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Current, ex-officio and emerita board members of The Women's Roundtable who attended the spring meeting included, left to right: Deborah Davis ’79, ’83, Jeanne Rucks ’85, Chair-Elect Sue Collier ’81, ’91, Valeria Lassiter ’90, Julie Batton ’96, Director of Women’s Philanthropy Stephanie Bunn, Chair Gail Herring ’79, Dr. Virginia Hardy ’93, Kay Chalk ’76, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Chris Dyba, Mary Plybon ’71, SGA Secretary Katie Swanner, Toya Jacobs ’97, ’06, Dr. Carolyn Breedlove ’70, Martha Logemann, Amanda Tilley ’03. Not pictured were Kara Blount ’96, Sabrina Bengel, Sheilah Cotton ’75, ’77, Nicole Kloss ’00, Brenda Myrick ’92, Allison Peel ’99, Mary Schulken ’79 and Nancy Ballard (Ex-Officio). (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 28, 2015
  • ECU News Services

‘BOLD AND AMBITIOUS GOAL’

The Women’s Roundtable at East Carolina University plans to endow two new undergraduate student scholarships through a two-year, $300,000 fundraising campaign. The endowments will provide annual financial support for an...

Apr 27, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

SMART FINANCES

A personal finance class at East Carolina University has inspired students to save a combined $100,000 each semester for the past five years. The ECU College of Business instructors Len...

Chancellor Steve Ballard, right, recognizes outgoing board chairman Robert Brinkley during the April 24 meeting of the ECU Board of Trustees. Brinkley served on the board for eight years. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kelly Setzer

MOVING FORWARD

East Carolina University leaders say work is continuing on the development of Heritage Hall, a permanent place where people of historical significance to the university will be recognized. ECU’s Board...

At the first Medical Education Day at ECU, Dr. Elizabeth Baxley, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the Brody School of Medicine, left, speaks with keynote speaker Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar, associate dean for medical school education at the University of Michigan. ECU and the University of Michigan are among 11 schools selected nationwide to reshape medical education. (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

LEARNING AND LEADING

Innovations in medical education were showcased and shared April 22 as health sciences faculty and learners from across East Carolina University gathered at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU...

Apr 24, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE

Scott Jones, a doctoral candidate at East Carolina University, spent Monday showing middle and high school students different types of aquatic insects and telling them about his research of population...

Apr 24, 2015
  • ECU News Services

FUN IN THE SUN

East Carolina University enjoyed a day of sunshine and fun April 23 during Barefoot on the Mall, an annual outdoor event sponsored by the Student Activities Board. Inflatables, games and...

Left to right, student Vaughn Logan, Sandy Jalal, Jesus Lucena and Cass Palombaro put the finishing touches on a solar charging station they created for an industrial engineering technology class at East Carolina University. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

SOLAR SOLUTION

About two dozen East Carolina University students have designed a potential fix for dying cell phones and other mobile devices on campus: solar-powered charging stations. Five student teams from a...

Apr 22, 2015
  • ECU News Services

EARTH DAY AT ECU

Young visitors enjoyed hands-on science activities at East Carolina University April 21 as part of Earth Day celebrations. The Earth Day Expo included live animals and plants, interactive demonstrations and...

ECU senior Alan Chandler, a professional acting major, is shown above during practice for his first Shakespearian role as Coriolanus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 22, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

RELEVANT TODAY

Shakespeare, sword fights and controversy highlight the main stage finale by East Carolina University’s Loessin Playhouse. Opening April 23, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare may not be as...

Nursing professor Dr. Pamela Reis, left, and nurse-midwifery student Farrah Forney review information about a virtual patient online. The virtual patient is being used in a plan of treatment that includes faculty and students from multiple disciplines at ECU. (Photos courtesy of Pamela Reis)
Apr 21, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

TEACHING TEAMWORK

Students and residents representing three of East Carolina University’s health sciences programs recently participated in the university’s first interprofessional virtual patient case. Between April 6 and 10, a dozen nurse-midwifery...