Kristen Martin

August 2015

A Whole New World

By: Kristen Edmonds, Honors College Junior “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” I constantly kept reminding myself of this as I said a shaky goodbye to my […]

8.10.2015

SAAS Spotlight: Testimonial from Kristalyn Gill

Kristalyn Gill, EC Scholar, junior, dance performance and public relations double major After applying and receiving the SAAS grant, I was thrilled to learn that the Honors College would provide […]

8.7.2015

July 2015

ECU Hosts NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

By: Erika Dietrick, Undergraduate Director of Marketing and Communications Senior EC Scholar Leela Goel has had her eye on biomedical research for as long as she can remember. What began […]

7.31.2015

The Ultimate Transformation: Teaching at NCSSM

By: Erica Carlisle, Honors College Sophomore Going into my senior year of high school, if you had told me that the genetics class I was taking through the North Carolina […]

7.30.2015

Dear College Freshmen

By: Jessica Rogers, EC Scholar and Honors College Sophomore The following blog post was originally featured on The Blog of Jessica. Photo: Jessica (right) and friend (left) graduate from Nash Central […]

7.24.2015

Stepping into the Real World: Auditing Internship with SWIFT

By: Joey Harrison, Honors College Sophomore Unfortunately, summer break is no longer the time for sleeping in late, staying up all night, and living worry-free. Well, it isn’t for me […]

7.24.2015

Baucom Awarded National Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

By: Erika Dietrick, Undergraduate Director of Marketing and Communications In June, Class of 2015 graduate Ryan Baucom was rewarded for his excellence in chemistry and dedication to serving others with […]

7.9.2015

Third Consecutive Honors College Student Receives NOAA Scholarship

By: Crystal Baity, ECU News Services The following blog post was originally an ECU News Services story titled Exceptional Scholar: Student receives prestigious national scholarship, internship. Photo by Cliff Hollis.  An […]

7.8.2015

The American Dream: U.S. Wins Women’s World Cup

By: Erika Dietrick, Honors College Senior The following piece was originally posted on the blog Diary of an Introvert. June 26, 2015. Days before the U.S. quarterfinal in Ottawa, Ontario, […]

7.8.2015

ECU LeaderShape 2015

By: Keerthana Velappan, EC Scholar and Honors College Junior 6 long days, 6 insightful cluster facilitators, 60 driven participants…and enough passion, inspiration, and memories to last a lifetime. Where do […]

7.7.2015