Crystal Baity Archives

Jun 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Listen to the flame

A return to Estonia this year gave potter Anne Pärtna ’07 time to explore and try new materials she hopes will soon lead to an art show. Pärtna had a...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Painting explores global concerns during the pandemic

Cynthia Bickley-Green, who has taught in the ECU School of Art and Design for 27 years, was honored for a painting she created during the pandemic at the City Art...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity
  • Doug Boyd
  • Erin Ward
  • Ken Buday

Earth Works

Earth Works Look around the country and you’ll find East Carolina alumni working with the land and the species that inhabit it to make the world a better place. If...

Jan 06, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU=environmentally conscious university

ECU is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for 2021. ECU is one of 416 institutions that has demonstrated...

Jan 06, 2021
  • Crystal Baity
  • ECU News Services

Student Snapshot

Hometown: Hampstead Major: Nursing Career Goals: Critical care nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist Haley LaBelle has wanted to be a Pirate for as long as she can remember. LaBelle’s father...

Emily Yeager
May 27, 2020
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Oyster tourism could be next big thing in eastern North Carolina

In stuffing, soup or simply steamed, oysters are a part of many food traditions. Making it easier for consumers to find oysters is one of the long-term goals of a...

Tasha Spencer works at the Making Pitt Fit Community Garden.
May 27, 2020
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Students give back during alternative spring break

Gusty winds blew across the Making Pitt Fit Community Garden off County Home Road south of Greenville in March as ECU students Tasha Spencer and Garrett Hope prepped planting beds...

The Masons provided two annual Warrior Scholar student scholarships, a scholarship endowment and gave to fully fund the Veteran to Scholar Bridge Program.
May 27, 2020
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Gifts totaling $350,000 to benefit student veterans

Helping student veterans succeed is the goal of two recent donations to ECU totaling $350,000. The gifts will help the Student Veteran Services office in the ECU Division of Student...

May 14, 2020
  • Crystal Baity
  • Doug Boyd
  • Erin Ward
  • Lacey Gray

Making Waves

Making Waves From creeks to oceans, water covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. For these East Carolina graduates, that’s plenty to create a career. Published May 14, 2020...

May 10, 2019
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Musical marvels

Nathan Mills ’13 is merging his music skills with his passion for movies and video games. Think “Avengers: Infinity War,” “The Office” or Fortnite. He creates and performs his own...