Community Outreach

August 2014

MSA Student Featured in Regional Local News for Her “Spirited” Idea

Below is an article from The Wake Forest Weekly featuring current ECU College of Education Master of School Administration (MSA) student Amy Light. The MSA degree program prepares individuals to […]

8.15.2014

July 2014

ECU partners in Operation LINK mentoring program

By Crystal Baity ECU News Services Ten-year-old Tyrrek Grizzle took control of his paddle, maneuvering his miniature land mover with ease. He and a teammate moved his robot across a […]

7.30.2014

Graduate Students Hold Book Drive for Belvoir Elementary School

By Erica Anderson, Digital Journalist East Carolina University graduate students are helping a local elementary school promote literacy. As part of a community service project, four Master of Arts in […]

7.22.2014

May 2014

Swaggerty Posts on NC Reading Association Blog

Dr. Elizabeth Swaggerty wrote a post about the Tar River Reading Council’s participation in the ECU Earth Day Expo that was just published on the North Carolina Reading Association blog. […]

5.5.2014

April 2014

Institute Features ECU Assistive Technology Students

The Irene Howell Assistive Technology (IHAT) Center presented on assistive technology at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) New Special Education Directors Institute on April 9, 2014 in […]

4.16.2014

July 2013

$2.2 Million Gift to Fund Teacher Education in Rural Communities

The first time Judy Oglesby considered going to college, she was 36-years-old “staring divorce in the face” and trying to figure out how she would support her two children moving […]

7.22.2013

October 2011

Wells Fargo supports ECU Partnership East program

Wells Fargo has given $75,000 to East Carolina University’s College of Education to support the Wells Fargo Partnership East Program. The gift will support 47 students and provide five stipends […]

10.7.2011

November 2007

Adult Learners Help East Carolina Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis

For 16 years Kathy Jones ’06 worked as a teacher’s aide at schools in rural Pamlico County and drove a school bus every day, as aides are required to do. […]

11.1.2007

July 2005

Wachovia Gives $1.25 Million for Teacher Education

East Carolina University has received a $1.25 million gift from Wachovia to combat the shortage of teachers in Eastern North Carolina through a partnership with community colleges. The gift, the […]

7.17.2005