Crystal Baity Archives

Sep 15, 2011
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Lighten the load: Occupational therapy students teach backpack safety

If a group of Pitt County seventh-graders had their way, eliminating heavy backpacks would be simple. Get rid of the usually thick science and math books. Make lighter books, or...

Dr. Denise Donica, assistant professor of occupational therapy. Photo by Jay Clark, University Marketing.
Sep 15, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Lighten the load

If a group of Pitt County seventh-graders had their way, eliminating heavy backpacks would be simple. Get rid of the usually thick science and math books. Make lighter books, or...

Sep 09, 2011
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  • Doug Boyd
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson
  • Joy Holster
  • Mary Schulken

9/11 at ECU: ‘Innocence died that day’

Ongoing concerns ECU Dean of Students Lynn Roeder was in the worst possible place she could be on 9/11 – away from the ECU campus. She was attending a conference...

From left to right, senior class officers who led fundraising efforts are pictured with Dr. Kim Larson, assistant professor of nursing, at left, class vice president Rachel Steeb, historian Logan Monroe, secretary Paige Ray, treasurer Natalie Tyson, and president Kaitlyn Whitlock. Photo by Cliff Hollis, ECU News Services.
Sep 08, 2011
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Nursing class gift completed for village in Guatemala

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 8, 2011) — A village in Guatemala now has safe drinking water thanks to a class gift from May graduates of the East Carolina University College of...

Occupational therapy student Trey Elam wants to join the Navy as an occupational therapist after graduation. At ECU and in volunteer activities, he has proven to be a strong student leader. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 07, 2011
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Leadership for all

Trey Elam’s leadership experience started early, in church, where he still volunteers as a Baptist Men’s Association World Changer. The 24-year-old occupational therapy graduate student is student liaison to the...

Aug 23, 2011
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Library hosts national exhibit on African-American health care providers during Civil War

East Carolina University’s Laupus Library is hosting a national traveling exhibit through Sept. 24 that tells the story of African-Americans who served as surgeons and nurses during the Civil War....

Aug 17, 2011
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Camp provides tools for healthful living

When Josh Wall's campers return home, he's encouraged they will use what they learned the past three weeks to remain physically fit and active. Wall, an East Carolina University exercise...

Campers enjoy a game of basketball at the Take Off 4-Health healthy lifestyle camp, a program that works to instill healthy habits for overweight youth. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 17, 2011
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Take Off 4-Health camp provides tools for healthy living

When Josh Wall’s campers return home, he’s encouraged they will use what they learned the past three weeks to remain physically fit and active. Wall, an East Carolina University exercise...

Aug 12, 2011
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Brody welcomes Class of 2015

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University celebrated the start of medical school for 78 new students by presenting each with a white coat during a ceremony Aug....

Blair Fuller, president of ECU's Multicultural Student Nursing Association, spearheaded the production of a cookbook that highlights cultural diversity within the College of Nursing. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 11, 2011
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Student nursing association highlights culture, cuisine with new cookbook

This fall, East Carolina University nursing students will share a meal and learn something about each other at the same time. The Multicultural Student Nursing Association will host a potluck...