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 —...
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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,...
I’M THE FIRST
Being the first in a family to attend college can be exciting and challenging all at once. Kayla Brown, a junior and first-generation student at East Carolina University, said there...