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East Carolina University s Dr. Aundrea Oliver began diagnosing people at an early age in high school.
One day she noticed that her physics teacher appeared hot and was sweating, and so she asked if he felt OK.
When he said he was having chest pain, I insisted that he go to the nurse and get an aspirin and get his BP (blood pressure) checked, Oliver said. He ultimately was fine after proper cardiology evaluations, but after that experience he urged me to consider a career in medicine. Later that year, one of my teammates on the debate team complained of abdominal pain and was dismissed by our coach. I called her mom and explained that I was concerned that she might have appendicitis and should be taken to the emergency room and that she should meet us at the school to take her daughter. She ended up with an appendec
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Dr. Mandi Peterson looked at all the numbers and they added up to one thing a career as a professor in accounting at East Carolina University.
Peterson grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and graduated from nearby Old Dominion University with a bachelor s degree in accounting.
Virginia Beach is a beach town that is home to lots of military, she said. I spent a ton of time at the beach and near or in the water, so I would say it was a great place to grow up.
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ECU student volunteer Jaelyn Woods stocks the Mini Purple Pantry last week. The box offers students with food insecurities access to ready-to-eat items 24 hours a day, seven days a week. | Photos: Rhett Butler
The Purple Pantry is open on campus to help East Carolina University students with food insecurity, and now those students will have access to free food 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
ECU s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (CLCE) recently installed a Mini Purple Pantry box off the walkway between the Old Cafeteria Building and Joyner Library. It s just one way students in need can get help on campus, with the Students Treasure Chest and Student Emergency Fund offering options for those with financial emergencies.
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Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu has been to the top of the world, literally.
The assistant professor in the Department of Technology Systems reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 22, 2008, with climbing partner Vance Cook. Now, Popoviciu pushes East Carolina University students to reach new heights in the world of technology.
Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu, associate professor in the Department of Technology Systems, took this picture from the top of Mount Everest in 2008. | Photo: Contributed
Getting to the top is rather humbling, Popoviciu said of climbing the tallest mountain in the world at 29,032 feet.