Rachel Cessna Archives

Apr 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Aundrea Oliver

East Carolina University’s Dr. Aundrea Oliver began diagnosing people at an early age — in high school. One day she noticed that her physics teacher appeared hot and was sweating,...

Mar 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Mandi Peterson

Dr. Mandi Peterson looked at all the numbers and they added up to one thing — a career as a professor in accounting at East Carolina University. Peterson grew up...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu

Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu has been to the top of the world, literally. The assistant professor in the Department of Technology Systems reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 22,...

Dec 23, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Damon Swift

Dr. Damon Swift has learned to “dream big.” Taking a cue from his postdoctoral mentor Timothy Church, Swift is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology in the College...

Nov 09, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Brady Hillhouse

Brady Hillhouse taught himself how to day trade markets in high school, stumbling upon entrepreneurship by accident after starting an online community where people could share ideas and ask questions....

Sep 08, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Spencer Lee

A lifelong tinkerer and Marine veteran, Spencer Lee has built everything from off-road vehicles to robots. His interest in “all things mechanical” is shaping his career as an engineer and...

Jul 20, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Adam Butler

The doctors and nurses who took care of Adam Butler when he was a little boy left a lasting impression. Butler, a senior majoring in public health at East Carolina...

Jun 04, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

BECOMING PIRATES

NOTE: ECU experienced technical difficulties with our orientation coursework and temporarily halted registration the morning of Monday, June 8. Online orientation is back up and running as of 11:45 a.m....

Jun 03, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

GROWING PROMISE

East Carolina University has signed co-admission agreements with five more North Carolina community colleges this spring, bringing the total number of Pirate Promise partner colleges to 35. Aimed at improving...

May 19, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

COVID-19 & POLITICS

COVID-19 continues to shape our daily lives, and researchers at East Carolina University are providing some insight into the possible effects of coronavirus within politics. Specifically, political election tactics, processes...