THE THIRD DEGREE
Adam Alston is on a quest for knowledge. That quest led him to East Carolina University where he decided he would obtain not one, and not even two, but three...
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SERVICE IN HIS BLOOD
Travis Barton knew that he was meant to help people since childhood. At the time, he didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Joining the military allowed him to...
FOCUSED ON RESEARCH
A passion for research and an interest in how the brain works drew William Guiler to neuroscience. He will join the ranks of East Carolina University alumni on Friday before...
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
As a high schooler, Chanelle Turnbull attended Weaver Academy — a magnet school in downtown Greensboro where she was one of about 300 student artists, composers, dancers, actors and musicians...
CALLED TO SERVE
East Carolina University fifth-year senior Vanessa Ganey aspires to become a dentist and serve her community. “I’d always loved going to the dentist, but unless it was an emergency, I...
ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE
East Carolina University senior Peyton Paschke aspires to become a lawyer and lead a career helping people fight injustice. Her dream job is to work as a lawyer for Olympic...
BACK TO HIS ROOTS
For Dalton P. Brooks III, commencement means more than beginning a new chapter as a professional. It signals the strengthening of family and community ties Brooks has nurtured all his...
INSPIRING SUCCESS
When Jessie Drymon was an East Carolina University student, she tutored and learned at the Pirate Academic Success Center. Now that she is a registered nurse caring for organ transplant...
Student: Merdi Lutete
Maybe Merdi Lutete would be a newscaster. Or a tennis player. “I honestly was all over the place depending on which TV show I was watching at the time,” said...
ECU’s first Black fraternity celebrates 50 years
On April 3, brothers of the East Carolina University Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity celebrated the 50th anniversary of becoming ECU’s first Black fraternity. Chapter members recently connected virtually (an in-person...