Maelee Becton
The full impact of being an EC Scholar didn’t register at first for Maelee Becton. The 17-year-old said when she first applied, the program seemed like a good opportunity and...
Jules Norwood Archives
Staff Senate recognizes outstanding employees
The East Carolina University Staff Senate celebrated university staff members with Staff Appreciation Week April 19-23, culminating with the inaugural Outstanding Staff Virtual Awards Ceremony April 23. Staff Appreciation Week...
TITANS OF TEACHING
From a computer engineering professor making the intricacies of microprocessing accessible for his students to an English professor providing real-world experience for students while helping local nonprofits, East Carolina University...
FROM A DISTANCE
Dr. Christine Kowalczyk, associate professor of marketing in East Carolina University’s College of Business, is the recipient of the 2021 Max Ray Joyner Award for Outstanding Teaching in Distance Education....
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Dr. Guiseppe Getto, associate professor of English, is the 2021 recipient of the University Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award. “Service-learning is a reflective form of teaching,” Getto said. “I was taught...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Each year, the UNC Board of Governors selects one professor from each university in the UNC System to receive its Excellence in Teaching Award, which was established in 1994 to...
FULL COURT PRESS
As public health officials, medical professionals and university leaders work to provide widespread COVID-19 vaccinations for the campus community, East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum opened its doors this week for...
TV FOR MILLENNIALS
When MTV launched in 1981 with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles, it was billed as a 24-hour video jukebox, and the success of that format showed that...
PIRATE PRIDE
Pirate Nation got a small taste of normalcy last week as students, faculty and staff, and alumni celebrated Home Sweet Homecoming with a week of on-campus and virtual events and...
HOME SWEET HOMECOMING
Undaunted by the pandemic and the challenges of celebrating while adhering to mass gathering guidelines, East Carolina University’s homecoming committee has developed a week of events aimed at entertaining Pirates...