Students Archives

Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

MARKETING MEGAPHONE

Moving around during childhood can be stressful for any student constantly boxing up and uprooting their lives. After more than four moves and a constant reshuffling of schools and friends,...

Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

BUILDING BUSINESSES

Libraries aren’t traditionally the place you go for small business support, but one East Carolina University student is changing that perception in Wayne County. Accounting major Dejah McManus, an Indian...

Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

For many nonprofits, it’s not just their mission that defines them, but the connections they build within their communities. East Carolina University sophomore Vedika Modi learned about the importance of...

Jan 04, 2021
  • Matt Smith

RISE29 internship team partners with nonprofit to explore canning business

A group of East Carolina University interns are helping Beaufort County’s Alpha Life Enrichment Center (ALEC) support farmers in eastern North Carolina. College of Education graduate student Tiffany Corey, College...

Dec 23, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Kaitlyn Isherwood

Being bullied in middle school — and getting help from a mental health professional — has fueled Kaitlyn Isherwood’s determination to be a counselor. She wants other children who are...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Rob Spahr

WHITE COAT DRIVE-THRU

People all over the world were required to adjust their plans and traditions during 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s medical students were not immune. First-year...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Dec 21, 2020
  • ECU News Services

GET TESTED

CAMPUS LIVING RESIDENTS ECU has developed a Spring 2021 Campus Living reentry testing plan, along with procedures for isolation and quarantine housing. 1. Students living in the residence halls will...

Dec 15, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental students, providers reflect on providing oral health care to veterans

The ECU School of Dental Medicine provided dental care for dozens of veterans last month during the school’s annual ECU Smiles for Veterans program at its community service learning center...

Dec 15, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

TOPOGRAPHY OF TERROR

While study abroad trips are being postponed across the globe due to the coronavirus, East Carolina University professors are opening a world of possibilities for students through online courses and...