ECU Student Guide 2011-2012

Tomorrow starts here.

Student Guide 2011–2012 www.ecu.edu

It’s your time to learn.

It’s your place to live.

It’s your opportunity to explore.

Welcome to East Carolina University!

This book is designed to be your refeRence guide as you prepare to enter one of the most exciting and important times of your life.

Included is information that will get you better acquainted with ECU and the offices, services, and programs on campus that will help you learn, live, and lead during your college years and beyond.

Student Guide 2011–2012

contents GETTING STARTED Checklist Welcome They Are Pirates, Too: A Look at Our Alumni Alumni Profile: Emily Procter Upcoming Events Open House Orientation Support for Parents Parents Profile: Abdel and Shadia Abdel-Rahman

Campus Life 06 07 09 09 13 13 13 15 15

Academics What About Academics?

General College Service Leadership J. Y. Joyner Library Student Technology Faculty Profile: Linda Darty A Wealth of Opportunities Honors College EC Scholars Undergraduate Research Assistantships North Carolina Teaching Fellows Student Profile: Brandy Shaw

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What About Campus Life?

Campus Living Extras Special Programs Campus Safety Student Profile: Johnny Alfredo Martinez Welcome to the Neighborhood College Hill Neighborhood College Hill Neighborhood Residence Halls College Hill Neighborhood Dining Central Neighborhood Central Neighborhood Residence Halls Central Neighborhood Dining West Neighborhood West Neighborhood Residence Halls West Neighborhood Dining Housing Choices Residence Hall Locations and Features Dining Choices

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Getting Involved Student Profile: Brad Congleton Support Services Campus Safety, ECU Police, Off-Campus Student Services, and Transportation Student Profile: Greg Baggett A Glossary of Terms Student Profile: Lea Ricks Main Campus Map Questions?

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THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE How Do I Make the Most of My College Experience?

Pirate Athletics Campus Recreation and Wellness Meeting New People

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inside back cover

Getting Started Checklist

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Welcome

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They Are Pirates, Too: A Look at Our Alumni

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Open House

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Orientation

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Support for Parents

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new student checklist Now that you have been admitted, there are several important steps for enrollment that must be completed in the checklist below:

Enrollment Verification

You must submit the $100 Enrollment Verification/Tuition Deposit form from your admit packet by May 1 to reserve a spot.

Submit this form to the Cashier’s Office, 105 Old Cafeteria Complex, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353.

Immunization/medical report form

The student Report of Medical History must be returned complete with immunization records to Student Health Service. You must be cleared

as “health compliant” prior to registration. Visit www.ecu.edu/studenthealth/ online for more information.

Apply for On-Campus Housing

Visit the Campus Living Web site at www.ecu.edu/campusliving for information on how to apply online and pay your $100 advanced room

fee and $100 application fee.

Financial Aid Make sure to complete a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form as soon as possible, and include ECU as an official

recipient of your SAR (Student Aid Report). This will determine your eligibility for grants, loans, work-study, and other financial aid

programs. EC Scholars applications are automatically mailed to admitted students who meet initial academic performance criteria. For fall

term freshman students, scholarship applications are due by December 1. Transfer scholarship applications are due by June 15.

(Note: Spring semester scholarships are not offered.)

STUDENT TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Once you receive your Banner ID from the First Year Center, you will need to set up your ECU e-mail address. Please review our technology

resource flyer at www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/admissions/Admitted-Student-Checklist regarding information about your e-mail account, OneStop,

and other technology resources at East Carolina.

Campus Visit If you have not already done so, validating your college choice with a visit to campus is highly recommended. You can arrange a campus

tour and information session through the admissions office, or plan to attend our Spring Open House program. Register online at

www.ecu.edu/admissions for more information.

Orientation

Your orientation registration mailing will be sent after you receive your admissions packet. Registration will be online, and fall term freshman students will choose one of multiple two-day sessions available during the summer. During orientation, you will take placement exams, meet with your advisor, register for fall classes, obtain your student ID, and complete various other important enrollment tasks.

Official Transcripts

Enrolling students must submit their final official transcripts from all institutions attended (including graduation date) before the start of

the upcoming academic year. Send transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 106 Whichard Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353.

Remember, financial aid and availability of accommodations on campus are granted on a first-come, first-served basis!

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GETTING STARTED

Welcomes You

Congratulations on being admitted to East Carolina University! Choosing to go to college is a life-changing decision, and we know you’ve had a lot to think about in your search for the right fit

campus, and how to seek support when you need it.

for you. We’re glad you’ve decided East Carolina is

You’ll also learn about the opportunities to make the

that right fit. This is one of the most exciting times

most out of your college career.

of your life, filled with opportunity and expectation—and yes, lots of questions. Now that

If you still have questions, we have a group of

you’re a Pirate, the biggest question you might be

informed staff members on campus who are

asking is: “OK, NOW WHAT?”

dedicated to making sure you get the information you need. Give us a call at 252-328-6640, send us

This book answers that, along with many of the

an e-mail at admis@ecu.edu, or visit Pirate Port,

questions that no doubt are running through your

our online Web portal designed to provide you

mind. You’ll learn about important events coming up

with updates on campus events.

in the next several months. You’ll learn about academic life, what degrees we offer, and special

As you get ready for that big transition from high

advanced programs available to qualified students.

school to college—with all the excitement that goes

You’ll learn about where you can live, where you can

with it—we want you to remember one very

eat, and what you can do for fun. You’ll learn ways

important thing: We are here to help you.

to meet new people, how to get involved on

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Photo by Harry Scull. Provided courtesy of Jacksonville Jaguars.

Before his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, quarterback David Garrard led the ECU Pirates on the college gridiron.

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GETTING STARTED

© 2005 Kevin Abosch

They Are Pirates,Too A Look at Our Alumni

You are joining many notable Pirates who have built successful careers in their respective fields. Have you ever... …done any banking at BB&T? Then you’ve been a customer at the bank where business executive Kelly King, an ECU alumnus, now serves as president and chief executive officer.

…watched CSI: Miami or The West Wing?

Then you’ve seen the work of actor Emily Procter, who graduated from East Carolina

Alumni Profile:

with a degree in communication.

Emily Procter

…admired a photo in The New York Times?

Then you’ve witnessed the work of photo editor and two-time Pulitzer-Prize winner Margaret O’Connor, who has been recognized for her coverage of September 11 and its aftermath.

…gone to Golden Corral to enjoy a meal with your family?

Then you’ve eaten at a nationwide restaurant chain founded by entreprenuer James Maynard, who earned his degree in psychology from ECU.

…rooted for (or against) the Tennessee Titans as they took the football field?

Then there’s a good chance you’ve cheered for running back Chris Johnson, who earned a degree in communication at East Carolina.

From ECU to CSI Emily Procter knows that some people think she leads “a fancy life.” And she knows that in some way, she should feel different. But she just doesn’t.

It’s harder to get in touch with her now, sure. But there are still visits from her group of friends—ECU grads—each Presidents Day weekend. And Tuesday night poker games are going strong.

It may seem silly to congratulate someone for keeping their head, but Emily has had a heady few years. Acclaim came first from her recurring part as Ainsley Hayes, the lone Republican in the Democrats’ basement, on NBC’s awardwinning drama The West Wing. (continued on page 11)

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© 2005 Kevin Abosch

ECU alumna Emily Procter stars in the CBS hit drama CSI: Miami.

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GETTING STARTED

…watched Rock Star, No Country for Old Men, Matchstick Men, or Rain Man? Then you’ve seen Hollywood actor Beth Grant, who also guest-stars in a number of television series, such as My Name is Earl, Six Feet Under, and King of the Hill.

Alumni Profile:

Grant graduated from ECU with a bachelor of fine arts in acting and directing.

Emily Procter (continued)

…seen The Vampire Diaries series, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, or Dawson’s Creek?

Then you’ve watched movies and TV shows that sprang from the mind of writer and producer Kevin Williamson, a graduate of our theatre and dance program.

…pumped your fist (or rolled your eyes) during a wrestling match on …Friday Night Smackdown?

Then you’ve seen the creation of business mogul Vince McMahon, who earned his marketing degree from East Carolina and later formed what’s now known as World Wrestling Entertainment.

Pulitzer Prize winners Rick Atkinson and Dan Neil are ECU alums. So are business executives Bob Grezcyn (former president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina) and Ruth Shaw (former president and CEO of Duke Power). So are NFL players David Garrard, C. J. Wilson, Aundrae Allison, Rod Coleman, and Terrance Copper, and the New York Giants’ head athletic trainer and sports medicine graduate, Ronnie Barnes. So are actors Sandra Bullock, Manley Pope, and Nina Repeta. So is famed North Carolina potter Ben Owen III. So is musician and visual artist Scott Avett. So is former U.S. Senator Robert Morgan.

You’ll walk the same halls and learn in the same classrooms as the alumni who came before you. (OK, we’ve built some great new buildings since their days here, but you get the idea.) On the way to their professional lives, they learned here. They lived here. They were students at East Carolina—just like you.

Today, East Carolina is a national research university offering more than 100 undergraduate degree programs in a broad range of professional fields. We continue to prepare top-notch professionals who are ready to make a difference.

But we don’t want you to be the next Kelly, Emily, Margaret, James, Chris, Beth, Kevin, or Vince. Whether you go into education or health care, the sciences or the arts, business or human services, we want you to blaze your own trail. We want you to be your own person.

We want you to make your own dreams become reality.

And now, Procter plays Calleigh Duquesne, the sweet and sharp-minded ballistics expert on CBS’s CSI: Miami, a top-10 Nielsen rated show. Clearly, Procter isn’t resting on these laurels. She’s still learning about her character, still figuring out how to do her best work.

Her parents say she had a will of iron as a young girl, and today they’re not surprised that their daughter settled in this life. But growing up, Emily wasn’t exactly focused on acting.

It wasn’t until she landed at East Carolina that she aimed for a television career. After learning the theatre department was full, she majored in communication (broadcasting) and was also in the dance department.

“I could not have gone to a better school,” Procter says of ECU. “The college and teachers took a real interest in me and my life. I felt guided and so supported. I think that’s amazing at a big school—it’s a big school that’s like a little school. Now, I am such a Pirate!”

Today, on top of a demanding work schedule that often requires 12-hour days on the set, Emily is also an avid runner. She averages seven-mile runs, five days a week, and she was recently named ambassador for the Nike 26.2 Marathon, along with legendary runner Joan Benoit Samuelson, in San Francisco.

Emily is also known for her charity work for the homeless.

She says service is something she picked up at ECU as a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. While in college, she worked with an after-school program started by Laura Sweet (now senior associate dean of students) of the Panhellenic Council.

With a spot on a show that seems secure even in the topsyturvy world of network TV, Emily seems satisfied. While some actors who work in television pine for a career in film, she doesn’t. “It’s sort of how I think about life,” she says.

“It’s partly what you want to do, where life takes you, and what opportunities you’re given.”

—courtesy of East, the magazine of East Carolina University

Don’t worry. We’ll make sure you have the right tools along the way.

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We host several events and sessions to help familiarize you with East Carolina University before you begin in the fall.

GETTING STARTED

What’s Coming Up?

Events at East Carolina University

Now that you’ve been admitted, it’s time to start thinking about some upcoming East Carolina events.

Orientation, a two-day program offered at various times throughout June and July, will give you an in-depth look at your new home away from home.

First, if you haven’t already done so, confirm your enrollment plans at East Carolina by sending us your $100 tuition deposit along with the enrollment verification card by May 1. (You should have

• Get some insight into the student organizations on campus. (You can choose from about 300.)

• Take a tour. (Guided walking and bus tours are available.)

We’ll get you started on some of the most important things you’ll need to do and know as you begin your college career. At orientation, you’ll take part in the following activities:

received a packet from us with the form and

• Hear about financial aid options. (A number of

• Get to know your academic advisor, who’ll help you

instructions.) If you need more information, visit us

federal, state, and institutional aid programs are in

learn about your major and how to succeed at ECU.

online at www.ecu.edu/admissions, e-mail us at

place to help with the bills.)

• Take placement exams that will get you in the

admis@ecu.edu, or call us at 252-328-6640.

• Visit Joyner Library. (You’ll get to know this place

right courses.

very well during your time here.)

• Hear from ECU students about what life as a

OPEN HOUSE (NOVEMBER AND APRIL)

• Check out the Student Recreation Center. (It’s one

student here is all about.

Next up: We’d love for you to come to our Open

of the biggest and best-equipped facilities of its

• Learn about the many campus resources that are

House. It’s a jam-packed day—and well worth your

kind on the East Coast.)

here to help you.

time if you want to get a good look at campus.

• Stop by the residence halls. (We have three

• Leave with a fall course schedule that prepares

neighborhoods on campus, each with a vibe all

you for your intended major.

There will be plenty to take advantage of:

its own.)

PLUNGE INTO PURPLE

• Meet up with some of your fellow classmates- to-be. (After all, you all are the newest freshman

Keep an eye on your Pirate Port e-mails for

During the first few weeks of the fall semester,

class of the Pirate Nation.)

information about Open House. We host one session

there are a series of programs to welcome you to

• Talk with professors. (Have questions about a

in the fall and one in the spring.

campus called Plunge Into Purple. These programs

certain program? Who better to ask than the

and events will help you meet your fellow students

faculty who will be teaching the classes?)

New Student Orientation

and begin college in a fun and informative way.

• Learn about the majors we offer. (We have more

Your successful first year of college begins in the

During this time, you’ll discover more about ECU

than 100 undergraduate programs.)

summer before your freshman year. New Student

and the keys to being successful in your first year.

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An East Carolina tour guide speaks with a group of visitors as they admire the musical columns outside J. Y. Joyner Library.

GETTING STARTED

Freshman Seminar

Office of Parent Services seeks to communicate

During the fall semester, you can take a course

information about the university to parents that

called Freshman Seminar (COAD 1000) that is

will enhance their ability to contribute to the

designed to help you make a smooth transition to

success of their son or daughter.

college, both academically and interpersonally. This

www.ecu.edu/csecu/parents.cfm

1-credit-hour elective course will help you in many ways, including the following:

Parents Association and Parents Council: All

• Make strong connections with your peers, faculty,

parents and guardians of East Carolina University

and staff.

students are members of the Parents Association.

• Become familiar with campus resources.

This association encourages mutual understanding

• Strengthen your study skills.

and facilitates communication throughout the

• Jump-start your academic and career planning.

university. The Parents Council is the governing body of the Parents Association with the mission

SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

to “develop partnerships between the institution

Office of Parent Services: The Office of Parent

and the parent body by advocating for effective

Services is designed to support the parents and

communication, intentional philanthropic support,

Parents Profile:

family members of East Carolina students.

and increased family participation, all in service to the university.”

Abdel and Shadia Abdel-Rahman

Parents play an important role at ECU, and the

www.ecu.edu/parentscouncil

Greenville, NC Dr. Abdel Abdel-Rahman and his wife, Shadia, had no doubts when it came to sending their daughter, Heba, to East Carolina. Two other daughters attended the university, and Dr. Abdel-Rahman is an ECU professor. Greenville natives, the family feels at home on campus. “It’s very family-friendly,” says Dr. Abdel-Rahman. “We like the city, and we like the school.

The city is very student-friendly, and ECU is becoming more and more recognized as a research institution.”

Heba, a 2008 graduate in East Carolina’s first-ever class of engineering students, says she was guided through hands-on learning activities and interaction with caring faculty. Her parents rested easy knowing she was in good hands. The small class size “allows interactions between students and the staff,” Shadia says. “She was like their daughter, which is a great feeling.” Now, Heba works for Waukesha Electric Systems in Goldsboro, and feels like ECU prepared her for a real-world profession.

“There’s a good variety of majors,” Heba says. Her parents were impressed with the faculty, the quality of academic programs, and the Student Recreation Center. Dr. and Mrs. Abdel-Rahman are proud of the engineering program that shaped their daughter’s education and professional goals.

“They had a very good plan,” says Dr. Abdel-Rahman, “and they’re a very good team.”

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Academics General College

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Service Opportunities

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Leadership Opportunities

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Joyner Library

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Student Technology

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Honors College

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EC Scholars

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Undergraduate Research Assistantships

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North Carolina Teaching Fellows

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ACADEMICS

What about academics?

Good Question. And it’s a big one—one you’ll spend lots of time pondering carefully over the next few years.

As a college student, you’ll be pushed like never before. You’ll study like never before. You’ll experience new things like never before. It won’t be easy, but the payoff will be worth the challenge.

At East Carolina, you’ll find that your academic life goes far beyond the buildings where you take your course work. Sure, you’ll learn plenty in our classrooms and labs. But our programs also include a wealth of opportunities—like research projects, internships, even study abroad—that keep you connected to the world you’re preparing to enter as a professional.

When you graduate from East Carolina, you will be ready for tomorrow.

Here’s a look at some of the academic choices you’ll need to consider—as well as resources we have on campus that can help you to make those decisions.

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General CollegE OK, so you’re a freshman at East Carolina. You might already know the career path you want to take and have decided exactly which degree program to enter. Great. Or, you might want to check out your options (we have plenty) on the way to declaring a major. That’s fine, too.

Either way, you’ll begin your college career by taking a variety of liberal arts courses offered through the General College. No matter which of our professional schools or colleges you decide to declare your major in, our liberal arts courses give you a strong foundation for everything you will learn here as you continue your college career. You’ll take classes in English, health, humanities and the fine arts, math, science, and the social sciences to fulfill your foundations curriculum requirements.

Until you are able to declare a major, you’ll have an advisor in the General College. He or she will make sure you get the classes you need while you start thinking about a program through which you’ll earn a degree. If you’ve already chosen or have a pretty

What does that mean for you? Well, you’re part of

education in new and exciting ways. You’ll find

good idea about a major, you’ll have an advisor

the Pirate Nation now, and that means you’re

events, activities, and classes that connect you with

who will encourage you to take courses in your

accepting all the responsibility that comes with

your major and your interests. You’ll get reference

area of interest.

being an East Carolina student. Here at ECU, part of

letters for potential employers, scholarship

that responsibility is joining in a legacy of service.

applications, or grad school. You’ll make important

For more information, visit the Academic Advising

From your earliest days as a freshman, you’ll have

connections and establish good contacts that will

and Support Center online at www.ecu.edu/aasc/.

plenty of ways to contribute to your community,

serve you well in the future.

both on campus and off.

Service

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Learn more about service opportunities online at

East Carolina’s motto is Servire—To Serve—and to us,

East Carolina’s Volunteer and Service-Learning

it’s more than just a simple slogan. It’s a way of life.

Center is your connection to service opportunities at

www.ecu.edu/vslc/.

more than 125 organizations in town. When you

Leadership

At East Carolina, we constantly seek—and

volunteer to serve, you’ll learn more about social

You’re likely to hear the term “the Leadership

discover—new ways of serving to make sure that

issues. You’ll think more critically. You’ll build

University” a lot during your days here. That’s

tomorrow is better than today.

leadership skills. You’ll add to the value of your

because East Carolina wants to make sure you are

ACADEMICS

empowered with the skills, determination, and

microfilm, and wide-ranging collections of

knowledge you need to succeed, to transform your

manuscripts, maps, and oral histories, Joyner is the

dreams into reality, and to be a leader in your

largest library in the state east of Raleigh. It is the

profession and your community.

central hub of all things academic here on campus.

East Carolina offers a number of leadership

Check out the campus libraries online at www.ecu.

development programs and events in which you will

edu/csecu/libraries.cfm.

learn how to solve problems, make decisions, collaborate, manage your time, and communicate more effectively. These skills will serve you well in

Student Technology

your time at East Carolina, and they’ll

East Carolina has the resources and support to

certainly come in handy when you enter the

ensure your computing needs are met during your

professional world. You’ll soon see how service and

time here. We encourage you to take advantage of

leadership go hand in hand around here, too. When

our many technology resources. Check e-mail

you offer your help, the community will benefit—and

through the Piratemail Web interface. Access course

you’ll be discovering your potential as a leader.

work through Blackboard. Check grades on OneStop. Purchase a computer through the ACE

If you’re serious about shaping your leadership skills,

student computing support program or software

apply to the Jarvis Hall Leadership program, one of

from the Dowdy Student Stores. Visit one of the

East Carolina’s most intense and rewarding

many campus computer labs. Call on the Student IT

leadership initiatives. You’ll improve your abilities as

Help Desk or RezNet. Conduct research through

a leader while learning more about ethics, values,

Joyner Library’s electronic resources.

and decision making. You’ll develop your own leadership style. You’ll live with other leadership

If you’re an on-campus resident or wireless user, you

program participants in Jarvis Hall, located in the

can safely climb aboard the ECU network through a

heart of campus. You’ll become a better student.

network authentication process called

You’ll have the tools you’ll need to be a leader of

Connect2ECU, which ensures that all computers are

tomorrow. For more information, visit

free of threats imposed by viruses and worms and

www.ecu.edu/studentleadership

updated with the most recent virus definitions and Windows operating system updates.

JOYNER Library From map collections dating back to the 1500s to

Check our Web site at www.ecu.edu/itcs for more

the latest e-journals on various subjects, East

details about technology services and resources, IT

Carolina’s J. Y. Joyner Library has a wealth of

policies and guidelines, data security, software

resources to serve you in your time here. With more

available to students free of charge, the Pirate IT

than 1.3 million bound volumes, 2.4 million units of

Essentials computing newspaper, and much more.

Faculty Profile: Linda Darty Linda Darty, award-winning metal-design professor, artist, and author, wants her students to be in touch with themselves as they begin to create art. Area coordinator for one of the top metals programs in the country, Darty finds reward in seeing students grow through discovery. “Just as my passion for metalworking makes my own life complete,” she says, “the joy I find in sharing that passion with my students is the most satisfying part of teaching.”

Darty and her colleagues want to ensure that each student receives the best education possible from all the available resources and expertise. “We consider ourselves ‘sharing’ our students,” she says, “sending them to each other for additional help, and always marveling about how much we learn ourselves.”

Darty enjoys watching students find out what it is they do best. Once they learn that, she says, they develop confidence as they express themselves artistically. Darty herself became a metals and enameling expert by trying things that excited and interested her. She wants ECU students to do the same. “College is a great adventure,” she says. “My wish for new students is that they will find that adventure in their own individual way and enjoy the journey.”

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From internships to study abroad programs, East Carolina offers real-world opportunities that carry you far beyond the classroom.

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ACADEMICS

A wealth of

opportunities

At East Carolina, opportunities abound for students who want to push themselves as they travel the road to a successful and rewarding future.

Here are some snapshots of programs we encourage you to consider. The work is hard, but you—and your career prospects—will be better for it.

Honors COLLEGE As part of the Honors College at East Carolina, you will live and learn among the university’s best and brightest students. You will take advantage of special opportunities and events designed to maximize your academic talent and enrich your college experience. The Honors College is a diverse intellectual community for students of high academic caliber and strong character. Our students engage in stimulating course work that spans disciplines across campus, providing a challenging and innovative curricular and co-curricular environment.

Honors College students receive scholarship support in an amount equal to the level of in-state

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tuition. This support is renewable for up to four years,

As an EC Scholar, you will have the chance to

provided that you remain in good standing in the

work on groundbreaking research with some of

college. Additional financial support is available

the most well-known researchers at ECU and

through the EC Scholars award, ECU’s flagship merit

across the nation in areas including medicine,

scholarship housed in the Honors College. As an

engineering, business, biomedical physics, and

Honors College student, you also receive priority

computer technology. Through these mentor

registration and the same borrowing privileges at

relationships, EC Scholars will distinguish

Joyner Library that graduate students enjoy. To

themselves not only as learners but as creators of

enhance your education, you will engage in innovative

information and knowledge—characteristics that

colloquia and cutting-edge seminars throughout your

are indicative of the finest entrepreneurs in

tenure at ECU, and be exposed to service learning,

business, industry, and academia.

undergraduate research, creative activity, and internship experiences. Because of the unique and

EC Scholars receive a four-year scholarship, a pre-

creative opportunities you’ll have through the Honors

college experience prior to move-in, additional

College, you will leave East Carolina with a foundation

stipend support for Study Abroad, dedicated

of skills and experiences formulated to prepare you

advising, innovative and exciting course work, and

for graduate programs, scholarships, and careers.

the opportunity to connect with leaders and scholars around the region and the world.

The Honors College provides students a supportive living-learning community in Garrett Hall during the

For more information about EC Scholars, please

freshman year. Through this innovative approach,

visit www.ecu.edu/ecscholars/.

students feel truly connected to their classmates Mamie Jenkins Building, a historic structure on

Undergraduate Research Assistantships

ECU’s campus.

East Carolina is a national research university. That

and neighbors. The Honors College is housed in the

means one of our most central services is finding For more information about the Honors College,

new ways to better the lives of people here in

please visit www.ecu.edu/honors/.

Greenville, across the state and nation, and throughout the world.

EC Scholars

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The EC Scholars award, housed in East Carolina’s

As an Honors student, you will have the unique

Honors College, offers you experience and

opportunity to play a part in our research

engagement in the classroom, on campus, within

community—a privilege usually reserved only for

the community, and around the world. As ECU’s

graduate students. You’ll work with some of our top

highest academic award, EC Scholars provides

researchers on projects that most people your age

financial support, special opportunities for growth,

do not have the chance to experience. You can

leadership activities, and an international study

showcase your work in front of students and their

experience to incoming freshmen, regardless of

mentors from across North Carolina at an annual

their intended major area of study.

symposium. At this gathering, you can meet with

ACADEMICS

recruiters from graduate schools, professional

North Carolina Teaching Fellows

schools, agencies, and companies from across

If you’re serious about a career in education, the

North Carolina who are looking for talented

North Carolina Teaching Fellows program is a great

prospective applicants.

way to enter the field. And in North Carolina, ECU’s College of Education is the finest of its kind. We

There’s also the ECU Undergraduate Research

prepare more teaching professionals for North

Symposium, which has become an annual event

Carolina schools than any other university. The

supported by ECU’s top administrators. This

Teaching Fellows program awards scholarships to

meeting reflects the growing importance the East

exceptional high school seniors from North Carolina.

Carolina community attaches to undergraduate

If you accept, you will be in a teaching environment

research on our campus.

by the spring semester of your freshman year. You’re teaching full-time by the second semester of your

Click on the “Undergraduate Research” link online at

senior year.

www.ecu.edu/honors to find out more.

www.ecu.edu/cs-educ/teachfel/

Student Profile: Brandy Shaw Sparta, North Carolina Reaching for goals and achieving dreams is at the heart of Brandy Lorraine Shaw’s success in her undergraduate career in Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at ECU. The chemistry major, who minored in Hispanic studies, calls Sparta, North Carolina, home. Along her way at East Carolina, Shaw—who was a member of the prestigious EC Scholars program—was named Phi Kappa Phi’s Outstanding First Year Student. She received the Keith D. Holmes Scholarship Award (chemistry), the American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Award, and the Robert Wright Alumni Award.

She was selected as an Early Assurance Alternate to ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, where she plans to explore concentrations in surgery and internal medicine. But she is keeping the door open for experiences and opportunities yet unknown.

Shaw’s interests range widely­­­­—she plays several musical instruments, paints and draws, and enjoys racquetball and tennis. Her broad horizons, both professionally and avocationally, echo the breadth of the vibrant liberal arts tradition embodied in Harriot College.

—courtesy of Cornerstone, a publication of Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences

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What about campus life?

By choosing East Carolina, you made the decision to come to a place where you will build memories and friendships that will last forever.

By choosing to live on campus, you will be at the heart of ECU and experience all it has to offer. You’ll be taking an exciting part in a college tradition.

You’ll say “yes” to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

When you live on campus, you become a part of the community, not just a face in the crowd. You can choose from 15 residence halls in three neighborhoods—one of them is the perfect fit for you. And we make sure you have plenty of dining options, too. Living and dining on campus means a less stressful college life—with all your basic comforts provided and favorite foods available—so you can focus on your academic goals.

The next few years at East Carolina will be ones you will remember long into the future. Making lasting memories and friendships will be easy when you’re in the middle of the action.

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Campus living The Office of Campus Living at East Carolina is all about college tradition—a tradition of making the most of the college experience by being right in the center of it all.

Campus Living recognizes the importance of learning both in and outside the classroom by providing programs that will enable you to build lasting relationships, foster leadership and selfdetermination, develop cultural awareness, and participate in community programs. Visit www.ecu.edu/campusliving or call 252-328-4663 for more information, and be sure to read this section for details.

Here’s a closer look at some of the specific services Campus Living provides.

Campus Living Extras Every residence hall comes with the basic comforts—beds, desks with chairs, chests-ofdrawers, window coverings, closets or wardrobes, and a study or lounge area nearby—plus the following great features, which are included in your housing contract fee.

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Special Programs Several residence halls at ECU include housing for special programs that focus on getting students involved in the college experience. Students with special interests and academic goals choose to live and study together in these halls. Visit www.ecu.edu/cs-studentlife/campusliving/ CL-SpecialtyPrograms.cfm online.

First-Year (FX) Experience: One of the key components to a successful college experience is getting involved in activities outside the classroom.

The First-Year Experience provides support and guidance to help you make the most of your academic career here at ECU. When you enroll in the First-Year Experience, you receive specialized access

The ECU Alpine Tower is one of the many challenges used to sharpen your skills in the Jarvis Hall Leadership program.

to programs that help you choose a major, manage time and stress, sharpen study and test-taking skills, ensure personal safety, and best of all, become a real Pirate. This popular program fills up quickly, so be sure to indicate on the Campus Living Contract your

Cable television: A wide range of cable channels—

courts, convenience stores, coffee bars, and juice

including news, sports, and movies—are available in

bar. All of our dining locations have convenient

all residence hall rooms. Also included is Campus 31,

operating hours to serve you.

the university’s Student Media closed-circuit

interest in participating.

Community service: Community service projects can enrich your college experience and make you a

television station. All you need to bring is a cable-

United States Postal Service: Mail is delivered to

valued member of your community. Through a

ready television and a cable cord.

and picked up from each residence hall every day

program called FOCUS—Finding Opportunities to

except Sunday, and each room has its own mailbox.

Connect Undergraduates with Service—residence

Computer network: Every room has two high-speed

hall staff and students join in a variety of individual

Internet ports, each student has an e-mail account,

At your service: Neighborhood Service Offices

and hallwide community service projects. You’ll learn

and there are a number of computer labs both in the

are open seven days a week. Visit your nearest

and grow from these activities in the Greenville

residence halls and in the academic buildings. The

office when you need a replacement key, a

community and beyond. For more information, see

public areas of the residence halls are equipped with

vacuum cleaner, room-change services, or

the community service option on your Campus

a wireless network that students may access.

someone to receive a package for you.

Living Contract.

Maintenance services are available around the

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Excellent tastes: Our dining program offers you a

clock. Housekeeping services are provided in the

Leadership: If you value academic success, have

variety of great food in our dining halls, food

common areas.

earned leadership awards, and seek the challenges

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of expanding your leadership skills, then you are a

wellness classes and opportunities to participate in

candidate for the Jarvis Hall Leadership program.

health-related community service projects.

For more information, see the leadership option

Experience gained will help students succeed today,

on your Campus Living Contract.

and build resumes for the future.

Quest Program: Quest is a residentially based

Campus Safety

program intentionally designed to increase

East Carolina is committed to the safety of every

retention rates and academic competence by

student, faculty member, and staff member. In

responding to the specific developmental needs

particular, the campus safety division, housed in the

of second-year students as they navigate through

ECU Police Department, empowers students, faculty,

East Carolina University. Students in this program

and staff with the knowledge and awareness to

will be provided opportunities to explore and

maintain a safe campus.

discover personal strengths, abilities, and interests in regards to academic majors and careers. In

The division works to ensure a safe physical setting

addition, students are encouraged to become

at East Carolina—including lighting, entrances, and

engaged in the community. Since one of the

landscaping—by providing continuous educational

missions of East Carolina University is to serve,

programming on security issues on and off campus.

Quest participants will be provided with

State-of-the-art safety and security technology such

Johnny Alfredo Martinez

opportunities to hone their leadership skills and

as security cameras and emergency call phones are

Charlotte, North Carolina

provide service to the larger university community.

installed throughout campus. Safety patrols and fire

When Johnny Alfredo Martinez realized his childhood dream of attending ECU, he took stock of his opportunities and chose his path. The junior mathematics/computer science major decided to first focus on academics, and later added extracurricular activities. To incoming students, he says, “Spend your freshman year doing school and finding out what you want to do for the next three years.”

drills, combined with regular safety and security

Wellness Living Learning Community: The

inspections, make East Carolina the safest place

Wellness Living Learning Community is designed for

possible to live, study, and socialize.

students who desire to make health and wellness a top priority as part of their college experience. A

Increased off-campus security measures, such as

major benefit of the community is engaging

the Safe Ride van, protect students, faculty, and

students in healthy lifestyles that contribute to

staff as they navigate and negotiate transportation

academic success. Students will receive specialized

needs on campus and in surrounding areas.

Student Profile:

Johnny found his niche through participating in intramural sports, serving as Mr. Aycock (Residence Hall) and as a campus tour guide for new students, being the 2008–2009 Mr. Black Student Union, and the founder and president of Word of Mouth poetry club. The group, which allows students to explore poetry through public showcases, represents the ability of ECU students to realize who they are as students and citizens.

Johnny is planning his future with East Carolina’s help. “I’ve learned the importance of balancing your social and academic lives,” he says. “In the real world, employers want to see people who are well-rounded and have that balance.” The ECU experience has lived up to his expectations, and he will continue to add to his favorite memories of campus. Even though ECU is one of the most populated universities in the state, Johnny says, “you don’t feel outnumbered.”

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ECU residents live in one of three different neighborhoods on campus, each with a vibe all its own.

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Welcome to the neighborhood East Carolina students live in one of three neighborhoods on Main Campus, eat in a variety of restaurants and cafés, and choose from countless events and services all year long.

We have plenty of options to suit your interests

Two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls serve up enough

and tastes.

options to satisfy any appetite. Four food courts, two convenience stores, four coffee bars, and one

If you choose to live on campus, we have the right

juice bar on campus also keep you well fed. Whether

option for you based on your needs and lifestyle. All

you are in the mood for a hearty breakfast, a quick

of our residence halls come with beds, desks, baths,

lunch, a sit-down dinner, or a late-night snack, we’ve

and laundry facilities. Rooms come with two high-

got what you’re looking for.

speed Internet connections and cable TV. Each student has access to the neighborhood computer

Here’s a closer look at our College Hill, Central,

lab, and a wireless network runs throughout the

and West neighborhoods. Check out what we have

public areas of the residence halls.

to offer.

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College Hill neighborhood

In the neighborhood

You’ll never run out of things to do on the Hill.

EastPointe Plaza: The plaza is a buzzing indoor/outdoor center of activity that features a food court, coffee bar, convenience store, and workout facility. www.ecu.edu/campusliving

The College Hill neighborhood is nestled between East

EastPointe Plaza is the center of activity on College

Carolina’s academic buildings and its athletics

Hill. The plaza is an indoor/outdoor social scene that

complex, meaning you’re just a short walk away from

offers a variety of dining and activity choices with

classes during the week and sporting events on game

the Galley food court, Java City coffee bar, the Pirate

College Hill Computer Lab: This serves as the main center for computer access in the College Hill neighborhood. The lab houses both Macs and PCs.

days. In the neighborhood itself are six residence halls,

Market convenience store, and the Fitness Pointe

www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/studentcomputerlabs

a fitness facility, a dining hall, a food court, a coffee bar,

workout facility. College Hill is also home to several

and a convenience store. The neighborhood has all you

great long-running ECU traditions, including King

need within walking distance, and there’s usually

and Queen of the Halls. You’ll be in the middle of the

someone else going your way.

action when you live on College Hill.

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen is the site of Pirate football action. Spend Saturdays in the fall cheering for the Pirates as they take on their Conference USA foes, as well as teams from the ACC, Big East, and other conferences. www.ecupirates.com

Minges Coliseum: The Pirates play basketball on the floor of Williams Arena, located inside Minges Coliseum.

Join with fellow Minges Maniacs to help East Carolina score another victory. www.ecupirates.com

Clark-LeClair Stadium: Root for the home team in Clark-LeClair Stadium, the state-of-the-art facility for Pirates baseball. www.ecupirates.com

Murphy Center: The Murphy Center houses ECU’s strength and conditioning center, along with a banquet hall and memorabilia from the Pirates athletics program. www.ecupirates.com

Fitness Pointe in EastPointe Plaza

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Air-conditioned Coed Hall arrangement Microfridge Neighborhood computer lab Bunkable beds First-Year Experience (FX) Program

College Hill Suites • 4 person-2 bath, and 2 person-1 bath suites • Carpeted • Air-conditioned • Kitchenette with full-size refrigerator and microwave • Coed • Elevator • Upper division

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Air-conditioned Coed Elevator First floor adapted for disabled students Hall arrangement Carpeted rooms (first floor only) Microfridge Bunkable beds First-Year Experience (FX) Program

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Coed 8 person-1 bath suites Microfridge Carpeted rooms Air-conditioned Bunkable beds

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4 person-1 bath suites Air-conditioned Microfridge Bunkable beds Elevator

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Fresh Food Company at Todd Dining Hall Modeled after a European marketplace, the Fresh Food Company offers a straightforward style of cooking in a lively, interactive environment. Todd Dining Hall is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the week and brunch and dinner on the weekend.

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All you care to eat Homemade entrees Made-to-order breakfast items Garden-fresh salad bar Pizza, grill, smoker, and deli Homemade breads and desserts Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

College Hill Neighborhood dining

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The Galley

Pirate Market

Located in Jones Residence Hall, the Galley offers a food court with many choices and a relaxing atmosphere for you and your friends.

• Open late seven days a week • Béne Pizzeria, Subway®, College Hill Grill, and Señor PeeDee’s • Grab-and-go sandwiches and salads for students on the go • Big-screen television in dining area • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

This mini grocery store has everything a college student needs.

• Open late seven days a week • Beverages, snacks, microwaveable meals, and breakfast items (including Krispy Kreme® doughnuts) • Organic, vegetarian, and healthy choices • Health and beauty products including makeup, hair-care products, and skin products • Paper, cleaning, and laundry supplies • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Java City at EastPointe Plaza

C3 Express at Carol Belk Building

Located in Pirate Market, Java City offers a full line of specialty beverages and smoothies.

• Hot and cold espresso beverages • Fruit smoothies • Pastries • Gifts • Opens early and closes late • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Located on the first floor of the Carol Belk Building, just a short drive from College Hill neighborhood, this mini convenience store is the perfect place for the student on the go to take a break.

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Central neighborhood Central neighborhood is at the heart of ECU’s academic environment.

In the neighborhood J. Y. Joyner Library: Joyner is East Carolina’s main campus library. The largest library in the state east of Raleigh, it has more than three million holdings. The library also is home to the Pirate Tutoring Center. www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/

Its four residence halls are surrounded by classroom

You’ll also find it easy to get involved in campus life

buildings, lecture halls, Joyner Library, Wright

when you live in Central neighborhood. Movies,

Auditorium, and Messick Theatre. Residents enjoy

outdoor events, and an array of dining options are

Dowdy Student Stores: Located in the Wright Building, the student store is your one-stop spot for all your textbook, school supply, ECU apparel, and computer needs.

central campus for its collegiate feel and quiet

right at your fingertips, and when it’s time to relax,

www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/studentstores/

places to study. You’ll have convenient access to the

you can lounge on Central neighborhood’s sprawling

buildings that you’ll visit frequently during your time

“back yard”—the Mall. Other close-by amenities like

at East Carolina.

live theatre performances will enrich your social and cultural experience on campus, as well as your

Wright Auditorium: A historic landmark on campus, Wright Auditorium hosts symphonies, plays, concerts, and dance performances throughout the year. www.wrightauditorium.ecu.edu/

academic career.

Financial Aid and Cashier’s Offices: The Financial Aid Office oversees all federal Title IV aid for students enrolled at ECU. Staff members also provide individual guidance to students and their parents. The Financial Aid Office is located in the Old Cafeteria Complex near the library and the student center. This building also is home to the Cashier’s Office and the ECU 1 Card Office. www.ecu.edu/financial/

Student Health Service: The East Carolina Student Health Service is the primary health-care facility on Main Campus. Its medical staff provides quality health care to enrolled students and ECU employees through a comprehensive list of services. It’s located in the Student Health Center along the Mall. www.ecu.edu/studenthealth/

The Cupola on the ECU Mall

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Cotten Hall

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Adapted for disabled students Air-conditioned All female Hall arrangement Microfridge Bunkable beds

Fleming Hall • • • • • • •

Air-conditioned Coed Hall arrangement Microfridge Sink in room Carpeted rooms Bunkable beds

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Adapted for disabled students Air-conditioned Coed Elevator Hall arrangement Microfridge Carpeted rooms Bunkable beds Jarvis Leadership Program

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Adapted for disabled students Air-conditioned Coed Elevator Hall arrangement Microfridge Carpeted rooms Bunkable beds

Academic Support in all of our Residence Halls Living on campus connects you to a range of programs and activities to support your academic success. Campus Living offers programs in every residence hall that focus both on personal and academic growth. Programs are often offered as students need them, such as programs on study skills and test taking. Students living in the residence halls often organize study groups, and most halls have study spaces or areas in the hall lobby. Our residence halls are conveniently located within walking distance to many classes and academic buildings. Also, living on campus keeps you close to all the academic resources ECU has to offer such as Joyner Library and the Pirate Tutoring Center.

Jarvis Hall Leadership Program The Jarvis Hall Leadership program is designed to improve your leadership abilities and strengthen your interpersonal skills by offering you seminars that cover ethics and values, decision making, and leadership theory. You’ll participate in activities including ECU’s ropes course, and freshmen in the program take part in the Emerging Leaders portion that helps them develop their personal leadership style. Interested students may apply for a space in the program by requesting an application from Campus Living.

Incoming students must have a high school GPA of at least 3.0 and must provide an essay and two letters of recommendation. The Jarvis Hall Leadership program is by special application only. Request an application on your Campus Living Contract. For more information, visit www.ecu.edu/campusliving.

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The Wright Place Located next door to the Student Stores on central Main Campus, the Wright Place is in the middle of it all.

• Sbarro® Pizza, Starbucks®, Einstein Bros. Bagels, and Burger Studio • Wide selection of convenience store items • Grab-and-go sandwiches, salads, and sushi • Meal Plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

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Central Neighborhood dining

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C3 Express

Croatan

Located on the first floor of the Bate Building, this mini convenience store is the perfect place for the student on the go to take a break.

• Beverages and Starbucks® brewed coffee • Snacks • Grab-and-go meals • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

The Croatan is now open and has ECU’s first restaurant concept dining option, Chili’s Too®. Located near Brewster and Rivers buildings on the eastern side of campus, it is also the first LEED-certified building on campus.

• Chick-fil-A® Express • Chili’s Too® • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Starbucks® at the Wright Place

Java City at Joyner Library

Stop by in between classes for a well-deserved pick-me-up.

• Light, medium, dark, and flavored brewed coffee • Specialty espresso beverages • Mouthwatering pastries • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Refuel while studying at the Java City in Joyner Library.

• Open seven days a week • Specialty espresso beverages and smoothies • Selection of grab-and-go meals • Large offering of pastries and bagels • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

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West neighborhood The appeal of West neighborhood is in its proximity to ECU’s social scene.

Close to the Student Recreation Center, Mendenhall

The Student Recreation Center hosts a variety of

In the neighborhood Mendenhall Student Center: Mendenhall is the student activity center on campus. Here you can shoot a game of pool, catch a movie, go bowling, grab a snack or a cup of coffee, study, or enjoy your favorite TV show. www.ecu.edu/cs-studentaffairs/studentlife/ mscrecreations/index.cfm

Student Center, and the Brickyard, the West

athletic activities and competitions for residents,

neighborhood is always buzzing with activity. You

with quieter activities like yoga available as well.

can get involved in just about any campus event

West neighborhood is also home to the state-of-

when you live here. Students often meet and hang

the-art West End Dining Hall, for convenient dining

out at the student center, where attractions like

close to home. You’ll find a little bit of everything

Student Recreation Center: One of the largest and finest facilities of its kind on the East Coast, the Student Recreation Center has an indoor and an outdoor pool, an indoor climbing wall, multipurpose courts, an indoor track, a weight room, a juice bar, and more.

Hendrix Theatre, a bowling alley, pool hall, study

here, including the Central/West Neighborhood

www.ecu.edu/crw

lounge, food court, convenience store, and coffee

Service Office.

bar make the possibilities endless. If you just feel like relaxing, you can hang out in front of a big-screen TV or lounge in one of the comfortable chairs.

Hendrix Theatre: Located inside Mendenhall Student Center, Hendrix Theatre shows newly released films every weekend as well as occasional sneak previews and hosts other campus events throughout the year. www.ecu.edu/sab/films.cfm

West Neighborhood Computer Lab: Located on the first floor of White Hall, the West Neighborhood Computer Lab has both Macs and PCs for use by residents. www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/studentcomputerlabs

Ledonia Wright Cultural Center: The Ledonia Wright Cultural Center hosts research and educational programs, as well as African, African American, and Native American art. The center has a reading room, a computer lab, conference rooms, and an art gallery. www.ecu.edu/edc/

Student Recreation Center

Parking and Transportation Services: Parking and Transportation Services is the place to come to purchase parking permits, get visitor parking permits, pay fines, and find information about parking on campus.

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West Neighborhood residence halls

Clement Hall

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Fletcher Hall • • • • • • •

Coed Elevator Hall arrangement Air-conditioned Microfridge Bunkable beds First-Year Experience (FX) Program

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Adapted for disabled students Air-conditioned Coed Hall arrangement Microfridge Sink in most rooms Carpeted rooms Bunkable beds First-Year Experience (FX) Program

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Coed Elevator Hall arrangement Microfridge Neighborhood computer lab Air-conditioned Carpeted rooms Bunkable beds Upper division Adapted for disabled students

First-Year (FX) Experience Getting involved in enriching and supportive personal development activities outside the classroom goes a long way in aiding a student’s transition from high school to college.

The First-Year Experience offers many such activities to enhance first-year students’ academic and social activities at East Carolina. Students participating in the First-Year Experience live in the same residence halls with many of their classmates, making it easier to walk to class together and to form study groups as well. Free-time activities are also offered in the evenings, providing students with safe and positive opportunities to socialize with other first-year students. The goal of the First-Year Experience, which is offered in both West and College Hill neighborhoods, is to assist students in building a foundation of knowledge and skills that will help them succeed during their time at East Carolina and beyond. For more information, visit www.ecu.edu/campusliving.

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West End Dining Hall This state-of-the-art, all-you-care-to-eat restaurant offers something for everyone.

• Mongolian grill, stone pizza oven, display cooking, and pasta favorites • Most items made to order right before your eyes • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

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Reade Street Market

Blimpie®

Located next door to West End Dining Hall, Reade Street Market is a mini grocery store with a Subway®.

• Open late seven days a week • Beverages, snacks, microwaveable meals, and breakfast items • Health and beauty products • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Blimpie Subs and Salads® is located in the Health Sciences Building on the Health Sciences Campus.

• Open Monday–Friday • Featuring Blimpie Subs and Salads® and Starbucks® brewed coffee • Offers a large selection of convenience store items • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Center Court Juice Bar

Destination 360

Take a break from your workout and visit the Center Court Juice Bar in the Student Recreation Center.

• Freshens® smoothies and yogurt • Salads and sandwiches • Fresh fruit and energy bars • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted

Located on the first floor of Mendenhall Student Center, this food court offers a variety of choices and a relaxing atmosphere for you and your friends.

• Open seven days a week • Bleecker St. Deli, Pirate Grill, and Chick-fil-A Express® • Grab-and-go snacks and meals for students on the go • Big-screen television in dining area • Meal plans, Pirate Bucks, credit cards, and cash accepted 53 •

Housing choices We assign new students according to the date we

Coed living: In coed residence halls, men and

receive the completed Campus Living Contract and

women live in either separate wings of the same

the advance room fee. As our residence halls fill up

floor or on alternate floors of the same building. If

quickly, the sooner we hear from you, the better.

you would prefer to live in one of these halls, answer

When completing the Campus Living Contract, you’ll

“No” to the question, “Do you prefer a single-gender

need to consider the following choices:

residence hall?” on the Campus Living Contract.

Roommate Request

Tobacco-free living: The use of tobacco products

If you have someone you want to room with, we will

is prohibited in all residence halls. All residence

make every effort to place you together provided

halls are nonsmoking. Smoking is not allowed

there are enough empty rooms available. Students

within 25 feet of residence hall steps, entry areas,

who don’t request a specific roommate are assigned

porches, breezeways, courtyards, and windows.

one based on gender and smoking preference. We

If you use tobacco products, please answer “Yes”

start assigning rooms and roommates in May. If we

to the question, “Do you use tobacco products?”

receive your completed contract, application fee,

on the Campus Living Contract. Campus Living

and advance room deposit by May 1, you will be

uses this information in roommate matching.

notified of your assignment and your roommate in June. We will be unable to honor roommate

Neighborhood

requests after May 1.

Now that you’ve decided on living arrangements, tell us where you prefer to live. Rank the campus

General Requests

neighborhoods—College Hill, Central, and West—in

Single-sex living: Cotten and Greene are all-female

order of preference.

residence halls. If you would prefer to live in one of these halls, answer “Yes” to the question, “Do you

Special Accommodations

prefer a single-gender residence hall?” on the

All medical requirements or needs will be considered

Campus Living Contract.

before roommate selection and neighborhood preference. Special accommodations are available based on medical need or physical disability.

Campus Living cannot guarantee the availability of special accommodations after May 1.

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Belk

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$4,550

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$4,550

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Coed Hall

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Umstead

$4,550

Coed Hall

Clement

$4,550

Coed

Fletcher

$4,550

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$4,550

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Cost information is based on fall/spring 2011-2012. For updated 2011-2012 cost information, please visit us online at www.ecu.edu/campusliving.

All rates are subject to approval by the ECU Board of Trustees. * Upper division halls. First-year students will not be assigned to these halls. ** Jones Hall, Cotten Hall, and White Hall are only accessible on the first floor. *** Jones Hall carpeted only on the first floor. † College Hill Suites has a limited number of 2-person suites for an additional $400 per year. †† Scott Hall has a limited number of doubles with private baths for an additional $400 per year. ††† Belk Hall offers eight-person suites; College Hill Suites offers two-person and four-person suites; Scott Hall offers four-person and eight-person suites.

Campus Living offers a limited number of singles in White, Garrett, Jarvis, Fleming, and Scott Halls at the additional rate of $1,200 or $1,600 per year, depending on

room size. Doubles may be offered as a single (as available) in all residence halls if space permits once the academic year begins.

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Dining choices Campus Dining offers an array of simple meal

Pirate Bucks: A Pirate Bucks account is included in

plans to suit every budget and lifestyle. Pirate Meal

your meal plan as a supplement to your meals.

Plans offer a specific number of meals per week,

Pirate Bucks are a convenient declining-balance

along with a Pirate Bucks account. Commuter dining

account (used like cash) that can be used at any

plans offer a specific number of meals per semester

Campus Dining location. Pirate Bucks are

and Pirate Bucks.

available as a meal plan option for all commuters, transfer, and returning students—an account may be

Both meals and Pirate Bucks may be used at all ECU

opened with a minimum of 20 dollars. When you

dining locations. There are 26 meal periods per

pay with Pirate Bucks, your purchases are

week. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night meals

discounted at any Campus Dining location.

are served Monday through Friday, and brunch, dinner, and late-night meals are served Saturday and

Jam Rewards: The Jam Rewards program rewards

Sunday. Pirate Meal Plan members receive the

students for eating on campus! You can earn

selected number of weekly meals each Monday

sweepstakes entries, song downloads, and instant-win

morning. All meal plan members receive free guest

game plays for on-campus dining purchases. Enroll

meals to be used in Todd or West End dining halls.

for free at www.jamrewards.com.

Residents: All campus residents must choose from one of the six Pirate Meal Plans (returning and transfer students living on campus may choose the $500 Pirate Bucks account). Those who do not

Not sure what plan will work for

choose one of these plans on the Campus Living

you? Use our Meal Plan Wizard

preference form will be automatically enrolled in the Pirate 14 meal plan.

Commuters: Commuter students may choose any of the meal plans offered. These meal plans are only available to commuter students.

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online at www.ecu.edu/dining to find a plan that suits your wants, needs, and schedule.

CAMPUS LIFE

Pirate meal plans

Choose your meal plan from those listed below, and indicate your choice on the Campus Living Contract (all campus residents must choose from one of these six plans; returning and transfer students living on campus may choose the $500 Pirate Bucks account).* Additional Pirate Bucks deposits may be added at any time.

Meal Plans for Commuters* Living off campus? These plans are only available to ECU’s commuter students.

The 40 Commuter Plan

$465

This plan offers any 40 meals per semester, with an additional $200 in Pirate Bucks.

19 Pirate Plus You’ll never go hungry with the Pirate 19. The best value for your dollar, this plan has it all. The plan covers 19

The 80 Commuter Plan

meals per week and includes $300 in Pirate Bucks and six free guest meals. We recommend this “no worry”

This plan offers any 80 meals per semester, with an

$705

plan for those who eat two to three meals per day.

additional $200 in Pirate Bucks.

14 Pirate Plus

The 100 Commuter Plan $810

This plan provides a great way to budget your food money. This plan provides for any 14 meals per

This plan offers any 100 meals per semester, with an

week, $350 in Pirate Bucks, and four free guest meals.

additional $200 in Pirate Bucks.

9 Pirate Plus

The 120 Commuter Plan $920

Always on the go? This plan was designed for you. This plan provides for any nine meals per week, $400 in

This plan offers any 120 meals per semester, with an

Pirate Bucks, and two free guest meals.

additional $200 in Pirate Bucks.

The Pirate 19

Running Low?

Receive 19 meals per week to satisfy your appetite. Plus, receive $150 in Pirate Bucks and six free guest

After the purchase of one of the above three plans

meals. We recommend this plan for those who eat two to three meals per day.

within the same semester, additional blocks of 10 meals may be purchased. Pirate Bucks may be

The Pirate 14

added at any time.

Balance your dining habit with a mix of 14 meals per week and $175 in Pirate Bucks, plus receive four free guest meals.

*All commuter students will receive a sign-up brochure by mail for all of the above meal plans. Meal

The Pirate 9

plans may be purchased by calling 252-ECU-FOOD,

This plan is for those who tend to dine on campus less frequently. You’ll receive nine meals each week, two

or at the Campus Dining offices located in Jones

free guest meals, plus $200 in Pirate Bucks.

Residence Hall. Additional commuter meal plans will be introduced in the fall.

$500 Pirate Bucks Account Receive $500 Pirate Bucks each semester. This plan is available only to returning, transfer, and

For more information on dining programs, fees, and

commuter students.

other details, please visit www.ecu.edu/dining.

All programs listed are subject to change based upon approval by the ECU Board of Trustees.

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Campus Recreation and Wellness

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Meeting New People

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Involvement Groups

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Support Services

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Campus Safety and Police

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How do I make the most of my college experience?

Above all else, you are coming to East Carolina to learn. You will have plenty of opportunities to grow academically here. And thanks to dozens of programs, organizations, offices, and services offered across

Minges Maniacs as the Pirates take to the

campus, you can grow in many other ways, too—

hardwood against Conference USA basketball foes

intellectually, socially, ethically, spiritually, and

in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Take in a

personally.

baseball game in the state-of-the-art Clark-LeClair Stadium. As an ECU student, you can get great

Getting involved at ECU is easy. Staying involved

seats at big-time college sporting events

by taking advantage of all ECU has to offer is

throughout the academic year.

rewarding. You’ll be a better student, a healthier person, and a stronger leader.

East Carolina is an NCAA Division I-A member in all of its 19 intercollegiate sports and is a member

Here’s a look at many of the ways you can enhance

of Conference USA. You’ll see the Pirates in

your mind, your skills, your social circle, and your

exciting matchups against conference rivals, as

sense of wellness and belonging. Here’s a look at why

well as regional and national opponents from

East Carolina is the right place for you. Here’s a look

conferences such as the ACC, Big East, and more.

at how you can have a complete college experience.

Show your support for all ECU athletics by joining the Student Pirate Club.

Pirate Athletics Cheer the football team on to victory in Dowdy-

Find out more online at www.ecupirates.com/.

Ficklen Stadium with fellow Pirate fans. Join the

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CAMPUS RECREATION AND WELLNESS Campus Recreation and Wellness supports and encourages balanced, healthy lifestyles for the diverse East Carolina community by providing leadership development through educational and recreational programs. We are committed to providing exemplary student leadership experiences, enhancing individual potential, developing responsible citizenship, and fostering a lifelong commitment to learning skills associated with physical, social, emotional, and mental well-being.

Student Recreation Center: ECU’s Student Recreation Center is the health club on campus— convenient, accessible, and filled with activities to keep the mind, body, and spirit in prime condition.

Special features include an indoor climbing wall; an outdoor pool with a lounging area; a 10,800-squarefoot exercise area with weight machines; an indoor track; three aerobics rooms; a cycling studio; and racquetball courts. From outdoor adventure trips to group fitness classes, yoga to tai chi, water sports to lacrosse, and everything in between—students won’t be bored here. www.ecu.edu/crw

North Recreational Complex: The North Recreational Complex, located on Highway 264 East (10 minutes from Main Campus), is Campus Recreation and Wellness’s newest outdoor facility. The eight multipurpose fields can be sized to accommodate soccer, flag football, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, and rugby. The property also has six acres of water for fishing and boating. A planned sunbathing beach will accent the lake areas. A field house

The North Recreational Complex is Campus Recreation and Wellness’s newest outdoor facility.

overlooks the fields, providing equipment storage, restrooms, and a covered seating area with restrooms.

Parking is provided adjacent to the field house. www.ecu.edu/crw

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Campus Recreation and Wellness also offers a

growth within a comfortable, caring, and safe

challenge course and a fifty-foot alpine tower, as

learning environment.

well as the Blount Recreational Sports Complex with

www.ecu.edu/campusliving

ten flag football and soccer fields and five softball fields. An extensive offering of club sports and

Ledonia Wright Cultural Center: The Ledonia

intramural teams provide plenty of opportunities for

Wright Cultural Center plays a key role in ECU’s

those who want some competition. There are also

mission to increase awareness and promote

programs for individuals with disabilities (ARISE)

cultural understanding. The center collaborates

and for youth and family.

with the campus community to support personal

www.ecu.edu/crw

development and academic success. www.ecu.edu/edc/

Meeting New People Meeting new people is a big part of college life.

Getting Involved

You will make friendships that will last a lifetime.

Rush a fraternity. Write articles for the East

Chances are, every day you’re here will bring

Carolinian. Run for the SGA. Go kayaking in the

new opportunities to expand your circle of

shadow of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse.

friends. Here are some special programs on

Whatever your extracurricular interests might be,

campus dedicated to helping you make

East Carolina has the right fit. Here’s a look.

Student Profile: Brad Congleton Wendell, North Carolina

connections on campus while you enjoy your college experience.

Center for Student Leadership & Civic Engagement: In an effort to provide a central

Campus Living: Campus Living ensures the total

location for student leadership experiences and

experience of living and dining on campus by

opportunities, ECU established the Center for

offering students an opportunity for individual

Student Leadership & Civic Engagement (CSLCE).

Former Student Body President Brad Congleton wants every ECU student to have a campus experience like his. Building off the Student Government Association’s theme of enhancing the total student experience, Brad wants to help build leaders, scholars, and team players by helping students realize their goals. “It’s your story,” he says, “so you have to tell it like it is.”

Brad, a graduate student in sports management, sought the advice and support of other student leaders, who encouraged him to pursue leadership positions and campus organization involvement, including student body vice president, mentor, Ducks Unlimited member, and Beta Chi fraternity brother. “That’s a huge way of networking,” Brad says of exploring possibilities on campus. “You’re building relationships and doing something with your time.” He hopes that by finding an avenue to follow and enhance their interests, students can discover the leader within themselves. “There are a lot of leaders out there, and they’re all different,” he says.

Alongside those fellow students, Brad has gotten to experience the full effect of ECU school spirit, especially at football games and traditional student events. “It’s the feel of Pirate Pride,” he says, “and I love that feeling.”

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Located in Mendenhall Student Center, the center

Student Media: The ECU Student Media group

Clubs, Organizations, Honor Societies: East

focuses on fostering leadership practices and civic

serves a dual role on campus. In addition to

Carolina is home to dozens of groups designed to

engagement experiences that transform and

providing a valuable source of news, information,

enhance your experience as a college student.

empower students.

and opinion, the group trains students in

Programs focus on a wide range of interests,

www.ecu.edu/studentleadership/

leadership, communication, time management,

including the following:

and interpersonal skills.

Greek Life: The Office of Greek Life promotes

www.ecu.edu/studentmedia

diversity, lifelong learning, friendship, and service.

East Carolina has more than 32 social fraternities

Student Activities and Organizations: The

and sororities on campus. The office promotes

Student Activities and Organizations Office is

sorority and fraternity membership that helps

committed to providing a broad range of

develop leadership, networking, decision-making,

cocurricular, educational, developmental, and social

career, and life skills.

experiences by providing quality programs and

www.ecu.edu/cs-studentaffairs/greeklife/

support. We seek to engage students by offering meaningful opportunities that foster an

Student Activities Board: The Student Activities

appreciation of lifelong learning, individual

Board offers an opportunity for students, staff, and

responsibility, and human diversity.

faculty to take advantage of one of the most creative, energetic, and entertaining entities on campus. The

Our office is home to more 250 registered student

Student Activities Board is a dedicated, student-

organizations, the ECU Student Activities Board,

based organization committed to planning innovative

and Major Campus Events.

and exciting programs for the university community.

www.ecu.edu/sao

www.ecu.edu/sab

• Allied health sciences • Art • Arts and sciences • Business • Education • Graduate studies • Health and human performance • Honorary and honor societies • Human ecology • International and ethnic • Media and publications • Medical • Military • Music and dance • Nursing • Political and social action • Recreation • Religion • Service • Social fraternity • Social sorority • Special interests • Student and community government • Technology and computer science For details on individual organizations on campus, visit www.ecu.edu/sao/studentorganizations or call 252-328-4796.

Support Services East Carolina is dedicated to making sure your college experience is a rewarding, healthy, and formative one. At times, you might feel the need for a little extra help when special circumstances

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come up. Our support services on campus are

Disability Support Services: Disability Support

designed to give that extra help.

Services provides students support services that will enable them to access programs, services, facilities,

Campus Wellness: As a component of Campus

and activities of East Carolina. The department

Recreation and Wellness, Campus Wellness

enhances disability awareness among students, staff,

supports and encourages balanced and healthful

and faculty and provides academic courses.

lifestyles for the diverse ECU community. Staff

www.ecu.edu/disabilityservices

members work in a partnership with students to educate and empower them to make healthy

Dean of Students Office: The Dean of Students

decisions by learning knowledge and skills

Office is the central campus resource for

necessary to achieve optimal health for personal

addressing and responding to student issues and

and academic success.

concerns. By connecting with other university

www.ecu.edu/crw/programs/campus_wellness

departments and offices, the office supports the needs of students and student communities and

Career Center: The Career Center at East Carolina

identifies resources to respond to those needs.

serves as an important link for ECU students,

www.ecu.edu/dos/

alumni, and employers by providing for all aspects of career exploration and employment in a manner

Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities:

supportive of the overall mission of the university.

The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities

The Career Center’s primary purpose is to assist

promotes personal and academic integrity and a

and guide students in their career search. The

safe learning environment. We empower students

center develops partnerships with employers by

to make ethical decisions and become personally

initiating and facilitating opportunities in public,

responsible citizens.

private, governmental, and corporate sectors. We

www.ecu.edu/osrr

want students to understand how to manage their careers and how to effectively market themselves

Parent Services: The Office of Parent Services is

to achieve their potential.

designed to support the parents and family

www.ecu.edu/career

members of East Carolina students. Parents play an important role at ECU, and the Office of

Center for Counseling and Student Development: The Center for Counseling and

Parent Services seeks to communicate

Student Development’s goal is to enhance personal

will enhance their ability to contribute to the

growth through developmental and therapeutic

success of their son or daughter.

programs and services that help students develop

www.ecu.edu/csecu/parents.cfm

information about the university to parents that

skills, acquire knowledge, and understand themselves and others. The center offers free, confidential

Student Health Service: East Carolina’s Student

services that focus on the personal, academic, and

Health Service is a primary health-care facility

career concerns that many college students face.

conveniently located on Main Campus that serves

www.ecu.edu/counselingcenter

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Your personal safety is important to us at East Carolina. With a police department of more than 40 uniformed officers patrolling the campus on foot, bicycle, and squad car, you are sure to feel safe and secure.

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Campus Safety, ECU Police, OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT SERVICES, and Transportation

campus environment and enhancing the quality of life at East Carolina. www.ecu.edu/police

One of East Carolina’s most important priorities is making sure you and your classmates live and

Off-Campus Student Services: The Department

learn in a safe and healthy environment (plus, we

of Off-Campus Student Services works with

need to get you to and from where you need to

students on a group and one-on-one basis to

be). The following programs and organizations are

bring fine points of living off campus to light and

dedicated to that mission.

to explain and teach the mindset needed for successful living away from the university

Campus Safety: The campus safety division,

residence halls. We also offer students off-campus

housed in the ECU Police Department, promotes a

housing choices.

safe environment at East Carolina through

www.ecu.edu/offcampus

awareness and educational programs. ECU uses state-of-the-art security and safety technology to

Student Transit Authority: The ECU Student

enhance its efforts.

Transit Authority provides transit service to ECU

www.ecu.edu/police/programs.cfm

students, faculty, and staff. We offer timely service

Student Profile:

to, from, and around the campus, off-campus

Greg Baggett

ECU Police Department: The nationally

housing areas, and several shopping and service

Snow Hill, North Carolina

accredited ECU Police Department assists

areas in town.

students, faculty, and staff in maintaining a safe

www.transit.ecu.edu

For nursing major Greg Baggett, the journey from classroom to clinical setting has been laced with opportunity.

Encouraged by East Carolina alumni and administrators, Greg decided to get a second degree in a new field—all while caring for a family who cheers him on. Pursuing a health-care career, he was drawn to the available resources and technology in ECU’s College of Nursing. “I was amazed at its reputation,” says Greg, a senior. “The professors we have here are very professional, wonderful teachers. They look after you.”

The technology the college uses to teach nursing students their techniques in learning labs is state-of-the-art, and it’s the very same equipment the students encounter in the field. “I’ve gained a lot more confidence in dealing with individuals when it comes to personal care.” On a medical mission trip to Guatemala through the College of Nursing, students set up basic health clinics and performed hands-on assessments of patients. “That was definitely a confidence-builder.”

Greg credits the camaraderie of nursing classes for boosting his success. “We’re close, and we work together,” he says. That characteristic of the College of Nursing also applies to ECU in general. “They treat you like family here,” he says. “I’ve really enjoyed that part of it.”

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A glossary of

terms

Here are a few terms you’ll read about and hear about on campus. In one way or another, they all have to do with the sights, sounds, and traditions here at ECU. 1 Card: The ECU 1 Card is your official identification card as an East Carolina student. It also allows you access to campus facilities, activities, and events, and it serves as your meal card and bus pass. The 1 Card Office is located in the Old Cafetria Complex.

Barefoot on the Mall: Barefoot is a long-running springtime tradition on campus. Thousands from the ECU community descend on the Mall each spring for this outdoor festival that features great music, games, food, and fun.

Blue Lights: More than 65 emergency phones are located throughout campus on poles topped with blue lights and at the entrances of all the residence halls. When activated, the phones ring directly into the ECU police department, where the exact location of the phone is displayed.

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Campus 31: East Carolina University’s student-run

buildings, as well as all the residence halls. This is

closed-circuit TV station. Campus 31 broadcasts

where you’ll spend the most of your time as a

original productions, events, and information

student here.

anywhere on main campus.

Mall: The Mall runs through the heart of Main Cupola: The Cupola, located on the Mall, is a

Campus. This grassy, tree-dotted spot—the “back

reproduction of the architectural structure that

yard” of the Central neighborhood residence

topped Old Austin Hall, East Carolina’s first

halls—is a great place to read a book, throw a

administration building. Old Austin stood where

Frisbee, and hang out with friends.

Jenkins Fine Arts Center is today.

Minges Maniacs: They say the home crowd at “First Down—Pirates:” Go to a football game in

basketball games is the “sixth man,” and the Minges

the fall at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and you’ll take

Maniacs prove the truth in that statement. These

part in shouting this cheer along with 50,000 fellow

student Pirate fans sport their purple and gold

Pirate fans as the team drives down the field on the

proudly as they cheer on the men’s and women’s

way to the end zone.

basketball teams to victory in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

First-Year Experience: The First-Year Experience program offers fun and supportive ways to get

Pirate Bucks: Pirate Bucks is a declining-balance

involved outside the classroom at East Carolina. The

account program for students that supplements

program is designed to ease high school students’

meal plan choices for purchases at any campus

transition into college and give them opportunities

convenience store or dining location. Non-meal plan

to meet new people, build on their knowledge, and

members may also open a Pirate Bucks account.

enhance their skills.

Pirate Palooza: Pirate Palooza is East Carolina’s Health Sciences Campus: One of ECU’s three

back-to-school outdoor festival. It’s an evening of

campuses, the Health Sciences Campus is home to

big fun, with plenty of music, food, and games on

the Brody School of Medicine, along with our nursing,

hand to welcome students to campus in the fall.

allied health, and other health-care programs.

Sonic Plaza: Anchoring the space between the east King and Queen of the Halls: Another well-loved

and west wings of Joyner Library, the Sonic Plaza

tradition, King and Queen of the Halls invites

combines campus architecture and public art. The

residence hall students to show their pride in their

plaza, installed during the library’s massive renovation

home away from home. Games, contests, and lots of

in the 1990s, includes four elements. The Ground

laughs highlight this annual fall event.

Cloud is a 12-foot circle of mist dancing upward from the sidewalk. The Media Glockenspiel marks the

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Main Campus: One of East Carolina’s three

passing of time in the form of a multimedia clock

campuses, Main Campus is home to the majority of

tower featuring video monitors, sound, and displays

ECU’s academic, administrative, and support

throughout the day. The Percussive Water Wall has

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water jets that spray variously changing patterns of

Dedicated in 2009, the fountain pays tribute to the

mist. The Sonic Gates welcome passers-by when

men and women who have served East Carolina as

movement triggers sounds coming from within the

trustees. The campus’s original fountain, built in

library’s original columns.

1932, occupied the same area.

SRAPAS: The S. Rudolph Alexander Performing

Victory Bell: Located on Main Campus near

Arts Series, or SRAPAS, brings big-name

Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium, the 382-pound

entertainment to campus each year. Students can

Victory Bell was given to East Carolina in 1932 by the

buy tickets for events at great reduced rates.

U.S. Navy. The bell was cast in 1855 in Philadelphia and was placed aboard the naval ship USS Broome,

Student Pirate Club: If you’re interested in ECU’s

which escorted convoys across the Atlantic Ocean

big-time athletics program, the Student Pirate Club

during World War II. Once on campus, the bell was

is for you. One of the largest student programs at

traditionally rung to mark athletic victories. It stands

East Carolina, the Student Pirate Club supports and

in honor of the East Carolina men and women who

promotes all of ECU’s athletics. Members get an ECU

have served in the military.

T-shirt, priority game ticket options, the chance to meet Pirate players and coaches, and much more.

West Research Campus: One of East Carolina’s

Student Profile:

three campuses, the West Research Campus is

Lea Ricks

Trustees Fountain: The Trustees Fountain at

home to several programs run by ECU and its

New Bern, North Carolina

Wright Circle shares the same iconic spot on

partners, including the Queen Anne’s Revenge

campus that has served as a focal point of welcome

Shipwreck Conservation Laboratory and the North

to the East Carolina community for decades.

Carolina Agromedicine Institute.

Lea Ricks doesn’t believe any other school could have provided her the experience East Carolina has. Lea, a junior in construction management, says her decision to become a student at ECU came naturally. “ECU is pretty much in the family,” she says, noting that her parents and brothers also attended the university. “Purple and gold runs in our blood.”

Her interest in architecture, graphic arts, and construction is also a family affair. She learned about the profession from her father, and by the time she enrolled in the construction management program, she was up for the challenge.

“The program is awesome,” Lea says, adding that students hit the ground running with hands-on projects. “Through labs and being out in the field, I’ve learned a whole lot more,” she says. Through ECU’s program, Lea, also a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and an intern for a Goldsboro contractor, gained experience by helping construct the siding for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition house that many ECU students, faculty, and staff helped build.

Lea hopes other students can find a path to success similar to hers. “I would tell them to find a major that makes them happy and have fun with it,” she says.

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51 Irons Building (B14) 14 Jenkins Fine Arts Center (C4) 1 Joyner Library (C5) 1a Joyner East (D5) 50 Ledonia Wright Cultural Center

(Bloxton House) (C4) 43 Mail Services (D5) 48 Mamie Jenkins Building (C4) 58 Maritime History

(Eller House) (B5) 58a Maritime Conservation Lab (B14) 58b Maritime History Wet Lab (B14) 141 Materials Management (B1) 33 McGinnis Theatre (E5) 55 Mendenhall Student Center (C5) 34a Messick Theatre Arts Centre (E5) 37 Minges Coliseum (D10) 174 Murphy Center (D10) 9 Music, School of (F6) 92 News and Communication Services (E4)

10 Nursing, School of (F5) 47 Old Cafeteria Complex (C4) 122 Parking and Transportation Services (B5) 39 Pirate Club Building (D11) 67 Police, ECU (Blount House) (C6) 150 Professional Center (C6) 85 Ragsdale Hall (E4) 4 Rawl Building (E5) 4a Rawl Annex (E5) 56 Regional Development Institute (C1) 31 Registrar (E4) Residence Halls

71 Aycock (F8)

73 Belk (E9)

79 Clement (B4)

240 College Hill Suites (E8)

84 Cotten (D4)

83 Fleming (D4)

80 Fletcher (B3)

81 Garrett (C4)

77 Greene (B4)

82 Jarvis (D4)

70 Jones (F8)

72 Scott (E8)

74 Tyler (E8)

75 Umstead (D6)

78 White (B4) 10 Rivers Building (F5) 38 Scales Field House (D11) 203 Science and Technology Building (E6) 229 Self-Help Building (B2) 76 Slay Hall (D5) 12 Speight Building (F5) 30 Spilman Building (D4) 60 Steam Plant (D8) 55 Student Center, Mendenhall (C5) 46 Student Health Services (D5) 229 Student Publications

(Self-Help Building) (B2) 142 Student Recreation Center (B5) 32 Student Stores,

ECU-Dowdy (E5) 93 Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center (D4) 203 Technology and Computer Science, College of (E5) 125 Ward Guest House (E4) 97 Ward Sports Medicine Building (D11) 212 West End Dining Hall (B3) 31 Whichard Building

and Annex (E4) 37 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (D10) 56 Willis Building (C1) 32 Wright Annex (E5) 32w Wright Auditorium (E5)

questions?

Still looking for more information about a specific service, office, or program on campus? The list below includes frequently called telephone numbers at East Carolina.

Admissions

252-328-6640

Health Service 252-328-6841

Athletics Ticket Office

252-328-4500

Housing (Campus Living)

252-ECU-HOME

Campus Dining

Campus Multifaith Alliance Campus Parking

252-ECU-FOOD

Intercultural Student Affairs

252-328-6495

252-758-2030

International Students

252-328-4829

Campus Recreation and Wellness

252-328-6387

Career Services

252-328-6050

Cashier’s Office

252-737-6886

252-328-6387

Judicial System Mendenhall Student Center Off-Campus Student Services Orientation

Parent Services

Registrar Residency Status Sorority Advisor Student Government Student Stores

Undergraduate Studies

Club Sports

252-328-6294

Counseling and Student Development

252-328-6661

Disability Support Services

252-737-1016

ECU 1 Card

252-328-2015

Fee Payments

Financial Aid Fraternity Advisor

252-328-6787

ECU Police

252-328-6886 252-328-6610 252-328-4235

252-328-6824 252-328-4700 252-328-2847 252-328-4173 252-328-2888 252-328-6524 252-328-6640 252-328-4235 252-328-4726 252-328-6731 252-328-6001

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East Carolina University supports the protections available to members of its community under all applicable federal laws, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 799A and 845 of the Public Health Service Act, the Equal Pay Act; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992, and Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Order 11375.

In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992, accommodation of the disabled extends to student programs, employment practices, elimination of physical barriers, and special assistance to disabled students and employees within the university.

This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, readmission, access to, and treatment and employment in university programs and activities including, but not limited to, academic admissions, financial aid, any services, and employment. Any student who has a complaint or grievance in regard to his or her rights under Title IX may register an informal grievance with the associate vice chancellor for student success.

Any member of the university community desiring information or having a complaint or grievance in regard to these provisions should contact Taffye Benson Clayton, EEO Officer, East Carolina University, 104 Spilman Building, Greenville, NC 27858-4353. Telephone: 252-328-6804.

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