Ronnie Woodward Archives

HHP’s Dr. Joseph Lee (left) and Kerry Sewell (right) were lead organizers for a campus-wide networking forum hosted by the College of Health and Human Performance and focused on strengthening partnerships with state agencies to deliver on ECU’s mission.
Jan 26, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Forum focuses on strategies, impact with state agencies

The sharing of information, ideas and strategies permeated the room in the East Carolina University Main Campus Student Center on Friday for a unique opportunity with the North Carolina Office...

Jan 25, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Ballard, Das on women leaders panel

Dr. Bhibha Das, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, and Dr. Sharon Ballard, chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Science, were selected as panelists for the...

From left, Taylor Kinney, Dr. Nick Murray (director of the Visual Motor Lab) and Jake Kuchmaner at the 2023 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings.
Jan 24, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Student/alum spotlight from MLB Winter Meetings

The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings is an annual marquee event in the professional baseball offseason calendar. The 2023 version was held in December in Nashville, Tennessee, in conjunction with...

Students and Special Olympics athletes from the group of Erik Martinez-Santoyo, Jacquelin Acuna Mendoza, Jillian Conroy, Marcos Ardon Lobos, Elijah White, Gabe McBride, Lana Foster and Princess Bristow were recognized in Minges Coliseum during an ECU women's basketball game Jan. 20, 2024. (Game photos by Ronnie Woodward)
Jan 22, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

HHP exchange program with Special Olympics begins

Jan. 20 marked an important date in an interdisciplinary research project in the East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance that will send ECU representatives and Special Olympics...

Jan 19, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

IDMR alum link in NYC

The East Carolina University Department of Interior Design and Merchandising had students attend the National Retail Federation: Retail's Big Show 2024 event held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center...

Film screening and panel discussion about the film
Jan 17, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

ECU, HHP hosting panel on film and disabilities

The power of words is a theme for a March 11 viewing and panel discussion about “The R-Word,” a film that dives into the history and implications of words, and...

Students interacting at MLK: A Celebration of Racial Healing event held Jan. 16, 2024, in the ECU Main Campus Student Center ballrooms.
Jan 17, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Recap from celebration of racial healing

Groups of students, faculty and staff gathered in the ECU Main Campus Student Center on Tuesday evening for MLK: A Celebration of Racial Healing, hosted by the College of Health...

Jan 10, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Date to know: Jan. 19 strategic partnerships forum

Please join the East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance and the North Carolina Office of Strategic Partnerships for an event that will elucidate the ways researchers and...

Jan 05, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

January: HHP Showcase month

January is a particular month for East Carolina University and ECU News to showcase the impact, stories, people, accomplishments and more about the College of Health and Human Performance. As...

Dec 19, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

Collaborative research on medication disposal opportunities

Collaborative research has focused on the role of medication disposal programs in the potential to reduce opioid and prescription drug misuse in communities. A recent study conducted by Dr. Kathleen...