College of Fine Arts and Communication
Our college serves as a cultural core for East Carolina University and eastern North Carolina. The faculty, staff, and students in the Schools of Art and Design, Communication, Music, and Theatre and Dance are the heart of this connection with the region. We develop the artists, educators, communicators, performers, and designers of tomorrow.
Our college provides educational opportunities on campus, online, and through co-curricular experiences to undergraduate and graduate students from North Carolina, the United States, and internationally. Our students leave ECU ready to excel.
Additionally, we engage the public through theatre and dance performances, media, art and design exhibitions, musical performances, film festivals, and presentations by artists and scholars. The college’s work in classrooms, performance spaces, studios, written documents, and collaborations with international colleagues exemplify the notion of a culture of care through dialogue and education.
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Family Weekend 2026
We are excited to meet our first-year and transfer Pirates in the College of Fine Arts and Communication! All CFAC families are welcome at these events:
- Friday/Saturday, Sept. 25-26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. — ECU/Loessin Playhouse presents “Godspell.” Family Weekend tickets are available at the student rate of $10 each.
- Friday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. — School of Theatre and Dance presentation at Archie Burnette Studio Theatre (inside Messick Theatre Arts Center) with faculty and students. All college majors are welcome.
- Sunday, Sept. 27 from 10-11:30 a.m. — CFAC brunch at The Green Room at the Croatan on campus (behind Fletcher Music Center)
- Join the entire college and meet and mingle with fellow CFAC students, and our faculty and staff.
- Please RSVP for this free event!
Check out the ECU Family Weekend website for a full list of events across campus, including events for Honors College students, first-generation students, and many for all Pirates!
To request ADA accommodations for these and any events, please contact 252-737-1018 or ada-coordinator@ecu.edu at least 48 hours in advance.
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