November 2017 Archives

Nov 10, 2017
  • Jules Norwood

TOP HONOR

Dr. Margaret D. Bauer, professor of literature at East Carolina University and editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, was presented with the state’s top civilian honor, the North Carolina...

Nov 09, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

HEALTH LITERACY

Nine children from seasonal or migrant farmworker families have improved their health literacy skills through a collaborative project at East Carolina University. Dr. Joseph Lee, assistant professor of health education...

Nov 08, 2017
  • Natalie Sayewich

HURRICANE HERO

At East Carolina University, Dr. Michelle Skipper is a trusted faculty member, colleague and friend, but to many in the town of St. Pauls, she is a hero. In the...

Alicia Kwon (far right), a learning assistant in Steven Wolf’s physics class, helps students with the concepts of torque and rotation.
Nov 07, 2017
  • Lacey L. Gray

STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS

Twenty-eight ECU students in the Learning Assistant Program are helping their fellow students better understand course material in biology, chemistry and physics by engaging classes in interactive-learning practices and inquiry-based...

Nov 07, 2017
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ECU cellist Levine wins MTNA 2017 NC prize

East Carolina University sophomore cellist Scott Alex Levine won first place in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist North Carolina strings competition on October 28 in Raleigh, NC....

Nov 07, 2017
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Trick or Treat event brings children, families to Laupus Library

The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University held its third annual Health Sciences Trick or Treat event on Oct. 27 throughout the library. Attended by over...

Nov 07, 2017
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Joyner Library to host “Racism & Propaganda in Jim Crow Era Pop Culture: A Closer Look”

Joyner Library will host “Racism & Propaganda in Jim Crow Era Pop Culture: A Closer Look,” Nov. 9 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Janice Hardison Faulker Gallery on the second...

Nov 07, 2017
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ECU Model UN Club Succeeds in Washington, D.C.

Model UN Club competed in the National Model United Nations competition in Washington, D.C. November 3-5. The club attended two conferences last year in Atlanta and Charlotte, where the group won delegation...

Nov 06, 2017
  • Rich Klindworth

FIGHTING LUNG CANCER

Pam Black of Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2014 and told she had six to eight weeks to live. After coming to East Carolina...

Nov 06, 2017
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College of Education inducts 18 into its Hall of Fame

Eighteen people were inducted into the ECU Educators Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Oct. 28. The new members are Joseph B. Atkins of Oxford, Mississippi, Alan R. Bailey of Ayden, Cindi...