Crystal Baity Archives

Mar 23, 2016
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jay Clark

‘GLASS STATION’

East Carolina University’s School of Art and Design plans to open a hand-blown glass art studio in downtown Farmville. Hand-blown glass is a new curriculum area for ECU and the...

This image is from a 2013 exhibition of the Veterans Book Project held at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Monica Haller, a visual artist, founded the Veterans Book Project which has helped dozens of war veterans to archive their experiences as well as those of their family members. Photographs and stories are used to initiate healing and understanding at workshops across the country. This is the first time the Veterans Book Project will be held at ECU. (Contributed photos)
Mar 17, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

A workshop and book project that encourages veterans and their families to write about their wartime and lifetime experiences is coming to East Carolina University in April. The Veterans Writing...

East Carolina University students seeking degrees in medicine, nursing and rehabilitation counseling are in some of the best graduate programs in the nation according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. ECU has a total of 18 programs ranked in U.S. News’ 2017 Best Graduate Schools released March 16. (Photo by Mike Litwin)
Mar 16, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

AMONG THE BEST

East Carolina University graduate programs in medicine, nursing and rehabilitation counseling have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report. “These are extremely strong programs with...

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Feb 24, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

NOTORIOUS KILLERS

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, notorious presidential assassins will tell their stories in an East Carolina University musical opening Feb. 25 in McGinnis Theatre. Based on the...

ECU senior and Campus Kitchens shift leader Lekisha Pittman of High Point prepares chicken tenders at Todd Dining Hall. The chicken tenders along with green beans and fruit were being prepared for community partner Operation Sunshine. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 18, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

MAKING MEALS

The Campus Kitchens Project empowers students to create sustainable solutions to food waste and hunger. In the 2014-2015 academic year, with its highest numbers to date, ECU: Had more than...

Drew Yowell, an ECU junior, will be performing in Dance 2016 which opens Jan. 28 at McGinnis Theatre. Here, Yowell dances in “Rhapsody” choreographed by Zalman Raffael Grinberg, who is choregrapher in residence at the Carolina Ballet. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 27, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

REHEARSAL TO STAGE

From contemporary to classical ballet, a diverse mix of styles will highlight East Carolina University’s Dance 2016 opening Jan. 28. Drew Yowell, an ECU junior who will dance in works...

Chris Morgan, an ECU art graduate student, is shown in her studio space in the Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Morgan is involved in effort to make simple hand-sewn shoes for the children to improve their physical and economic condition by creating a cottage industry in the area.
Jan 21, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

‘A PERFECT FIT’

Chris Morgan’s lifelong interests in art and science converged in a tiny village in Africa this fall. The East Carolina University alumna and art graduate student traveled to Mozambique as...

Jan 12, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

BEST IN THE NATION

Four online graduate programs at East Carolina University have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report. ECU’s programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing...

ECU graduate Ryan Shackleford films the Elizabeth II, a replica of a 1500’s sailing vessel, near Manteo in fall 2014 as part of his class film, “A Colony Lost.”
Jan 04, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

RESEARCH TO ROUGH CUT

An East Carolina University student-made film about the mysterious Lost Colony is the first of several ECU productions expected to debut on UNC-TV. “A Colony Lost” – a documentary about...

Dec 18, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood

‘THE WORLD IS WAITING’

Click here to see how ECU’s newest Pirate alumni shared their graduation experiences through social media: ECU’s Fall Commencement Storify Morning rain showers failed to dampen the enthusiasm of more...