ECU Contributor Archives

Oct 23, 2019
  • Admissions
  • duncank16

Cirque de Pirates Homecoming 2019

Come one, come all and observe the never before seen Cirque de Pirates! It’s Homecoming Week 2019 in Pirate Nation and the upcoming acts are ones you won’t want to...

Sep 11, 2019
  • Admissions
  • Jamie Smith

ECU welcomed one of the largest freshman classes in university history

After graduating a record-breaking number of students during the 2018-2019 academic year, East Carolina University welcomed the third largest freshman class in the university’s history this fall. “I believe we...

Sep 10, 2019
  • Admissions
  • Kristin Zachary

ECU Listed as a Top University in the Nation

East Carolina University is listed as a top university in the nation in a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. ECU is one of the top five nationally...

Aug 02, 2019
  • Admissions
  • Jamie Smith

ECU Hosts Fall Open House

Staff and volunteers spent Saturday, Sept. 28, 2018, showing more than 1,250 potential Pirates why they should call East Carolina University home. ECU’s annual Fall Open House brings high school...

Jul 01, 2019
  • duncank16

Things To Know As an ECU Freshman

There are many things that I wish I knew before I started my journey at East Carolina University in 2016, but as I enter my senior year and look back...

Jun 25, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

New Student Orientation

This summer, more than 4,300 first-year students and their families will begin their journey as members of Pirate Nation with a visit to East Carolina University’s new student orientation sessions....

May 30, 2019
  • Michael Rudd

Entrepreneurship Expands

East Carolina University’s College of Business (COB) will offer a new undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship through the Miller School of Entrepreneurship beginning in fall 2019. The Bachelor of Science in...

May 28, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

ECUWorks to Reduce Student Debt

During the 2018-19 academic year, East Carolina University launched a pilot program aimed at reducing student debt. Campus Living’s ECUWorks program gives first-year students the opportunity to work on campus...

May 24, 2019
  • Erin Shaw

ECU graduates fare better in life than national average

East Carolina University graduates are well prepared for life after graduation, actively engaged at work and feel their education was worth the cost, a recent Gallup survey found. ECU was...

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Apr 18, 2019
  • brennanco15

Spring Has Sprung in Pirate Nation

Spring is an extremely exciting time here at East Carolina University. The weather is gorgeous, everyone starts to live outside on the Mall, activities are popping up everywhere, and there...