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...
Honors College Archives
Staff: Dr. Diane Majewski
An experience at a bowling alley when she was young struck a chord in Dr. Diane Majewski. She saw a lane to a future in education, and she spared no...
Honors student leaders find inspiration in Atlanta
Laasya Chenna waded into shoulder-high greenery, her eyes searching for two targets: Johnson grass and ragweed. Once she spotted one of the invasive species, she carefully uprooted it and deposited...
ECU music students see big benefits from long-time faculty member’s gift
A gift that doubled the East Carolina University School of Music’s ability to give student scholarships has begun benefiting those music students — especially at the graduate level. The School...
College of Education celebrates $1.2M in awarded scholarships
The East Carolina University College of Education celebrated a historic milestone of offering more than $1.2 million in scholarships to 129 students for the 2025-26 academic year. Students and donors...
Networking competition allows students to make connections
It may seem like neuroscience and sales have nothing in common. Sophomore Diya Thaker dispelled those notions as she won the second annual Twilley Networking Challenge and a $3,000 prize...
Access Scholarships help students thrive
Celebrating scholarships, like the Access Scholars program, is a fall tradition at East Carolina University. Each event provides an opportunity for students and donors to connect and build relationships, as...
Aman Challenge showcases ECU student entrepreneurs
The entrepreneurial spirit filled the air on the East Carolina University Mall on Oct. 7 as 85 student teams representing 47 majors participated in the first round of the ninth...
Internship program fuels student growth, community success
The start of the fall semester marked the conclusion of another impactful summer for East Carolina University’s SECU Public Fellows Internship (PFI) program. This year, 20 undergraduates were placed with...
Brody Foundation announces 2025 Brody Scholars
Alessio Fratarcangeli ’25, Gage Outlaw ’24 and Benjamin Woodard are the 2025 recipients of the Brody Scholar award, East Carolina University’s most prestigious medical scholarship to attend the Brody School...