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Aug 19, 2016
  • Jules Norwood

COMMON PURPOSE

During Friday morning’s Faculty Convocation, Chancellor Dr. Cecil Staton addressed East Carolina University’s faculty for the first time since beginning his role on July 1. Staton highlighted many of the...

Honors College student Tristan Kosich works at the Community Crossroads Center in Greenville as part of the annual service day activities. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 19, 2016
  • Jessica Nottingham

WELCOME HOME

In less than 12 hours, Honors College freshmen went from moving into the residence hall and hugging family members goodbye to providing service in their new community. The Honors College...

Jonelle Romero volunteers at the Making Pitt Fit Community Garden in Greenville. Through the Access Scholarship, she’s gained volunteer experience that has helped her learn more about the correlation between working with plants and dentistry. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 19, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

VITAL ACCESS

Student Jonelle Romero hopes to become a dentist one day, putting in motion East Carolina University’s mission to serve. As she prepares to help others, she’s also getting a little...

First-generation student Tierra Perry helps at Garrett Hall. She's enrolled in the Anchors Living-Learning Community, designed to help students who are the first in their families to attend college. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 17, 2016
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood

MOVING IN

By 9 a.m. on Aug. 17, cars, trucks and SUVs lined the curb along Faculty Way as the first wave of students arrived to move into residence halls at East...

Pictured: ECU cupola under the sun
Aug 15, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

FUNDING THE FUTURE

East Carolina University supporters are making a habit of breaking records. When the fiscal year 2015-16 closed, commitments to the university totaled more than $56 million, topping last year's total...

Melissa Dowland, coordinator of teacher education at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, shows teachers an abandoned mud dauber nest found outside Eastern Elementary School in Greenville. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 12, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

‘INTERESTED AND MOTIVATED’

Chasing June bugs, examining abandoned mud dauber nests and collecting tree droppings highlighted the first few hours of a weeklong East Carolina University summer institute for elementary school science teachers....

Police block a Cleveland street to prevent a protest march from deviating from the approved route. (Contributed photos)
Aug 12, 2016
  • Jules Norwood

MARCH MANAGEMENT

After attending both major political conventions this summer, an East Carolina University sociology professor is shaping new research around large-scale protests and police response tactics. There is a continuous adaptation...

Aug 11, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS

Dr. Joe Houmard and Dr. Paul DeVita in East Carolina University’s College of Health and Human Performance have been named the first two LeRoy T. Walker Distinguished Professors. The endowed...

Nutrition Science student and camp counselor Jared Lowe leads a group of campers during a mile-long hike as part of the Love A Sea Turtle program’s education efforts. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 11, 2016
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

GETTING OUTDOORS

Students from the department of nutrition sciences are teaching at-risk youth the importance of healthy lifestyle choices as a partner in the Love A Sea Turtle (L.A.S.T.) program held at...

Associate Dean for Student Affairs Susan Schmidt helps incoming medical student Noopur Doshi into her white coat during Friday’s ceremony at the Brody School of Medicine. (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Aug 05, 2016
  • Jackie Drake

WARM WELCOME

Third-year medical student Caitlin Durr was wearing a white coat in 90-degree heat at noon on Friday, but she still had goosebumps. She was preparing to lead her newest classmates...