Fine Arts & Communication Archives

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Emma Harrell

Emma Harrell’s goal to become a concept artist for a game development company or in a related field put East Carolina University on her short list of colleges to consider....

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Alondra Martinez

Alondra Martinez picked East Carolina University for many reasons, but especially the generosity of the student body and the opportunities that she will have as a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. Brinkley-Lane Scholars...

East Carolina University occupational therapy professor Anne Dickerson and film associate professor Erick Green partnered to create a film to educate emergency workers about elderly driver safety.
May 16, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

SERVICE FILM

What happens when a left-brained clinical researcher, a right-brained film production professor and a crew of East Carolina University students and alumni work together on the issue of older driver...

May 09, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Proud Pirate shares lessons with young students, new teachers

Excited voices and giggles rise around Crystal Hodges’ kindergarten classroom. Hodges ’03 ’05 stands and claps. Her class claps back in response and settles into quiet. Hodges choreographed the steps...

East Carolina University celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
May 05, 2023
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE JOURNEY

Each one’s journey has been different, but almost 5,000 Pirates now share at least one major accomplishment in common — they are East Carolina University graduates. ECU’s Class of 2023...

May 04, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ECU dance, macroeconomics students collaborate on class finale

The last week of classes at East Carolina University brought students in macroeconomics and dance together for a performance illustrating the highs and lows of the U.S. economy. The students...

Seven upcoming ECU graduates pose in front of the bell tower.
May 01, 2023
  • ECU News Services

NOT FAR FROM HOME

"It just feels like home." The phrase is uttered by countless Pirates every year, whether it's their first time on campus, a return to Pirate Nation after winter break, or...

After moving more than 8,000 miles from Nepal to Greenville, graduate student Insha Pun prepares to celebrate earning her master's degree in health communication.
May 01, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ON MESSAGE

STATISTICS Name: Insha Pun College: Fine Arts and Communication Major: Communication with a concentration in health communication Age: 27 Classification/Year: Graduate student Hometown: Babiyachaur, Nepal Hobbies/interests: Cooking and working out...

Wrenn Whitfield, from left, Teresa Hupp, Abby Ulffers and Kaylee Warren became best friends during their time at East Carolina University and encouraged each other on their journeys to success.
Apr 27, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

LIFE-CHANGING BOND

In Hollywood, college is pictured as a place where you’ll find yourself and — more importantly — you’ll find your lifelong friends who support and encourage you to be successful....

Apr 25, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

Honors students promote fashion sustainability with creation of pop-up thrift shop

A group of Honors College students sought to make fashion more sustainable by creating a pop-up thrift shop on East Carolina University’s campus. “Our group was brought together by a...