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ECU Health & Arcadia hospital begins construction
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ECU faculty after a past Awards Ceremony. The 2023 Faculty Book Author and Affordable Textbooks Awards are Tuesday.
Joyner to host ECU Faculty Awards
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to promote the Affordable Textbooks program to the people in The East Carolina University attendance who may not be aware 14th annual Main Campus Fac- of it. She said personalized publiculty Book Author and Affordable ity is better to increase engagement Textbooks Awards ceremony and and recognize more faculty. reception will be happening on Lewis said the ceremony is split Tuesday from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. in two parts with the first being a Jan Lewis, Director of Aca- publication of a book by a comdemic Library Services in Joyner mercial publisher and the second Library at East Carolina being a new affordable University, said over the textbook that a faculty course of the fiscal year FULL STORY member has presented from July 1, 2022 to June 30, for a course that may 2023, the faculty of the library work have a preexisting textbook that to identify award recipients that is too expensive for students to have published or edited a book purchase. during that time period. “In the reception they are able Lewis said the library likes to to discuss several components,” recognize faculty members who Lewis said. “What the experience have not gotten a lot of recogni- was with the process of receiving tion for publishing books rather the award and whether it will than those who publish or revise a increase student engagement, book every year. She said last year grades or other factors in the the ceremony expanded to include classroom.” the Affordable Textbooks Awards. Jeanne Hoover, head of schol“It's a very nice event and the arly communications in Joyner, recipients can invite anyone they said this year the department has want to attend,” Lewis said. “It's given out 11 awards to faculty meaningful for people to have that members for the Affordable Textone-on-one time with their faculty books program. She said applicants chairs and colleagues and we’re submitted their applications in just happy to provide a celebratory January and received the award in environment.” March. Adding the new award to the The award recipients range ceremony, Lewis said, has worked across several departments in the TEC STAF F
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university including the College of Engineering, Communication, Elementary Education and many more. Every recipient of the award receives a one thousand dollar reward to be used towards course material in the upcoming academic year. “The goal here is to support the faculty members,” Hoover said. “We try to identify open educational resources that are relevant to the course or library materials we either have or have to purchase.” Hoover said there are several guidelines and eligibility requirements that need to be met to be considered for the award and those who have been accepted must complete a summer workshop and are paired with a librarian to identify what assistance and course materials they will need. The library wanted to recognize the work that was being done to contribute to saving students money on textbooks and providing course material that was relevant and inclusive and make it an award for the faculty who have achieved this. This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Graduate student guard Danae McNeal dropped 22 points in the Pirates season opener against Elon University on Nov. 6.
WBB hangs AAC banner in Minges Nick Bailey
fans will receive championship banner replicas. The East Carolina University After being ranked No. 2 in the women's basketball team (1-0, AAC preseason polls, the Pirates 0-0 American Athletic Confer- got their season off to a winning ence) will debut their 2023 AAC start with their 68-37 win against Tournament ChampionElon University (0-1, ship banner on Thursday 0-0 Colonial Athletic at 6 p.m. in Minges ColConference) on Nov. 6 iseum during their 2023 FULL STORY at the Schar Center in to 2024 home opener against Greensboro, N.C. the University of South Carolina All 13 active Pirates played ver(USC) Upstate (0-1, 0-0) Big sus Elon, with freshmen guards South Conference. Khia Miller and Jade Tillman, Fans are encouraged to arrive as well as freshman forward at their seats by 5:30 p.m. to watch Jaedyn Cook, making their the presentation. The first 500 TEC STA F F
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The Spartans and Pirates have only met a total of three times, with them all being in Greenville, North Carolina. ECU has won by an average of 14.6 points per game over USC Upstate, and the Pirates average 66 points per game when they play them. After ECU hosts USC Upstate, they will travel to Virginia take on Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Stuart C. Siegel Center. This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare recently partnered up as they undertake the building of a new behavioral health hospital in Greenville, North Carolina. It will offer thorough and intensive treatments for people of all ages who struggle with a variety of mental health disorders. According to the press release, in the past three years, national data indicates a growing trend of depression and anxiety symptoms. This partnership demonstrates a commitment to address these mental illnesses and substance use disorders, normalizing and treating them with the appropriate approaches. A member of the North Carolina Department of Health, Kody H. Kinsley said the state has been focusing on partnership plans for increasing access to behavioral health services, especially in areas like Greenville where more health inequality exists. “Too many people, including children, Kody Kinsley in North Carolina get stuck in emergency departments when they urgently need short-term and high-quality behavioral health care,” Kinsley said. “This new hospital will create lasting change in this region by making behavioral health services easier to access when and where they are needed.” According to the press release on November 1, ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare held a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of the new hospital. The event occurred on the site of the new hospital located at 2820 MacGregor Downs Road in Greenville, according to the release. According to The Commonwealth FULL STORY fund’s national data, around 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, with over 8,000 more professionals needed to ensure enough supply. Dr. Michael Waldrum, a chief executive officer of ECU Health and dean of Brody School of Medicine believes the partnership will be beneficial in slowly chipping away at the seemingly ever present issue of the shortage of mental health resources in North Carolina. “The shortage of mental health resources is a critical challenge in North Carolina,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum. “We are pleased construction is underway for our new behavioral health hospital, and this moment marks another milestone in our effort to improve access to behavioral health care for the region. It will provide the hope and healing residents of Greenville and the surrounding communities need when dealing with complex behavioral health issues.” According to chief executive officer of Acadia Healthcare, Chris Hunter, the new hospital will be extremely beneficial in increasing the community's access to behavioral health services and care. Through this partnership, behavioral health issues will be normalized and treated with the best possible care. Hunter said the hospital will be an important fixture in the Greenville community and will be a great collaborator and a source of hope for residents and patients. “This new hospital will provide North Carolinians with expanded access to quality behavioral health services and treatment from specialized clinical teams in a carefully designed environment,” Hunter said. “We are so proud to be affiliated with ECU Health, working together to address the strong need in this area and building upon their legacy and commitment to behavioral health services.” Furthermore, according to the press release, the new hospital will serve as a teaching hospital for psychiatry, social work, nursing and other behavioral health professionals. This will address the shortage of clinical behavioral healthcare professionals in the area, training students and residents from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, many of whom will go on to practice in eastern North Carolina and carry forth ECU Health’s mission to improve the health and well-being of the region. According to the press release, construction is planned to begin in 2023. The hospital will include 24 inpatient beds specifically for children and adolescents with behavioral health needs. These beds will be the first of their kind in ECU Health’s 29-county service area and the only child and adolescent beds within 75 miles of Greenville, North Carolina. “This hospital will be a tremendous resource for our patients and our state, and we’re thrilled to bring a partner and a national leader like Acadia to eastern North Carolina,” Michael Waldrum said. “Acadia has an established track record of providing high-quality, compassionate care in communities across the country.
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