ECU celebrates historic Pursue Gold campaign
More than 30,000 donors answered the call to support ECU and propelled the Pursue Gold campaign to a historic $526.9 million fundraising record. “The ECU community has demonstrated a willingness...
Richard Butler Archives
Ross, Williams support Purple Pantry
For Drs. Dennis Ross and Billy Williams, the initial reaction to learning ECU students experience food insecurity was surprise. The second was to fund efforts to change it. On Feb....
5 minutes with PHILLIP LEWIS ’88
Position: Director, ECU Office of Environmental Health and Safety Degree: B.S., environmental health Resides: Greenville, North Carolina What are your job responsibilities? I provide leadership and management oversight for the comprehensive environmental...
Gold Standard
Hometown: Harrisburg, North Carolina Major: Criminal justice Career goal: United States Air Force-Security, Forces or Secret Service Scholarship: Colonel Clifton E. Boyd ROTC, Scholar; Distinguished Military, Society Scholarship (’23) What...
Pirate Nation Gives creates impact across ECU
Alumni and friends answered the call to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 20. The eighth annual day of giving event surpassed expectations and raised more...
Student Snapshot
Hometown: Huntersville, North Carolina Class: Sophomore Major: Applied atmospheric science Career goals: To be a commercial or charter pilot Caleb Horton wasn’t sure what sort of career he wanted –...
Academics and Altitude
Starrett Vesper Year: Senior Major: Exercise physiology Hometown: North Wales, Pennsylvania When Starrett Vesper hits the track, everything else melts away. The pole vaulter said track and field allows him...
Wings of the Purple and Gold
East Carolina University has sent nearly 200,000 alumni out into the world – and more than a few into the skies above. Over the next few pages, they take you...
Proactive Performer
Greenville native Kristin Wetherington ’05 was in town earlier this year singing Broadway showstoppers with the Greenville Choral Society. And she’ll be back in December for her annual holiday show....
Rehabilitation Leader
In time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class of East Carolina University’s occupational therapy program, a large group of nonprofit therapy and rehabilitation hospitals and clinics,...