GUARDING THE FUTURE
Tony Parham first came to East Carolina University on an athletic scholarship in 1994. This fall, he completed his degree, and he plans to use what he’s learned to help...
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PUSHING BOUNDARIES
When opportunity knocked, Emma O’Brien was ready to answer. “When I first came into school, I was so pigeon-holed into what I thought I wanted to do. When I thought...
DIVING INTO HISTORY
East Carolina University graduate student Will Nassif will earn his master’s in maritime studies in December and wants to work in North Carolina, protecting the state’s cultural heritage. Born in...
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
Growing up in Holly Springs outside of Raleigh, Eddie Okeiga knew all about East Carolina University. “A lot of people from my high school come here, and my sister came...
NOT LETTING GO
Management Information Systems major Deborah Foley started her East Carolina University journey 30 years ago in Massachusetts when she tried to finish her undergraduate degree during a time where she...
FULL SPEED AHEAD
East Carolina University’s graduating class of fall 2020 includes more than 2,000 students who will turn their tassels this week (from home — the Friday, Dec. 4 ceremony is virtual...
ECU crowdfunding aims to provide free rural education webinar series
East Carolina University’s College of Education and Rural Education Institute (REI) have launched a crowdfunding initiative to provide a webinar series about equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion for teachers...
ECU alumna receives Arthur Miller Foundation arts education award
An East Carolina University alumna recently received the Excellence in Arts Education Award from the Arthur Miller Foundation. Lisanne Shaffer, a theater teacher at the Brooklyn High School of the...
RECORD DONATION
The value of a good education is proven 50,000 times over. That is the ironclad belief of Patricia Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Elementary Education and...
GIVING BACK
Two recent gifts from College of Business alumni will improve the college’s existing student success center and create a new faculty position. Steve Cunanan and his wife Ellen, both COB...