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...
Study Abroad Archives
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....
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...
Designing abroad
Students enrolled in Art 3205 Special Topics in Graphic Design and Art 3009 Graphic Design Theory and Practice gained design experience and made valuable new connections in the field. The...
Embracing Japanese culture
Azaria McDaniel, a junior psychology major from Snellville, Georgia, spent 10 days in Japan as part of an 11-week summer course for Psychology 3321 Social Psychology and Psychology 4000 Advanced...
Nursing students visit Guatemala to expand cultural understanding
Sometimes the best way to understand how to care for those who are outside of the mainstream, those who aren’t privileged in a society, is to learn how to communicate...
Pirates, Peruvians build lasting connection
It was easy for Angel Castañeda Vargas, a student at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peruvian University of Applied Sciences), to summarize how he felt on East Carolina University’s campus...
Student: Leah Carr
A high school history teachers’ influence helped East Carolina University senior Leah Carr embrace the idea of being a teacher, something she never expected to happen. “I would not be...
Hur receives Fulbright to research, invigorate traditional Korean crafts
About the Award Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious and competitive fellowships that provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad. Scholars play a critical role in U.S....
ECU maritime studies graduate student attends unique Egyptian underwater field school
Katelyn Rollins, one of East Carolina University’s newest master’s degree graduates of the Maritime Studies program in the Department of History, recently attended a unique field school in Egypt. She...