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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...

A woman with dark hair in a suit stands outside under a row of trees.
Jul 09, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Staff: Jessica Miller

Jessica Miller, the director and pre-award administrator in the College of Nursing-College of Allied Health Sciences Research Administration Hub, took a temporary position at East Carolina University without a clear...

A woman in grey medical scrubs stands in a simulated operating room with purple lights.
Jul 07, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Student: Michaela Davenport

Michaela Davenport said her path to East Carolina University and the College of Nursing wasn’t easy, or direct, but she has no doubt it was the right choice. Davenport is...

young man with glasses wearing a black long sleeve shirt smiles and stands in front of columns and brick buildings.
Jun 30, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Darian Hale

Darian Hale loves people and telling their stories. The East Carolina University senior is majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism. “There are stories everywhere,” Hale said. “I’ve learned...

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