ECU’s Isley Innovation Hub opens, providing resources for all students
In 2017, Van and Jennifer Isley gave a $2 million gift to establish a place where East Carolina University students can have “creative collisions,” which produce innovation and entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship major Katie Rowland hopes to use Isley Hub to meet peers who could assist her with getting her nonprofit idea off the ground.
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WORNOM MAKERSPACE
The Wornom Makerspace is named in memory of Sam Wornom, a regional entrepreneur who served ECU in many capacities, including the university’s Board of Trustees, Board of Visitors, Foundation, Real Estate Foundation and the Pirate Club. The space houses equipment where ECU students can develop early-stage prototypes to help advance their entrepreneurial…
