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April 2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Jeremy Cleaton

Name:  Jeremy Cleaton Major/Degree Program:  Adult Education, MAEd Hometown/Current City: Ayden, NC / Greenville, NC Hobbies/interests: Spending time with family outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, and sports. What’s your favorite memory […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Mckennzie Black

Name: Mckennzie Black Major/Degree Program: Special Education Adapted Curriculum (bachelor’s degree) Hometown/Current City: Greensboro, NC Hobbies/interests: Reading, Traveling, and Spending time with friends and family What inspired you to pursue […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Jonicia Dixon

Name: Jonicia Dixon Major/Degree Program: MAEd Elementary Education  Hometown/Current City: Fayetteville, NC Hobbies/interests: Singing, Playing acoustic guitar What’s your favorite memory from your time at ECU? My favorite memory from […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Mari Turner

Name: Mari Turner Current job: 8th grade math and math 1 teacher in Lenoir County Major/Degree Program: Master’s of Mathematics Education – Middle Grades Hometown/Current City: Albertson, NC Hobbies/interests: Reading What’s […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Jameesa Walker

Name: Jameesa Walker Major/Degree Program: MAEd in Elementary Education with a certificate in teaching children in poverty Hometown/Current City: Cameron, NC Hobbies/interests: Spending time with my family.  What’s your favorite […]

4.29.2025

February 2025

DeVitto finds community and opportunity in first year at ECU

For first-year elementary education major Hope DeVitto, being a teacher has been her dream for as long as she can remember. “From creating an imaginary classroom in my study to […]

2.19.2025

ECU helps Moore shape future in literacy education

What propelled Tracee Moore to pursue graduate school initially was a frustration with the future of public education. However, her time as a reading and literacy master’s student in the […]

2.19.2025

Vernon receives NCCSS Student Teacher of the Year

When Isabelle Vernon found out that she won the North Carolina Council for Social Studies Student Teacher of the Year award, she was in disbelief. “I had one thought: There […]

2.19.2025

November 2024

Lancaster’s assistantships with IDP, ECU football team position him for future success

Kalen Lancaster knew that a degree in counselor education was the perfect fit for him after working with fellow students in his undergraduate coursework at East Carolina University. “I enjoy […]

11.27.2024

Center connects with community through STEM initiatives

The Center for STEM Education (CSTEM) had an engaging fall, hosting a variety of events to ignite curiosity in young learners and equip future teachers with hands-on STEM teaching tools.  […]

11.18.2024