Students Archives

Sep 17, 2021
  • Ken Buday
  • Kristen Martin

Four ECU students receive N.C. Space Grant scholarships

Four students from East Carolina University have received North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarships for 2021-22. Elliot Paul and Nia Wilson, both engineering majors, and Mikayla Dixon and Katherine...

Sep 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Guitar series honors Hispanic heritage

The 2021 Hispanic Heritage Guitar Series returns to East Carolina University’s A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall beginning Monday. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and face coverings are required. ECU School...

Sep 15, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

BUSINESS AND DIVERSITY

It’s been a while, but the Business Leadership Conference (BLC), organized by East Carolina University’s College of Business, took place once again Sept. 13. COB juniors, seniors and graduates participated...

Sep 14, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU remains top performer in national rankings

East Carolina University remains a top performer in social mobility among national universities in North Carolina, according to a new ranking. ECU also is one of the top four nationally...

Sep 13, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Fernando Chivela

Growing up in Angola — a country on Africa’s west coast beset by civil war, poverty and preventable diseases — has inspired Fernando Chivela to use technology to improve access...

A salute is given during a 9/11 memorial dedication outside the Main Campus Student Center. ECU hosted a series of events during a weeklong commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 13, 2021
  • Ken Buday

UNITED IN REMEMBRANCE

The sun shined brightly against a backdrop of Carolina blue, just like in New York City 20 years ago on a day that changed the world. East Carolina University dedicated...

Sep 09, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

REMEMBERING 9/11 HEROES

Twenty years after 9/11, East Carolina University’s home opener in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium will bring extra significance for offensive lineman Sean Bailey. Bailey’s dad Steve, whom ECU teammates call Big Steve,...

Sep 09, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

ECU Community School back in session for fifth year

The ECU Community School started its fifth year of operation on Aug. 23 with in-person instruction for all 114 enrolled scholars. “The first couple of weeks have been very positive...

Sep 07, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

College of Nursing welcomes new undergraduate students with pinning ceremony

The East Carolina University College of Nursing celebrated nearly 300 new baccalaureate students on Sept. 2, welcoming each with a golden Lamp of Learning pin to wear on their uniforms....

Sep 02, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

NEVER FORGET

  SEPT. 11 REFLECTIONS With the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks nearing, ECU is seeking reflections and takeaways from our Pirates. ECU will publish submitted responses on its social...