Honors College Archives

Feb 16, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Judges pick six ECU student entrepreneur teams

And then there were six. The ninth annual Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge is one step closer to crowning a champion after its second round pitch competition with the Miller...

A man wearing a blue suit jacket and purple tie holds a glass award in front of a white projector screen
Feb 13, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Board of Trustees honors Womack, acknowledges student achievements

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored Vern Davenport and David Womack with the Trustees Award for Distinction during its first meeting of 2026. The Trustees Award for Distinction...

Two women laugh on one side of a pickleball court as they each hold their pickleball paddle.
Jan 21, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Pickleball serves up community, social connections

The sport of pickleball can be a connector, pairing East Carolina University students with faculty members and aging adults. One enjoyable thread for players: No phone required. “In a world...

Jan 16, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

New Immersive MBA cohort thrives during busy fall schedule

Experiential learning and networking highlighted a very busy fall semester for the third cohort of the Arthur Graduate School’s Immersive MBA pathway. Classes began in August and then the group...

Jan 05, 2026
  • ECU Advancement

Donor support takes ECU business students from Greenville to Wall Street

The opening bell rang, and cheers erupted. East Carolina University College of Business (COB) students experienced the New York Stock Exchange in person, on the trading floor; for many of...

Dec 18, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts

What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...

Dec 01, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU robotics team wins national competition

If robots are indeed going to take over the world someday, a group of East Carolina University students may just be responsible. ECU’s robotics team won the Association of Technology,...

A woman with brown hair pulled in a ponytail wearing a purple sweatshirt counts out play money to hand to a woman sitting behind a table. Other young people are lined up in a large room where they are waiting to talk to people sitting in chairs behind the tables.
Nov 26, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Life happens: Students plan post-graduation budgets

A trip to the emergency room. A flat tire. Life happens. East Carolina University students encountered all that and more in the Making Cent$ of Life After College event sponsored...

Nov 14, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Trustees approve degree conferral at November meeting

In its final meeting of 2025, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved conferral of degrees for 1,863 graduates at ECU’s fall commencement on Dec. 19 in Minges Coliseum....

Nov 04, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Whitley McCoy

From creating mentorship opportunities for East Carolina University honors students to leading the Business Scholars Program, Whitley McCoy has made her mark as a dedicated leader within ECU’s Honors College...