Students Archives

Jul 12, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Christian Penister

Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry. Penister, a third-year student in East Carolina University’s School of Dental...

Jul 09, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

Chandler Ward and Savannah Slade, president and vice president of the East Carolina University Student Government Association, are tapping their business backgrounds to serve students. The duo, both pursuing degrees...

Jul 08, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

SERVING RURAL

A core value of the College of Education at East Carolina University is serving rural communities. A partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC)...

Jul 07, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

Charlotte Hornets recognize Club Sports for inclusivity

The East Carolina University Club Sports Program has been named the winner of the Charlotte Hornets’ 2021 For the Love of the Game award. The award honors LGBTQ or LGBTQ...

Jul 06, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

MAKING MUSIC

Rigorous rehearsal schedules combined with heavy course loads each semester, individual practice time and part-time jobs can sometimes overwhelm music majors. How students across the country coped with those demands...

Jun 30, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

COMEBACK PERFORMANCE

Performance is making a comeback at the East Carolina Piano Festival. The festival has returned to East Carolina University’s School of Music for the first time since the pandemic canceled...

Jun 29, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU recognized for promoting physical activity on campus

East Carolina University’s Exercise is Medicine – On Campus (EIM-OC) program has been recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine as a “COVID Conquerer” for demonstrating creative ways to...

Jun 28, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

FRESH EYES

East Carolina University graduate students in the Department of Criminal Justice are providing fresh eyes on cold cases in partnership with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation In a...

Jun 22, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

Grad student bitten by T. rex research

An opportunity to participate in fascinating research as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh helped lead graduate student Shannon Brink to pursue a master’s degree at East Carolina...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

EDIBLE LANDSCAPE

A group of East Carolina University Honors College students sought to improve sustainability by creating an orchard on campus. “Our mission is to serve college campuses by giving students the...