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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CFAC the featured college on ECU News Services
The College of Fine Arts and Communication is the featured college for October 2025 on the home page of ECU News Services. As part of the CFAC celebration, we hope you will check out new Pirate Profiles of a staff member and student who are doing an excellent job representing our college in the ECU community:
Congratulations December ECU25! Here’s what you need to know:
Save the date! The CFAC Graduate Recognition Ceremony for December 2025 graduates will be:
- Friday, Dec. 19, 2025
- 4 p.m.
- Wright Auditorium
Each student wearing a cap and gown will have their name called out, and be individually recognized at the CFAC ceremony. We anticipate the program will last no longer than 90 minutes.
Our ceremony requires your RSVP and guest tickets. Each graduate may request up to six guest tickets. Tickets will be distributed at the Central Ticket Office, located in the Main Campus Student Center, from Monday, Oct. 27 to Friday, Dec. 3.
Please RSVP to attend the CFAC ceremony by Dec. 5, 2025, using these QR codes or links (students on the left, faculty and staff on the right):
Online Students
Online students will have their guest tickets mailed to their home address listed on the RSVP form, unless otherwise requested. Keep checking your ECU email and the Commencement website for additional information. Unclaimed or extra tickets will be handed out on Reading Day. Additional information about extra tickets will be shared in early December.
If you are not in the Greenville area during the semester and you are a graduating undergraduate or master’s degree student, please follow this steps:
- For a stole, honor cord, or master’s hood, order online from the Dowdy Student Store first. Your items will be shipped to you, and you will need the order number for the next step.
- Complete this form to place your order for your cap and gown. You will need the order number from Step 1. You must place your cap and gown order before Dec. 3, 2025.
Check in on ECU’s Commencement website for the most current information, including university commencement details, cap and gown, and more.
Check out our November events calendar!
Click the image to view online. See our button at the bottom of this page to sign up.
New CFAC blog is live now
We have set up a new blog page on our website, where we can share additional news and great stories from CFAC and our wonderful schools. We hope you will take a look at “Day in the Life,” then visit regularly for new stories and updates. We’ve posted several new, recent stories to start off, and we encourage you to check back often. We hope you enjoy!
The Fall 2025 quarterly newsletter is out!
Click the image to scroll through online. We are happy to present many summer accomplishments from our productive students, staff and faculty.
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