2024 Highlights: A Year of Accomplishments and Impact
East Carolina University positioned 2024 as a defining year in its role as a leader in regional impact and academic excellence. From being recognized nationally for its community engagement to...
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Student: Dayana Allison
Transitioning to college can be a whirlwind experience, but for East Carolina University freshman Dayana Allison, it has been a time filled with endless opportunities. Allison is an Honors College...
Fall 2024 graduates set sail
East Carolina University’s fall Class of 2024 graduates completed their academic journeys Friday during a commencement ceremony in Minges Coliseum. The class totaled 1,938 graduates, including 1,400 undergraduate degrees, 495...
Staff: Ashlee Lancaster
Level Cross is known as the home of NASCAR racing legend Richard Petty. But for Ashlee Lancaster, her hometown means a little more than that. “I’m related to most of...
Kaitlin Warren, Occupational Therapy
A community feel has been important to Kaitlin Warren throughout her time at East Carolina University. “I loved the sense of community I felt when I visited the campus for...
Jayson Arnold, Public Health
Jayson Arnold said his time at East Carolina University has taught him to embrace the unexpected. From the pandemic his freshman year to helping hurricane relief efforts through his American...
Marcos Ardon Lobos, Recreation Sciences
Through experiential learning opportunities at East Carolina University and in community settings, Marcos Ardon Lobos learned the versatility of virtual reality research and explored VR as an emerging and innovative...
Margaret Maynor, Curriculum and Instruction
This week Margaret Maynor achieves a dream she has had since 1983 — walking across the stage as an East Carolina University graduate. Directly after high school, Maynor attended ECU...
Grad Profiles: Fall 2024
A group of Pirates who began their journey at East Carolina University at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic will now part ways to pursue careers that fulfill ECU’s motto—Servire,...
Pirate nurse selected for prestigious White House Fellows program
Dr. Michael Kennedy, a Pirate acute care nurse practitioner from Morehead City, was announced Oct. 3 as a member of the 2024-25 class of White House Fellows, an incredibly rare...