Honors College

May 2019

Godwin to present at international dental research conference

The following blog article was originally posted on April 30, 2019 on the ECU Now Blog. A Kenly, N.C. native, [Honors College alumnus], and first-year student at the ECU School […]

5.25.2019

April 2019

EC Scholars Receive Awards From PKP, ECU’s Most Distinguished Honors Society

EC Scholars represented #ECUHonors as this year’s Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding First Year Student, Outstanding Senior, and Pierce Graduate Fellowship award recipients! Congratulations to Grace Krell, Arvind Rajan, Madie Fleishman, […]

4.22.2019

EC Scholar-Led Women in Computer Science Chapter Supports Gala for STEM Education

The members of Women in Computer Science (WiCS) recently helped plan and host a fundraising gala to raise money towards STEM education in Pitt County, NC. In collaboration with Society […]

4.8.2019

March 2019

Hunter Whittington named 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellow

This article originally appeared on the ECUNow blog on March 7, 2019. Hunter Whittington, a sophomore at East Carolina University, is one of 262 students nationwide selected as a 2019-2020 […]

3.25.2019

EC Scholar Finalist for Truman Scholarship, One Of Most Prestigious Scholarships in America

As she wraps up her junior year, preparing for finals, pursuing research, and strengthening a globally travelling wellness organization, EC Scholar Jocelyn Bayles is competing as a top finalist for […]

3.18.2019

ECU’s Women in Computer Science Wins PearlHacks Hackathon

ECU’s Women in Computer Science organization, founded by EC Scholar Tiffany Nguyen, recently won PearlHacks, a weekend-long hackathon (computer programming) for female and non-binary college students held at UNC-Chapel Hill. […]

3.11.2019

EC Scholar Takes 2nd in 2019 Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge

Two EC Scholar-founded startups took top places in the final round of this year’s Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge (PEC), the Miller School of Entrepreneurship’s signature business pitch competition. SweetSip finished in […]

3.11.2019

February 2019

The Makers Art Residency: An Outlet for Creative Expression

My name is Tanner Ruffin, I am a second semester sophomore, a psychology major, and a film photographer. I entered the ECU Makers program as little more than a hobbyist. […]

2.22.2019

ECU Honors Sweeps Up 2019 Wright Leadership Award

Congratulations to #ECUHonors seniors William Taylor and Austen Allen and EC Scholars Ashley Weingartz, Michael Denning, and Meghan Lower on receiving the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award, the most prestigious […]

2.20.2019

January 2019

Help Health4PINE Win $1M in Seed Funding!

ECU’s Hult Prize Challenge winner Health for People in Need Everywhere (Health4PINE), a nonprofit founded by EC Scholar Pranaya Pakala, needs your help and support leading up to the regional […]

1.30.2019