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You can help fund projects that will impact research, entrepreneurship, healthcare, education, rural prosperity, and the success of ECU students by supporting one of our crowdfunding campaigns.

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Exciting Things are Happening at ECU

Interested in ways to be part of the exciting things happening at ECU? Then consider supporting one of our crowdfunding campaigns. Gifts of all sizes make a huge difference when it comes to getting new initiatives off the ground or restoring old traditions. We've helped plant an orchard, studied mini brains, awarded student scholarships, and reinvigorated a beloved theatre program all thanks to your generosity! Check back often to watch progress on current campaigns or see what's new that might interest you!

Our Current Campaigns

Music Therapy Clinic at ECU

Thank You! We are so grateful for your overwhelming support of our crowdfunding campaign for the Music Therapy Clinic at ECU (MTC@ECU). Because of your generosity, the clinic will be able to offer more therapeutic hours for those clients in our community who will benefit most and more opportunities for Music Therapy students at ECU to complete internship hours right here on campus. We truly appreciate your support.

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I value the "real world" experience ECU's Summer Theatre program offered me outside of the regular school year to wake up and go to work each day.

- Jeremy Woodard '01, Broadway Actor

Alternative Break Experiences

Alternative Break Experiences in Atlanta and Asheville give students service-learning opportunities to support non-profits that serve the LGBTQ community.

- 10th Anniversary Celebration Campaign for the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center

University Advancement News

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ECU's Comprehensive Campaign exceeds $500 million goal ahead of schedule

East Carolina University is painting the Pursue Gold campaign purple as gifts supporting the Jeff Charles Scholarship fund have taken the comprehensive campaign over its $500 million goal five months ahead of the campaign's close. Pirate Nation has raised $503.7 million and ECU will continue accepting contributions through the campaign's official end date in December.

University Day - ECU celebrates new academic year, refreshed strategic plan

A new academic year was kicked of during September with ECU's first University Day celebration. The ceremony in the Main Campus Student Center ballrooms highlighted ECU's refreshed strategic plan, Future focused. Innovation driven. The plan supports the university's mission of student success, public service and regional transformation.

Bubbles_Pirates vs. Cancer 2022 Event

Brinkley-Lane Scholars program commences with donor honors

The new school year also marked the beginning of a new era in the East Carolina University Honors College as Dean Dr. Todd Fraley introduced the newest class of Brinkley-Lane Scholars at the program's Celebrating Excellence dinner. In May, Chancellor Dr. Philip Rogers announced a combined $30 million commitment to the institution from the Brinkley and Lane families and renamed the university's most prestigious undergraduate award program in their honor.