Brinkley-Lane Scholars Program

08/27/2026

First day welcome 💜

After having their own first day of class last week, our first-year Scholars welcomed students back to the ECU Community School on Monday!

08/20/2026

Giving back 💜

Our Scholars Roundtable and first year students volunteered at the ECU Community School for Orientation Night. They were able to greet families and students, serve food and welcome the students to the school!

08/17/2026

traditions 🧇

Our junior Scholars continued their first day of class tradition of going to Waffle House the day before classes start. We love seeing the community that our BLS build with each other! 💜

08/14/2026

Beach vibes 🌊

The heat index was over 100 in Greenville today — can we go back to Ocracoke??

08/06/2026

Feeling at home 💜

Addison Woods looks forward to pushing out of her comfort zone as an incoming Brinkley-Lane Scholar who will major in speech and hearing sciences.

Learn more about the Stokesdale native ➡️ https://news.ecu.edu/2026/05/15/addison-woods/

08/05/2026

We're grateful to have Greta as one of our outstanding Scholars! 💜

Analytical & creative 🎸

Greta Bublitz has found her place at ECU through chemistry, German and a natural curiosity. The Scholar & student stays busy with research, work and leadership in two student organizations.

Learn more about Greta ➡️ https://news.ecu.edu/2026/07/14/student-greta-bublitz/

08/04/2026

Pursuing greatness 💜

Lamont Vines Jr. has a long-term goal to become a licensed physical therapist to give back to the community that built him into the person he is tod

Learn more about the Pinetops native who plans to major in exercise physiology ➡️ https://news.ecu.edu/2026/05/18/lamont-vines-jr/

07/30/2026

Rooted in service 💜

Inspired by her family's history, Leslie Uwakwe is following her sisters to ECU to pursue nursing as a Brinkley-Lane scholar.

Learn more about the Wake Forest native ➡️ https://news.ecu.edu/2026/05/18/leslie-uwakwe/

07/29/2026

Tomorrow is National Intern Day and we wanted to shout out the amazing work some of our Scholars are doing! From MIT and cancer research to constructing homes and summers spent in Texas, they are staying busy.

07/28/2026

Ready to dive in ☠️

Rachel Themistokleous found her new home at East Carolina University where she will pursue a security studies major as a Brinkley-Lane Scholar.

Learn more about the Brookeville, Maryland native ➡️ https://news.ecu.edu/2026/05/18/rachel-themistokleous/