Your Alumni Association is Changing

Your alumni association is changing to better connect and engage with you and your fellow ECU alumni and friends. The ECU Alumni Association will transition from its current transactional, dues-based membership model to one that includes all Pirate alumni. Moving to a more inclusive model will allow us to better serve all our graduates and friends around the world. The organizational structure, function, and mission of the alumni association – to inform, involve, and serve members of the ECU family throughout their lifelong relationship with the university – will remain the exact same. So will our commitment to you.

Carrying on our mission in an ever-changing world requires us to adapt and change as we continue building a strong base of alumni support here at ECU. We are committed to creating a culture of philanthropy, highlighting the impact of our important work, and asking everyone to do what they can to help our cause.

Beginning July 1, you will no longer be asked to pay an annual membership fee to be a part of the alumni association. Instead, I want to challenge you to make a gift to the ECU Alumni Priority Fund, which helps preserve ECU history and traditions, supports student scholars and grows the vast ECU Alumni Network.

Together, we have the power to change lives and transform futures for our ECU students and alumni. We are providing resources and tools for Pirates to establish themselves as leaders within their industries and local communities. We are building an award-winning ECU Connect platform that creates endless career networking and mentorship opportunities for students and alumni. Those are only a few examples of the ways in which your contribution makes a difference. As Pirates, we know that we achieve more when we work together, and that the relationships we share are lifelong. I hope we can count on your support as we chart this new course together. We are Pirates together, and Pirates forever!

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