Community Outreach

May 2026

College celebrates faculty, staff with annual awards for 2025-26 year

The College of Education celebrated the accomplishments of faculty and staff during the annual end-of-year celebration at Wildwood Park in April. During the celebration, fourteen awards were presented to those […]

 5/21/2026

April 2026

Learning in action: ECU teachers engage in study away professional development

A group of 27 East Carolina University students, faculty and staff participated in a three-day study away professional development experience in Winston-Salem at the North Carolina Reading Association (NCRA) Annual […]

 4/27/2026

Cameron Gupton – 2026 40 Under Forty Honoree

Name: Cameron Gupton  Current job & city you reside in: North Carolina New Teacher Support Program Instructional Coach  Greenville, NC  Degrees awarded by ECU and years received: Bachelor of Science, Secondary […]

 4/17/2026

March 2026

Sylcott provides STEM enrichment for Bethel youth

The ECU Center for STEM Education strongly believes in improving science enrichment opportunities and STEM access for students across North Carolina. ECU faculty are equally committed to providing opportunities for […]

 3/31/2026

Faculty organize place-based experiential learning to immerse students in history

Dr. Mary Huffman and Dr. Tyler Youngman from East Carolina University developed a 3-day Washington County place-based experiential learning program to immerse students in local history through hands-on, inquiry-based learning. The program emphasized […]

 3/29/2026

February 2026

Pirate Nation Gives Pickleball Tournament – Feb. 27, 2026

The College of Education’s students have challenged the faculty and staff to a pickleball tournament to support the college for Pirate Nation Gives. The tournament will take place on Friday, […]

 2/13/2026

Faculty conduct outreach through Lifelong Learning Program

Drs. Vanessa Reyes and Kathy Lohr partnered with the Lifelong Learning Program over the past two semesters. This collaboration has allowed them to connect with older adults and explore their […]

 2/5/2026

December 2025

College hosts luncheon to connect with community organizations

The College of Education hosted a community networking and scholarship information luncheon in December for just over 20 local organizations to connect with the college and current education majors. During […]

 12/30/2025

REI hosts GRAD Partnership fall welcome back event for southeast region schools

The East Carolina University Rural Education Institute hosted the GRAD Partnership Fall Welcome Back event on October 9, at the ECU Main Student Center, bringing together the southeast region cohort […]

 12/23/2025

Díaz selected as a 2026 Grants in Place awardee

Yesica Díaz was selected as the Southeast recipient of the Rural Schools Collaborative 2025-26 Grants in Place award. Díaz is a Spanish middle school teacher at Bertie County Middle School, […]

 12/23/2025