Student: Calli Jon Massengill
Calli Jon Massengill, a special education major at East Carolina University, knew early she had a passion for helping others learn. “I have always known I wanted to teach and...
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Staff: Ashley Harzog
For Ashley Harzog, it all started with Big Mama. East Carolina University’s new director of alumni relations and outreach for the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (THCAS) has...
Staff: LuAnn Sullivan
LuAnn Sullivan was hired at East Carolina University after an interview and one phone call immediately afterward. “You don’t get a job like that anymore,” she said. Now, nearly 34...
Student: Liz Harris
Liz Harris is combining her love for educating and neuroscience to research and teach others. She chose to attend East Carolina University after a friend from her hometown of Greensboro,...
Faculty: Courtney Caiola
With degrees in biology and anthropology, a 22-year-old Courtney Caiola set out on an uncertain future. “I came out of undergrad not knowing what I wanted to do,” she said....
Student: Adam Forsell
Adam Forsell wants to challenge himself and others to get out of their comfort zones and try new experiences. A veteran and graduate student, Forsell has taken his passion for...
Student: Christine Chan
Christine Chan wants to explore North Carolina’s biodiversity to turn her passion for the environment and animals into a career and continue to advocate for climate change awareness. As an...
Faculty: Paul Toriello
Dr. Paul Toriello believes almost dying saved his life. Long before he arrived at East Carolina University’s Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies, Toriello jumped out of a second-story window,...
Student: Teresa Hupp
Teresa Hupp wants to follow in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps and become a nurse — but she also wants to make her own unique impression on the field. Hupp,...
Faculty: Dr. Nikki Tucker
Dr. Nikki Tucker grew up in Ayden, a small town near the borders of Craven, Lenoir and Pitt counties. Home to the annual Collard Festival, it’s the very definition of...