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Updated: 21 hours ago
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Amid drink tampering and sexual assault allegations at ECU's Theta Chi frat house, the university's Student Government Association is asking for the frat to be suspended.
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Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 7:01 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University announced it is making some changes to operations for Friday due to the storm.
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Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 2:20 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
“If conditions appear potentially threatening, decisions will be made regarding university operations,” the university says. “Any official statements regarding class or work schedules will be announced using the ECU Alert system.”
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Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The ECU-USF game was expected to be played in Tampa on Saturday.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 9:04 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Awards are presented to deserving alumnae who have achieved excellence in education, business, health sciences, fine arts, performing arts, public service, media, sports, professional services and research.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 1:26 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University Career Services is holding two events for students and alumni to make connections in the work force.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Statistics on the university’s website show that 27,152 students were enrolled for the fall 2022 semester, a decline of 3.1% from the fall of 2021.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The Clark Family invested $2 million to support the Pirates Unite Campaign for Comprehensive Excellence.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 8:57 PM EDT
|By Justin Lundy
East Carolina University students have more questions than answers regarding an alert sent out by the university on Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
An alert sent out by East Carolina University says the alleged drink tampering of two people, one of which led to a sexual assault, took place on Aug. 20th.
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Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
East Carolina University’s Isley Innovation Hub is open, and those interested in becoming entrepreneurs have a place to get started.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:12 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
ECU was also honored with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the 11th consecutive year.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Maddie Kerth
Mixing drinks, grilling out, and hyping each other up, the tailgates in Greenville are essential to gamedays.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
With one suspect identified, police say charges are coming and the investigation is ongoing.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Merit Morgan
Over 50,000 people were ready to have a great time while cheering on their favorite team.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
ECU wasn’t able to recover missing both an extra point to tie the game and a field goal for the win.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
With minutes left on the clock and a chance to tie the game, ECU missed a field goal and wasn’t able to recover.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 8:46 PM EDT
|By Ellie Davis
The Clark family, a family well known to the East Carolina University sports world, has invested $2 million into ECU Athletics.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Merit Morgan and WITN Web Team
WITN spoke to East Carolina University students to get a better idea of how Biden's student loan debt reduction plan will impact them.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 7:59 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
According to Mitzi Byrd, Parker Byrd's physical therapy has already contributed immensely to saving his knee.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Students returned to East Carolina University Monday for the Fall 2022 semester. It was the first day of classes for many Pirates.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
“We are very thankful for some good news and are hopefully seeing some light at the end of this long tunnel," Mitzi Byrd said.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 8:17 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
East Carolina University football tickets went on sale to the public on Monday at 9 a.m. and long-time supporters are excited about the season.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
"...he got to see his baby sister outside. Anyone who knows him, knows she is his heart," Mitzi Lee Byrd said of her son Parker Byrd.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 2:15 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
“Right now we are in need of a miracle but I know my God is in the miracle business. I pray that his will be done and whatever that may be, we (especially P) will accept that.”
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 12:01 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The fundraising total includes $35.3 million for main campus priorities, $24.5 million for ECU Athletics, and $9.9 million for health sciences priorities.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 8:19 PM EDT
|By Justin Lundy and WITN Web Team
A total of 86 students were presented with their white coats to begin their medical school journey at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
North Carolina Wildlife said it happened around 2:00 p.m. Saturday on Bath Creek in Beaufort County.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:43 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University sophomore Zach Agnos has been named to the 26-man 2022 Collegiate National Team roster.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Ellie Davis
The opportunity for a payday for student-athletes is a hot topic right now thanks to a group of East Carolina University athletic donors called Team Boneyard.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
ECU baseball head coach Cliff Godwin will serve as third base and hitting coach.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University baseball's utility star Zach Agnos has been named to Baseball America’s All-American second team.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
East Carolina University researchers have developed a new kind of treatment for COVID-19 that could eventually come in a form similar to an inhaler and go beyond just treating the virus.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 10:54 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Another East Carolina University baseball player has entered the transfer portal.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 11:31 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Dorien Sutton was named a recipient of a Golden Leaf Scholarship.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 8:36 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
ECU fans came out in great fashion Sunday afternoon to watch game three of the NCAA Greenville Super Regional.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:07 PM EDT
|By Maddie Kerth
Upwards of 5,000 fans will be taking it out to the ball game this weekend, but that’s only if they were lucky enough to get their hands on a ticket
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Pitt County Schools say graduation parking at Minges Coliseum may be tricky Friday and Saturday with the NCAA Baseball Super Regional going on as well.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 4:55 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The Pirates beat Coastal Carolina by a score of 13 to 4. They will now host Texas in the super regionals.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Lauren Baker and WITN Web Team
East Carolina University fans are excited to see the Pirates hosting an NCAA regional tournament, especially as they gather at the well-known “Williams Jungle”.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 8:56 PM EDT
|By Ellie Davis
East Carolina University is hosting the Greenville Regional for the 2022 NCAA Baseball Tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 2:35 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University tells WITN that effective July 1st, Dr. Michael Harris will be the interim dean of the college.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Florida bound, the pirates now hold a 14-game winning streak.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Hundreds of college professors and graduate students are in Greenville as East Carolina University hosts the Computers and Writing Conference.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 8:47 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
ECU’s individual schools and college will hold recognition ceremonies for their students across campus.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 9:02 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
ECU's commencement ceremony is being held at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium at 9:00 Friday morning.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Maddie Kerth
Students at East Carolina University were met with an unlikely visitor to campus. Just as their week was set into motion, pet therapy came to the rescue.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University will hold its commencement ceremony for spring and summer graduates in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Friday, May 6th at 9 a.m.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 8:50 PM EDT
|By Justin Lundy
The event is the first last-day-of-class celebration to take place on campus since the pandemic began.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Students and staff cut the ribbon on the newly-updated Otter Creek Natural Area, which is about 15 minutes away from the main campus, near the town of Fountain.