Honors College

October 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

April 2012

EC Scholars Visit Washington, DC

My name is Mary Stuart Sanderson and I am a second-year EC Scholar. The opportunities that have been available to me through the Honors College thus far have been nothing […]

4.10.2012

Giving Back in Greenville

In my freshman Honors Seminar “Myths and Realities of Poverty” my semester project focused on volunteering at a new non-profit organization in Greenville.  I was skeptical at first because the […]

4.4.2012

May 2011

Inaugural year for the Honors College

The inaugural year for the Honors College at East Carolina University has come to an end.  Our students, faculty, staff, and partners, have built an incredible foundation over these past […]

5.25.2011

March 2011

What the EC Scholars program has taught me about service

Friday, August 20, 2010, at approximately 1:30 p.m., I, strolled down 10th Street with 10 other students towards the Real Crisis Intervention Center. This short walk may not seem significant […]

3.24.2011

Tips for Managing Stress

Stress is something everybody has to deal with, whether young or old, male or female, Type A or Type B. But stress can especially be hard on a college student. […]

3.8.2011

February 2011

Honors Dorm Life and Community

During my first semester here at ECU, I had the privilege of living in the Honors dorm. The experience of being part of the Living and Learning Community for Honors College […]

2.21.2011

Research at the Brody School of Medicine

I am an undergraduate researcher at the Brody School of Medicine. I first started in the field of research in high school observing my mentors. One mentor I observed in […]

2.4.2011

January 2011

Faculty Commitment to the Student

At ECU, there are tons of professors who come to the university wanting to teach and to find personal protégés. I have observed that few students at ECU take advantage […]

1.31.2011

Honors by Contract

One of the major benefits of the Honors College is the ability to carry out a course by “Honors-by-Contract”. The student may complete an extra assignment or presentation in a […]

1.25.2011