Fine Arts & Communication Archives

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 16, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

‘Annihilation’ author VanderMeer gives talk, opens art show with ECU artist Eagle

Author Jeff VanderMeer told an East Carolina University crowd that he was happy to gain new readers of his “Southern Reach” books when the 2018 film “Annihilation,” inspired by his...

Two college women, wearing purple T-shirts and black leggings, kneel and sit on the floor. The woman on the left is doing the cat-cow yoga pose. The woman on the right plays a metallophone on her lap.
Apr 11, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk
  • Ronnie Woodward

Students pair music therapy, yoga in family caregiver research study

Sharing their research? In March, East Carolina University music therapy students had the chance to engage with others in their field as they presented their research at the Southeastern Region...

Apr 03, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU debuts world premiere opera, builds community connections to performance

Audience members will laugh, cry and likely experience myriad other feelings as they follow the emotional story of Mattie in this weekend’s world premiere of “Gal Young ’Un,” from East...

Mar 28, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Art exhibition continues to inspire, showcases ECU faculty passions

Mingling with colleagues and viewing their art pieces took Professor Catherine Walker back to her own undergraduate days at East Carolina University. The School of Art and Design faculty exhibition,...

Two dumptrucks ride on a road covered in dirt in front of boarded-up and damaged buildings.
Mar 27, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Six months after Helene, ECU alumni continue to help with recovery

The rushing water turned roads into raging rivers, chewing up asphalt along with nearby buildings and homes. Six months later, repairs and rebuilding continue in western North Carolina. In the...

A modern dance performance featuring multiple dancers in varying dynamic poses, wearing earth-toned costumes, with some seated on wooden chairs and others in expressive movement across a stage with neutral-colored backgrounds.
Mar 26, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Spring Dance 2025

Spring Dance 2025 brings movement and music together in a breathtaking display of artistry as East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance presents an evening of dynamic and diverse...

Mar 25, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU piano program shines with student success, world-class guests

Piano Studies in East Carolina University’s School of Music is having a moment, with award-winning students, a new piano academy, and piano festival guest artists including Richard Goode, a world-class...

Mar 17, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Caswell’s $280,000 gift impacts students, families

An internship at Caswell Development Center has fueled recreational therapy major Jordan Cianci’s passion to work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Social work major Niki Cobb became emotional...

Mar 14, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU communication students gain career insights from alumni panel

School of Communication students on March 6 had the opportunity to hear from East Carolina University alumni about developing networks, storytelling, and learning to sit and succeed in discomfort. Conversations...