Office of Educator Preparation

April 2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Leah Carr

Name: Leah Carr Major/Degree Program: BS in Elementary Education, BA in Psychology Hometown/Current City: Originally from Rocky Mount, NC; live in Greenville, NC Hobbies/interests: Reading books, playing with my dog, […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Stacey Fields

Name: Stacey Fields Major/Degree Program: Bachelor of Science – Elementary Education – Concentration in Reading Hometown/Current City: Indian Trail, NC Hobbies/Interests: Reading, spending time with my family and dogs, and visiting Disney World. What’s […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Hannah Watkins

Name: Hannah Watkins Major/Degree Program: Elementary Education Hometown/Current City: Charlotte, North Carolina What’s your favorite memory from your time at ECU? My favorite memory from my time at ECU is […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Camille Watkins

Name: Camille Watkins Major/Degree Program: English Secondary Education Hometown/Current City: Raleigh, NC Hobbies/interests: Reading, baking, watching TV, and playing video games What’s your favorite memory from your time at ECU? […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Shayna Cox

Name: Shayna Cox Major/Degree Program: Secondary English Education (undergraduate degree) Hometown/Current City: Snow Hill, NC Hobbies/interests: In my free time I enjoy creative writing, painting, and playing with my dog! What’s your favorite […]

4.30.2025

Spring 2025 Graduate: Kristen O’Keefe

Name: Kristen O’Keefe Major/Degree Program: Elementary Education (K-6) with a concentration in Reading (undergraduate degree) Hometown/Current City: Originally from Greenville, NC, now residing on the coast of Emerald Isle, NC. Hobbies/Interests: I […]

4.30.2025

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

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

August 2024

Aspiring teachers dive into college life during ECU PIRATE program

More than 70 rising high school sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduates spent three days on East Carolina University’s campus to learn more about teacher education programs and college life. This […]

8.1.2024

Partnership Teach allows mother-daughter duo to achieve education dreams

For Laura Lee and Mickayla Lee Willobee, education is a family affair. The mother and daughter recently completed their bachelor’s degrees in education through East Carolina University’s Partnership Teach program. […]

8.1.2024