Crystal Baity Archives

Oct 25, 2023
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ECU receives 12th consecutive HEED award

East Carolina University’s focus on being a supportive and welcoming place for all learners has been recognized for the 12th consecutive year with the national Higher Education Excellence in Diversity...

Sep 29, 2023
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Board of Trustees hears from students about their experiences at ECU

East Carolina University students shared how university support and resources are contributing to their successes in presentations to the ECU Board of Trustees, who met Thursday and Friday. On Friday,...

Sep 29, 2023
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Student: Ella Chapman

East Carolina University senior Ella Chapman loves to sing and perform, so majoring in music made sense when choosing a career. She grew up in a musical family: Her mother...

Chancellor Philip Rogers greets East Carolina University employees during lunch on the Main Campus Student Center lawn at University Day on Wednesday.
Sep 21, 2023
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UNIVERSITY DAY

East Carolina University kicked off the new academic year Wednesday with its first University Day celebration. “It’s a time to renew relationships, it’s a time to form new bonds, it’s...

Sep 19, 2023
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ECU remains a top college in 2024 U.S. News rankings

East Carolina University is a top five school in North Carolina in best public schools and top 10 in the state in all national university categories in U.S. News & World...

Sep 15, 2023
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Meaning in making: ECU students turn everyday objects into art

Earlier this week, visiting scholar Neil Nenner challenged East Carolina University graduate students to go outside the School of Art and Design and photograph things they normally wouldn’t. The exercise...

Sep 13, 2023
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ECU art and design alumnus recognized by South Arts

An East Carolina University alumnus has been named a state fellow and finalist for the prestigious 2023 South Arts Southern Prize for Visual Arts. Michael Webster of Spartanburg, South Carolina,...

Sep 07, 2023
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ECU remains a Best Bang for the Buck school in new ranking

East Carolina University is in the top 15% of Best Bang for the Buck schools in the Southeast according to an annual ranking released Aug. 28 by Washington Monthly. In...

Jackquelyn Derritt portrait photo
Sep 06, 2023
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Student: Jackquelyn Derritt

East Carolina University’s Jackquelyn Derritt is pursuing a master’s degree in English with the goal of teaching college students one day. She admired her teachers at White Oak High School...

Celeste and Reginald Hodges of Durham stand beside 1950s Gongoli masks they donated to East Carolina University. The masks are part of a collection on exhibit at the Wellington B. Gray Gallery.
Aug 15, 2023
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AFRICAN ARTWORKS

About 150 African art pieces incorporating everyday items like hand stamped fabric to one-of-a-kind carved Gongoli masks are on display in a new exhibition in Jenkins Fine Arts Center at...