Study Abroad Archives

Calli Jon Massengill is an Honors College student who is using her passion for helping others to teach underprivileged and special education students.
Sep 21, 2022
  • Hannah Eccleston

Student: Calli Jon Massengill

Calli Jon Massengill, a special education major at East Carolina University, knew early she had a passion for helping others learn. “I have always known I wanted to teach and...

Aug 09, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

East Carolina University’s Dr. Jami Leibowitz, associate director of global affairs, has received a Fulbright U.S. Global Scholar Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign...

Cooper Rust, executive director of Dance Centre Kenya, teaches at East Carolina University in April. A group of ECU dance students and professors traveled this summer to Kenya where they learned a variety of African dance styles.
Jul 28, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

WINDOW TO THE WORLD

A group of East Carolina University dance students and professors traveled this summer to Kenya, where — immersed in local culture — they learned a variety of African dance styles,...

Mar 09, 2022
  • Jamie Smith

STORIES FROM UKRAINE

Trigger warning: This article mentions violence and sexual assault. Only the first names of the Ukrainian participants are used in this article. Each day, glimpses of the Russian invasion of...

Approximately $95,000 in study abroad scholarships were awarded to students during East Carolina University's 2021 International Awards Ceremony ceremony.
Nov 17, 2021
  • ECU News Services
  • Jamie Smith

RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONALIZATION

East Carolina University celebrated the beginning of International Education Week on Monday during the university’s International Awards Ceremony. Faculty, staff and students were recognized for their outstanding work in pursuing...

Jun 10, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

RETURN TO TUSCANY

A fortunate few East Carolina University students will spend the fall semester in Certaldo Alto, Italy, through the ECU Tuscany study abroad program, which received the green light this week...

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
  • 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 22, 2021
  • Doug Boyd

WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS

As a student, Dr. Stacy Warner didn’t participate in study abroad opportunities. “As a first-generation college student and student-athlete, studying abroad never seemed like an option for me.” Warner said....

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...