Fine Arts & Communication Archives

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 15, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Kathryn “Kate” Miller-Vail

When Kate Miller-Vail joins East Carolina University’s theater program this fall, she looks forward to expanding her performace resume to include musicals — her high school doesn’t perform them —...

A man wearing a black shirt and blazer sits in an empty theater with red chairs.
May 14, 2026
  • Jamie Smith

“Scream” writer Kevin Williamson returns to ECU

Thirty years after the debut of “Scream,” Kevin Williamson’87 returned to East Carolina University and walked down the aisles of McGinnis Theatre to sit on the same stage where he...

A group of 13 people smile while holding clear acrylic trophies awarded for their exemplary work, professionalism and generosity of spirit that furthers East Carolina University’s mission and goes beyond their job title or duties.
May 13, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Faculty, staff honored as Treasured Pirates, state service

Faculty and staff who’ve made outstanding contributions to East Carolina University’s mission and those who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were honored in a ceremony at...

Five East Carolina University students hold certificates recognizing their achievements in campus leadership while smiling. The students are standing with the university’s dean of the Honors College and director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement.
May 05, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Faculty, staff and students receive University Awards for Service

More than 130 faculty, staff and students at East Carolina University who embody ECU’s motto, Servire, were honored Wednesday during the University Awards for Service ceremony in the Main Campus...

Four women are in a group hug, smiling broadly.
Apr 28, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Pirate family ties run deep

Purple and gold run deep for one East Carolina University family that is excited to celebrate the university’s spring commencement and the graduation of its matriarch. Kim Morris, a pediatric...

Apr 22, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Four ECU students to perform the titular role in ‘Galileo’

In a unique performance of “Galileo” by Bertolt Brecht, audiences will see four East Carolina University students portray the astronomer Galileo Galilei, a central figure in physics and astronomy in...

Apr 20, 2026
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU art students showcase work, practice business skills

Dozens of East Carolina University art students opened their studios and practiced their entrepreneurial skills by displaying and selling their art during the School of Art and Design’s second Studio...

A group of seven people stands together at an indoor event in front of a blue ECU Miller School of Entrepreneurship backdrop. Four young men in suits stand in the center, smiling and holding a large ceremonial check for $20,000 made out to “Carolina Cleaning Boys,” dated April 15, 2026, recognizing them as winners of the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge. Three older adults—two men and one woman—stand alongside them, also smiling. The group is dressed in business attire, and the setting appears to be a formal awards or recognition ceremony
Apr 17, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Carolina Cleaning Boys clean up

A summertime job pressure washing homes in the North Carolina sun just might have become a hot career. East Carolina University business management and Honors College student Sam Dewar and...

Apr 16, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU honors leaders in research, creative activity and innovation

East Carolina University honored more than 60 scholars, researchers and innovators for their impactful work on April 9 during the Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony. University leaders, faculty, staff and...

A man in a black jacket with a white shirt and green tie standing in the center of the photo shakes hands with a man standing to the right wearing a blue jacket and holding a purple folder.
Apr 16, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Faculty excellence honored at annual teaching awards

East Carolina University faculty members who have made an impact in the classroom and beyond were celebrated at the 2025-26 University Teaching Awards ceremony on Monday in the Main Campus...