Students Archives

Jun 20, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

STUDENT LEADERS

Two Honors College students who have known each other since middle school will lead East Carolina University’s Student Government Association through this academic year. SGA President Javier Limon and Vice...

Jun 19, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

ECU receives A+ for elementary education literacy programs

East Carolina University’s undergraduate educator preparation program has earned an A+ rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a recognition given to only 48 schools nationally for elementary...

Jun 15, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

Grant provides scholarships, microcredentials to future teachers

Three East Carolina University faculty members have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address the shortage of secondary math and science teachers, especially in rural, high-need school...

Esther Olajide graduated from East Carolina University's College of Nursing’s Bachelor of Nursing program after spending nearly a year deployed with the Navy.
Jun 15, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

RIGHT ON TIME

In May, Esther Olajide walked across the stage as Pirate nurse, having completed all the requirements of her bachelor’s in nursing science degree: research papers, end-of-semester exams and day after...

Jun 14, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU medical, dental students selected as NC Schweitzer Fellows

Eight East Carolina University medical and dental students have been named to the 2023-24 class of the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (NCASF) program. Two students from the School of...

Jun 08, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

Memorial exhibit for longtime library employee showcases ship plan

When Joe Barricella looks at the Ralph L. Scott Memorial Exhibit located on the first floor of East Carolina University’s main campus library, many thoughts surface. One of them is...

Espen Spangenburg, left, and a student work in the Spangenburg Lab at East Carolina University’s East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute.
Jun 07, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY

Researchers at East Carolina University have discovered that a muscle in the foot appears fundamentally different from other muscles because of how it behaves without oxygen. Their inquiry is just...

Jun 06, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Benefit raises funds for 2024 ECU summer theatre

East Carolina University faculty members with featured guest musical director Ana Flavia Zuim of New York University will present “A Musical Evening of Jaques Brel” on June 10-11. Three shows...

Jun 05, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU student’s coursework finds application in real-world lab experiences

East Carolina University rising senior and Honors College and Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences student Arya Shah — who is majoring in biochemistry with a concentration in biology...

Jun 02, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ECU/Loessin Playhouse announces 2023-24 season

The ECU/Loessin Playhouse in the East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance has announced its 2023-24 season, which will kick off in September with the annual fall dance concert....