SERVICE IN HIS BLOOD
Travis Barton knew that he was meant to help people since childhood. At the time, he didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Joining the military allowed him to...
Military Archives
CALLED TO SERVE
East Carolina University fifth-year senior Vanessa Ganey aspires to become a dentist and serve her community. “I’d always loved going to the dentist, but unless it was an emergency, I...
PIRATES VS. CANCER
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a host of challenges for the student organizers of the annual Pirates Vs. Cancer fundraiser this year, but they remained undaunted and still managed to raise...
FUNDING VETERAN CARE
A newly created fund in the ECU School of Dental Medicine will help offset the costs of vital dental care for U.S. military veterans who need it. The ECU Smiles...
ECU dental students, providers reflect on providing oral health care to veterans
The ECU School of Dental Medicine provided dental care for dozens of veterans last month during the school’s annual ECU Smiles for Veterans program at its community service learning center...
Dowdy Student Stores raises $7,000 for military student scholarships
East Carolina University’s Dowdy Student Stores donated $7,000 on Nov. 2 to benefit an Air Force ROTC scholarship. The funds were raised from a portion of the sale of military...
NAVAL PARTNERSHIP
East Carolina University and 18 of its Pirate Promise community college collaborators have been selected as partners for the new United States Naval Community College (USNCC) effort. The joint effort...
7 Questions With Dr. Kim Stokes: How ECU Will Boost Rural Health Care with $1.2M
A new grant award will be put to work placing more medical providers into the rural areas in which they’re needed. The United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...
Student: Spencer Lee
A lifelong tinkerer and Marine veteran, Spencer Lee has built everything from off-road vehicles to robots. His interest in “all things mechanical” is shaping his career as an engineer and...
VETERAN TO SCHOLAR
After a 17-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps that took him to 43 different countries and eight deployments – including three combat tours and two dangerous peacekeeping missions –...