Chancellor’s Tour Popular Event for Alumni

With more than 100 guests attending the Chancellor’s Tour in Raleigh and Charlotte, this “traveling evening” with Chancellor Steve Ballard is becoming a tradition among alumni and friends of ECU. A complimentary event, the Chancellor’s Tour is an opportunity to hear current news about ECU and exciting plans for her future. This Tour’s focus is on the University’s new strategic plan, ECU Tomorrow: A Vision for Leadership and Service.

Highlights include:
• Education for a New Century
• The Leadership University
• Economic Prosperity
• Health Care and Medical Innovation
• The Arts, Culture, and the Quality of Life

Keep watching PirateAlumni.com for locations and dates of upcoming Chancellor's Tour events.

Tell Us Your Story!

J. Y. Joyner Library is working with East Carolina University’s Centennial Task Force to prepare an oral history of first-generation graduates of the University. Twenty interviews will be conducted this spring and early summer with alumni who were the first members of their families to graduate from college. Interviewees will be selected from the following time periods: pre-1945; 1946-1965; 1966-1985; 1986-2005. An effort will be made to select interviewees who represent the spectrum of students on campus during each time period. Trained interviewers will ask alumni to discuss their family background, home community, college experience, and the impact their education has had on their lives. The interviews will be made available for scholarly research at Joyner Library’s Special Collections Department and through the web site of the University Archives, and a public program will be held in 2009 to showcase the results of the project. The interviewees will be asked to sign a release form so that their stories will be accessible to the public. We need your help! If you are a first-generation graduate of East Carolina (or know alumni who are), then we want to hear from you. Please send a brief statement about your experience at East Carolina to Maury York, Assistant Director for Special Collections, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 by April 1, 2008. E-mail messages may be directed to yorkm@ecu.edu. Please include your contact information. If you are selected to participate in the project, you will be notified soon after April 1. For more information, please contact Mr. York at 252- 328-0252.

Make Yours a "Power Greeting"

Make the most out of your first impression by learning the trick of a "power greeting." Join experts from ECU's Career Center for February's Pirate Career Call, "Power Greetings," and be sure you are the candidate prospective employers remember. "Power Greetings" will teach you how to make your introduction similar to a 30-second commercial, selling you and your talents. February Career Call: Power Greetings Thursday, February 7 Noon- 1:00 p.m. Via teleconference Pirate Career Calls are a service offered by the East Carolina Alumni Association and ECU's Career Center and are complimentary to all alumni and friends. Click here to register for "Power Greetings."

Industry Inside-Out:  The Ron Clark Academy

You’ve seen him on Oprah. You’ve heard his story. But are you “slide-certified?” The East Carolina Alumni Association presents Industry Inside Out: The Ron Clark Academy on Monday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. Join fellow Pirates for a behind-the-scenes look at this innovative educator’s modern classroom and how technology, hands-on experiences, and good old-fashioned manners are shaping the leaders of tomorrow. If you live in the Atlanta area and would like to attend this event, please contact the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD to make your reservation by February 12. Cost for Alumni Association members is $10.00; $15.00 for non-members. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Celebrate 50 Years of Greek Life

Join Chancellor Steve Ballard on Thursday, March 13, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Michael Dean's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar in Raleigh as we celebrate 50 years of Greek Life at East Carolina. This event will focus on fraternities' and sororities' legacy of leadership and contributions to the ECU community. Visit with fellow Greeks as we explore ECU's Greek community and its commitment to serving  East Carolina. Click here for more information.

A Pirate's Life for Me!

Are you a fan of women’s fiction? Are you an athlete who aspires to be an Ironman champion? If your answer is “yes” then you’ll love February’s A Pirate’s Life for Me! guests. Join us on Saturday, February 9 as we talk with author and WITN news anchor Cassandra Bell ’93 about her unexpected success in television news and her passion for writing uplifting women’s literature. Charlie Futrell ’42 is a top-rated, senior Ironman champion who didn’t take up competitive running until after he retired! On Saturday, February 23 he’ll tell us about the $3 pair of shoes that sparked his passion for running and how he stays active and fit now that he’s in his 80’s. This is one inspiring story you won’t want to miss! A Pirate’s Life for Me! airs in eastern North Carolina on Pirate Radio 1250 & 930 AM and worldwide on www.PirateRadio1250.com. Missed a show? You can hear archived editions of A Pirate’s Life for Me! at PirateAlumni.com and sign-up for our podcast .

Upcoming Cultural Events

The East Carolina Alumni Association is proud to be a sponsor of many cultural activities taking place this spring on ECU’s campus and around the Pirate Nation. The S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series presents: • Monterey Jazz Festival – Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m., Wright Auditorium • State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico – Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m., Wright Auditorium For tickets, please call the Central Ticket Office at 800-ECU-ARTS. Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series presents the Sallie Southall Cotton Lecture: • Captain Ahab Had a Wife with Dr. Lisa Norling – Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m., Wright Auditorium For tickets, please call the Central Ticket Office at 800-ECU-ARTS. Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival presents: • Winter in New York – Saturday, February 23 at 8:30 p.m., Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Click here for tickets.

Relay For Life, Hosted by ECU

Relay For Life® with ECU alumni, faculty and staff, students, and friends on April 4-5, 2008. Help raise money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society in its mission to eliminate cancer and save lives. Relay For Life® is the American Cancer Society’s nationwide signature fundraiser and honors those we have lost to cancer, celebrates survivors, and fights back against the disease. Your support, as a participant and/or donor will help the East Carolina Alumni Association Team reach its goal of $5,000 toward the overall Relay goal of $40,000. Click here for details.

Attention Charlotte Alumni

Live in the Charlotte area? Then join fellow Pirates on Saturday, February 9 to cheer on the Charlotte Checkers as they take on the Pennsacola Ice Pilots during Alumni Night at Bobcats Arena. Attack Zone tickets are $15 each, which includes a $5 donation to the East Carolina Alumni Association and $1 donation to the Jimmy V Foundation. Click here for details.

Where Can a Pirate Voyage Take You?

Alaska, Cancun, Italy, Walt Disney World – just a few of the amazing places where a Pirate Voyage can take you! Together with Quixote Travels, the East Carolina Alumni Association is offering seven spectacular vacation packages for 2008. Pirate Voyages have something for everyone, even the kids! Click here for a travel brochure and contact Quixote Travels at 800-346-6158 to book your Pirate Voyage today!

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Event Photos

Chancellor's Tour - Raleigh - January 9 Chancellor's Tour - Charlotte - January 22

Upcoming Events

February 6 SRAPAS - Monterey Jazz Festival Greenville, NC [More] February 7 Pirate Career Call - Power Greetings Via Teleconference [More] February 9 A Pirate's Life for Me! Featured guest: Cassandra Bell '93, author and WITN News Anchor [More] February 9 Alumni Night at the Charlotte Checkers Charlotte, NC [More] February 13 SRAPAS - State Symphony of Mexico Greenville, NC [More] February 15 4th Annual Jean Mills Symposium Greenville, NC [More] February 18 Industry Inside-Out:  The Ron Clark Academy Atlanta, GA [More] February 20 East Carolina Club at Cypress Glen - First Quarter Meeting Greenville, NC [More] February 21 Harriot College Voyages of Discover Lecture Series - Captain Ahab Had a Wife Greenville, NC [More] February 23 A Pirate's Life for Me! Featured guest: Charlie Futrell '42, Senior Ironman champion [More] February 23 ECU Night at UNC-TV Research Triangle Park, NC [More] February 23 Four Seasons Festival - Winter in New York New York, NY [More] March 2 ECU Today Virginia Beach, VA [More] March 3 ECU Today Wilmington, NC [More]