5 MINUTES WITH KEITH PARNELL ’88
Position: Senior aerospace science instructor, Jones Senior High School, Trenton Degree: Bachelor’s degree in biology Hometown: New Bern “It is easy to say that my days at ECU helped shape...
Fall 2018 Archives
Grabbing Opportunity
Trevon Brown Year: Senior Major: University studies Hometown: Wilmington Position: Wide receiver Trevon Brown could have folded. He could have become a statistic, another kid from a tough neighborhood who...
INHOSPITABLE SPIRITS FILL NOVEL ABOUT AN AMERICAN IN ASIA
From Havelock to Hong Kong, Marshall Moore ’92 has a lot to write about. The Hong-Kong based author and college professor has published his fourth novel, Inhospitable, about an American...
'American Woman'
With her starring role in Paramount Network’s new dramedy “American Woman” alongside Alicia Silverstone and Mena Suvari, actress and Raleigh native Jennifer Bartels ’03 is enjoying a well-deserved moment in...
Buying officially licensed ECU products supports the Pirates
One of the strongest traditions at ECU is showing your pride by wearing and displaying your favorite purple and gold products. From apparel, tailgate tents and flags, to blankets, bags,...
Student Snapshot
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama Major: Fourth-year medical student at the Brody School of Medicine Career goals: Become an emergency medicine physician with a fellowship in sports medicine After a standout career as...
Marnie Oursler’s BUILDING BIG
When Marnie Oursler was at East Carolina University, she packed her days with softball practices, sorority activities and a job at a real estate office, where she’d run around Greenville...
Living, Learning in Tuscany
On a 500-year-old brick courtyard, 22 East Carolina University students are practicing their poses in yoga class while the hilltop village of Certaldo Alto wakes up. Birds are chirping in...
Dooley brings a new day for men’s basketball
In April, ECU’s new head men’s basketball coach Joe Dooley met with his players and asked them a question: Did they know their ring sizes? He was referring, of course,...
Project examines link between pollution, respiratory problems
Ground-level air pollution can cause a variety of health problems, and Kym Gowdy is taking a closer look at how and why. Her work, funded by a five-year, $2.5 million...