Emmy Award winner comes home During his years growing up in Gates County, John A. Ward II perhaps attended homecoming festivities held annually at Gates County High School. On Friday evening, June 11, Ward will enjoy homecoming once again – this time as the center of attention as the multiple Emmy Award winner will serve the keynote speaker at the 2010 commencement at Gates County High School. Read more: http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/2010/jun/07/emmy-award-winner-comes-home/
IBX Bebop legend to be featured in N.C. museum Pioneering jazz drummer Max Roach, born in Pasquotank County, N.C., will be featured in an exhibit on American roots music at the Museum of the Albemarle beginning Saturday. Roach helped pioneer bebop jazz and played with such greats as Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Read more: http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/bebop-legend-be-featured-nc-museum
North Carolina boaters rank No. 4 in U.S. spending According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association, only boaters in three states spend more money on boating activities than North Carolina. In 2009, North Carolina was surpassed by the usual "Big Three" Florida, Texas and California - in spending. Read more: http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/north-carolina-boaters-rank-no-4-us-spending
Journal awards top 10 ranking to ECU medical school East Carolina University‘s Brody School of Medicine ranks in the top 10 nationally for its mission of educating doctors for rural and poor communities. Read more: http://www.reflector.com/news/journal-gives-top-10-ranking-medical-school-high-38502
East Carolina University unveils new master's degree in sustainable tourism ECU has created the nation's first interdisciplinary master's degree in sustainable tourism. The university says the new degree reflects a growing concern about balancing the economic, ecological and social impacts of tourism on the world's vacation destinations. ―There is a close link and relationship between good science and good business,‖ said Patrick Long, director of ECU's Center for Sustainable Tourism, in a news release. ―We need to train and educate our future leaders in this industry on how to best integrate those two major components.‖ The UNC system's Board of Governors approved the degree on Jan. 8, and the full program is already in motion. Read more: http://blogs.newsobserver.com/campusnotes/ecu-unveils-new-masters-degree-in-sustainable-tourism