Fine Arts & Communication Archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

HISTORY MAKER: KEN WYATT

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Ken Wyatt, associate professor of film and video production at East Carolina University, has projects under his belt...

Jan 20, 2021
  • Erin Ward

Alumnae-run J Public Relations makes Forbes list of best PR agencies

J Public Relations, founded by School of Communication alumna Jamie Sigler O’Grady and Thomas Harriet College of Arts and Sciences alumna Sarah Evans, was named by Forbes magazine as one...

Jan 19, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Erycka Anderson

Erycka Anderson’s dream is to be a professional actor, and the experiences she’s had as an East Carolina University student are helping her achieve that goal. Anderson is a senior...

Jan 13, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Painting explores global concerns during the pandemic

Cynthia Bickley-Green, who has taught in the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University for 27 years, is being honored for a painting she created during the pandemic...

Jan 12, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Recent ECU graduate places in top 10 in international dance competition

Jessica Wooten, a 2020 East Carolina University graduate, recently placed fifth at the international Hamburg Dance Competition. This inaugural event was online due to the pandemic. A live competition will...

Jan 11, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Farmville’s Café Madeleine, RISE29 interns connect over confections

A group of East Carolina University interns is helping an artisanal bakery bring the taste of France to Farmville. Through ECU’s student entrepreneurship program RISE29, College of Fine Arts and...

Dec 07, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Morgan Gillespie

If not for an unsuccessful basketball tryout, Morgan Gillespie might not be pursuing a career in theater. The East Carolina University senior, who graduated on Dec. 4 with a bachelor...

Dec 03, 2020
  • ECU News Services

FALL 2020 COMMENCEMENT — COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS

Graduates, parents, families and friends, please join us at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 for our virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony. Watch the ceremony live on the commencement website, or...

Grad Profile: Gillian Pena
Nov 30, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

DREAM BIG

As a communication student at East Carolina University, Gillian Pena has studied in central Europe and interned with three organizations in Chicago. The Windy City is also her birthplace, having...

Fall 2020 Grad Profiles
Nov 25, 2020
  • ECU News Services

FULL SPEED AHEAD

East Carolina University’s graduating class of fall 2020 includes more than 2,000 students who will turn their tassels this week (from home — the Friday, Dec. 4 ceremony is virtual...