Glen Webster Archives

ECU recycling coordinator Terry Little empties a bin in Bate. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Nov 01, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

With a flourish of his (digital) pen, East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton has signaled his approval of the newly developed ECU Sustainability Plan, which outlines five-year goals in the...

Dr. Ford Grant, faculty director of the School of Dental Medicine’s community service learning center in Ahoskie, talks with patient Amber Doering. The dental school has received national recognition for its innovative approach to dental education. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Oct 29, 2018
  • Spaine Stephens

ACCESS SUCCESS

The national organization representing all U.S. and Canadian dental schools announced last week that a 2019 award for innovation will go to the School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina...

Brittany Good Dancing Photography by Rhett Butler.
Oct 18, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Brittany Good

Brittany Good is dancing through life with passion in her feet. “She is dependable, collegial and kind to everyone,” said Dr. Marissa Nesbit, assistant professor and dance program coordinator at...

In the weeks following Hurricane Florence, East Carolina University sent numerous volunteers to New Bern, N.C., to help residents in their recovery efforts through its community outreach team East Carolina Undaunted. (Photos by Matt Smith)
Oct 17, 2018
  • Matt Smith

RELYING ON COMMUNITY

On a humid October morning in New Bern, Byun Serchom grabs a clothespin and searches for a warm spot on the deck outside of her mobile home. With a flurry...

Dr. Bryan Ehlert, assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, performs a TCAR procedure at the East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 16, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

LOWER RISK, LESS INVASIVE

East Carolina University physicians at Vidant Medical Center are providing patients at risk of having a stroke the opportunity to significantly reduce their future stroke risk through a new procedure...

ECU professor Gregory Funaro portrays the villainous Black Stache in “Peter and the Starcatcher.” (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 09, 2018
  • Bri Deel

“PETER AND THE STARCATCHER”

Audiences will be invited to fly, dream and join the adventure of “Peter and the Starcatcher” in East Carolina University’s McGinnis Theatre on Oct. 11-14. The play is a prequel...

Dr. Stephen Moysey works with villagers in Salri, Madhya Pradesh, India, to understand how agricultural practices impact water sustainability in their watershed. (Contributed photos)
Oct 01, 2018
  • Lacey L. Gray

TACKLING WATER WOES

East Carolina University’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by rural communities in receiving fresh water is one issue the director of the Water Resources Center plans to address. Dr....

Dr. Jon Kornegay discusses the challenges Duplin County faced during Hurricane Florence. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 28, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

HURRICANE RELIEF

When Hurricane Florence brought devastation to the Carolinas, students, faculty and alumni from the Brody School of Medicine made sure they were in position to serve the region’s patients and...

Entrance to East Carolina Universityh
Sep 25, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

RAISE ME

East Carolina University has a new tool to use in its effort to help students earn a college degree. RaiseMe is a platform through which high school and community college...

Holly Pittard, second-year Brody School of Medicine student, unloads water from an SUV at the Walter B. Jones Center in Pitt County. (ECU Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 19, 2018
  • Jules Norwood
  • Rob Spahr

UNDAUNTED

Hurricane Florence made a sharp left turn as it made landfall in southeastern North Carolina, sparing Greenville from the worst of its fury. Now, Pirates are responding, banding together to...