Students Archives

Feb 08, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Feb. 25 with extra safety precautions

TAKE THE PLUNGE WHAT: 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge WHEN: Feb. 25, 5-9:45 p.m., free pre-registration is required online at http://crwregistration.ecu.edu WHERE: ECU Eakin Student Recreation Center WHO: ECU students,...

Feb 08, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Evan Martschenko

Music has always been a part of Evan Martschenko’s life. The East Carolina University junior started thinking about turning that interest into a career while he was in high school....

Feb 04, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU piano competition goes virtual

Providing opportunities at East Carolina University for the next generation of talented young pianists didn’t stop this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, ECU’s School of Music transformed the...

Feb 04, 2021
  • Doug Boyd

A STRONG UNIVERSITY

A year ago, East Carolina University was a very different place. But despite the challenges of the past 12 months, the university is strong and prepared for the future. That...

Feb 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

FOOD AND FUNDS

The Purple Pantry is open on campus to help East Carolina University students with food insecurity, and now those students will have access to free food 24 hours a day,...

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU

The following stories were originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • Kristin Zachary

HISTORY MAKER: LAURA MARIE LEARY

It began as a “why not” conversation between two friends, Dr. Leo Jenkins, then president of East Carolina College, and Dr. Andrew Best, Greenville’s first Black physician. “Why can’t we...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Kristin Zachary

HISTORY MAKER: BENJAMIN ADRIAN CURRENCE

The doorbell sounded as more than 150 pairs of feet shuffled on the porch, lawn and nearby pavement. It was a Wednesday, and the chill of an early spring night...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Doug Boyd

HISTORY MAKER: LASHEENA SORIANO

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Lasheena Soriano wants to make the world a more equitable place. That’s why she’s at East Carolina University...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

HISTORY MAKER: TIANA WASHINGTON

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. When Tiana Washington learned of East Carolina University’s motto servire, or to serve, she knew she would fit...