May 2013

Criminal justice students enjoy tutoring on demand

ECU criminal justice professor Dr. John Kerbs responded to a need for additional one-on-one assistance for his students by developing the CJ Stat Lab. Through a partnership with the Pirate Tutoring Center and the textbook publisher CENGAGE Learning, Kerbs created a hybrid environment that offers both face-to-face and online instruction for students in his criminal justice statistics class. Read more...

April 2013

Two students to intern with NASA

Two students from ECU will participate this summer in an internship experience with NASA through the Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars Program. Lisbeth Soria, a senior pursuing a bachelor of science in industrial technology with a concentration in information and computer technology, and Kaveh Darafsheh, a graduate student in computer science, earned a spot among 200 internships out of 1,000 applicants.  Read more...

ECU student lands scholarship, internship

An EC Scholar and East Carolina University Honors College student has landed a scholarship and an internship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Thomas Vaughan, a sophomore from Murfreesboro, was awarded the Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship on April 1. Only 126 students nationwide were selected for the honor this year, which is valued at approximately $30,000. Read more...

ECU sociology professor honored

The Southern Gerontological Society honored ECU professor Dr. James “Jim” Mitchell with induction into the Gerontologists Rooted in the South (GRITS) Hall of Fame for 2013. The GRITS Hall of Fame seeks to recognize individuals who have made important contributions to the Southern Gerontological Society and to the field of gerontology through research, teaching, administration, advocacy or applied practice. Read more...

Potential Pirates test the waters

Visitors to East Carolina University toured campus, visited Joyner Library and residence halls, and sampled the fare in university dining halls during the 2013 Spring Open House held April 6. An Academic and Student Affairs Fair provided more details on life at ECU, and participants were invited to attend presentations on financial aid, admissions, academic advising and campus living. Faculty and staff were on hand to meet with incoming students and their parents. Read more...

March 2013

NCLR launches online supplement

As part of its ongoing commitment to provide an effective venue for the state’s authors and artists to showcase their work, the North Carolina Literary Review has launched the literary magazine’s second issue of NCLR Online, a winter supplement to the annual print issue. Expanding to a second issue—and making that issue available exclusively online—represents a unique opportunity for NCLR, its contributors, and its readers, said Margaret Bauer, editor of NCLR and Rives Chair of Southern Literature at ECU. Read more...

Students enjoy master class with celebrated composer

Celebrated composer Augusta Read Thomas conducted a master class with ECU composition students while visiting campus March 21. Thomas served as guest composer for the NewMusic@ECU Festival. Her pieces were performed by the ECU Wind Ensemble on March 20 and by ECU faculty violinist Hye-Jin Kim and pianist Melvin Chen on March 21. Thomas is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an honor society of 250 architects, composers, artists and writers.  Read more...

ECU programs ranked by U.S. News

The Brody School of Medicine at ECU and the ECU Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies have been ranked among the best graduate programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The Brody School of Medicine is ranked 19th overall among primary care schools this year, up from a tie for 31st last year. “It is clear that our school has what it takes to rank with many well established schools from across the nation,” said Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine. Read more...

March events at ECU honor women

ECU will kick off its celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with a presentation by author and journalist Asra Nomani at 7 p.m. on March 4 in the Science and Technology Building, Room C207. Nomani will present “Women in the Muslim World.” Born into a conservative Muslim family in India, she speaks about the struggle Muslim women face as they strive to reclaim rights originally granted at Islam’s birth. Read more...

February 2013

Mohammed to chair technology systems

The College of Technology and Computer Science at ECU has named Dr. Tijjani (TJ) Mohammed as the chair for the Department of Technology Systems. Mohammed has been employed as an ECU faculty member for 16 years. He most recently served as the interim chair of the department for two and a half years. He has served in various other capacities, including as graduate advisor for several master’s and PhD students.... Read more...

Poverty to pro football: Alumna shares story

Many who heard Becky Vinson speak on campus Wednesday already knew the outlines of her inspiring life story. From newspaper stories and an ESPN video, they knew she came to East Carolina University as a single mother struggling to pay tuition and rent while raising two kids. Today she has two ECU degrees and her daughter is in college. Her adopted son, who was basically homeless when she took him in at age 14, now is a star player in the National Football League. Read more...

Charles returns to broadcast duties

A good night for East Carolina University’s men’s basketball team was also a special night for longtime radio play-by-play announcer Jeff Charles. Charles returned to the sideline for the first time Feb. 13 after undergoing surgery for colon cancer late last year. The "Voice of the Pirates" has been absent since Dec. 1. The basketball team welcomed Charles back with fist bumps before the game, followed by a 74-61 win over the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Read more...

Clinical trials pave way for advances

Like many patients at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, Mary Jones drives to Greenville for regular follow-up visits with an oncologist. But what makes Jones different is that she's participating in a clinical trial. Her experience, and those of thousands of other patients across the country, could lead to better cancer care for future patients. Two years ago, Jones, visited her primary care physicians after feeling nauseous for a couple of days. He quickly referred her to specialists in Greenville. Read more...

January 2013

ECU professor interviewed from 'bottom of the earth'

In a video conference from the "bottom of the earth," ECU researcher Reide Corbett said that Palmer Station in western Antarctica feels like "the top of the world." Corbett is leading a team of scientists in Antarctica studying how the flow of fresh groundwater from the continent delivers nutrients into the coastal ocean. Developed by the UNC Coastal Studies Institute, the video included a question and answer session with students from Manteo and Columbia high schools in eastern North Carolina. Read more and watch video…

ECU research addresses domestic violence in India

An article published by ECU sociology professor Dr. Sitawa R. Kimuna, with co-authors including ECU sociology master’s degree graduate Gabrielle Circiurkaite, presents findings critical to current discussions of domestic violence in India. The research addresses causes for violence against women in the country's culture, of particular interest since a young woman was brutally raped last month on a bus in New Delhi. The woman died from injuries received in the attack and her experience triggered national outrage over women’s rights. Read more...

Gilbert to oversee advancement as interim vice chancellor

Dr. Glen Gilbert, dean of the College of Health and Human Performance, has been named interim vice chancellor for advancement at East Carolina University effective Jan. 14. Gilbert has been dean of the College of Health & Human Performance since 1999. Under his leadership the college has grown from approximately 50 to now more than 100 full-time faculty members and added several degree programs including an interdisciplinary doctoral degree in bioenergetics. Read more...

Grant to help ECU recruit minority dental students

ECU is one of a handful of schools nationwide that is participating in a program to recruit and retain minority dental students. The ECU School of Dental Medicine will focus on minority students through the Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute. Introduced by the American Dental Education Association in partnership with the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, the institute is a new training program dedicated to increasing recruitment and retention among underserved student communities at dental schools. Read more...