Kristen Martin Archives

Jul 31, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

AP Summer Institute sees largest participant count in recent years

This year’s Advanced Placement Summer Institute met the challenges of COVID-19 head-on and had one of its largest number of participants in recent years. The AP Summer Institute (APSI) is...

Jul 13, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

BLOCK SCHEDULING

East Carolina University is adopting a block scheduling format for the 2020-21 academic year to aid in returning to on-campus instruction. Each semester will be divided into two eight-week blocks...

Jun 23, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

MAKING INVESTMENTS

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is investing $500,000 in Partnership Teach as part of its rural health initiative. Partnership Teach, housed in East Carolina University’s College of...

Jun 17, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

Program supplies summer reading books for ECU Community School

Two East Carolina University College of Education faculty members spearheaded a fundraising effort to ensure ECU Community School students have access to interesting, age-appropriate books this summer. “Years of research...

Jun 08, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

PROJECT DON’T WAIT

One devastating and often forgotten side effect of disasters is the impact to mental health. This is especially true in rural communities that experience a shortage of health care and...

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May 13, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

Breanna Sapp

Breanna Sapp applied for the EC Scholars program, thinking that being accepted would be a long shot. The 17-year-old from Jacksonville saw she was eligible for the program and had...

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May 13, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

Rylie Warren

Rylie Warren plans to follow her passions and dive into all of the activities that East Carolina University has to offer. The 17-year-old Mooresville resident is active in ministry and...

May 01, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

COMMUNITY ADVOCATE

Visit our YouTube channel for the closed-captioned version of this video. Serena Mooney leverages her passion for overlooked communities and advocacy as a future health care professional to shape her...

Apr 03, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

A FAMILIAR FACE

With schools closed across the state, children and parents are trying to navigate a new world of online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Principals have had to rethink how they...

Feb 10, 2020
  • Crystal Baity
  • Erin Ward
  • Kristen Martin
  • Rob Spahr
  • Spaine Stephens

MATTERS OF THE HEART

East Carolina University’s motto servire – to serve – is at the center of all we do each day. From doctors who literally fix hearts to educators who fill them...