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ECU Collegiate Recovery Community Coordinator Jarmichael Harris and Ashton Fisher sort through items donated to the Purple Pantry while stocking the shelves at the Center for Counseling and Student Development. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Sep 05, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

PURPLE PANTRY

College students have plenty to stress about — from exams and grades to their futures and the minefield of social life on campus. One stress they don’t need is wondering...

Sep 04, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Horizon LLC kicks off first week

Eighteen East Carolina University freshmen dipped their toes into the world of entrepreneurship last month as part of the university’s newest living learning community. The Horizon Living Learning Community –...

Aug 27, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Tickets on sale for ECU’s annual performing arts series 

Tickets for the 56th season of East Carolina University’s S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series are now on sale. The series is known for bringing classical, pops and dance attractions...

Aug 27, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Kayla Ridgell

Kayla Ridgell, a student in the East Carolina University master of arts in health communication program, has excelled in her studies and brought a shining personality and contagious smile to...

Aug 24, 2018
  • ECU News Services

New offerings, hours from Dining Services

As we begin the new academic year, Dining Services wants to keep you informed about some of the new times, features and offerings that are available to the campus. These...

(From left) Dr. Mark Notestine, president of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation, with Brody Scholars Helina Gan, Ross Masters and Amber Priester. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 21, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

BRODY SCHOLARS

Three medical students at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have been awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship. Amber Priester, Ross Masters and Helina Gan – who are all North Carolina...

Communication major Kathryn Dawson interned this summer at CBS’ “48 Hours.”
Aug 21, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

BEHIND THE SCENES

Kathryn Dawson contributed to what happens behind the camera as an intern for CBS’ “48 Hours” this summer. The East Carolina University senior is majoring in communication with a focus...

Through his summer internship with Uptown Greenville, William Stanton used his mapping skills and geographic information system mapping technology to pinpoint areas where extra parking spaces could be added.
Aug 20, 2018
  • Matt Smith

URBAN PARKING PLANNING

Many Uptown Greenville visitors love the amenities the area has to offer. From dining at a local restaurant or walking through the weekly Umbrella Market in the summer, there’s plenty...

Joseph Morris hiked the Camino de Santaigo trail early this summer .
Aug 20, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

MUSIC TO THE ‘SOLE’

Joseph Morris’ 500-mile, monthlong hike through France and Spain this summer ended with a seven-week internship at the Berlin Opera Academy. Morris, a senior music performance-voice major in the School...

Mikayla Johnson trained and learned to carry out undergraduate research in the frog lab at the Howell Science Complex.
Aug 20, 2018
  • Bri Deel

A RIBBETING EXPERIENCE

Studying evolution in Peruvian frogs may not interest some, but Mikayla Johnson considers herself lucky. This summer, she was an undergraduate student researcher in the lab of Dr. Kyle Summers,...