In This Issue
RBC Bank Creates $500,000 Endowment
RBC Bank has established a $500,000 endowment at East Carolina University. The charitable gift will support business students enrolled in a new course called “Strategy First,” an innovative freshman-level class. Thanks to RBC Bank’s endowment, students enrolled in Strategy First will pay nothing for textbooks or course materials.
National Survey Ranks ECU Best Online Business College for Cost and Credibility GetEducated.com, a consumer group that rates and ranks online colleges for cost and credibility, gives the College of Business at East Carolina University top marks in its latest national survey. Released July 14, 2009, the survey ranks ECU as the number one most affordable online business degree in the U.S. for both its undergraduate and graduate programs.
College of Business Launches New Undergraduate Program
Beginning Fall 2009, all undergraduate business students will participate in a new Leadership and Professional Development Program. The program, novel in its inclusiveness and broad in its scope, will ensure that leadership development is a focus of the core program of study.
ECU to Host Bestselling Author and 'Leadership Guru'
The College of Business will host bestselling author and “leadership guru” Steve Farber as its seventh speaker in the Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series on Thursday, Sept. 24. The public is invited to attend this free event.
Homecoming Social Planned for Oct. 17
The College of Business will host a Homecoming Social for alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends during the Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 17. Constituents and their families are invited to stop by for coffee, continental breakfast, and Pirate hospitality – and enjoy the Homecoming Parade.
