Students Archives

Aug 05, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU driving boot camp steers participants in right direction

The sight of blue lights flashing in a rearview mirror can make your heart race — especially for inexperienced drivers. Learning the do’s and don’ts of being pulled over has...

Aug 02, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Maggie Baile

Maggie Baile was “100% certain” that she would attend law school after earning undergraduate degrees at East Carolina University. But getting a job in the ECU Honors College her freshman year...

Jul 30, 2021
  • Rob Spahr
  • Spaine Stephens

WHITE COAT CEREMONY 2021

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed 86 new medical students — the most diverse class in the school’s history — during the school’s annual White...

Jul 29, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU recognized for supporting student veterans

East Carolina University has once again been ranked as a top university for U.S. veterans and military service members. ECU is ranked 47th in the Southeast in the 2021 Military...

Jul 27, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Undergraduate research on display during summer symposium

In the first event of its kind since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, East Carolina University undergraduate researchers gathered to share their work as part of the university’s weeklong...

Jul 22, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

DENTAL DYNAMO

When Octavia Miller visits home in Duplin County, her purpose goes deeper than simply returning to her roots — it’s also about giving back to the people and the land that raised...

Jul 21, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

Ledonia Wright Cultural Center names art gallery Sankofa

The Ledonia Wright Cultural Center (LWCC) in East Carolina University’s Main Campus Student Center is celebrating the naming of its art gallery. In June, the art gallery was named Sankofa,...

Jul 15, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

GETTING ORIENTED

Building community is a core component of the East Carolina University Honors College first-year experience. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, staff and student leaders in the college looked to...

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...