Crystal Baity Archives

May 12, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

OFF THE GRID

This spring, East Carolina University Honors College students spent time learning way outside the classroom – on the Appalachian Trail, 15 feet underwater and behind a camera lens in eastern...

Left to right, Seeds to Snacks ECU student intern Morgan Kunsman, sixth-grader Jordan McKenzie and ECU student leader Jordan Hostetler check the soil and mulch around some tomato plants in the garden at the Boys & Girls Club in Winterville. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
May 01, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

NURTURING HEALTHY CHOICES

An innovative East Carolina University program is planting ideas – and vegetables – with some Pitt County Schools students. Seeds to Snacks is a curriculum that helps teach kids about...

Chancellor Steve Ballard, right, recognizes outgoing board chairman Robert Brinkley during the April 24 meeting of the ECU Board of Trustees. Brinkley served on the board for eight years. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kelly Setzer

MOVING FORWARD

East Carolina University leaders say work is continuing on the development of Heritage Hall, a permanent place where people of historical significance to the university will be recognized. ECU’s Board...

Left to right, student Vaughn Logan, Sandy Jalal, Jesus Lucena and Cass Palombaro put the finishing touches on a solar charging station they created for an industrial engineering technology class at East Carolina University. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

SOLAR SOLUTION

About two dozen East Carolina University students have designed a potential fix for dying cell phones and other mobile devices on campus: solar-powered charging stations. Five student teams from a...

ECU senior Alan Chandler, a professional acting major, is shown above during practice for his first Shakespearian role as Coriolanus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 22, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

RELEVANT TODAY

Shakespeare, sword fights and controversy highlight the main stage finale by East Carolina University’s Loessin Playhouse. Opening April 23, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare may not be as...

ECU students led a panel discussion on leadership hosted by The Women's Roundtable at ECU April 16. Pictured above, ECU Kenya Shakir, left, and Meghan Pergola share their views with the audience. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 17, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘VISIBLE EXAMPLES’

An East Carolina University committee formed to create a legacy of women leaders says the accomplishments and ambitions of current students are helping fulfill the university’s mission. On April 16,...

Apr 17, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

LIFE CONNECTIONS

Some seventh-grade students in Martin and Pitt counties have found even the tiniest of creatures can become addicted to sugar and caffeine – and energy drinks can be lethal. That’s...

Apr 06, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE’

East Carolina University is receiving praise at the national level for its innovation in preparing teachers for the classroom. ECU is one of only nine institutions across the country and...

Mar 30, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘PRIMED TO LEAD’

Dr. Grant Hayes has been named dean and distinguished professor of the College of Education at East Carolina University. Hayes is professor of counselor education and interim dean of the...

ECU doctoral student Christina Brown-Bochicchio shares details on how biofeedback can help wounded warriors during the March 20 opening of ECU's Center for Applied Psychophysiology. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 26, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

TOOLS FOR RECOVERY

Jeff Zyburt’s virtual reality goggles helped him experience the sensation of steering a military vehicle down a dusty road in a combat zone. Zyburt tried to avoid enemy fire while...