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Nov 06, 2025
  • Misun Hur

Planning Students Gain Real-World Experience Through Mock Interview Program

Led by Merrill Flood, Planner-in-Residence, the Community and Regional Planning Program at ECU hosted a Mock Interview Program on November 5, 2025. Eleven professional planners and one ECU Career Services...

Ken Graves, PiR, received the 2025 SPAN Outstanding Faculty Award during the Spring Banquet.
Jun 30, 2025
  • Misun Hur

Planner-in-Residence

Since its inception in 2018, East Carolina University’s Community and Regional Planning program has welcomed six Planners-in-Residence (PiRs): Merrill Flood, James Rhodes, AICP, Michelle Nance, FAICP, Lee Padrick, Angela Richter,...

scholarship recipients headshots
Apr 25, 2025
  • Misun Hur

2025 Scholarship Recipients

S.M. Hankins Scholarship Kaylie Williams  Established by retired faculty member S. M. Hankins, this competitive award recognizes a student with strong academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to the field of...

Nov 03, 2024
  • Misun Hur

Pirates and Precipitation

The Community and Regional Planning program hosted a Panel Discussion entitled, #Pirates and Precipitation: Who’ll Stop the Flood?, on October 29, 2024, co-hosted with the North Carolina Association of Floodplain...

Apr 22, 2024
  • Misun Hur

Pirates in Minneapolis

The Student Planners Action Network (SPAN) raised over $6,000 to sponsor nine students to attend the National American Planning Association Conference (NPC24) in Minneapolis between April 13-16, 2024. This marks...

Mar 23, 2024
  • Misun Hur

Planning Lab Dedication

The Walter G. Fields III Planning Lab room dedication ceremony was held on March 22, 2024. Brewster Building D-209 was named after Walter G. Fields, III, a donor who established...

Feb 13, 2024
  • Misun Hur

Planning Classes took a Field Trip to Goldsboro, NC.

The Community and Regional Planning program took students for a field trip to Goldsboro, NC—a town with one of the most successful Main Street programs in North Carolina. ­­The NC Main...

Oct 19, 2023
  • Bella Sardina
  • Misun Hur

My Story: Presenting at a Professional Conference

As a senior in the Community and Regional Planning Program and a 4+1 master's student in Planning and Development at East Carolina University, my journey to becoming a student presenter...

Oct 19, 2023
  • Caramia Landis
  • Misun Hur

A Step Closer to the Profession

A special call for support was sent out to Pirate Planning alums. In less than a month, we could secure support for eight undergraduate Planning students to participate in the...

Oct 18, 2023
  • Bella Sardina
  • Misun Hur

Tiny Home in a City

The Community and Regional Planning program hosted the Logistics of Implementing Tiny Homes Discussion Panel on Wednesday, September 27th, at the Main Student Center Black Box Theatre, East Carolina University....