Semester at the Coast
The beach isn’t just for spring break anymore. Students work to document and map a shipwreck near Rodanthe. ECU’s Outer Banks Campus will offer a semester at the coast experience...
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Making the Call
It’s September, and you’re still learning to navigate life on a college campus. Mom isn’t there to get you up for class or make you study. Meals are up to...
Career Kickstart
East Carolina University has built of reputation of landing jobs for its graduates. Matt Connor should know. The 2019 graduate in economics works at Gibson Consultants in Wilmington, and he...
ECU receives HEED Award for the eighth consecutive year
East Carolina University’s focus on diversity and inclusiveness has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The HEED award, sponsored by...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...