Education Archives

Several students wearing pink and sitting in a row look up at someone on a stage and smile.
Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Your guide to Pirate life: meet the ECU orientation assistants

Orientation assistants (OA) serve a vital role in helping guide new students and their families into Pirate life at East Carolina University. Twenty-five OAs who are current students, along with...

Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OI: Briannon Wall

Major: Middle grades education Hometown: Windsor Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because it was a good mix of close...

Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Sadie Thompson

Major: Art education Hometown: Whiteville Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU for all of the opportunities it opened up for...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Ian Miller

Major: English/English education Hometown: Dunn Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? One of my biggest reasons for choosing ECU was our...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Antonio Martinez-Romero

Majors: Biology and science education Hometown: Dunn Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because the first time I...

Apr 17, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Outstanding faculty honored at 2025 University Teaching Awards

East Carolina University celebrated faculty members who excel in the classroom and beyond at the 2025 University Teaching Awards ceremony Tuesday in the Main Campus Student Center. “Our students, region...

Apr 10, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU and Golden LEAF Foundation commemorate success

Golden LEAF Foundation scholarships are a family tradition for East Carolina University senior Sarah Nasser and sophomore Khalid Nasser. Both are current scholars. Their younger brother, Saad, has been accepted...

Mar 21, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

Educators Hall of Fame honors 10 faculty, alumni for their dedication

An induction into the East Carolina University Educators Hall of Fame signifies that you left an indelible mark on others. This was especially true for Dr. Marjorie Campo Ringler, former...

Two women, dressed in purple scrubs, hold the side of a cake beneath the face of a man seated between them.
Mar 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives

More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...

Mar 04, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate ninth day of giving Wednesday

Students on the East Carolina University Club Volleyball team intend to compete in nationals this year in Phoenix, Arizona. They are counting on donations and bonus money earned during Pirate...