Glen Webster Archives

Fourth-year School of Dental Medicine student Ijeoma Okons brings a background in research and service to her rotations at the school’s statewide community service learning centers. (Photo by Steven Mantilla)
Apr 25, 2024
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Ijeoma Okons

Combining plenty of ambition with carefully measured doses of erudition and intuition, Ijeoma Okons has discovered the perfect formula that is bringing her dreams to fruition. Okons, now a fourth-year...

Apr 25, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Stan Eakins, former dean of the College of Business, receives the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award

Dr. Stanley Eakins has been named by Gov. Roy Cooper to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his 30-plus-year commitment to providing exceptional contributions to East Carolina University...

Apr 24, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU Alumni Association names 2024 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Five mission-minded, fearless, bright and resilient East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2024 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award by the ECU Alumni Association. Luke...

Students stand in line for a T-shirt at Barefoot on the Mall. (ECU photos by Rhett Butler)
Apr 22, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Barefoot on the Mall celebrates end of academic year

After a spring semester filled with classes, papers and studying, it’s only natural that East Carolina University students would want to relax with their friends before final exams begin. ECU...

ECU students rehearse scenes in “The Play That Goes Wrong.” (Photo by Steven Mantilla)
Apr 17, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Students present ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ in ECU/Loessin Playhouse season finale

Prepare for the unexpected and lots of laughs in the East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance’s production of “The Play that Goes Wrong” opening today in McGinnis Theatre....

Apr 16, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

English 1500: Taylor’s Version prepares for its era

Are you ready for it? English 1500: Taylor’s Version is coming to East Carolina University. The course isn’t in students’ wildest dreams but instead will be on Tuesday and Thursday...

Dr. Jan Lewis takes notes as ECU College of Nursing faculty discuss the implementation of artificial intelligence into ECU’s academic and administrative activities. (ECU photos)
Apr 11, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Ronnie Woodward

ECU academic community studies AI integration into university operations

East Carolina University has embarked on a groundbreaking study to determine how institutions of higher education can incorporate artificial intelligence into teaching, research and administrative activities to keep pace with...

Apr 09, 2024
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU health sciences students named to newest cohort of N.C. Schweitzer Fellows

Nine East Carolina University Health Sciences students — three in the School of Dental Medicine and six in the Brody School of Medicine — have been named to the 2024-25...

Apr 08, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Host ECU enhancing Coast Guard Auxiliary collection

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary records manuscript collection spans nearly 350 cubic feet and includes more than 900 boxes in the basement level of the East Carolina University main campus...

Mar 28, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Educator’s legacy of teaching excellence endures

Faye Creegan ’65 was known as master teacher, both in skill and impact. The East Carolina University College of Education graduate became a renowned Pitt County educator whose lessons and...