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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.
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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”.
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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.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Jackson Parrish
Many are breathing a sigh of relief knowing they’ll have more time before having to make federal student loan payments again.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 9:52 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a national award for its advances in social mission.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Back in August 2019, ECU and Daly Seven signed a letter of intent for the project. It then received extensions in 2020 and 2021.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 8:57 PM EDT
|By Jackson Parrish
Russian forces are still attacking Kyiv after Russia said it would reduce combat situations near the Ukrainian capital city.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The university said $8.4 million was raised during the Pirate Nation Gives fundraising event last week.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By Jackson Parrish
Seniors in Greenville are learning more about how to access local healthcare.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 9:07 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
“China and Russia have been best friends since 2008... They are directly challenging the United States. So I’m not surprised that they may assist Russia or not criticize them in public.”
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
Despite the rise in gas prices at the pump across the state, polls show that many North Carolinians are willing to pay the prices at the pump for now.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
ECU describes the Waves to Water Prize as a five-stage, $3.3 million contest that aims to accelerate innovation in wave-powered technology able to produce clean water
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Maddie Kerth
Coming off of his seventh season at Tennessee, new ECU men's basketball Head Coach Michael Schwartz understands that he’ll need to have a different game plan out in the East.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Michael Schwartz will replace Joe Dooley who was fired last week by ECU after two stints as head basketball coach.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
“It’s just looking more for a normal spring and getting ready for a normal fall. I think we all want that for a variety of reasons. It’s just exciting to have the guys back."
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Justin Lundy
With masks now optional at ECU, some students are worried there could be a spike in COVID-19 cases as many people spent spring break traveling.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:23 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University Athletics Director Jon Gilbert has announced men’s head basketball coach Joe Dooley was fired Friday.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 10:36 PM EST
|By Maddie Kerth
Many people’s first thought is to label the conflict as a “war” or an “invasion,” but under Russian law, using those words could land you in jail for up to 15 years.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:05 PM EST
|By Cindy Choi
“Part of the reason that going to a country like Russia is so special is... cultural diplomacy... actually making connections between people," ECU's Justin Wilmes said.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 3:28 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Nearly 50 theatre arts students from four Pitt County high schools attended the annual Day of Theatre at East Carolina University.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University and Pitt Community College are set to receive millions in American Rescue Plan funds.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:34 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Students and staff members kicked off their volunteer efforts at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina Monday morning.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Cindy Choi
East Carolina University students are eager for spring break as COVID-19 cases decrease across the city, state, and country.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 8:36 PM EST
|By Justin Lundy
“My freshman year I didn’t get into the musical theatre department because the director told me I was too fat to be cast in theatre," one anonymous post reads.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:03 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The Pirate Lego League, which is the first of its kind in Eastern North Carolina, was started by a senior at J.H. Rose High School.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 9:49 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Students at East Carolina University held a unity vigil on the Campus Mall Wednesday night in support of the people of Ukraine.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 3:59 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University has lifted its mask mandate in campus indoor settings, including classrooms, effective March 7th.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 12:07 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
East Carolina University’s Theta Chi fraternity is now off suspension and is being allowed by the school to resume regular operations.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 8:14 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
In honor of Black History Month, East Carolina University is unveiling a digital timeline of the civil rights movement in Eastern Carolina.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
WITN asked what the rule was that Carson Whisenhunt violated and Head Coach Cliff Godwin just said he violated a team rule.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 9:45 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
ECU is one of four state universities receiving similar gifts.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 4:45 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
“It’s really voicing your opinion respectfully and throughout the entire system,” Sarah Mejia of The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina said.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 11:42 AM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Jon Gilbert, who came to ECU in 2018, will continue as athletics director through 2026.