Honors College Archives

Nov 04, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

EMBRACING RACE

Serving the public and creating an inclusive and inspiring community are key parts of the EC Scholars motto. Keeping in line with this creed, the EC Scholars organized a Books...

Oct 30, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Wayne Godwin

Growing up in rural Johnston County, surrounded by farms, Wayne Godwin learned what he called the “basics of southern life, church, family and community.” Today, he carries those ideals with...

Oct 19, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Marianne Congema

East Carolina University senior Marianne Congema has wanted to be a nurse since fifth grade, when her mother had a heart attack followed by an extensive hospital stay. “I was...

Sep 08, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

The Honors College at East Carolina University will now admit students who are transferring to the university from a North Carolina community college. “We recognize that there are many great...

Sep 08, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

Sessoms receives NC Space Grant scholarship

When people hear NASA, their first thought might be of space or astronauts. However, NASA’s mission directorates cover a range of fields that include aeronautics research, human exploration and operations,...

Aug 19, 2020
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UNSUNG HEROES

As the Return of Pirate Nation began, some staff at East Carolina University never left and paved the way for students and faculty to get back to campus. ECU Facilities...

Jul 20, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Adam Butler

The doctors and nurses who took care of Adam Butler when he was a little boy left a lasting impression. Butler, a senior majoring in public health at East Carolina...

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May 13, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

Rebekah Arensman

As Bekah Arensman prepares to travel east to begin her first year of college as an EC Scholar, she has some other big firsts ahead of her. Her first trip...

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May 13, 2020
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Lucas Boldt

At 15, Lucas “Luke” Boldt was on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout when he, his twin brother, Jack, and his grandparents were in a horrific car accident. Both...

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May 13, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

Toby Bryson

For Toby Bryson, enrolling at East Carolina University and earning an EC Scholar distinction is the culmination of many parallel dreams. Bryson, a Greenville native and graduate of D.H. Conley...