Honors College Archives

Mar 26, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Baile named to 2020-21 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows

East Carolina University sophomore Maggie Baile was selected for the 2020-21 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of...

Mar 11, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU Alumni Association names 2020 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

The East Carolina University Alumni Association selected five student recipients of the 2020 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award. The award recognizes students’ academic achievement as well as commitment to...

Mar 10, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Students seek to improve sustainability through composting

Improving Greenville’s environmental sustainability through compost is the goal for several East Carolina University students. Olivia Sessoms, Loring Penna-Welch, Jacob Marshall and Hayden Murphy are four Honors College students who...

Mar 05, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

CORE VALUES

Building Capacity for Underserved Areas Twenty-one students who completed the Public Fellows Internship program, funded by the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation, were honored for their service in rural communities...

Feb 25, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

FIGHTING OPIOID OVERDOSES

Researchers at East Carolina University found 3 out of 5 North Carolina retail pharmacies have naloxone in stock for opioid overdoses as part of a statewide standing order. But some...

Feb 17, 2020
  • Grady Dillon

Student: Nakaya Melvin

East Carolina University student Nakaya Melvin is always up for a challenge. Melvin, a senior from Fayetteville, is an Honors College student double majoring in public health studies and chemistry....

Oct 29, 2019
  • Ken Buday

MEDICATION APPLICATION

Understanding the side effects of prescription medicine is not always easy. It can be especially troublesome for those who don’t speak English. Maria Alexandra Ortiz, a junior software engineering student...

Oct 25, 2019
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina Undaunted provides hurricane support through goods drive

Representatives from Hyde County hauled plastic totes, shovels, rakes and bottles of Gatorade from East Carolina University’s Willis Building back to Ocracoke Island after receiving donations from East Carolina Undaunted’s...

Oct 07, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

Student: Liz Blumthal

Liz Blumthal wants to leave her legacy at East Carolina University while preparing to care for others. Blumthal, a junior from Suwannee, Georgia, is an Honors College student with a...

Oct 04, 2019
  • Rich Klindworth

DEBT-FREE EDUCATION

It’s a typical beautiful, sunny and hot eastern North Carolina summer day. While many students are enjoying their time off from school, Caitlin Palmer has her lab coat on inside...