Threads of Connection
STORY BY JULES NORWOOD Threads of Connection Virtual exchange program reaches across the globe Each year almost 500 students at East Carolina University connect, engage and collaborate with students at...
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Student snapshot
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina Major: Public health with a community health concentration Career Goals: Public health Iyaira Williams sees her future self as a bridge builder between health care systems...
5 minutes with Sgt. Sandra George Robinson ’92
Position: Registered nurse, founder of Combat Female Veterans Families United Degree: Nursing Hometown: Jamestown, North Carolina What made you want to pursue nursing as a career? I have always loved...
Pursue Gold
STORY BY CAROLINE BARNHILL Pursue Gold ECU LAUNCHES MOST AMBITIOUS CAMPAIGN IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY On March 25, nearly 400 members of Pirate Nation erupted into cheers when Chancellor Philip Rogers...
10 Reasons Why You Don’t Give to ECU
10 Reasons Why You Don't Give to ECU (and why they're baloney) By Erin Ward When it comes to giving back to your alma mater, there are many reasons it...
Pirate Nation Gives
East Carolina University alumni and friends pledged more than $8.4 million during the sixth annual Pirate Nation Gives on March 23. That surpassed last year’s record total of $6.5 million,...
Changing the Future
STORY BY JULES NORWOOD Changing the Future Impact of giving felt across university, region From the Pirate statue standing guard at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to the words of the fight song...
Primary Care
STORY BY DOUG BOYD Primary Care The Brody family has been key to ECU’s growth in medicine and medical research Dr. Helina Gan ’22 starts her residency in family medicine...
Shooting for the Stars
STORY BY KEN BUDAY Shooting for the Stars Supporting the College of Education means supporting the future Artwork colors the walls inside East Carolina University’s Community School, where 105 children...
‘Gritty, quick, smart’
Elizabeth Wilson Year: Senior Major: Business Administration Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina It’s been said lacrosse is a game that combines soccer, basketball and hockey, with the ultimate goal of getting...