The College of Health and Human Performance

Knight Commission executive director to speak on leadership

Amy Perko, executive director of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, to present "The Role of Leadership in Moving College Athletics Forward"

D.J. Gregory featured speaker for Ralph Steele Lecture Series

Author D.J. Gregory presented "Chasing a Dream" at ECU Nov. 15 for the Ralph Steele Visiting Lecture series.

Assistant professor in Kinesiology named a fellow

Dr. Melanie Sartore-Baldwin, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, was named a fellow of the North American Society for Sport Management.

Professors to be inducted in national academy

Two professors in ECU's Department of Kinesiology were named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology.

Female student grades suffer more than males from poor attendance

Female college students who cut class score lower on exams than their male peers, according to a study conducted at East Carolina University.

Everyone in the Game

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Committed to Public Safety
Listeria has led to 17 deaths and 84 illnesses in the nation. Read about Tips for preventing foodborne illness from environmental health professor, Mr. William Hill.

HHP Grad Wins Scholarship
Three-time HHP graduate Ruben Sloan has been selected to receive this competitive four-year scholarship to attend the Brody School of Medicine.

Playing Safe
ECU athletic trainers make sports safer for Pitt County high school athletes.

The Shape of Tomorrow
Faculty and alumni share the HHP journey towards excellence as seen through our traditions and a look into the future.

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."