Ken Buday Archives

Jan 14, 2026
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ECU students level up video game development skills

It’s all fun and games until the dragon kills you. Of course, if you hit the restart button, the fun and games can begin again. Such is the world of...

Dec 03, 2025
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Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough to deliver fall commencement address

Former East Carolina University baseball player Clayton McCullough, manager of the Miami Marlins and a World Series winning coach, will deliver the keynote address during fall commencement on Dec. 19...

Dec 01, 2025
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ECU robotics team wins national competition

If robots are indeed going to take over the world someday, a group of East Carolina University students may just be responsible. ECU’s robotics team won the Association of Technology,...

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Dec 01, 2025
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Staff: Quinten Robinson

When Quinten Robinson became a graduate admissions specialist for the East Carolina University Graduate School in 2021, it was music to his ears. The Havelock native had graduated from ECU’s...

Nov 12, 2025
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ECU Tech Transfer Day highlights opportunities for students

Rhiannon Holley, cybersecurity department chair at Fayetteville Technical Community College, understands the needs of the students she teaches. After all, she was in their shoes just a few short years...

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Nov 03, 2025
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Staff: Dr. Diane Majewski

An experience at a bowling alley when she was young struck a chord in Dr. Diane Majewski. She saw a lane to a future in education, and she spared no...

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Oct 23, 2025
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ECU helps manufacturers prevent pollution through new grant

East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) received validation of its work to prevent pollution through a new $652,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The...

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Oct 16, 2025
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Student: Matthew Ryan Joyner

Matthew Ryan Joyner has one mission in life. “My fundamental goal is to help people,” the East Carolina University engineering major said. “I feel I can use the knowledge that...

Sep 24, 2025
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Road to Recovery: ECU alum continues work one year after Helene

The French Broad River twists and turns through the heart of Asheville. It meanders through part of the historic Biltmore estate, flows under Interstate 40, passes by a rail yard...

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Sep 02, 2025
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Faculty: Dr. Christopher Wolfe

Dr. Christopher Wolfe doesn’t view anthropology as an historic look into ancient societies alone. He sees a bigger picture that students must know to understand society today. “An anthropologist is...