Study Abroad Archives

A diverse group of 15 students in business casual attire pose for a photo holding certificates with three men in suits.
Nov 27, 2024
  • Jamie Smith

Award ceremony recognizes internationalization at ECU

East Carolina University’s Global Affairs Office celebrated several milestones during International Education Week. The week was celebrated Nov. 18-22 and campus events included the Parade of Flags through campus, an...

Oct 23, 2024
  • Michael Rudd

Entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge

On the day when the Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge was officially renamed the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge, the energy and excitement from the announcement spilled onto East Carolina University’s Mall...

: A man in a maroon shirt points to a white board as another man with his back to the camera writes on the board.
Oct 09, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

ECU welcomes Majka as Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence

Dr. Maciej Majka is making history at East Carolina University. Majka, a native of Poland, is ECU’s first-ever Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence and one of 41 nationally this year. A Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence...

Sep 20, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Access Scholarship program yields transformative student success

Anyone seeking to understand East Carolina University’s strategic focus on student success and its intersection with philanthropy need only visit a scholarship event like the Access Scholarship luncheon held Sept....

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Summer Study Abroad

East Carolina University students took advantage of study abroad opportunities this summer. They took solo journeys, developed friendships, learned from the top designers and fine-tuned their voice while visiting destinations...

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Hitting the high notes

Ashley LeParik spent part of her summer raising her voice. LeParik, a junior from Milford, Conn., was a student at the British Opera Academy at the University of Surrey located...

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Learning London’s literary traditions

A group of eight students in Dr. Will Banks and Dr. Andrea Kitta’s summer study abroad classes saw 20 plays as part of a three-week tenure in London. According to...

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Nursing immersion in Guatemala

Nine students and two faculty members in the Nursing 4220 Perspectives in International Community Health Care course spent three weeks in Guatemala. “This course was begun by Dr. Kim Larson...

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Building relationships in Northern Ireland

Graduate student Ashton Nelson took part in a study abroad opportunity this summer to Northern Ireland in the School of Communication led by Dr. Rebecca Dumlao and Dr. Sachiyo Shearman....

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Tuscan travelers

A birthday to remember One could say that international travel runs in Kendall Pixley’s blood. Pixley, a public health and biology major from Indian Trail, is the daughter of a...