Honors College

February 2014

Finding Female Inspiration: Bonnie St. John, DC Cupcakes, and Outstanding Alumni

Feminism used to have many negative connotations that we as Americans are overcoming everyday. To me, a feminist is someone who stands up for equality.  I’ve been called a feminist […]

2.9.2014

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

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