Scholarships expand ROTC recruiting to national landscape
It was normal for Makenna Pardee to feel out of her comfort zone, as she described, when she first experienced the rigors of Air Force ROTC as a freshman at...
Philanthropy Archives
Nurse’s global impact inspires gift for next generation of ECU nursing
The family of a Pirate Nurse is carrying on her spirit of 50 years of nursing service by funding a scholarship that has helped unburden the next generation of graduates...
Student success initiatives grow with strategic support in FY 2025
Donors have embraced East Carolina University’s priority fundraising focus to further initiatives like scholarships and research, contributing nearly $74.4 million in philanthropic support, according to a fiscal year-end wrap-up of...
Belk Foundation funds ECU’s teacher burnout research
Two East Carolina University professors will investigate the ways that educator preparation programs (EPPs) can prevent burnout in new teachers through a four-year research project supported by a $250,000, first-time...
On track for more than a decade
When Kamryn Henderson came to the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University last summer, she brought with her the discipline and poise of a track and field athlete...
Summer 2025 Campus Construction Roundup
This summer, crews and contractors at East Carolina University are busy working on old buildings and putting up new ones, with the goal of providing safe, modern and spacious facilities...
Preparing Tomorrow’s Dentists gives prospective students a look at dental school
Ivianna Phifer adjusted her phone to just the right angle as she held a dental instrument in each hand and awaited instructions. Phifer was decked out in personal protective gear...
Grant expands dental school’s program for oral health care to pre-K, Head Start
Mallory Jones held out her arms as her 6-year-old daughter bounced through the door of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Pediatric Clinic. Jones smiled as her daughter,...
Brody Scholars share commitment to service
Since the Brody Scholars program began in 1983, 163 medical students have received the university’s most prestigious medical scholarship to attend East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. The newest recipients...
Kamryn Henderson hopes to provide belonging in medical spaces
Being injured or sick is often a very vulnerable moment for a patient. Those are the moments Kamryn Henderson sees herself being the best physician, one who can ensure patients...