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Mar 02, 2026
  • Ken Buday

With your support, PACC mentors point freshmen toward success

Like many freshmen, Eriifeoluwa (Eri) Adebanji came to East Carolina University without knowing many people. “A couple of people online but I didn't know anyone personally,” he said. That changed...

Ten people gather in front of a banner for East Carolina University engineering to pose for a picture.
Feb 25, 2026
  • Ken Buday

ECU engineering celebrates anniversary

A 20th anniversary celebration comes along just once, and Dr. Leela Goel Pawashe wasn’t about to miss it. “I took a red eye (flight) from San Francisco this morning to...

A woman at center crouches and holds a plant in a pot that includes a sensor at the top as two male college students at left and right listen to her talk in a greenhouse that includes a large number of potted plants in the background.
Feb 19, 2026
  • Ken Buday

ECU tech center sparks growth for farmers and students

Enrique Martinez doesn’t know much about farming. He doesn’t even own a plant. “My mom has a lot of plants. She’s a big plant person,” said Martinez, an East Carolina...

A male college student with headphones around his neck wearing a purple East Carolina University shirt sits at a table looking at a laptop computer.
Jan 22, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Students display, learn skills at cybersecurity competition

East Carolina University’s first Cyber Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition filled every seat in the ballroom of the Main Campus Student Center. And according to Maj. Gen. Todd Hunt, adjutant...

A female college student sits at a desk to work on a laptop computer, the screen of which shows a five-sided object that resembles a spacecraft.
Jan 14, 2026
  • Ken Buday

ECU students level up video game development skills

It’s all fun and games until the dragon kills you. Of course, if you hit the restart button, the fun and games can begin again. Such is the world of...

A college student in a graduation gown and construction hard hat at right hugs a woman whose back is to the camera and is wearing a gown and cap.
Dec 20, 2025
  • Ken Buday

College celebrates Fall 2025 graduates

With an interest in medicine and a passion for math, McKinzie Tucker added the two and came up with an engineering degree from East Carolina University. Tucker was among 255...

Image shows a robot at left with the words Cyber Capture the Flag at right against a black and purple background
Dec 12, 2025
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU to host Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition

East Carolina University’s Cyber Competition Club, in partnership with the North Carolina National Guard Cyber Security Response Force, has scheduled a Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition beginning at 1 p.m....

A large group of people, some sitting at two tables with East Carolina University and Wilson Community College coverings, and others standing behind pose for a photograph with equipment and other banners in the background.
Dec 12, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU, Wilson Community College expand transfer student opportunities

East Carolina University and Wilson Community College signed an agreement this month that expands opportunities for students to build brighter futures in eastern North Carolina. The bilateral agreement signing ceremony...

A man at left, a male student at center, and a woman at right look over a laptop as a robotic arm at right grabs a box.
Dec 08, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Students know it’s not the holidays without distribution and logistics

For consumers, it’s so easy: Click, pay and receive a purchase within a few days — sometimes on the same day it’s ordered. Students in East Carolina University’s distribution and...

A group of 12 college students wearing purple polo shirts stand and pose for a picture, with some holding framed certificate awards and another holding a trophy, against a backdrop with the words lead, collaborate and innovate.
Dec 01, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU robotics team wins national competition

If robots are indeed going to take over the world someday, a group of East Carolina University students may just be responsible. ECU’s robotics team won the Association of Technology,...