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...
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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....
Steadfast Champions
The names Brinkley and Lane are synonymous with excellence at East Carolina University. In May, Robert Gentry Brinkley ’78 and Amy Woods Brinkley and Lewis Patrick Lane III ’67 and...
5 minutes with Amanda Murer ’99
Position: ECU associate vice chancellor for alumni relations Degree: Political science Hometown: Joliet, Illinois What was your path to becoming associate vice chancellor for alumni relations? To come back to...
Unstoppable
This fall was Parker Byrd’s first semester as a full-time student at East Carolina University. That milestone did not come without challenges. Byrd has faced and defeated many as he...
Navigating the Numbers
Campaign ads and stump speeches signal the start of another election cycle that will be watched closely in East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research. Six years ago, with seed...
Student snapshot
Hometown: Conover, N.C. Class: Senior Major: Fine arts Career goals: Photographer How do you know if your education will translate into career success? That’s the question fine arts major Ashr...
Athletic aspirations
Sophia LoCicero Year: Graduate Student Major: Speech-language pathology Hometown: Lynbrook, N.Y. From an early age, Sophia LoCicero ’22 knew she wanted to play college sports. “I wanted to be...
Research team identifies new type of muscle
ECU physiologists and graduate students – as well as a high school student – have worked together over the past couple of years to discover and describe a muscle in...
Experts seek ways to save Sugarloaf Island
It might be winter now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great time to be at the beach. That goes for tourists as well as ECU scientists, such as...