Pirate Profile Archives

Jan 04, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Joseph Houmard

Joseph Houmard arrived at East Carolina University in 1988 as a postdoctoral student just months after getting married. “Kandy and I came here with the thought that it would be...

Dec 22, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Nimra Javed

During a well-earned winter break, you’ll likely find Nimra Javed at home, curled up in a blanket watching Hallmark movies. Except she’ll also be doing some programming, reading up on...

Dec 06, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Christopher Bollow

Christopher Bollow, now in his 10th year of teaching history in Beaufort County, is earning a master’s degree at East Carolina University. “I chose to continue my education because I...

Nov 22, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Natalie McBryde

Senior Natalie McBryde has combined her passion for helping others with interests in exercise, psychology and mental health at East Carolina University. McBryde, who is earning a bachelor’s degree in...

Nov 16, 2021
  • Glen Webster

Staff: Colleen Roland

If you’re looking for Colleen Roland around noon each day, you won’t find her in her office in East Carolina University’s Graduate School. But be patient. When she gets back...

Oct 25, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Blake Rose

Blake Rose can literally fill notebooks with lyrics, poems and stories. His love for words goes back to high school, when he started writing lyrics for songs he played on...

Oct 22, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Margaret Turner

On the tennis court, Margaret Turner is as competitive as anyone. Off the court, she competes for top students as the director of admissions and recruiting in the Honors College...

Oct 05, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Melody Martinez

Melody Martinez has known since she started dancing at age 12 that she wanted to pursue a career in the performing arts. “Dance holds a beautiful place in my heart,...

Oct 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Angela Wells

Angela Wells has always been creative. All you have to do is ask the children who received one of the balloon animals she used to make when she worked in...

Sep 13, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Fernando Chivela

Growing up in Angola — a country on Africa’s west coast beset by civil war, poverty and preventable diseases — has inspired Fernando Chivela to use technology to improve access...