Students Archives

Nov 12, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Open House offers prospective Pirates a glimpse at ECU experience

On a normal fall Saturday morning, the ECU Mall would largely be quiet except for the sound of rustling leaves. However, this past Saturday, the Mall was alive with the...

Nov 11, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU’s first doctoral occupational therapy class sets sail

East Carolina University has taken a huge step forward in providing world-class patient care in North Carolina through the establishment of a doctoral-level occupational therapy degree program, which officially admitted...

Nov 08, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

ECU named Best for Vets

East Carolina University is in the top 25% of universities and colleges recognized as Best for Vets by the Military Times. ECU is ranked fifth in North Carolina, 19th in...

Nov 07, 2024
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school hosts symposium highlighting special care dentistry

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine hosted its second annual Special Care Symposium on Nov. 2, gathering members of the dental professional community to discuss best practices for...

Nov 06, 2024
  • Jules Norwood

Graduate students pitch research projects in Three-Minute Thesis competition

Sixteen East Carolina University graduate students took the stage Monday afternoon to pitch their research projects in the Three-Minute Thesis competition in the Main Campus Student Center ballrooms. Xanthia Saganis,...

A college age woman wearing a brown top smiles as she sits on East Carolina University’s campus.
Nov 06, 2024
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Ilaria Noonan

When Ilaria Noonan began her college search four years ago, it was an unexpected invitation to join East Carolina University’s Honors College that changed her path. Now, the graduating senior...

Matt Crisp and Mike Harris with an auditorium full of COB students, faculty and friends of the college.
Nov 05, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Leadership on Display

When College of Business students take their professional development and ethical leadership class, they know that what they learn will be put to the test in a variety of circumstances....

Local community families and children talk to an East Carolina University student at an exhibit outside at the Town Common in Greenville, North Carolina, during the 2023 Tar River Community Science Festival. A red food truck and tent with more staff appear in the background.
Nov 04, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

Community festival to celebrate Tar River, science, learning

Zasha Griffin, one of East Carolina University’s Brinkley-Lane Scholars from the Honors College, has excitedly helped to get other students involved in the third annual Tar River Community Science Festival...

A campus police officer stops her patrol car in front of East Carolina University’s student center.
Oct 30, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Tarkington named UNC System’s officer of the year

Frannie Tarkington’s very first call as an East Carolina University police officer a decade ago has fueled her passion for helping people navigate the physical, mental and emotional trauma of...

Oct 28, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Range of topics, faculty celebrated at annual book awards

From historical perspectives like exploring the popularity and lore of the Lost Colony to looking ahead to the future of how artificial intelligence is used in teaching, a unique range...