Health and Human Performance Archives

Emma Dillon, a fashion merchandising and consumer studies major, has worked with the Professionally Purple Closet on campus. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Jul 19, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Emma Dillon

East Carolina University senior Emma Dillon has wanted to work in the fashion industry since she was younger. She took apparel classes in high school after being inspired by a...

Jul 17, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

From crisis to celebration of a healthy baby

After Molly Tripp returned home from ECU Health with her thriving and healthy baby, she was an advocate as much as anyone for the East Carolina University active moms studies...

East Carolina University and Peru Special Olympics delegates prep for a 5K event in Greenville on Global Running Day on June 5. (Photos by Steven Mantilla)
Jul 11, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Pirates, Peruvians build lasting connection

It was easy for Angel Castañeda Vargas, a student at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peruvian University of Applied Sciences), to summarize how he felt on East Carolina University’s campus...

Jul 10, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Wallen, Stansbury identified as leaders in UNC System

Two veteran members of the East Carolina University community, Chris Stansbury and Dr. Michele Wallen, were selected to represent ECU in the fifth cohort of the UNC System’s Executive Leadership...

Jun 04, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU nursing grad named national Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Year

Pamela Moss, an East Carolina University double alumna, has earned a distinct honor: being named the 2024 Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Year by the National Association of Clinical Nurse...

May 22, 2024
  • Jules Norwood

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Faith Occhipinti

For Faith Occhipinti of Fuquay-Varina, the sense of community at East Carolina University and within its Honors College made her educational decision an easy one. “I chose ECU because of...

May 22, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Maria Mendoza-Guerra

Maria Mendoza-Guerra is passionate about public health, and she’s confident that attending East Carolina University will help further her potential and opportunities in the field and with her personal goals....

May 22, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Simran Takhar

When Simran Takhar received her acceptance letter as an East Carolina University Brinkley-Lane Scholar, she viewed it as motivation and a first step in what she hopes to be a...

May 22, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Zasha Griffin

Zasha Griffin said the family atmosphere that exists among Brinkley-Lane Scholars helped him choose East Carolina University. “ECU offers such a wide range of clubs that I was never worried...

Kamryn Simmons slides with her son, Kamori, on the playground at the Nancy Darden Child Development Center. (Photos by Steven Mantilla)
May 14, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

COMPASS, other resources support student-parents

When East Carolina University student Kamryn Simmons sees her 2-year-old son, Kamori, smiling and running into the Nancy Darden Child Development Center, she also smiles. The scene during the spring...