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The College of Health and Human Performance


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ECU's Advising Center offers training to promote health and wellness

HHP's Advising Center recently sponsored a workshop for ECU advisors on Wellness in the Workplace.

ECU Environmental Health Society Honors New Members

Induction ceremony for Epsilon Nu Eta recognized exemplary environmental health majors.

Playing Safe

Athletic trainers from ECU help manage safety of Pitt County high school athletes through a partnership between the university and the Pitt County school system.

ECU alumni selected for NC Sports Hall of Fame

Two East Carolina University alumni have been selected for the NC Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Jerry McGee and Mr. Henry Trevathan will be inducted May 10.

ECU ROTC programs active in fall semester

From the ECU ropes course to the annual Patriot Run, Air Force and Army ROTC students have been busy training.

February event to feature kinesiology scholar

Kinesiology professor and scholar Dr. James R. Morrow will speak at 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Carol Belk Building. He will present, "Measurement of Resistance Exercise and Strength Training in Women."

ECU staff members co-author book on Haiti

Elaine Hughes, Department of Kinesiology, co-authored the book, "The Day the Earth Moved Haiti: From Havoc to Healing."

SEEKING SUBSTANCE: ECU grad student finds career that fits

ECU graduate student Christina Brown-Bochicchio traveled across the country to join ECU's recreational therapy program.

ECU eye-tracking research examines gaze changes while viewing art

Collaborative work by Dr. Cynthia Bickley-Green (Art Education) and Dr. Nicholas Murray (Kinesiology) examines the relation between vision, cognition and language.

Everyone in the Game

The program teaches ECU students best practices for meeting the physical and motor fitness requirements of children with disabilities.

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Welcome to the ECU College of Health and Human Performance.

The mission of the College of Health and Human Performance is to improve health, well-being, and quality of life.  By providing instruction, conducting research, and performing service in health, exercise science, recreation, and leisure, the college strives to advance and disseminate knowledge concerning enhancement of health, physical performance, and quality of life of individuals and communities, particularly those is eastern North Carolina.

Our faculty offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in the areas of Kinesiology, Health Education and Promotion, and Recreation and Leisure Studies. The college is also home to the Air Force and Army ROTC programs which offer minors that can be combined with other degrees on campus.

" To discover, educate, and motivate for a healthy tomorrow."

Air Force ROTC Scholarship
Air Force ROTC Scholarship
Vince Smith, Tom Shubert and his wife Kathy have pledged $20,000 to establish the Chief Master Sergeant Robert L. Smith Scholarship in honor of Smith's father.
 
Exotic Locales
Exotic Locales
HHP students studied in Australia, Fiji, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, and Austria over the summer!
 
Roadside Cleanup Volunteers
Roadside Cleanup Volunteers
Students from RCLS cleaned a mile-long section of Charles Boulevard, extending from Greenville Boulevard to 10th Street.
 
Big and Biting
Big and Biting
In eastern North Carolina, they're most likely called "Skeeters", but regardless of the name, mosquito populations surge after rains like those brought by Hurricane Irene.