UNWAVERING COMMITMENT
Despite the challenges that arose in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, East Carolina University continued its State Employees’ Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program, offering 20 students a chance...
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MARKETING MEGAPHONE
Moving around during childhood can be stressful for any student constantly boxing up and uprooting their lives. After more than four moves and a constant reshuffling of schools and friends,...
BUILDING BUSINESSES
Libraries aren’t traditionally the place you go for small business support, but one East Carolina University student is changing that perception in Wayne County. Accounting major Dejah McManus, an Indian...
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
For many nonprofits, it’s not just their mission that defines them, but the connections they build within their communities. East Carolina University sophomore Vedika Modi learned about the importance of...
RISE29 internship team partners with nonprofit to explore canning business
A group of East Carolina University interns are helping Beaufort County’s Alpha Life Enrichment Center (ALEC) support farmers in eastern North Carolina. College of Education graduate student Tiffany Corey, College...
2020: YEAR IN REVIEW
Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...
CARRYING ON
As baby boomers age, some are outliving their ability to drive. That’s why it’s important to have a transportation plan, and East Carolina University occupational therapists are helping older drivers...
ECU holds inaugural healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition
The ECU Health Sciences Leadership Council created a new healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition held on Oct. 31, bringing together teams of health professions students from across multiple schools and programs...
ASPIRING FAMILY PHYSICIAN
East Carolina University senior biology major Darren Sanders aspires to become a family medical doctor and help the underserved populations of North Carolina. Originally from Charlotte, Sanders said his family...
PUSHING BOUNDARIES
When opportunity knocked, Emma O’Brien was ready to answer. “When I first came into school, I was so pigeon-holed into what I thought I wanted to do. When I thought...