Welcome to East Carolina University - Student Life

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Welcome/West End Neighborhood

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East Carolina University values the relationships built by people living and learning together in a friendly and vibrant educational community. The ECU residential experience is designed to help you thrive and reach your goals. Most importantly, we want you to feel right at home while attending ECU. We have three amazing residential neighborhoods and outstanding dining facilities all over campus. Let's get started with the West End Neighborhood. Newly renovated living spaces and a dining hall right in your back yard make West End a popular neighborhood choice among students. -You can click on the forward facing arrow to start walking around. -You can jump to the next stop by clicking on the "Next" button. -Now, if you already know where you want to go, you can select any location by using the list OR by clicking directly on the map. -Lastly, remember that you can explore any particular location in more detail by clicking the supplemental icons.

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Located in the heart of campus are the traditional styled student rooms of the Central Campus neighborhood. Here you will find Jarvis (housing the Impact Leadership living-learning community), Fleming Hall and Cotten, our all-female residence hall. The Central Neighborhood halls have kitchens and all halls on campus have comfortable student-centric lounges for socializing, watching TV, relaxing or studying. These smaller historic buildings build tight communities where alumni regularly come back and talk about the strong friendships that grew here and continue to this day.

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The new Main Campus Student Center carries forward many of the traditional facilities of the past, combined within a more modern appearance. There are six dining options including a sweet shop, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, Starbucks, Au Bon Pain, 1907 Grill, and Panda Express. The student center also houses ECU's Dowdy Student Store, a massive 14,000 square foot ballroom, a black box theater, and several student-focused departments such as the LGBTQ Resource Center, the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center, and the Women and Gender Office. ECU has more than 500 student organizations to offer and they call the Student Center home too.

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Umstead Residence Hall is centrally located in the heart of campus. It is close to most classroom buildings, Student Health Services, Joyner Library, and is right next door to the Student Center. Students live on the second and third floors in Umstead and share the building with the Center for Counseling and Student Development and the Dean of Students Office, which are located in Umstead Hall on the first floor.

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Anchoring the east end of campus adjacent to more than half a dozen academic buildings, the Croatan is home to a full-service Chick-fil-A. Here you'll find all of the Chick-fil-A classics like the original chicken sandwich, chicken nuggets, and famous waffle fries, as well as expanded menu options like market salads, wraps and milkshakes. Grab your food to go, or dine in in this LEED-certified building.

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Todd Dining Hall is located on College Hill and offers all-access continuous dining from early in the morning until evening. There is never a reason to miss a meal or go hungry with Todd Dining Hall supporting our College Hill residence halls. Todd, along with West End Dining Hall, offers all-you-care-to-eat, freshly made food, with made-to-order dining options. Fun and interesting theme nights fill this airy building that seats more than 650 Pirates. This modern building evokes the historic architecture of campus.

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ECU's College Hill neighborhood is located on main campus and connects the main academic areas with the athletic complex. Its six residence halls—Jones, Legacy, Scott, Tyler, College Hill Suites, and Ballard Hall—make this the largest residential neighborhood. College Hill offers the widest variety of housing options: from traditional beds to suite style options. College Hill Suites offers doubles with a private bath and living space for upperclassmen and transfers. Our newest residence hall, Ballard, is home to many of our popular Living Learning Communities.

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ECU's Pirate Nation has strong school spirit and athletics is a major driving force to our Pirate pride. East Carolina competes in the American Athletic Conference. As an ECU student, you have access to free tickets to all of our 18 NCAA Division 1 college sports. Cheer the football team on to victory in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, take in a basketball game in Minges Coliseum, or enjoy a baseball game in Clark-LeClair Stadium.

Welcome to East Carolina University - Student Life

Welcome/West End Neighborhood

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Central Neighborhood

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Student Center

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Umstead Hall

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Croatan Dining

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Todd Dining Hall

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College Hill Neighborhood

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Athletic Complex

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