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ECU business management major Destiny Reid presents educational materials related to adoption to members of Congress, as part of her 10-week internship through the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). (Photos by Kami Swingle with CCAI)
Aug 10, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

MAKING AN IMPACT

While many college students spent their summer sleeping late or soaking up the sun, East Carolina University junior Destiny Reid was preparing a presentation to Congress. Reid was one of...

Camp Needles in the Pines participant Dylan Simpson packs his gear in preparation for leaving on the final day of camp. The one-week camp offered each summer by the Department of Pediatrics in the Brody School of Medicine helps children learn strategies for coping with their Type 1 Diabetes. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 04, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

INDEPENDENCE DAYS

Right after breakfast on the final day of Camp Needles in the Pines, the director led 75 young campers in a rousing rendition of the camp song, complete with hand...

ECU School of Dental Medicine professor Dr. Kimberley Gise, left, and Zachary Swanner, fourth year dental student, assist a dental patient. Gise is director of the emergency care clinic. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 30, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

EMERGENCY SERVICES

An East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine clinic is now treating local patients experiencing oral emergencies. The Emergency Care Clinic, located in Ross Hall at 1851 MacGregor Downs Road,...

Mira Sanchez, left, and Carla Lee attended ECU training to learn how to serve as community breast health educators, thanks to $125,000 in grants from the Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 27, 2015
  • Kathy Muse

COMMUNITY CRUSADERS

Azucena Warren beat breast cancer in 1998, following treatment at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center in Greenville. Now she is applying her efforts to help other women tackle the...

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Jul 23, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

PIRATE READ

“Enrique’s Journey,” the true story of a Honduran boy’s journey to find his mother, has been selected as the 2015 Pirate Read at East Carolina University. All incoming students are...

ECU Board of Trustees members Danny Scott, left, and Edwin Clark listen to discussion during the July 17 board meeting. At that meeting, ECU Provost Ron Mitchelson presented the plan for reorganization for ECU's College of Human Ecology. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 20, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jay Clark

REORGANIZATION

The six departments and schools that comprise East Carolina University’s College of Human Ecology will soon migrate to other colleges under a reorganization plan intended to reduce costs and strengthen...

ECU alumnus and MATCH Program Director Tim Hardison, right, and Dr. Suzanne Lazorick, pediatrician and child obesity expert with ECU’s Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center, collaborated on an obesity intervention program targeting middle school children. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 14, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

EMPOWERING YOUTH

When seventh-grade science teacher and East Carolina University alumnus Tim Hardison learned his fellow Martin County residents had the shortest life expectancy in the state, he wanted to know why....

ECU nursing professor Kathleen Sitzman was lead instructor for the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by the ECU College of Nursing. The course on the science of caring drew a large international audience. (Photo by Gretchen Baugh)
Jul 14, 2015
  • Elizabeth Willy

A COURSE IN CARING

The East Carolina University College of Nursing’s first Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, attracted a global audience of more than 700 to learn about the science behind caring. Drawing...

New SGA officers sworn in this April include, left to right, treasurer Carson Pierce, president Mark Matulewicz and vice president Jenny Betz. Chelsea Scott of Charlotte joined the slate of officers as secretary this summer. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 10, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

A VOICE FOR PIRATES

The new slate of officers guiding East Carolina University’s Student Government Association has made transparency in campus leadership activities a top priority for the upcoming school year. New SGA president...

The Nancy Darden Child Development Center provides child care while offering hands-on experiences for ECU students seeking to learn about early childhood development and education. Pictured above, left to right, preschoolers Sutton Norris and Marai Blanchard enjoy reading time with Breania Best, a teacher assistant in the preschool classroom. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 01, 2015
  • Kathy Muse

AT DARDEN CENTER

Gray skies and a day-long drizzle prompted a science lesson in teacher Jessica Pate’s preschool classroom in the East Carolina University Nancy Darden Child Development Center. “After it rains, the...