Pitt County

• Pitt County Sales Tax Survey
  ECU's Center for Survey Research surveyed the voting population of Pitt County regarding awareness and opinions of a proposed local sales tax increase.
  
  
• North Carolina STEP (Small Towns Economic Prosperity)
  This is a 3-year project involving ECU's RDI and Center for Survey Research in which personnel are working as "coaches" for Swan Quarter, Plymouth, Columbia and Grifton. This is a Small Towns Economic Prosperity (STEP) demonstration project funded by the NC Rural Economic Development Center. The mission of the STEP project is to help small towns find their economic "niches" and develop plans to capitalize on these areas.
  
  
• Chancellor's Community Advisory Council
  Members of this council advise the University on actions that may impact the community, work proactively with the University on community initiatives, and serve as a resource within the community to promote an improved quality of life for residents.
  
  
• Entrepreneurship Development System
  Regional Development Services is assisting the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center in creating a comprehensive system which will help rural communities develop a range of services for their small businesses, including education and training opportunities, technical assistance, access to capital, and business-to-business networking.
  
  
• Lacrosse Youth Program
  Campas Recreation and Wellness, working collaboratively with the Greenville Parks and Recreation, provides instruction on the game of lacrosse to increase awareness and provide fun activities to encourage youth based activity in the community.
  
  
• Laupus Library Project
  ECU's Center for Survey Research is evaluating medical library services based on the needs of eastern North Carolina medical service providers that utilize the services of the Laupus Library.
  
  
• Partnerships for Teaching American History
  The goal of this program is to support programs that raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of American history.
  
  
• Pitt County Economic Development Commission
  Regional Development Services is providing economic impact projections for a series of intra-city development projects in the City of Greenville.
  
  
• Pitt County Memorial Hospital
  Regional Development Services is working with ECU's Department of Economics to analyze the tax revenue benefit of the Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
  
  
• Pitt County Needs Assessment
  Regional Development Services is assisting the Pitt County United Way in assessing the needs of Pitt County residents to gather support for needed programs and services.
  
  
• Plaza Communitaria Development
  Regional Development Services is partnering with Pitt Community College and AMEXCAM to provide GED education in Spanish.
  
  
• Small Business and Technology Development Center
  The Eastern Region of SBTDC is the primary organization through which the state provides business development and technical assistance to the business community. The SBTDC is currently working on a project in this county.
  
  
• Storm-Water Opinion and Awareness Study
  ECU's Center for Survey Research is working with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources to evaluate public awareness of storm-water runoff and water quality in regions throughout North Carolina.
  
  
• Team Training Challenge Course
  This program, part of Campus Recreation & Wellness, promotes improved teamwork, communication, and cohesion with a variety of groups including school, church, community, and corporate organizations to assist in accomplishing organizational goals. Groups participate in a full day (6 to 8 hours) or half-day (2 to 4 hours) program and engage in physically challenging activities designed to encourage teamwork, communication, expanding limits, problem solving and leadership.
  
  
• United Way Partners with Regional Development Services
  Eastern North Carolina United Ways are collaborating with ECU to discuss and act on opportunities and projects that can benefit residents of eastern North Carolina.
  
  
• YEAH (Year Round Exercise and Health)
  The mission of Project YEAH!, sponsored by Campus Recreation and Wellness, is to motivate students to participate in more physical activity and health related activities both during the school day and after school hours.