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Dr. Phil Lewis to become new dean of #ECU’s College of Engineering and Technology. With 20+ years in academia and 14 in construction and engineering, Lewis has led programs, supported student success and expanded career pathways.
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#ECU alumnus, Kevin Williamson ’87, the creative force behind "Scream" and "Dawson’s Creek," will deliver the keynote address during the spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. May 8 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
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ALT East Carolina University's spring 2026 commencement. Kevin Williamson is the spring 2026 commencement speaker. A headshot of Williamson is included. The background is purple, with a white outline of longitude and latitude overlaid. The ECU logo is in the top-right corner.
Former @ECUBaseball player Clayton McCullough, manager of the Miami Marlins and a World Series winning coach, will deliver the keynote address during fall commencement on Dec. 19 at Minges Coliseum.
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Celebrate the season at @EastCarolina with art sales and performances!
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Total enrollment ⬆️
New first-years ⬆️
New transfers ⬆️
First year retention ⬆️
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The Twilley Academy of Sales at @EastCarolina has partnered with Nucor Vulcraft to advance sales education and experiential learning opportunities for students in ECU’s nationally recognized sales program.
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A team of archaeologists with @EastCarolina's Program in Maritime Studies recently discovered multiple shipwrecks and colonial waterfront features in Brunswick County. One may be the remains of a Spanish privateer from 1748.
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.@ECUNursing has been designated a Center of Excellence for 2025 by @NLN, a recognition of the college’s dedication to educating the next generation of nurses who are revolutionizing health care across North Carolina.
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East Carolina University is part of a coalition of institutions working to establish an agricultural technology (agtech) innovation corridor across 42 North Carolina counties.
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ECU News Services retweeted
From patient care to policy change—this dual-track program has it all. 💪
@ECUNursing's new dual-degree program empowers nurses with both clinical expertise and business leadership.
Learn more ⤵️ bit.ly/3GWjCDs
#ECUExpert | Cristina Estrada-Underwood | @ECU_Honors
#ECUExpertise ➡️ Supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds to help them succeed in their first two college years
#PRrequest | #JournoRequest | #PiratePitch news.ecu.edu/2024/11/13/cris…
#ECUExpert | Lauren Howard | @ECU_Honors
#ECUExpertise ➡️ Campus outreach, community partnerships, community-engaged learning, Williams-Ross Purple Pantry/Hunger Initiatives, leadership
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#ECUExpert | Michael Catalano | @ECU_Honors
#ECUExpertise ➡️ Sports communication, communication pedagogy, health communication, media effects, rhetoric
#PRrequest | #JournoRequest | #PiratePitch news.ecu.edu/2024/11/12/mich…
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Congratulations to @ECUPolice's Officer Tarkington for being named the @UNC_System Law Enforcement Officer of the Year! 🎉
Learn more about this prestigious award ⤵️
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Follow these tips from @ECUPolice and stay safe this Halloween, #Pirates! 🎃
Graduate students will explain their research in just three minutes using one static slide during #ECU's @3MT_official competition Nov. 4.
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At the 2nd SECU People Helping People Scholarship Luncheon, we celebrated the SECU Foundation's support of 710 ECU students since 2005! Each scholarship fuels our Pirates' dreams and futures. Huge thanks to SECU for their dedication to our
students! #PiratePride
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Dr. Reide Corbett serves on the science panel that advises the Coastal Resources Commission. He sees their recent report as a tool for coastal communities as they plan for the future. More information ⤵️
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ECU’s Contemporary Writers Series, housed in the @ecuhcas Department of English, will welcome Pulitzer prize-winner and United States Poet Laureate Natasha Tretheway to campus at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the Main Campus Student Center.
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