Service Archives

Feb 22, 2021
  • ECU News Services

WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

East Carolina University is recognizing the accomplishments of three faculty members and two students with its annual International Achievement Awards. Faculty members are honored for making an impact in the...

Feb 22, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

BUILDING COALITIONS

Attending college 7,000 miles from his home in Qatar hasn’t been as daunting as it initially seemed for East Carolina University junior Faisal Abouelhassan. He already knew about ECU from...

Feb 22, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

HEART FOR SERVICE

Dr. Priti Desai keeps a map of the world on her office wall to remind visitors of the world outside East Carolina University and herself of places and people she...

Feb 22, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Collaboration has always been an important part of Dr. Borim Song’s teaching and research. Song, a painter and associate professor of art education at East Carolina University, grew up in...

Feb 18, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

SCULPTING EXPERIENCES

Community is integral to East Carolina University Honors College students. This applies not only to their classmates but also to the larger Greenville community. After a successful book fundraiser in...

Feb 11, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school holds Celebration of Research and Scholarship

The ECU School of Dental Medicine showcased its vibrant research enterprise on Wednesday, Feb. 10, during the school’s sixth annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS). Close to 200 participants...

Feb 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

FOOD AND FUNDS

The Purple Pantry is open on campus to help East Carolina University students with food insecurity, and now those students will have access to free food 24 hours a day,...

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU

The following stories were originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

HISTORY MAKER: JOHN HENRY BIZZELL

Long before East Carolina saw desegregation with its students and faculty, a Black man named John Henry Bizzell was an integral part of campus. Bizzell was born in Philadelphia on...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

HISTORY MAKER: TIANA WASHINGTON

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. When Tiana Washington learned of East Carolina University’s motto servire, or to serve, she knew she would fit...