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Sep 27, 2018
  • Anuradha Mukherji

Planning Program Lives ECUs Motto – To Serve

The Urban and Regional Planning program embodies East Carolina University’s (ECU) motto – servire, ‘to serve’. Student projects in the program often work with real-world clients and address pressing community...

Sep 22, 2018
  • Anuradha Mukherji

Planner-in-Residence 2018-2019

As a result of growing interest among students for real-world experiences, the Urban and Regional Planning program has undertaken several initiatives over the years to meet this demand including, inviting...

Aug 06, 2018
  • Misun Hur

OCER features William Stanton’s story

William Stanton, a rising senior of Urban & Regional Planning program, is featured at ECU's Office of Community Engaged Research. Congratulations William! For the full story, check out "ECU intern...

Aug 05, 2018
  • Misun Hur

Recipient of the 2018 North Carolina Marvin Collins Planning Award

Congratulations to planning students and Dr. Sung. NC-APA Awards Committee selected the "Going from Purple to Green: Best stormwater management practices and design approach for Sustainable ECU Campus" completed by...

Jul 08, 2018
  • Misun Hur

Summer 2018: Where our students are! – #3

Anna Willis, a rising Junior planning student with criminal justice as minor, is interning with the City of Greenville Police Department this summer. "I have been working with 28 kids...

Jul 02, 2018
  • Misun Hur

Summer 2018: Where our students are! – #2

Photo: William Stanton (right, green shirt) leads a public input meeting for the Farmville Greenway Initiative William Stanton, a Junior Planning student, is having the busiest summer ever!  He is...

Jun 26, 2018
  • Misun Hur

Summer 2018: Where our students are! – #1

Photo: Sam Hunter (7th from the left) with six other interns and the internship committee leaders Sam Hunter, the rising senior in Planning, is interning at the Laurel Hills Parks,...

Jun 23, 2018
  • Misun Hur

ECU Public Service Fellows

Founded in 2015, ECU's Public Service Fellows Program funded by the State Employees Credit Union Foundation placed students with community partners each year.  Twenty-two students were selected for the PSF...

Jun 21, 2018
  • Misun Hur

Savannah Newbern being selected as the 2018 NC-APA Summer Fellow

Savannah Newbern, ECU Planning major, sophomore, was recently selected as a 2018 Summer Fellow by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (NCAPA). The APA-NC Fellowship Program was...

Our Aspirations
Apr 25, 2018
  • Misun Hur

Our Aspirations

  Co-produced by Sheighla Temple (Junior) and Savannah Newbern (Sophomore)