Grace Haskin Archives

Apr 27, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

SMART FINANCES

A personal finance class at East Carolina University has inspired students to save a combined $100,000 each semester for the past five years. The ECU College of Business instructors Len...

Jan 30, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER

Whether a snowstorm emerges or a hurricane strikes, East Carolina University has a plan. That’s one reason the National Weather Service has again recognized ECU as StormReady, a nationwide program...

Associate professor Rosana Ferreira, center, from ECU's Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, works with graduate student Mark Nissenbaum, left, and undergraduate Joel McAuliffe. A grant from the ECU Faculty Senate enabled Ferreira to create a virtual weather forecasting teaching laboratory (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 13, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

SUPPORTING FELLOW TEACHERS

East Carolina University faculty who can generate creative, innovative ways of teaching course materials are eligible for grants offered by Teaching Grants Committee of ECU’s Faculty Senate. “The grants are...

Transgender actress Laverne Cox urged the audience at ECU’s Wright Auditorium to celebrate differences during a presentation Nov. 12 on campus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Nov 13, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘AIN’T I A WOMAN?’

An influential actress, producer, speaker and LGBT advocate brought an empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations and embracing differences to East Carolina University on Nov. 12. Laverne Cox, who...

East Carolina University was awarded for attention to providing healthy, alternative modes of transportation, including bricked bike paths and walkways for students making their way to class, pictured above. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 27, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

ON THE RIGHT PATH

10 Benefits of Biking to Class It’s much faster than walking, which means you get to sleep in later. It minimizes the risk of coronary heart disease by giving your...

Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri spoke to a selected group of students on campus Oct. 22, followed by a presentation in Hendrix Theatre. Davuluri urged her audience to celebrate diversity, while sharing her own experiences with cultural stereotypes. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 23, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘EVERYONE HAS A STORY’

Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, challenged East Carolina University students to celebrate their diversity – whatever that may be – and to be accepting of others. Davuluri, who spoke Oct....

Oct 01, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘THE SHOW TO SEE’

The stage of McGinnis Theatre has been transformed into a grim post-World War II New Orleans for the upcoming production of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The East Carolina University School...

Sep 13, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

WITH ‘SOUL & LOVE’

East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance is kicking off the 2014-2015 ECU/Loessin Playhouse series with the Dance @ Wright showcase, a multi-genre concert that features everything from ballet...

Sep 09, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘STRAIGHT TO THE JOKES’

“Earlier today, George W. Bush said he has one goal for these debates. He wants to show the American people that he’s presidentiamable.” -David Letterman. This is just one of...

Aug 21, 2014
  • Crystal Baity
  • Grace Haskin
  • Steve Tuttle

WARM WELCOME

A printer, TV, mattress topper, bags full of clothes and an extra-large bin of shoes surrounded the Cotran family outside of East Carolina University’s Garrett Hall Aug. 21. Their daughter...