A Crystal Coast Get-Away
I attended the Crystal Coast trip all day Saturday, September 21, 2013. The group’s first stop was the Cape Lookout Lighthouse (via ferry), which seemed daunting at first, but the […]
2/9/2014
Kristen Martin
February 2014
An Adventurous Start to Freshman Year
My first living-learning trip with the Honors College was spectacular! Post-Labor day beach time, historical adventuring, and marine life viewing would summarize our excursion to Crystal Cove, Fort Macon, and […]
2/9/2014
Move-in Madness
Once I graduated high school, I was incredibly excited to begin my college experience. I was thrilled to be enrolled in the Honors College, but I was anxious to begin […]
2/9/2014
October 2013
Literary Homecoming Opportunity
Thanks to the Honors College, nine fellow students and I just had the privilege of attending an intimate literary discussion with the extraordinarily fascinating author, Wiley Cash. Mr. Cash covered […]
10/3/2013
August 2013
Honors College Charlotte Adventures
It was a warm and sunny July day at the U.S. National Whitewater Center near Charlotte where incoming Honors College students gathered to test their courage against the rapids at […]
8/7/2013
Honoring the Parks
Students admitted to East Carolina University’s Honors College will begin classes this fall, but they began a commitment to service July 16 as volunteers at Umstead State Park in Raleigh. […]
8/7/2013
Honors Pirates on the Pamlico
It was a dark and stormy 15th of June! But fifty students newly admitted to the East Carolina University Honors College, boarded the 72-foot schooner Jeanie B at Washington, NC […]
8/7/2013
May 2013
A Reflection on the Nooherooka 300 Commemoration
The events of March 21-23, 1713 on a plowed Carolina field should still be remembered today, three hundred years later. The problem began when the colonists settled in the Americas. […]
5/12/2013
October 2012
One Month Down, A Lifetime of Pirate Pride To Go
After spending a month at ECU, I can truly say that I bleed purple and gold. There is such a sense of community and school spirit here! Even though it’s […]
10/31/2012
The Right Decision
Becoming an Honors student at ECU is sincerely the best decision I have made in my life thus far. I literally wake up every morning knowing that I made the […]
10/31/2012