Brinkley-Lane Scholars

July 2016

In The Heart of Europe

By Will Zahran, junior EC Scholar Reflecting on my study abroad has been bittersweet as I prepare to leave, and it is difficult to put into words how thankful I […]

7.5.2016

June 2016

Weingartz: Not ‘playing it small’ in South Africa

By Ashley Weingartz “There is no passion to be found in playing small – in settling for a life less than the one you are capable of living.”   -Nelson Mandela […]

6.28.2016

Heart, Mind, & Eyes Wide Open: India Study Abroad

By Kayla Daughtry, junior EC Scholar Hello everyone! My name is Kayla Daughtry, and I am an EC Scholar who majors in neuroscience. Although my line of study focuses mainly […]

6.24.2016

Views from the Mess: My Experience at ECU LeaderShape 2016

By Glenesha Berryman, sophomore EC Scholar Stay in the mess. Out of all the cool quotes and sayings I learned at this year’s LeaderShape, this phrase is the one that […]

6.6.2016

May 2016

Examining Public Health Policies and Outcomes

By Brice Bowrey, freshman EC Scholar Since 1995, the first full week of April has officially been National Public Health Week. This week is intended to be a time where […]

5.26.2016

Honors College Students Receive Phi Kappa Phi Awards

Anna A. Lawrence awarded Eldean Pearce Graduate Fellowship for 2015-2016 Each year, the ECU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi awards the Eldean Pearce graduate fellowship, named for a former chapter […]

5.19.2016

Fact from Fiction: Deciphering Comparative History

By Garrett Yarbrough, EC Scholar sophomore The last orange rays of the setting sun flashed intermittently between the library bookshelves as I weaved briskly between them. I glanced fervently between […]

5.13.2016

March 2016

Developing Discipline: A How-To Guide for Taking the MCAT

By: Ryan Carter-Stanley, EC Scholar and Honors College senior  The “MCAT.” I don’t know about you, but for me, as a senior in high school, that one word had the […]

3.30.2016

Navigating Undergraduate Research at ECU

By: Joseph Paul, EC Scholar and Honors College senior The vast majority of undergraduate honors programs at public universities require research as a curricular requirement. However, the rationale and importance […]

3.28.2016

February 2016

Incredible Sights and Sports in Glasglow, Scotland

By: Austin Phillips, EC Scholar and Honors College Sophomore When I thought of Scotland, I thought of one thing: golf.  Being a passionate golfer, Scotland was an interesting prospect of […]

2.26.2016