Students Archives

Mar 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ALL ABOARD

Jackson Faircloth looked at stacks of shirts in the Dowdy Student Store in the East Carolina University Main Campus Student Center. You could say purple and gold run through his...

Mar 01, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Noah MacKay

A fascination with astronomy and the mysteries of the universe pushed Noah MacKay far beyond stargazing. Now in his first year in East Carolina University’s graduate program in physics, MacKay...

Feb 26, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

CHILLS AND THRILLS

Five … Four … Three … Two … One … Jump! That countdown was followed by splashes, then shrieks and cheers as students, faculty and staff took turns jumping in...

Feb 25, 2021
  • Erin Ward

ECU’s Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center crowdfunds a record $15K, raises goal to $20K

In its first crowdfunding campaign, the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University achieved its $15,000 goal weeks early and on Wednesday announced a new goal of...

Feb 22, 2021
  • ECU News Services

WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

East Carolina University is recognizing the accomplishments of three faculty members and two students with its annual International Achievement Awards. Faculty members are honored for making an impact in the...

Feb 22, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

BUILDING COALITIONS

Attending college 7,000 miles from his home in Qatar hasn’t been as daunting as it initially seemed for East Carolina University junior Faisal Abouelhassan. He already knew about ECU from...

Feb 22, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

COMFORT ZONE

When Annija Veinsteina came to ECU from Riga, Latvia in August 2015, she most likely found Greenville’s weather to be a bit different. She probably found it at 89 degrees, which...

Feb 18, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

SCULPTING EXPERIENCES

Community is integral to East Carolina University Honors College students. This applies not only to their classmates but also to the larger Greenville community. After a successful book fundraiser in...

Feb 17, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

E-CIGARETTE FLAVORING RISKS

An assistant professor in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has quantified the risks of a flavoring compound in electronic cigarettes—the same substance that gives buttered popcorn...

Feb 12, 2021
  • Kristin Zachary

LOVE IN PIRATE NATION

Pirates come to ECU for quality higher education, but some end up with a two-for-one deal. Discover how they met their partner for life and read their love stories by...