A first-of-its-kind collaboration is about to take place. ECU’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship are coming together for a unique collaboration. […]
3/3/2026
A variety of backgrounds highlight the newly finalized executive board of directors for East Carolina University’s Twilley Academy of Sales Leadership. The central hub for cutting-edge sales education, research and […]
3/2/2026
Artificial intelligence is changing our world – from analytics to writing and art. It is certainly scary for some. But for others, it’s an opportunity. “AI is hot right now,” […]
3/2/2026
The College of Business Student Leadership Board (SLB), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) made their first-ever professional development trip to tour the Fidelity Investments campus in Durham. Those who went on […]
12/17/2025
A non-traditional ECU student provided a unique opportunity to more than a dozen students and faculty members this fall. Jamerus Payton is an inbound material flow leader at Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant (RMEP), an MBA student and the winner of the fifth annual Aman Pirate Challenge (2022). Payton hosted the immersive […]
12/3/2025
Rock stars, athletes and celebrities typically get excited crowds rushing to talk to them, take pictures together. But at OPEX University Day in Raleigh, entrepreneurs and successful business leaders were the ones mobbed by adoring fans. “I love when the panels are over and [the […]
12/3/2025
An investment fund created in part to help ECU-affiliated entrepreneurs with their businesses and startups is making news once again. The Pirate Entrepreneurship Fund (PEF) has invested in a Greenville-based accounting and advisory firm, and its second investment in an international software company, which is helping to support customers […]
12/3/2025
Several College of Business faculty got the call-up to coach the ECU football team this past fall. Well, they were “guest” coaches anyway. Abbey Cash (Accounting), Tiffany Woodward (Management), Ivan Pineda (Leadership & Professional Development) and […]
12/3/2025
An empty classroom was filled with holiday cheer recently as members of the Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) International Hospitality Honor Society created holiday cards for area children and their families. About three dozen ESD students made […]
12/3/2025
When Desireé Robinson came to ECU, she had planned on becoming an occupational therapist. But then she found entrepreneurship. “From a very young age, I’ve always had a whole bunch […]
11/18/2025