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...
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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...
COMMENCEMENT TIMES ANNOUNCED
East Carolina University intends to host three in-person university ceremonies at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on May 7 to recognize and celebrate the Class of 2021. The ceremony start times will be...
ECU student wins Palo Alto national cybersecurity competition
When East Carolina University senior Harrison Thaxton decided to enter the Palo Alto Networks national cybersecurity competition, he received some advice from last year’s winner — 2020 ECU graduate Alex...
ECU College of Nursing inducts 22 new members into Hall of Fame
More than 20 nurse leaders officially joined the ranks of the ECU College of Nursing’s most esteemed alumni and supporters on Friday, March 5, while two received the honorable Distinguished...
PIRATE PRIDE
Pirate Nation got a small taste of normalcy last week as students, faculty and staff, and alumni celebrated Home Sweet Homecoming with a week of on-campus and virtual events and...