Student Activities Board announces summer film series
The ECU Student Activities Board has posted its free summer movie schedule, as seen above.
Movies include “The Vow,” at 7 p.m. May 14 and 16; Wanderlust” at 7 p.m. May 21 and 23; and Safe House, May 30 at 7 p.m., all at 244 Mendenhall. Also in May, Aqua Theatre will feature movies, free popcorn and drinks with a 9 p.m. showings of “Safe House” May 29 at the Student Recreation Center outdoor pool.
In June, “The Lorax” will be shown on 7 p.m. June 4 and 6; “Project X” in Hendrix Theatre at 9:30 p.m. June 11 and 13; “21 Jump Street,” in Hendrix Theatre at 9:30 p.m. June 18 and 20; and “The Cabin in the Woods,” in Hendrix Theatre at 9:30 pm. June 25 and June 27. Also in June, Aqua Theatre will feature movies by the pool with free drinks, popcorn and a 9 p.m. showing of “Project X,” at the Student Recreation Center outdoor pool.
On July 2, 9 and 11, “American Reunion” will be shown in Hendrix Theatre.
For additional information, e-mail SABFilms@ecu.edu or call (252) 737-1808.
Community engagement symposium set for June 11
A Monitoring and Measuring Engagement Symposium will be held June 11 at the East Carolina Heart Institute, 115 Heart Dr.
The program will include presentations and working sessions focused on tracking and measuring community engagement practices. Dr. Barbara Holland, an international expert, will discuss monitoring and measuring design and data tracking strategies.
The symposium is sponsored by the new Office of Public Service and Community Relations.
To register, go to https://ecu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0jL9FeMk7y0gMWE. For additional information, contact Beth Velde at veldeb@ecu.edu or call 252-737-1377.
ECU alumni selected for NC Sports Hall of Fame
Two East Carolina University alumni are among eight new members of the NC Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Jerry McGee and Mr. Henry Trevathan will be inducted May 10 at the North Raleigh Hilton.
Both inductees graduated from ECU with a bachelor’s in health and physical education in the College of Health and Human Performance.
McGee ’65 is the president of Wingate University and a native of Rockingham. He enjoyed officiating college football games for 36 years, working over 400 games, including three national championship games.
Trevathan ’55 is a retired football coach who led Wilson Fike High School to three consecutive 4-A state football championships. He also coached on the staff of East Carolina University and NSCU football teams.
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Facilities Services supervisor awards announced
The 2012 Facilities Services Supervisors Awards for Excellence recipients, for service, include Robert Cooley with Utilities Services – Plumbing and James Sutton with Grounds Services – Moving Services.
National Hurricane Center director to keynote ECU conference
Bill Read (Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Bill Read, director of the National Hurricane Center, will keynote the third annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop at East Carolina University May 23.
The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Murphy Center on campus.
The event will focus on communication and emergency management, featuring explorations of the topic through interactive sessions with expert panels in social media and emergency communications, communications with maps and graphics, news media interactions with the emergency management community and lessons learned from Hurricane Irene.
Featured also will be displays of research project results by East Carolina University researchers in natural and coastal hazards and sustainable tourism.
The workshop is hosted by North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, East Carolina University’s Center for Natural Hazards Research and the Renaissance Computing Institute’s Engagement Center at ECU. It is co-sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant.
Registration is open through May 18. The workshop is free, but registration is requested because lunch is provided. For registration and more information, visit http://www.ecu.edu/renci/HurricaneWorkshop .
For additional information, contact Donna Kain at 252-328-6023, kaind@ecu.edu, or Michelle Covi at 252-737-1772, covim@ecu.edu.
Safety of dental x-rays addressed
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Medical & Health Sciences Foundation names new board members, officers
The East Carolina University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation has announced new officers and new directors for 2012. This foundation serves ECU’s Health Sciences Division.
The new officers for the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation are:
James (Jim) W. Chesnutt, chairman
New ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation officers, left to right, are James W. Chesnutt, chairman, and Richard Brown, vice chairman (Contributed photo).
James W. Chesnutt graduated from East Carolina University in 1963 and completed UNC-Chapel Hill’s Young Executive Program in 1975. He has served as president and CEO of National Spinning Co. Inc., in Washington, N.C. since 1997 after working at Bank of America and Harriet and Henderson Yarns. He sits on the boards of directors at National Spinning Co., the North Carolina Manufacturers Association, the ECU College of Business Advisory Council and the ECU Board of Visitors. He is chair of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation and the National Council of Textile Organizations.
Richard Brown, vice chairman
Richard Brown served as the CFO of East Carolina University for 15 years before his retirement as executive vice chancellor for administration in 2004. A magna cum laude graduate in accounting from SUNY Binghamton, Brown worked four years as a CPA before starting a 15-year financial management career at SUNY Stony Brook. A member of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation board of directors since 2005, he has chaired the budget committee for much of that time as well as serving on the executive, audit and engagement committees. Brown resides in Emerald Isle, where he continues to use his professional experience and talents in various consulting and volunteer activities.
Stacy Brody, secretary
Stacy Brody
Stacy Brody was raised in Norfolk, Va. and attended the University of Maryland, where she earned a degree in journalism. Brody moved to Greenville 27 years ago and served as a buyer for Brody’s until after her children were born. She is an active community volunteer and currently serves on the boards of directors for the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation, Friends of the Ronald McDonald House, Women for Women and Congregation Bayt Shalom.
New members of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation are:
Jon Day
Jonathan R. Day is a 1975 graduate of ECU with a BSBA. He has worked in the real estate business for 35 years in Greenville and eastern North Carolina. He is president and founder of Jon Day & Associates, a commercial real estate firm based in Greenville. He is a member of the Greenville Pitt Association of Realtors. He has served as past chairman of the Greenville Greenways Committee and previously served nine years on the Medical Foundation.
Douglas C. Privette, MD, FACC
Douglas C. Privette, MD, FACC, started medical school with the first class at ECU’s medical school in 1972. He graduated in 1976 and completed his internship and residency at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1979. Board certified in internal medicine and cardiology, Privette started private practice in internal medicine and cardiology in 1981 with Quadrangle Internal Medicine and Cardiology. In 1985, he started the interventional cardiology program at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in 1985, started Regional Cardiology in 1992 and Coastal Carolina Cardiology in 1999. He retired in 2009 and currently serves as the director of regional cardiology at the East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Health Systems.
New ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation board members, left to right, Douglas C. Privette and Jon Day. (Contributed photo)
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