East Carolina University announced it has earned national recognition this month for its commitment to community engagement and economic prosperity.
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities presented the university the 2024 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which recognized an ongoing partnership focused on the region’s unmet behavioral health needs. Chancellor Philip Rogers accepted the award during the APLU’s annual meeting on Nov. 12
ECU also received APLU’s Innovation and Economic Prosperity award for Talent, which recognizes the university’s work as an economic hub that spurs urban revitalization while also focusing on education and workforce development throughout eastern North Carolina…