Student: Morgan Gillespie
If not for an unsuccessful basketball tryout, Morgan Gillespie might not be pursuing a career in theater. The East Carolina University senior, who graduated on Dec. 4 with a bachelor...
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SAILING NEW SEAS
East Carolina University celebrated the accomplishments of more than 2,000 graduates with its 112th fall commencement on Friday, delivering a virtual ceremony because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions against large, in-person...
FALL 2020 COMMENCEMENT — COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS
Graduates, parents, families and friends, please join us at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 for our virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony. Watch the ceremony live on the commencement website, or...
GREAT SPORT
Basketball, track and tennis filled Donté Hill’s days in high school. And attending his first football game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is one of his most memorable experiences at East Carolina...
ASPIRING FAMILY PHYSICIAN
East Carolina University senior biology major Darren Sanders aspires to become a family medical doctor and help the underserved populations of North Carolina. Originally from Charlotte, Sanders said his family...
DREAM BIG
As a communication student at East Carolina University, Gillian Pena has studied in central Europe and interned with three organizations in Chicago. The Windy City is also her birthplace, having...
GUARDING THE FUTURE
Tony Parham first came to East Carolina University on an athletic scholarship in 1994. This fall, he completed his degree, and he plans to use what he’s learned to help...
PUSHING BOUNDARIES
When opportunity knocked, Emma O’Brien was ready to answer. “When I first came into school, I was so pigeon-holed into what I thought I wanted to do. When I thought...
DIVING INTO HISTORY
East Carolina University graduate student Will Nassif will earn his master’s in maritime studies in December and wants to work in North Carolina, protecting the state’s cultural heritage. Born in...
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
Growing up in Holly Springs outside of Raleigh, Eddie Okeiga knew all about East Carolina University. “A lot of people from my high school come here, and my sister came...