ECU welcomed back students this past weekend, included among them the largest freshman class in the university's 100-year history. The always-busy weekend was even more so as nearly 5,500 students moved into on-campus housing.

East Carolina will look to these five strategic directions as it pursues opportunities into the next century.

Why We're No. 1 in Nurses - With more than 1,000 students, the College of Nursing has grown rapidly to become the biggest in the state. But growth hasn't changed the expectation that an East Carolina nurse be smart, savvy and dedicated to improving health care...read more