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for "Blackburn, Marion"
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16821
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Janice Faulkner had a distinguished career in higher education when Governor James B. Hunt called upon her to head the NC Division of Motor Vehicles, which was rocked with scandal and burdened with inefficiencies. She had also served as Secretary of Revenue and Secretary of State, the first woman to hold that position.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 4, Summer 2011,
p28-31, por
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16823
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East Carolina University offers seventy-eight master's degrees, sixteen doctorates, and additional professional certificates and ranks third among the state's colleges and universities in enrollment. Blackburn examines the new graduate degree programs that spurring the growth at ECU.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Winter 2012,
p20-27, por
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19041
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Masters students at East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies are investigating North Carolina shipwrecks to advance the knowledge of conservation.
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25363
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With the invention of the da Vinci Surgical System, doctors from all over the world are coming to the Brody School of Medicine to learn how to use it. The da Vinci is used primarily for mitral valve replacements, but doctors are hopeful it will one day be used for other surgical procedures as well.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 1 Issue 3, Winter 2003,
p8-15, il, por
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25377
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Students from ECU are knocking over stereotypes in their global classroom that connects, by videoconference, directly to Soochow University in China.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Fall 2003,
p16-17, il, por
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25383
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Colonel Ted R. Spain talks about what drew him to the military, and the difficulties and rewards of what he does in Iraq.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Fall 2003,
p40-43, por
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25385
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Karen Singer, a science teacher at Central Farmville High School, explains what drew her to teaching. There are many reasons recent graduates don’t choose to teach at rural schools, but for Karen, those reasons were an attraction.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 5 Issue 1, Fall 2006,
p16-18, por
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25387
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Hubert Walters reflects on what his time at ECU was like. Being one of the first African American students at the school, he encountered much less hostility than would be expected.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 5 Issue 1, Fall 2006,
p24-27, por
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25393
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ECU is investing an additional one million dollars in its campus safety resources. While they know they cannot protect against everything, administrators and campus police are doing everything they can.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 5 Issue 4, Summer 2007,
p20-25, il, por
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25406
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The nursing program began as a very small program. In the last several decades, it has grown to have more than 1,000 students enrolled in the program. In addition, a day in the life of a nursing student is included for a unique perspective of what nursing students do.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 6 Issue 4, Summer 2008,
p16-25, il, por, map
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25422
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After 150 students showed up at ECU President Leo Jenkins’ front door, new changes were made to better incorporate the African American student body and make their life at ECU more comfortable.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 2009,
p22-26, por
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25427
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Greenville Mayor Pat Dunn has been highly successful at everything she’s done. From the thirty years she spent on the health education faculty at ECU to her mayoral campaign she has found success in every chapter of life.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 7 Issue 4, Summer 2009,
p32-35, por
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Record #:
25430
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There are many ways to donate money to East Carolina University and several societies that recognize those gifts. Most people give because they want to share the blessings they've been given.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Fall 2009,
p12-17, il, por
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25431
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The Brody family has given many financial gifts to East Carolina University in the past. The biggest one was the one that built the Brody School of Medicine. David Brody talks about how he and his siblings got to where they are, and why they decided to give to ECU.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Fall 2009,
p18-20, por
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25438
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East Carolina University's MBA is unique not only in the experience gained, but it is almost completely online. Because of this, the enrollment in the MBA programs has skyrocketed in the past few years.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Winter 2010,
p20-24, il, por
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