Students Archives

Aug 10, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Brody offers glimpse of life in medical school

Since her childhood, Melenis Lopez has dreamed of becoming a physician who heals patients in underserved communities and makes an impact on every life she encounters along the way. Thanks...

Aug 08, 2018
  • ECU News Services

New STEM-related degrees announced

ECU and the College of Engineering and Technology (CET) announced three new degree programs: Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (BSSE), Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) and Master...

Aug 06, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Undergraduates share research at event

Ten undergraduate researchers from across the country shared their research projects Aug. 3 at East Carolina University’s Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, wrapping up the final week of a research-intensive program funded by...

Kenneth Lowery II receives his coat during the Brody School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2022. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 03, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

2018 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed the most diverse class of medical students in its 42-year history during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday...

Jul 30, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Katelyn Kincer

Katelyn Kincer, a rising senior in the Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) program at East Carolina University, is at the top of her class. “Katelyn has been an amazing student...

Jul 24, 2018
  • ECU News Services

After wife’s death, professor creates nursing scholarship in her name

Dr. Tom Irons keeps a voicemail on his phone of his wife laughing. It’s just a short giggle in an otherwise mundane message, but her laugh is one of the...

Jul 23, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Task Force Dagger Foundation, ECU partner to provide rehabilitation diving for veterans

-News release by Department of Defense Task Force Dagger Foundation working in partnership with East Carolina University is developing a program that seeks to provide rehabilitation opportunities for Special Operations...

Jul 19, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Two more community colleges join co-admission program

Two more eastern North Carolina community colleges – Edgecombe Community College and Sampson Community College – have signed co-admission agreements with East Carolina University, bringing the total number to 16....

ECU graduate student Tyler Beasley will serve as the first graduate student representative for the UNC Association of Student Governments. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 17, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Tyler Beasley

Tyler Beasley, a longtime Pirate, has now put East Carolina University on a state-level map. As the first graduate student representative for the UNC Association of Student Governments, ECU can...

From left, Haley Creef, treasurer; Jordan Koonts, president; Lillie Rhodes, vice president; Colin Johnson, speaker of the assembly; and Jessie Jefferys, secretary. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 16, 2018
  • Bri Deel

LEADING THE WAY

The new Student Government Association officers of East Carolina University are ready to take on the new school year with plans to improve the experience of being a Pirate. Student...