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Jul 05, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Orientation assistant alumni help welcome new Pirates

With in-person new student orientation back in full force at East Carolina University, chants of “purple and gold” and “no quarter” have been roaring through the Main Campus Student Center. This year, orientation...

Jun 09, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

In The Jungle: ECU to host baseball super regional

The Clark-LeClair Stadium Jungle section for East Carolina baseball fans will be buzzing at an all-time high this weekend for the first-ever NCAA super regional games held on East Carolina University’s campus. When the...

Apr 28, 2022
  • Ken Buday

New Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building

East Carolina University’s Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building opened in November, and bioprocess engineering students are already glowing about the new space. “It’s really, really cool,” said Luciano DeRose, a junior...

Mar 31, 2022
  • Ken Buday

ECU welcomes growing number of adult learners

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, self-described handyman Matt Rice mustered little work. He paints houses, repairs appliances and puts down tile, but with COVID concerns, he felt uncomfortable walking into strangers’ homes. That...

Nov 09, 2021
  • Brandon Webb

Virginia College Application Week

ECU is excited to participate in Virginia College Application Week (VCAW) taking place November 15 - 19, by offering an application fee waiver to students from Virginia. To apply for...

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...

Sep 23, 2020
  • Brandon Webb

ECU to Host Virtual Open House

Open House is Sunday, October 18 at 2 p.m.! Our annual Fall Open House has expanded virtually, increasing the scope of opportunities for you to interact with students and faculty...