Jessica VanderKolk Archives

Apr 16, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

‘Annihilation’ author VanderMeer gives talk, opens art show with ECU artist Eagle

Author Jeff VanderMeer told an East Carolina University crowd that he was happy to gain new readers of his “Southern Reach” books when the 2018 film “Annihilation,” inspired by his...

Two college women, wearing purple T-shirts and black leggings, kneel and sit on the floor. The woman on the left is doing the cat-cow yoga pose. The woman on the right plays a metallophone on her lap.
Apr 11, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk
  • Ronnie Woodward

Students pair music therapy, yoga in family caregiver research study

Sharing their research? In March, East Carolina University music therapy students had the chance to engage with others in their field as they presented their research at the Southeastern Region...

Apr 03, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU debuts world premiere opera, builds community connections to performance

Audience members will laugh, cry and likely experience myriad other feelings as they follow the emotional story of Mattie in this weekend’s world premiere of “Gal Young ’Un,” from East...

Mar 28, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Art exhibition continues to inspire, showcases ECU faculty passions

Mingling with colleagues and viewing their art pieces took Professor Catherine Walker back to her own undergraduate days at East Carolina University. The School of Art and Design faculty exhibition,...

Mar 25, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU piano program shines with student success, world-class guests

Piano Studies in East Carolina University’s School of Music is having a moment, with award-winning students, a new piano academy, and piano festival guest artists including Richard Goode, a world-class...

Mar 14, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU communication students gain career insights from alumni panel

School of Communication students on March 6 had the opportunity to hear from East Carolina University alumni about developing networks, storytelling, and learning to sit and succeed in discomfort. Conversations...

Mar 11, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

‘Outer Banks’ actor Arapoglou inspires ECU students with industry advice

East Carolina University students felt encouraged to hear that actor Caroline Arapoglou, of “Outer Banks” and “Stranger Things” fame, really is just like them, still wanting to learn, and still...

Feb 19, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU composer Taggart recalls unique filmed opera during height of COVID-19 pandemic

Longtime East Carolina University faculty member Mark Taggart had already been baking bread for years when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, but he had not composed an opera specifically...