Ronnie Woodward Archives

Four library employees use large scissors to cut gold ribbon.
Oct 28, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

New spaces brighten, enhance Teaching Resources Center

It’s a new era at the Colonel Richard M. and Betty Debnam Hunt Teaching Resources Center. Tyanna Watson, a junior birth through kindergarten teacher education major, realized that moments after...

Oct 27, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Ronnie Woodward

Interprofessional event recognizes housekeepers’ role in health care

Over two days in late September, more than 500 East Carolina University students gathered to consider the importance of all members of the health care team — learning from those...

An Air Force cadet holds a flag as another cadet beside him looks at the flag.
Sep 04, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Scholarships expand ROTC recruiting to national landscape

It was normal for Makenna Pardee to feel out of her comfort zone, as she described, when she first experienced the rigors of Air Force ROTC as a freshman at...

Aug 20, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Yusef Perez, public health, Dominican Republic

This summer was not Yusef Perez’s first visit to the Dominican Republic, but it was definitely a new experience for the public health major at East Carolina University. The senior interned at...

Jul 25, 2025
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Belk Foundation funds ECU’s teacher burnout research

Two East Carolina University professors will investigate the ways that educator preparation programs (EPPs) can prevent burnout in new teachers through a four-year research project supported by a $250,000, first-time...

Jul 22, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Interlibrary loan process makes swift, free connections

The thesis research process for East Carolina University music graduate student Matthew Mantini could have been costly, including when he was interested in one full score that cost $255 to...

Jun 11, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Presenters provide a glimpse into the past and future

Elizabeth LaFave embraced and developed an entrepreneurial mindset at East Carolina University that continues today. LaFave, a two-time ECU alumna and the sixth annual Aman Pirate Challenge winner with the...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Lakshanyaa Rajendran Balaji

As Lakshanyaa Rajendran Balaji navigated the Brinkley-Lane Scholars selection process, it wasn’t only the prestige that motivated her, but the depth of community involvement embraced by students in East Carolina...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Joel Addy-Wedlock

Joel Addy-Wedlock can rattle off nearly 10 states he has lived during his childhood. There is Maryland, Oklahoma, Illinois and others, and a stint in Canada. He moved from Albany,...

Deallaney Hudson wears purple and gold graduation cap and gown in outdoor setting beside bushes.
May 02, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Deallaney Hudson, recreational therapy

Deallaney Hudson has faced uncertainty since her birth and ensuing diagnosis of neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by accelerated aging. As she prepares to participate in East Carolina...