Talk Like A Pirate

ECU's Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge — the richest entrepreneurship pitch competition in North Carolina — has gone virtual this year, due to  COVID-19, but not even a pandemic could stop the Miller School of Entrepreneurship from supporting student entrepreneurial success. David Mayo — director of Crisp Small Business Resource Center —  and last year's grand prize winners — Mallory Mi...

With the 2020 election in full swing, Alex Dennis — assistant director of democratic engagement/Pirates Vote, Pirates Give in the ECU Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement Assistant Director — discusses how to fix the American voting system.

With the 2020 election in full swing, Alex Dennis — assistant director of democratic engagement/Pirates Vote, Pirates Give in the ECU Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement Assistant Director — discusses the struggle of the American voting system.

With the 2020 election in full swing, East Carolina University voting experts join us in Season 2 Episode 2 of Talk Like a Pirate to share how ECU is getting its students, faculty/staff and the community informed and engaged in the democratic process.

As a part of ARRRGH new DYK mini-episode series of Talk Like a Pirate, ECU voting expert Dr. Karin Zipf ECU shares three surprising voting facts that are sure to get a conversation going during the 2020 election season.

As a part of ARRRGH new DYK mini-episode series of Talk Like a Pirate, ECU voting expert and Whichard Distinguished Visiting Professor Dr. Kirstin shares a timeline of voting milestones — including a few you may not know.

Kicking off ARRRGH new DYK mini-episode series of Talk Like a Pirate, Alex Dennis — assistant director of democratic engagement/Pirates Vote, Pirates Give in the ECU Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement Assistant Director — shares the five things you need to know in order to vote the 2020 election.

With the 2020 election in full swing, ECU voting experts join us in Season 2 Episode 1 of Talk Like a Pirate to share and provide insight on voting history in the United States — including women's suffrage; felon voting rights; DACA and immigrant voting rights as a whole; the 26th Amendment, which gave college-aged students the right to vote and more.

Talk Like a Pirate is looking at the latest with COVID-19 in a three-part series. In Ep. 16, ECU Brody School of Medicine virus experts – Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. Rachel Roper and Dr. Shaw Akula – take on COVID-19 myths and bust the ones that aren't true during this #CoronavirusOutbreak.

Talk Like a Pirate is looking at the latest with COVID-19 in a three-part series. In Ep. 16, ECU Brody School of Medicine virus experts – Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. Rachel Roper and Dr. Shaw Akula – take on COVID-19 myths and bust the ones that aren't true during this #CoronavirusOutbreak.

Talk Like a Pirate is looking at the latest with COVID-19 in a three-part series. In Ep. 15, ECU Brody School of Medicine virus experts – Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. Rachel Roper and Dr. Shaw Akula – answer publicly submitted questions on COVID-19 and safety amid the #CoronavirusOutbreak.

Talk Like a Pirate is looking at the latest with COVID-19 in a three-part series. In Ep. 15, ECU Brody School of Medicine virus experts – Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. Rachel Roper and Dr. Shaw Akula – answer publicly submitted questions on COVID-19 and safety amid the #CoronavirusOutbreak. 

Talk Like a Pirate is looking at the latest with COVID-19 in a three-part series. In Ep. 14, ECU Brody School of Medicine virus experts – Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. Rachel Roper and Dr. Shaw Akula – look at the vaccine potential and treatments going on, now that the #CoronavirusOutbreak has plagued the United States for six months already.

Talk Like a Pirate is looking at the latest with COVID-19 in a three-part series. In Ep. 14, ECU Brody School of Medicine virus experts – Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. Rachel Roper and Dr. Shaw Akula – look at the vaccine potential and treatments going on, now that the #CoronavirusOutbreak has plagued the United States for six months already. 

ECU coronavirus expert Dr. Rachel Roper joins us for the third time in Ep. 13 of Talk Like a Pirate to share a national update on the #CoronavirusOutbreak and her work on developing a safe vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many had hoped COVID-19 would slow down or go away with the warm weather of summertime. But East Carolina University virus expert Dr. Rachel Roper says that isn't the case.

ECU Brody School of Medicine's coronavirus expert Dr. Rachel Roper joins us for the third time in Ep. 13 of Talk Like a Pirate to share a national update on the #CoronavirusOutbreak and her work on developing a safe vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

ECU College of Business expert Dr. Laura Madden explains why she believes the Deepwater Horizon – BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill provides a roadmap to recovery for local business owners in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

ECU College of Business expert Dr. Laura Madden joins us in Ep. 12 of Talk Like a Pirate to compare the local business economic recovery efforts during the coronavirus pandemic to the recovery efforts during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon – BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. 

It might not be the job you want, but it could be the job you need at the moment. ECU Career Services director Tom Halasz explains the reality of job hunting during the COVID-19 pandemic — specifically for new graduates.

Entering the job market in the midst of record unemployment due to a pandemic can be daunting, but not impossible. ECU Career Services director Tom Halasz and a 2020 ECU graduate Dom Jefferson join us for episode 11 of Talk Like a Pirate to share their advice on getting a job during unusual times.

ECU Brody School of Medicine coronavirus expert Dr. Rachel Roper says we need to be careful as to not get a false sense of security now that the COVID-19 "curve" is flattening a little bit and that beating this virus will be a long process.

ECU Brody School of Medicine coronavirus expert Dr. Rachel Roper joins us in Ep. 10 of Talk Like a Pirate to discuss how scientists' collective understanding about  COVID-19 has evolved since it emerged in China, the timeline for a vaccine and how to protect yourself from the virus.

ECU Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychology Dr. Marissa Carraway joins us for episode 9 of Talk Like a Pirate to talk about fear and uncertainty regarding COVID-19 — the coronavirus.

ECU Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychology Dr. Marissa Carraway joins us for episode 9 of Talk Like a Pirate to share what you need to know about mentally dealing with the effects of COVID-19 — the coronavirus.