Elizabeth Chan
Elizabeth Chan has seen firsthand many of the opportunities East Carolina University’s EC Scholars program and Honors College offer. Her older sister, Victoria, is an EC Scholar in the class...
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ADVANCING IDEAS
In the world of university advancement, institutions are ultimately judged by the dollars that are brought in the door that help students achieve educational success and universities enhance resources. Providing...
Graduate profile: Shainah Andrews
As a first-generation college student who hadn’t traveled outside the U.S. before, Shainah Andrews never thought she’d have the opportunity to study abroad – twice. But during her time at...
BRUSHING BETTER
In 2016, Lindsay McCormick started an experiment in sustainability, resolving to make an alternative toothpaste that didn’t involve throwing away little plastic tubes every month. McCormick, who graduated from East...
BEST PICTURE
At his Oscars watch party on Sunday, East Carolina University alumnus Von Lewis eagerly awaited the award for best picture. When it was announced that “Green Book” had won, he...
HEARTFELT DONATION
When Travis Burt felt intense pain shoot down his left arm and an acrid taste fill his mouth, he knew something was wrong. His normally tanned face became deeply flushed...
IF YOU LIKE IT, PUT YOUR NAME ON IT
Jesse Peel. Alice Crawford. Ledonia Wright. These are a few of the names students might notice as they explore the newly opened Main Campus Student Center. The expansive building has...
FUNDING BREAKTHROUGHS
Several East Carolina University medical researchers recently got a funding boost to expand their studies of common health issues, thanks to the Brody Brothers Foundation. This year, the Brody Brothers...
ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP
Jonelle Romero wants to be a dentist. An Access Scholarship helped her attend East Carolina University, where she excelled in her classes, volunteered locally and shadowed an oral surgeon. The...
FIRST FLIGHT
One hundred and fifteen years ago, on Dec. 17, 1903, just south of Kitty Hawk, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first successful airplane. Their Wright Flyer was the first...