News

May 2022

Shelton returns to ECU as faculty member

ECU Honors and EC Scholar alum McKenzie Shelton is thrilled to be back at ECU, giving back to the programs she cares about.  McKenzie graduated from ECU with a Bachelor […]

5.5.2022

April 2022

Martschenko wins Bassman Honors Thesis Award

Evan Martschenko is the winner of the 2022 Bassman Award. Evan’s winning thesis, “Hexatonic Collections and Thematic Development in Frederic Rzewski’s Four Pieces for Piano,” was completed under the direction […]

4.27.2022

Watkins second author on published article in Childhood Obesity

Honors College student Rachel Watkins completed her Signature Honors Project and was second author on a piece being published in Childhood Obesity titled “Adaptation of a modified Diet Quality Index […]

4.7.2022

February 2022

EC Scholars program welcomes Class of 2026 finalists

This year, the EC Scholars program will welcome the Class of 2026 finalists to Selection Sunday on Sunday, Feb. 20. This year’s finalists represent four states and 24 North Carolina […]

2.18.2022

December 2021

EC Scholars finish projects with EOSA

The EC Scholars completed their work with the Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy as part of their EC Scholars Research Internship class. The nineteen students were divided into eight groups […]

12.22.2021

Students present research at 2021 SNCURCS

Fifteen Honors College students participated last month in the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). Students from all public and private institutions in North Carolina were […]

12.2.2021

November 2021

Honors faculty and students present at 2021 NCHC conference

Honors College faculty and students presented at the 2021 National Collegiate Honors Council conference on Oct. 27-31 in Orlando, FL. This year’s conference focused on “Reimagining Honors – Past, Present, […]

11.8.2021

April 2021

Honors students bring home awards from RCAW 2021

Several Honors College students took home awards during the 15th annual Research & Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) on April 12, 2021. This year, 86 Honors students presented during the undergraduate […]

4.13.2021

March 2021

17 Honors students win spring 2021 URCA awards

Seventeen of this year’s 33 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Awards recipients for the Spring 2021 semester were Honors College students. These awards fund research and creative projects led […]

3.31.2021

February 2021

EC Scholars program welcomes Class of 2025 finalists

This year, the EC Scholars program welcomed the Class of 2025 finalists to Selection Sunday virtually through the Cadence event platform. This year’s finalists represent four states and 21 North […]

2.14.2021