Technoloy from Charlotte, gets some help with his schedule from academic advisor Allison Winters during orientation on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in the Science and Technology Building
Apr 09, 2020
  • Megan Wade

New Student Orientation Update

A Message from the Office of Student Transitions East Carolina University and the Office of Student Transitions recognize that we are in uncharted waters due to COVID-19 and that has...

Admissions Update
Apr 02, 2020
  • Megan Wade

Admissions Update – April 2, 2020

Admitted Students The freshman enrollment deposit deadline has been extended from May 1 to June 1 for students who need more time making their commitments. The opening of Orientation registration...

Pirates Aboard Online
Mar 27, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Pirates Aboard Online

With the cancellation of the in-person Pirates Aboard Admitted Student Days, future students and their parents now have an online resource to provide information about East Carolina University and the...