Arts and Sciences Archives

A nearly bald man with a white mustache and goatee, wearing a colorful scarf and black suit jacket, gestures with his hands while sitting to the left of a small table with a gold lamp. A woman with black, curly hair wearing a black dress with a colored streak pattern, sits to the right and holds a microphone with a folder in her lap.
Nov 18, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Trailblazing tales: An evening with actor, director and literacy advocate LeVar Burton

The atmosphere was palpable as an audience of nearly 900 community members, students, faculty and staff enthusiastically welcomed — with a standing ovation — actor, director and literacy advocate LeVar...

Nov 18, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU receives Public Interest Technology University Network award

East Carolina University, in partnership with Missouri University of Science and Technology, is a 2024 Network Challenge Grantee awarded by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). PIT-UN projects advance...

Nov 13, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Katie Ford

Sometimes, parents do know what’s best. “My dad told me to study Spanish because he said it would be more useful,” said Dr. Katie Ford, associate dean and director of...

Nov 06, 2024
  • Jules Norwood

Graduate students pitch research projects in Three-Minute Thesis competition

Sixteen East Carolina University graduate students took the stage Monday afternoon to pitch their research projects in the Three-Minute Thesis competition in the Main Campus Student Center ballrooms. Xanthia Saganis,...

A college age woman wearing a brown top smiles as she sits on East Carolina University’s campus.
Nov 06, 2024
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Ilaria Noonan

When Ilaria Noonan began her college search four years ago, it was an unexpected invitation to join East Carolina University’s Honors College that changed her path. Now, the graduating senior...

Local community families and children talk to an East Carolina University student at an exhibit outside at the Town Common in Greenville, North Carolina, during the 2023 Tar River Community Science Festival. A red food truck and tent with more staff appear in the background.
Nov 04, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Community festival to celebrate Tar River, science, learning

Zasha Griffin, one of East Carolina University’s Brinkley-Lane Scholars from the Honors College, has excitedly helped to get other students involved in the third annual Tar River Community Science Festival...

A campus police officer stops her patrol car in front of East Carolina University’s student center.
Oct 30, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Tarkington named UNC System’s officer of the year

Frannie Tarkington’s very first call as an East Carolina University police officer a decade ago has fueled her passion for helping people navigate the physical, mental and emotional trauma of...

Oct 28, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Range of topics, faculty celebrated at annual book awards

From historical perspectives like exploring the popularity and lore of the Lost Colony to looking ahead to the future of how artificial intelligence is used in teaching, a unique range...

Oct 18, 2024
  • Ken Buday
  • Steven Grandy

Opportunities arise at ECU’s PharmaFest

East Carolina University students attending PharmaFest on Wednesday sought just one thing. “I’m looking for an opportunity. It doesn’t really matter if it’s an internship or a job. I’m just...

Oct 16, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College thanks donors, honors student scholarship recipients at annual celebration

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences celebrated students and thanked its generous donors at the college’s ninth annual scholarship celebration on Oct. 11 in the Main...