Arts and Sciences Archives

Three people wearing military uniforms standing on a campus.
Jun 09, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Cadets find community, purpose through ROTC training

This the third article in a four-part series highlighting how East Carolina University supports military-connected students, veterans and leaders through education and partnerships. From ROTC and advanced training to healthcare...

Jun 05, 2026
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU Pharma Conference spotlights regional innovation

Pharmaceutical and life sciences industries continue to expand across eastern North Carolina, creating new opportunities for innovation, collaboration and workforce development. That momentum was reflected at East Carolina University’s seventh...

A military officer administers the oath of office to a line of ROTC cadets during a commissioning ceremony in a lecture hall. The cadets, dressed in Army dress uniforms, stand with their right hands raised as they recite the oath. Audience members watch from theater-style seating, while American and military flags are displayed near the front of the room.
Jun 03, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU clinical health psychologists lead, serve and protect military members

This the second article in a four-part series highlighting how East Carolina University supports military-connected students, veterans and leaders through education and partnerships. From ROTC and advanced training to healthcare...

A man in a green polo shirt holding a clipboard and pen sits in a gray chair across from a female in a beige sweater who is talking and sitting on a blue sofa.
May 27, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Mental health is healthcare: New psychology clinic location improves access

For 15 years, the East Carolina University Psychology Clinic (formerly the Psychological Assessment and Specialty Services Clinic, or PASS Clinic) has stood as a powerful reminder of a truth too...

May 19, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing doctoral student explores novel CPR technique

The concept of CPR is simple. To stay alive blood needs to be circulated around the body. That’s the heart’s job. When the heart stops working people can temporarily step...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 18, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Whitney Roberts

It was a memorable lunch during Whitney Roberts’ guided tour at East Carolina University that helped clinch her decision to become a Pirate. One of the tour guides asked Roberts...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 18, 2026
  • Caroline Stuart

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Starla Fuller

East Carolina University is gaining a motivated and service-driven student with incoming Brinkley-Lane Scholar Starla Fuller. Fuller is bringing both academic ambition and a strong desire to help others as...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 18, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Rachel Themistokleous

Rachel Themistokleous was so sure East Carolina University was the place for her that she accepted her admission before being selected to be a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. Her decision was locked...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 18, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Peyton Denton

Peyton Denton was familiar with East Carolina University partly through the influence of his older brother, Tanner, who graduated in December. However, it was during the college application process that...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 18, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Malory “Mal” Oakley

Mal Oakley is a go-getter who likes to explore, is passionate about community, and in the future, wants to work as a child psychologist. The 17-year-old daughter of Jodi and...