Faculty: Dr. Denise Donica
Dr. Denise Donica doesn’t live in the negative. Positive outcomes fuel Donica, an associate professor and chair of the East Carolina University Department of Occupational Therapy. “The goal of occupational...
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Student: Kama Woodall
Kama Woodall hopes to represent young, disadvantaged people within the legal system one day. The aspiring attorney is a senior majoring in psychology and philosophy at East Carolina University —...
COASTAL PERSPECTIVE
As he began his tenure as East Carolina University’s 12th chancellor, Dr. Philip Rogers launched a learning and listening tour called Pirate Perspectives to speak with ECU stakeholders throughout eastern...
A FINE FEELING
For the first time in too many months, cheers of “PURPLE!” and “GOLD!” rang through Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Friday as East Carolina University celebrated the accomplishments of more than 4,200 graduates...
SEASON FINALE
A Lumbee dentist who will return to practice in his hometown, a prison sergeant, a dancer, a clinical lab scientist, a future lawyer, a graduate school-bound neuroscientist and a Gold...
Student: Arvind Rajan
Arvind Rajan’s long-term goal is to practice medicine, but he’s also launched a podcast, created a CPR app and made movies while at East Carolina University. The 21-year-old biochemistry and...
TITANS OF TEACHING
From a computer engineering professor making the intricacies of microprocessing accessible for his students to an English professor providing real-world experience for students while helping local nonprofits, East Carolina University...
Student: Merdi Lutete
Maybe Merdi Lutete would be a newscaster. Or a tennis player. “I honestly was all over the place depending on which TV show I was watching at the time,” said...
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Beatrice “Bea” Chauncey spent a lifetime around music — teaching others how to coax the right notes out of a flute, playing in numerous chamber ensembles, and attending the concerts...
Faculty: Dr. Aundrea Oliver
East Carolina University’s Dr. Aundrea Oliver began diagnosing people at an early age — in high school. One day she noticed that her physics teacher appeared hot and was sweating,...