East Carolina University

East Carolina University

ECU Overview

East Carolina University is a research doctoral intensive institution and the third largest of the 53 private and public four-year colleges and universities in North Carolina. It offers 201 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in its professional schools and colleges. Degree programs include medicine, dentistry, and the Ph.D. Enrollment is 27,783 students (including distance education enrollees) who hail from all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, from 47 of 50 states and from many foreign countries. The faculty and staff number 5,455 (FTE).

The University has a long tradition of excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and public service. This total dimension of the University mission embodies a direct interaction with the community, business, industry, and government which strengthens the educational experience of the student and enriches the knowledge and skills of the faculty.

Contact:

Chancellor Steven Ballard
(252) 328-6212
www.ecu.edu

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Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences consists of 15 departments and 17 interdisciplinary programs which offer the full range of liberal arts and basic sciences. These units are involved in numerous consultations in such fields as chemistry, biology, English (technical and professional communication), history (maritime history and nautical archaeology), public administration, geology, physics, and industrial/organizational psychology.

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College of Business

The College of Business consists of five departments (Accounting, Management Information Systems, Finance, Management, and Marketing and Supply Chain Management). It offers the BSBA degree, BS in Accounting degree, MS in Accounting degree, combined BSA/MSA five year program, and MBA degree. Academic Programs are nationally accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The College has 140 faculty, 2945 undergraduate students, and 915 graduate students. Outreach programs include the Office of Professional Programs which offers various education programs, lectures, and certification/continuing education courses to students, the business community, and the general public. Another program sponsored by the College of Business is the Small Business Institute which provides specialized, on-site management assistance to small business owners while providing senior level and graduate business students with valuable practical experience.

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College of Education

The College of Education is among the strongest and most diversified education training centers in the South. Its excellence is especially deep rooted since East Carolina University was founded as a teacher training institution in 1907. The College provides expertise in such areas as: counselor and adult education; educational leadership; mathematics and science education; business and information technologies; library science and instructional technology; and curriculum and instruction.

The College offers 17 undergraduate degrees, 22 graduate degrees, six programs for advanced certification, and the EdD program in educational leadership. Alternative licensure programs are also available. The College of Education also administers Teacher Education, the Office of Clinical Experiences, the East Carolina Latham Clinical Schools Network, the North Carolina Teaching Fellows and Maynard Scholars Program , the ECU Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, Wachovia Partnership East, and Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics and is the host for NC TEACH.

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College of Human Ecology

The College of Human Ecology consists of the School of Social Work and five academic departments: child development and family relations, criminal justice , interior design and merchandising, nutrition science, and hospitality management. Undergraduate programs are offered in child life, family and community services, birth through kindergarten teacher education, family and consumer sciences education, nutrition science, hospitality management, interior design, merchandising, criminal justice, and social work. Graduate degrees include birth through kindergarten teacher education, child development and family relations, marriage and family therapy, family and consumer sciences, nutrition, criminal justice, social work, and the PhD in medical family therapy. Graduates of these programs work in business and industry, health care, education, and human services to improve the quality of life for children, families, and consumers. The college operates a nationally accredited child development lab (day care program) and a Family Therapy Clinic that provides marriage and family therapy. The faculty provide consultation, practice, and research in their fields of knowledge.

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College of Technology and Computer Science

The College of Technology and Computer Science offers programs which prepare students for management and decision-making careers in technology oriented industries. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Information and Computer Technology, Construction Management, Industrial Distribution and Logistics, Design, and Computer Science. Graduate concentrations include Manufacturing Systems, Occupational Safety, Quality Systems, Performance Improvement, Computer Networking Management, Information Security, Digital Communications Technology, Industrial Distribution and Logistics, Software Engineering, Construction Management, and Computer Science. The PhD is offered in Technology Management.

The College is actively involved in a variety of industry-related research and outreach activities. These activities include sponsorship of numerous seminar and training programs which focus on critical issues facing the industrial and business communities. These programs have addressed issues ranging from environmental compliance to the Baldridge Award. The College’s activities are not confined to the campus. Internships and co-op programs facilitate the involvement of advanced students and highly qualified faculty in mutually beneficial networking arrangements with a number of regional firms.

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College of Allied Health Sciences

The College of Allied Health Sciences provides education and training through its eight departments: biostatistics, clinical laboratory science, communication sciences and disorders, health services information management/community health, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, and rehabilitation studies. Each of these professional disciplines is committed to the development of new knowledge in their fields, continuing support of their practicing colleagues, and improvement of health care in eastern North Carolina. Internships by students provide many hours of service in a variety of settings, including public schools, health departments, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and mental health clinics.

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College of Nursing

East Carolina University began devoting its attention to the health needs of the state and region over 50 years ago. Established in 1959, the College of Nursing is now a center of excellence in nursing education, research, and practice. The College’s academic programs prepare professional nurses as baccalaureate generalists, as specialists for advanced practice at the master’s level, and as scientists at the PhD level. Students are assigned throughout the region in numerous health care locations to receive valuable clinical experience. Students and faculty in these sites make important contributions to community hospitals, clinics and health care agencies. The faculty offer numerous consultation services to public and private health care programs in the region. These services include educational and preventive medical programs in corporate and secondary school settings. In addition, faculty conduct valuable clinical research which advances the scientific basis of nursing practice and addresses health problems and health care issues of concern to providers and consumers in the region.

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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

The School of Medicine was established in 1975 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly. The school has a threefold mission: 1) to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state; 2) to improve the health status of citizens in eastern North Carolina; and 3) to enhance the access of minority and disadvantaged students to a medical education. The school graduated its first class of physicians in 1981 and routinely ranks among the top schools nationally in the percentage of underrepresented minorities in the student body.

More than 460 faculty physicians and biomedical scientists are employed by the medical school . Seventy-two students are enrolled in each of the four medical classes and approximately 340 physicians are pursuing postgraduate training in ten medical residency and twelve fellowship programs. The school also offers doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in six of the sciences basic to medicine, with an enrollment of approximately 85 doctoral candidates. In addition, over 90 students are enrolled in the Master of Public Health Program.

In addition to educational programs, patient care and research are focal points of the School of Medicine. The school is the principal source of advanced referral medical care for citizens of eastern North Carolina, and is an important source of primary care for citizens of Greenville and Pitt County. Research scientists are involved in wide-ranging studies of problems that are of special significance to the region, such as diabetes and heart disease.

The service area of the School of Medicine comprises 29 counties in eastern North Carolina. The school, along with the core facilities of Vidant Medical Center, its principal teaching affiliate, is situated on a 100-acre tract within a designated medical district. Medical school facilities encompass eight major buildings, including the 500,000 square foot Brody Medical Sciences Building, the Health Sciences Building, the East Carolina Heart Institute, and the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center as well as several group practices throughout Greenville.

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School of Dental Medicine

The School of Dental Medicine was established to specifically address the shortage of dentists in rural regions of North Carolina.  ECU received funding from the State Legislature in 2007/08 to begin planning for and construction on a building for the School.  The 184,000 four-story facility will be located on ECU’s Health Sciences campus and is expected to be completed June of 2012.  During the first three years, a student’s dental education will take place primarily on the Greenville campus. The fourth year educational experience will take place primarily in ten dedicated service learning centers located in rural and underserved areas around the state.

The School welcomed its first class of 52 students in the Fall of 2011.  ECU plans to admit approximately 50 students per year with admission being limited to North Carolina residents.

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Continuing and Distance Education

The Division of Continuing Studies provides access to the University through a variety of programs. Instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels is made available via the internet; participants are provided an opportunity to pursue certification renewal as well as baccalaureate and graduate degrees. Distance education students who are enrolled in East Carolina number more than 6000 and more than 60 degree and certificate programs are offered online. ECU leads the UNC system in distance learning enrollment.

ECU also serves the region and nation with programs designed to satisfy the continuing professional education (CPE) needs of almost any audience. Whether managing the annual meeting of a professional association, providing a week-long institute for a non-profit organization, or hosting a leadership forum for the community, East Carolina seeks to design and deliver high quality educational programs that do not carry the semester hour as credit. At times when recognition and a record of academic accomplishment are needed, the University awards Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Programs are flexible and can be tailored to individual or organizational needs.

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Community Outreach

While ECU is a national research university with international influence, the school is committed to reaching out in local service to our state and region. Some of the programs and groups involved in the community are:

1) ECU’s Entrepreneurial Initiative

The Entrepreneurial Initiative encourages and supports entrepreneurship within the University community and eastern North Carolina.  They offer a wide range of training and business support services to assist existing entrepreneurs and provide programs that stimulate the entrepreneurial climate of the community.

2) North Carolina Agromedicine Institute

A formal partnership between ECU, NC A&T, and NC State, the Institute conducts research, education, and outreach programs that develop solutions for the occupational and environmental health and safety needs of the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries communities.  Located on ECU’s West Campus, the Institute also hosts the Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center, one of nine regional Agricultural Research Centers sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

3) Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

SBTDC is the primary organization through which the State provides business development and technical assistance to the business community. Their focus in on management counseling and helping businesses meet challenges, manage change, and plan for the future.

4) Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)

The OTT facilitates the development and commercialization of products of innovation from the laboratory and the classroom for the benefit of society as a whole. OTT serves as an educational resource on intellectual property and licensing matters and manages the University’s portfolio of patents and licenses.

5) Institute for Coastal Science and Policy

ICSP was established to identify, initiate, promote, coordinate and direct research and institutional initiatives on all aspects of riverine, estuarine, coastal, and shallow marine environments. The goal is to enhance understanding of the complex interactions between human behavior and the marine environment and its resources, and to draw on this understanding to develop sound public policy. Research interests concentrate on four main areas: coastal ecology, coastal geoscience, social science and coastal policy, and maritime studies.

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Contact

For more information concerning ECU programs, please contact:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
106 Whichard Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
(252) 328-6640 (252) 328-6640
www.ecu.edu

Dean of the Graduate School
113 Ragsdale Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
(252) 328-6012 (252) 328-6012
www.ecu.edu

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Statistics on ECU Alumni, Students, Faculty & Staff

Alumni (2010)
Total (US)	122,123
Residing in North Carolina	87,852
Residing in Pitt County	14,061
Students (2010)
Total Enrollment	27,783
Distance Education Students	6,071	21.9%
Out of State Students (on campus)	3,071	11.1%
Students from Eastern N.C. (on campus)	13,268	47.8%
Graduate/Medical Students	6,083	21.9%
No. of States Represented	47
Faculty & Staff (2010)
Total (FTE)	5,454.5
Faculty (FTE)	1,877.3
*Avg. Faculty Salary (9-10 month)	$77,204
Tenured Faculty (FTE)	781.5	41.6%
Admin., Professional, & Tech (FTE)	1,951.4
All Other (FTE)	1,625.9
*Excludes School of Medicine salaries

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DEGREES CONFERRED BY SELECTED YEAR

1970-71	1,878		1971-72	1,998
1972-73	2,276		1973-74	2,361
1974-75	2,449		1975-76	2,429
1976-77	2,662		1977-78	2,844
1978-79	2,561		1979-80	2,879
1980-81	2,597		1981-82	2,829
1982-83	2,646		1983-84	2,533
1984-85	2,454		1985-86	2,479
1986-87	2,642		1987-88	2,616
1988-89	2,693		1989-90	2,872
1990-91	2,913		1991-92	3,018
1992-93	3,416		1993-94	3,279
1994-95	3,428		1995-96	3,595
1996-97	3,748		1997-98	3,510
1998-99	3,513		1999-00	3,765
2000-01	3,787		2001-02	3,823
2002-03	3,922		2003-04	4,184
2004-05	4,373		2005-06	4,787
2006-07	4,967		2007-08	5,142
2008-09	5,347		2009-10	5,706

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