Harriot College Events and Photos
Did You Miss Out on Attending a Harriot College Event
Watch a recording from a previous virtual event, or view a full photo gallery from a previous in-person event below. Photos by: Rob Taylor Photography & Design.
Jason Mott – Voyages Event
“A Hell Of A Book: A Meeting with Jason Mott”
- March 2, 2023
- 7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. (EST – U.S. and Canada)
- Main Campus Student Center Ballroom
- 501 E. 10th Street, Greenville, NC 27858
Mott is a bestselling and national award-winning North Carolina author. Released in 2021, his book, “Hell Of A Book,” which discusses the impact of race and identity on the American landscape, won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction.
Did you miss this event? View the reception photos.
For additional information about the series, visit the Voyages of Discovery Series website.
Carmen Perez, Voyages of Discovery Guest – Photo Gallery
- Perez, the President and CEO of The Gathering for Justice, and co-founder of Justice League NYC and Justice League CA, two state-based task forces for advancing a juvenile and criminal justice reform agenda, discussed “There’s a Lane for Everyone,” on Dec. 8, 2022, at 7 p.m. in the Main Campus Student Center Ballroom.
- View the reception photos.
Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, Seventh Annual Student Scholarship Thank You Luncheon – Photo Gallery
- Harriot College celebrated 178 students and thanked generous donors at the seventh annual Scholarship Luncheon on Oct. 28, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. in the Main Campus Student Center Ballroom.
- Read an article about the event.
- View the luncheon photos.
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Voyages of Discovery Guest – Photo Gallery
- Vaitheeswaran, the global energy and climate innovation editor of The Economist, discussed “Energy and Innovation in a Disruptive World,” on Oct. 27, 2022, at 7 p.m. in the Main Campus Student Center Ballroom.
- View the reception photos.
Joy Harjo Reads at ECU – Photo Gallery
- March 30, 2022
- 7 p.m., ECU Main Campus Student Center, Black Box Theater
- Harjo is an international performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of nine books of poetry, several plays and children’s books, and two memoirs. In 2019, she was appointed the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role.
- The entire photo gallery is available now from East Carolina University’s evening with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, hosted by Dr. Marianne Montgomery, Whichard Professor Dr. Kirstin L. Squint, the Department of English, Gender Studies Program, and the NEA Big Read grant!
- View the photo gallery.
Jill Heinerth, Voyages of Discovery Guest – Photo Gallery
- Heinerth, cave diver, underwater explorer, author, photographer and filmmaker, discussed “Explorations in Excellence,” on Feb. 17, 2022, at 7 p.m. in the Main Campus Student Center Ballroom.
- View the reception photos.
“The Red Justice Project” – An Interview with Brittany Hunt and Chelsea Locklear
- In Case You Missed It: Watch the recording here!
- Nov. 16, 2021
- 7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. (EST – U.S. and Canada)
Dr. Kirstin L. Squint, Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Native American literature specialist, conducted a digital interview with Brittany Hunt and Chelsea Locklear, members of the Lumbee tribe and hosts of the podcast, “The Red Justice Project.”
For additional information about the podcast and hosts, visit “The Red Justice Project.”
Dr. Moogega Cooper, Voyages of Discovery Guest – Photo Gallery
- Cooper, the planetary protection engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discussed “Diversity in STEAM from a Real-Life Guardian of the Galaxy”
- What a delightful evening at East Carolina University, on Oct. 7, 2021, with Voyages guest Dr. Moogega Cooper, a real-life guardian of the galaxy!
- View the reception photos.
An Evening with Annette Clapsaddle – Photo Gallery
- “Even As We Breathe”
- The entire photo gallery is available now from East Carolina University’s evening with Annette Clapsaddle, hosted by the Department of English, Whichard Professor Dr. Kirstin L. Squint, Gender Studies, and the North Carolina Literary Review!
- View the photo gallery.
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