Staff: Sarah Sconyers
Sarah Sconyers worked as a teacher for 12 years, laying the foundation as students planned for college or careers. “In that time, only a handful of students expressed an interest...
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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
During the July 23 meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees, three reappointed members and four new members of the board were sworn in, and the new class...
DENTAL DYNAMO
When Octavia Miller visits home in Duplin County, her purpose goes deeper than simply returning to her roots — it’s also about giving back to the people and the land that raised...
Student: Christian Penister
Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry. Penister, a third-year student in East Carolina University’s School of Dental...
EMERGENCY EDUCATION
UPDATE, JANUARY 2022: The certificate program referenced in the story below was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is now accepting applications. All...
Faculty: Dr. Pamela Reis
A car crash changed the future for East Carolina University’s Dr. Pamela Reis — and the future of thousands of students, mothers and their babies. “I was in a car...
ECU, VIDANT TO CLINICALLY INTEGRATE
East Carolina University will move toward full clinical integration with Vidant Health and the creation of a distinctive health system brand – ECU Health or similar branding – to serve...
LEGACY OF LIGHT
East Carolina University alumnus Howell Binkley earned a reputation on Broadway as the lighting master behind shows including “Jersey Boys,” “In the Heights” and the blockbuster “Hamilton.” But he was...
Student: Kateryna Kosolapova
Creating the “People of Greenville” podcast helped fulfill Kateryna “Kate” Kosolapova’s dream of telling other people’s stories. She grew up watching TV hosts and news anchors and pored through magazines...
RECLAIMING HISTORY
East Carolina University students in the Department of Anthropology are back in the field this summer helping recover and catalog abandoned cemeteries across eastern North Carolina. Under the direction of...