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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,...

Four college students wear Barnhill Contracting Company hard hats and sit at a table as five older people stand behind them against a purple backdrop with the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology logo.
Nov 19, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Signatures mark the future for ECU construction graduates

While athletes may sign letters to commit to play sports at a university, East Carolina University construction management students sign letters to commit to a career. ECU’s Department of Construction...

A female college student in a black and maroon top at left smiles as she sits in a chair at a table next to two other female college students.
Nov 17, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU students map out futures at Design Dive

Dozens of design students hoping to sketch out their futures connected with industry professionals during Design Dive at the Main Campus Student Center. The Architectural Technology Club (ATC), a student...

A woman in a gray East Carolina University alumni hoodie at center smiles as she stands listening to a man at left in a black sport coat and another man at right wearing a cream colored shirt.
Nov 12, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Tech Transfer Day highlights student opportunities

Rhiannon Holley, cybersecurity department chair at Fayetteville Technical Community College, understands the needs of the students she teaches. After all, she was in their shoes just a few short years...

A man at left in a purple shirt holds a guage and points out readings to a female college student at center and a woman in a purple shirt at right as they sit in an office.
Oct 23, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Pollution Prevention Grant

East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) received validation of its work to prevent pollution through a new $652,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The...

A male student in a black jacket stands between his parents against a purple backdrop with the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology logo as a woman at right takes their picture with a cell phone.
Oct 21, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Recognition of Excellence

Brianna Blackshear beamed a broad smile as she accepted a certificate that represented so much more than just some words on a piece of paper. It represented a future. Blackshear...