Pirate Profile Archives

Madison Howlett stands confidently on ECU’s campus, framed by tall trees and brick buildings with columns. She wears a black long-sleeve top and gray pants, with her hands in her pockets, smiling softly at the camera. The background shows autumn leaves and campus walkways.
Nov 18, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Madison Howlett

If you were to describe East Carolina University senior Madison Howlett in one word, it would be driven. A fitting description for a pre-med student who balances life as a...

Nov 04, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Whitley McCoy

From creating mentorship opportunities for East Carolina University honors students to leading the Business Scholars Program, Whitley McCoy has made her mark as a dedicated leader within ECU’s Honors College...

A woman in glasses wearing a black blouse with flowers on it smiles and stands with a red brick building and some bushes in the background.
Nov 03, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Dr. Diane Majewski

An experience at a bowling alley when she was young struck a chord in Dr. Diane Majewski. She saw a lane to a future in education, and she spared no...

A man wearing glasses and smiling leans on a table surrounded by various electronic equipment.
Oct 16, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Student: Matthew Ryan Joyner

Matthew Ryan Joyner has one mission in life. “My fundamental goal is to help people,” the East Carolina University engineering major said. “I feel I can use the knowledge that...

A woman stands in an art gallery next to a grouping of plinths holding what appear to be small metal, and larger ceramic, art pieces. A fabric piece hands on the wall in the background
Oct 02, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Staff: Shannon McGinnis

Shannon McGinnis loves learning, talking to people about learning, and nurturing those connections as she works and learns at East Carolina University. McGinnis is in her third year as an...

A college man wearing a plaid shirt looks through a large wooden cylinder that will become a drum.
Oct 02, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Student: Nathan Rittler

Before arriving at East Carolina University, junior Nathan Rittler had not played a snare drum and, once he started his percussion education here, wondered whether understanding the physical object would...

A young man wearing a gray suit and white dress shirt smiles while standing in front of a fountain and a brick building with arches.
Sep 02, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Jonah Dickerson

Jonah Dickerson spent most of his time outside while growing up in Gatesville, the Gates County seat nestled in northeast North Carolina between the Chowan River’s vast floodplain and the...

A man in a blue jacket with the sleeves rolled up slightly stands with his arms folded and smiles at the camera in front of a red brick building and some trees.
Sep 02, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Christopher Wolfe

Dr. Christopher Wolfe doesn’t view anthropology as an historic look into ancient societies alone. He sees a bigger picture that students must know to understand society today. “An anthropologist is...

A young woman with long hair pulled back in a ponytail wearing a light-colored T-shirt with her arms crossed stands outside the library on campus.
Aug 04, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Milena Judd

Milena Judd has wanted to be a teacher since she can remember. She’s also very good at math, and that combination of interests brought her to East Carolina University. She...

A man in a white and blue striped shirt is standing while holding a book in a classroom.
Aug 01, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Hal Holloman

Hal Holloman was raised to live East Carolina University’s motto of service while growing up in the small North Carolina town of Aulander. “My mom was the town librarian and...