Ken Buday Archives

Oct 06, 2021
  • Ken Buday

True Colors exhibit features ECU’s LGBTQ+ community

On the surface, it’s just a photograph. However, Quashawn Chadwick believes it speaks with a loud voice. Chadwick is one of nearly 20 students at East Carolina University to be...

Oct 06, 2021
  • Ken Buday

BREAKING GROUND

Gold-colored shovels turned ceremonial dirt Tuesday as Intersect East kicked off its first phase in redevelopment of East Carolina University’s former warehouse district. Developer Elliott Sidewalk Communities joined with university...

Oct 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Angela Wells

Angela Wells has always been creative. All you have to do is ask the children who received one of the balloon animals she used to make when she worked in...

Sep 22, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU honored for diversity and inclusiveness for 10th straight year

For the 10th consecutive year, East Carolina University’s focus on diversity and inclusiveness has been recognized with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The HEED Award, sponsored by...

Sep 17, 2021
  • Ken Buday
  • Kristen Martin

Four ECU students receive N.C. Space Grant scholarships

Four students from East Carolina University have received North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarships for 2021-22. Elliot Paul and Nia Wilson, both engineering majors, and Mikayla Dixon and Katherine...

A salute is given during a 9/11 memorial dedication outside the Main Campus Student Center. ECU hosted a series of events during a weeklong commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 13, 2021
  • Ken Buday

UNITED IN REMEMBRANCE

The sun shined brightly against a backdrop of Carolina blue, just like in New York City 20 years ago on a day that changed the world. East Carolina University dedicated...

Aug 24, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Samantha Hamilton

Just like the history she enjoys, Samantha Hamilton understands how the work she does today can shape the futures of students at East Carolina University. Hamilton is nearing her fourth...

Aug 18, 2021
  • Crystal Baity
  • Ken Buday

WARM WELCOME

After a 16-hour journey to get to East Carolina University to move in their freshmen son Menderson, Emmanuel and Tia Elie were greeted by a tall stranger offering to help...

Aug 10, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU to begin teaching tech classes at Wake Tech

East Carolina University and Wake Technical Community College have signed an agreement that will allow face-to-face classes in ECU’s Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT) Associate of Applied Science...

Sarah Sconyers Pirate Profile
Aug 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Sarah Sconyers

Sarah Sconyers worked as a teacher for 12 years, laying the foundation as students planned for college or careers. “In that time, only a handful of students expressed an interest...