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Founded in 1907, ECU makes way – exemplifying education, advancing wellness, and embodying service and innovation. 🏴☠️
Joined August 2010
From the high seas to the top tier—#ECU has officially earned #ARRRGH1 status! 🏴☠️. This milestone places us and #ECUResearch among the nation’s top research institutions. See what this means for #PirateNation ➡️
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On Nov. 14, 1970, @MarshallU lost 75 when their plane crashed during the trip back from ECU. Among the 75 were: football players, coaches, fans & the flight crew. Today, #WeAreMarshall 💚
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On this day, 48 years ago, @MarshallU lost 75 when their plane crashed during the trip back from ECU. Today, we remember the 75. Today, we honor the 75. Today, #WeAreMarshall. 💚
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Today we remember the 75 @HerdFB team members lost on Nov. 14, 1970, in a plane crash on their way home from #ECU. Today, #PirateNation stands with the entire @marshallu community. Today, #WeAreMarshall 💚
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For everyone worried about PeeDee: he's out of commission, but the School of Art & Design is fixing him. He'll be back in a few days! 💜☠️💛
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RT if you think @ECUCOB's Dr. Schneider deserves 5 minutes on @TheEllenShow! 👏
Sometimes ya just gotta appreciate professors who do everything possible to help you succeed 🙌🏻
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We may be a big school but it's the little things that make it home! .Shout out to @ECUCOB's Dr. Schneider 💜
Sometimes ya just gotta appreciate professors who do everything possible to help you succeed 🙌🏻
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Today, we stand with @marshallu on the 50th anniversary of a devastating tragedy that will always bind us together. We remember the 75 @HerdFB teammates, coaches, boosters and flight crew lost Nov. 14, 1970, in a plane crash returning from #ECU. Today, #WeAreMarshall 💚
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PSA: We're sorry but the Cashier's Office does not accept RTs for tuition, room & board, books, buildings, or literally anything 🙅
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Can’t spell Beast without East 😉. We are excited to introduce an #ECU and @MrBeast educational partnership for people passionate about content creation. #ECUCreators . For more information ➡️
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Tonight may not have turned out as planned, but even the lightning knows it’s in #PirateNation as the night sky flashes purple with each strike 💜 See you tomorrow, Pirate fans. #ECUndaunted
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SHE SAID YES! 💍 A sweet moment at Dowdy-Ficklen recently between two Pirate fans. Congratulations to Lindsey & Jake!
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Eastern Carolina University. ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.
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Congrats to alumna Nia Franklin on her #MissAmerica2019 win! 🎉 .🎶 @MissAmericaNY, a classical vocalist, wrote her first song at age 6.🏫 Won a $50K scholarship + the 👑 .☠️ Completed her undergrad in music composition at #ECU.
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Even when you graduate 🎓 .#PirateNation is in your DNA. 💜 ☠️. ☠️ 💜. ⚓️. ☠️ 💜.💜 ☠️.⚓️ ⚓️.☠️ 💜. 💜☠️. ⚓️. 💜 ☠️.☠️ 💜.⚓️ ⚓️. 💜 ☠️. ☠️💜. 💜 ☠️.⚓️ ⚓️.
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#PeeDee might mess around and . | 👀 |. \ /. ____| |_____./ ✊__/.\_✊. Be the stand-in statue at #ECUOrientation ☠️
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Summer, the Golden Retriever, is wearing her purple today, and she's pawsitive you should be, too. 💜🐕💛
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Former President Bill Clinton just made an unannounced visit to ECU's campus.
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#PirateNation, meet Anderson Potter + his service dog, Gilead 🐶 @ECUCOB was so impressed with Gilead's work ethic that they awarded him with his own diploma to match his daddy's 📃 He even had his own 🎓 + gown!. 📷: @cara_pittman29
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"Where were you when the world stopped turning?" -Alan Jackson. Today, we pause to remember all the innocent lives lost 16 years ago. 🇺🇸
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🤔 . 1,907 RTs and 111 replies ⬇️ and we’ll look into this to see if we can get it in the works 🎮 . First ☠️ to tell us why these #️⃣s are important gets to help pick the game if we get the 🔁s + 💬s!.
Hey @EastCarolina: Since we’ve embraced video games by putting arcade games in the new student center, can we hook a @Nintendo Switch up to the giant screen on the side of the building for epic Smash Bros tournaments?
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ECU was featured in America's most Instagrammed landmarks, by state via @CBSNews! ☠️. Anyone know when this photo was taken? 🤔.
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We STAN Craig Matta in #PirateNation 👏. Talk about #PirateStrong 💜.
Probably not gonna see a better story today. Congrats to Craig Matta. @EastCarolina Class of 2020!. Took 54 years. but you did it!
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#Coronavirus Update | March 11, 2020. Spring break will be extended through Friday, March 20. Effective Monday, March 23, the university will transition to a system of alternative course delivery, effective until further notice. Full #COVID19 update ⤵️
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We just took a DNA test 🧬.Turns out we 💯%.Those Pirates ☠️.Even when in Carter-Finley . #WhyNotUs 🏴☠️
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🚧 Students: do NOT return to Greenville! It may be sunny now, but flooding from the Tar River will be EXTREMELY dangerous beginning today. 🚧.
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Did you know ECU is No. 1 in North Carolina and No. 2 in the nation for producing medical school graduates who choose to practice family medicine?
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Painting our state 💜! ECU breaks fall enrollment record w/ 100 NC counties, 50 states + 44 countries represented:
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Happy Birthday, ECU! . Today we celebrate 111 years of success, innovation and #PiratePride. ☠️
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What do you think about these fall colors on us? 🤔 We think we wear them well. 🍂
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Is it too early to be thinking about that ridiculous one-handed catch by Trevon Brown? Nah, we don't think so. 🏈 Watch what he has to say about @ECUPiratesFB: "We're gonna win, but we need everyone on board." ⬇️
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Looking for the “ern” any time someone says Eastern Carolina University.
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And just like that #ECU22 wraps up their first year! 🏫 What arrrgh your favorite memories? 💜☠️💛
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💜💜💜.💜 💜 .💜💜💜.💜 💜 .💜💜💜. ☠️☠️☠️.☠️ ☠️.☠️ ☠️.☠️ ☠️. ☠️☠️☠️. 💛💛💛.💛 💛.💛 💛.💛 💛. 💛💛💛. It's #SpookySzn, #PirateNation 👻.
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Let's get. 💜💜💜.💜 .💜💜💜. 💜.💜💜💜.💛💛💛.💛 💛.💛💛💛.💛.💛.💜💜💜.💜 💜 .💜 💜.💜 💜.💜💜💜.💛💛💛.💛 💛.💛 💛.💛 💛.💛💛💛 .💜 💜.💜 💜.💜💜.💜 💜.💜 💜.💛 💛. 💛💛. 💛. 💛. 💛.
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Well, we're honored. Didn't even have to make the trip to Phoenix! #nationalchampionship
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un prediction of East Carolina to win US basketball tournament over Gonzallo bears fruit.
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The people make the place. At East Carolina ☠️, we're lucky to have world-class faculty + staff who make #PirateNation special + deserve recognition on #LaborDay and every day. Watch @ECUChancellor Dan surprise our beloved Ms. B and others with an act of appreciation ⤵️
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💜💜☠️💜💜.💛💛☠️💛💛.💜💜.💛💛☠️💛💛.💜💜☠️💜💜.💛💛.💜💜☠️💜💜.💛💛☠️💛💛. 💜💜💜💜. 💛💛🏴☠️💛💛.💜💜.💛💛.💜💜.💛💛. 💜💜🏴☠️💜💜. 💛💛💛💛. 💜💜 💜💜.💛💛 💛💛.💜💜 💜💜.💛💛 💛💛.💜💜 💜💜.💛💛 💛💛. 💜💜⚓️💜💜. 💛💛💛. #WorldEmojiDay.
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Welcome to the #ECU #BottleCapChallenge ☠️. □ Challenge accepted by → @ECUPiratesFB alum and @BuffaloBills wide receiver @zayjones11 🏈 .□ Challenged → @_Scarden5 and @FreakMagic2 . #ARRRGH they up to the challenge?
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We are deeply saddened this morning to share news of the loss of members of our ECU family. Please keep the families and friends of these students in your thoughts. Crisis counseling services.📍 @ECUCounseling, Umstead Hall.📞 252-328-6661, option 2
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💜💜💜💜💜.💜💜💜💜💜.💜💜.💜💜💜💜💜.💜💜💜💜💜.💜💜.💜💜💜💜💜.💜💜💜💜💜. 💜💜💜💜. 💜💜💜💜💜.💜💜.💜💜.💜💜.💜💜. 💜💜💜💜💜. 💜💜💜💜. 💜💜 💜💜.💜💜 💜💜.💜💜 💜💜.💜💜 💜💜.💜💜 💜💜.💜💜 💜💜. 💜💜💜💜💜. 💜💜💜.
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We present to you . [drumroll 🥁, please] . ☠️ the ECU Class of 2023 ☠️
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The perfect Reading Day in Pirate Nation is #April25th. Because it’s not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket.
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😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎Last full week of class 😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.
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Love can be found anywhere on campus, even in a residence hall. Molly met her fiancé, Clint, at Clement Hall, where they both lived. With their two dogs in attendance, Clint proposed outside of the place they first met. For more Pirate proposals:
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#DYK? ECU is the only university in North Carolina with a dental school 😁, medical school ⚕️ and College of Engineering ⚙️ at the same institution? Just another way we #PaintItPurple 🖌️
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You like our coach? Gee thanks, just got him! 💁♀️☠️.
"We're not stopping until we get to the 🔝". @ECUCoachHouston is fired up to get started in Pirate Nation.
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POV: You live in @GreenvilleNC — home of #PirateNation and one of @livability's top 🔟 college towns.
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Hey, #Pirates, let's hear it for Ms. B on #InternationalWomensDay! Isn't she the best? #FlashbackFriday to this 2017 @WITN story on how she brings cheer to #PirateNation. Drop your 💬s ⬇️ and we'll share them with her! .
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Wishing the BEST to our very own @ZayJones7 at the #NFLDraft! We're so proud of this great Pirate – today & always. YOU are #ECUndaunted!☠️
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Welcome to the #ECU #BottleCapChallenge ☠️. □ First up → @ECUPiratesFB Quarterback @holtahlers12 🏈 .□ Challenged → @zayjones11 and @jakekuchmaner. #ARRRGH they up to the challenge?
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#PirateNation welcomes you, Mike Houston! PURPLE!.
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Sending a BIG thank you to all the ECU staff members who have been working hard to get campus ready for the SPRING semester to begin! ❄️👏
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