Ken Buday Archives

Oct 25, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Engineering students plant trees to mitigate pollution

As water flows down Town Creek toward the Tar River in Greenville, it suddenly turns an odd brown color. A sheen floats on top. Of course, not too many people...

Oct 22, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Margaret Turner

On the tennis court, Margaret Turner is as competitive as anyone. Off the court, she competes for top students as the director of admissions and recruiting in the Honors College...

Oct 12, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU construction students help with STEM youth program

Grayson Elks took careful steps in placing the beam upon his structure. “I like to build,” he said. But the structure started to collapse. The marshmallow foundation lost its shape,...

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
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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...