REACHING PORT
As nearly 29,000 students started classes at East Carolina University this week either on campus or online, there were a handful who have returned to complete a journey they started...
ECU Contributor Archives
A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER
Craig Matta of New Bern, who enrolled at ECU in 1966 and left without a degree in 1970, said several factors, including grades and money, contributed to his decision. “I...
MOTHER AND SON
Caren Wharton left ECU to go to work. A special education major with a minor in psychology, she was offered a management position with a Fortune 500 company and took...
NEW CREW
As members of the class of 2023 walked into Minges Coliseum for convocation Sunday afternoon, they were handed small buttons with one very important word – connect. Connecting and making...
NEW SEASON
East Carolina University’s faculty marked the start of the 2019-20 academic year with a convocation ceremony in Wright Auditorium Friday morning. Dr. Jeff Popke, chair of the faculty senate and...
SWEDEN/DENMARK
Nine East Carolina University students explored how the lives of individuals, families and communities in Sweden and Denmark are similar and different when compared with those in the U.S. These...
GUATEMALA
by Louisa Appiah, second-year medical student I grew up around poverty, corrupt governments and some civil unrest for the most formative years of my life. As a child, I watched...
GREECE
Dr. David Stewart, associate professor of maritime studies, led the Maritime Landscapes of Ancient Crete trip to Greece with five maritime studies undergraduate and graduate students. The group started its...
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Twenty-two East Carolina University students took part in the Sport for Social Change abroad trip to Sydney and the Gold Coast in Australia and Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Tekapo, New...
BELIZE
For eight days in June, 10 graduate students from the College of Education’s counselor education program traveled to Belize to learn with children and families in local schools. Drs. Loni...