Amazing things happen here every day.
Our professors captivate and inspire young minds, our physicians rewrite the rules of healing, and our research scientists invent new technologies that benefit humankind. But there is more to ECU than mere accomplishments – there is tradition, history, and a century of pride.
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Alumni and professors from the College of Business celebrate its amazing legacy and how their experiences at the college helped shape their lives. Learn more -->
The Department of Family Medicine, the founding clinical department of the Brody School of Medicine, has been a vital part of ECU since the establishment of the school of medicine in the 1970s.
Over the years, as it has served its patients, the Department of Family Medicine has outgrown its first permanent facility. According to Dr. Ken Steinweg, professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine, the practice had really reached the limit of what it could accomplish in the old facility. Learn more -->
Spring 2011
Imagine a place where East Carolina University students can kayak, walk, play sports, and participate in team building exercises on a ropes course.
This fall will mark a very special milestone for East Carolina, as the brand-new School of Dental Medicine welcomes its very first class.
The Institute of Outdoor Drama holds auditions at ECU, its new home.
The sculpture program's Iron Pour fosters a sense of teamwork within the School of Art and Design.
Undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Business share their summer study-abroad journeys in China and the Netherlands.
A podcast series in which professors from the School of Music offer commentary about selected musical compositions and performances.
Some of the best and brightest students blog about the Honors College experience.
Fall 2010
The creation of a new music series will give the Pirate Nation a chance to hear some of the accomplishments of women composers.
With new resources and technology, the CLC gives students a cutting-edge study area.
The College of Health and Human Performance is on the move when it comes to offering its students top-notch academic and research opportunities—and ultimately improving lives.
ECU is incorporating the Victory Bell, a symbol of victory and pride for the university, into plans for a memorial wall that will honor fallen veterans.
The university has long since been the home of time-honored traditions, and no Pirate tradition is as hallowed as Homecoming Weekend.
Spring 2010
With a new season of football approaching, excitement continues to grow in the Pirate Nation over an expansion project at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Although we cannot control the oceans, the Institute for Coastal Science and Policy is working to better understand the relationship between land and sea.
It's the kids with a little Indiana Jones in them who study archaeology here and then stay for a master's degree in maritime studies.
As part of the community, East Carolina University has a responsibility to use its ample resources to help improve the region.
Fall 2009
Every summer, hundreds of East Carolina University students set off to see the world.
The Pirates will face the University of Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl.
ECU researchers invent a new way to study the building blocks of life.
With numerous initiatives promoting conservation and sustainability on campus, East Carolina is living up to our city’s name.
Explore the traditions. Share the memories. Test your knowledge of all things purple and gold.
The NC Agromedicine Institute at East Carolina is keeping not only farmers safe and healthy, but our state's fishers and foresters as well.
Spring 2009
ECU is using biofeedback and psychophysiology to help America’s wounded warriors heal the emotional wounds of war.
The East Carolina Heart Institute is dedicated exclusively to cardiovascular care.
The best business schools adapt to meet the demands of a new economy.
Two years after underground utilities failures forced the old fountain’s removal, the new Trustees Fountain at Wright Circle has risen to take its place.
FALL 2008
From the Great Wall to the Bird’s Nest, students from the Department of Construction Management spent an unforgettable three weeks in China.
This edition of ECU Field Journal features two stories from Africa, where two ECU ambassadors are working to improve public health.
Celebrate the Pirates’ Conference USA crown with the sights and sounds of an unforgettable season.
Nearly two years after Wright Fountain was removed from Main Campus, a new fountain is on its way.
Spring 2008
In a secluded corner of East Carolina University’s Main Campus, there is a classroom where timbers span lava flows, students watch for whales, and team members are lost forever.
Dr. David Chalcraft is using artificial ponds at West Research Campus to study the effects of biodiversity loss within wetlands.
The wealth of historically and culturally significant sites in Eastern North Carolina gives ECU researchers plenty of reasons to get dirty.
As we venture into the next hundred years, the Second Century Campaign will provide East Carolina with the means to deliver on the promise of the future.
Not all pirate treasure is buried in the sand. ECU is home to many rare and historically significant items. Click here to view a few examples of the treasures of East Carolina.
Click here to see what the housing crisis means to North Carolina and the next generation of homebuyers.
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