ECU celebrates historic Pursue Gold campaign
More than 30,000 donors answered the call to support East Carolina University and propelled the Pursue Gold campaign to a historic $526.9 million fundraising record. “The ECU community has demonstrated...
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Ross, Williams support ECU food insecurity efforts
The initial reaction to learning that East Carolina University students experience food insecurity was surprise. For Drs. Dennis Ross and Billy Williams, the second reaction was to fund efforts to...
Golden LEAF scholarships put ECU students on path to success
Conversation, connections and networking brought East Carolina University scholars and faculty together with Golden LEAF Foundation leadership Feb. 6 to celebrate a long-time scholarship program. This year’s Golden LEAF Scholars...
Black Alumni Chapter honors ECU graduates
Three outstanding East Carolina University alumni were honored with awards Saturday by the ECU Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Chapter (BAC). The awards, presented during the Black Student Success Summit, celebrate individuals who demonstrate...
Making the Sale
Richard Twilley ’89 is sold on his belief in East Carolina University and the potential for the university to become a national leader in sales education. Through a $4.5 million...
New blood bank technology prepares students for modern laboratory work
ECU’s clinical laboratory science students — who after graduation run the nation’s medical labs in hospitals, for public health offices and in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry — got a...
Zakaib turned to medicine during pandemic
Mohsen Zakaib’s path to service through medicine became clear during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Service during the pandemic forced him into new opportunities he says he wouldn’t have...
Ulffers aims to serve people of eastern North Carolina
Abby Ulffers ’23 is a Brinkley-Lane Scholar and earned a Bachelor of Science in public health. She aims to “grow into a physician who has a platform to serve the...
Castañeda fulfilling a long-time dream with medical school
The idea of becoming a physician was planted in Eduardo Castañeda at 7 years old through interaction with his mother’s cardiologist. He took it upon himself to show Castañeda around...
Volunteering, children’s hospital experience led Smallwood to medical school
Baseball brought Christian Smallwood from Melbourne, Florida, to ECU. Surgery to correct season-ending injuries brought a career in medicine into focus and he is on course to become a physician...