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Second-hand Effects of Electronic Cigarette Use
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Introduction: Electronic cigarette (ECIG) use is increasing in popularity among youth and puts both users and bystanders at risk of inhaling harmful substances. Two experiments were conducted to examine ECIG emissions, one ... -
Building Buddies Signature Honors Project
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)This paper describes my personal experience and my group’s experience identifying a wicked problem, developing a plan, and implementing that plan. I will discuss my experience throughout my classes taken as part of being ... -
Second-hand Effects of Electronic Cigarette Use
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Introduction: Electronic cigarette (ECIG) use is increasing in popularity among youth and puts both users and bystanders at risk of inhaling harmful substances. Two experiments were conducted to examine ECIG emissions, one ... -
Entrepreneurship Education for Professional Growth
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Starting as freshman, I teamed up with Peyton Berry in Honors 2000 and 3000 to create a product, Theraplushies. We both completed and participated in multiple activities to learn how to make Theraplushies successful. After ... -
Entrepreneurship Education for Professional Growth
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Over the past year, Liz Weil and I have emersed ourselves into the role of becoming an entrepreneur while enrolling in as many opportunities as possible to learn about entrepreneurship education. In Honors 2000 and 3000 ... -
She Kills Monsters Prop Design
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Prop design for a theoretical production of the play She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen. This includes the processes of analyses, research, design, drafting, budgeting, and construction. -
Find Your Voice Final
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Find Your Voice is a student led organization that has been active since the fall of 2019. The group focuses on educating the community about sexual assault and its ramifications, advocating for survivors, and empowering ... -
Health and Wellness: Biofeedback Interventions in Mitigating Stress in Undergraduate Nursing Students
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Biofeedback is a mind-body therapy that seeks to increase physiological awareness and gain control over certain physiological functions, such as heart rate and blood pressure. The impact of biofeedback on certain psychological ... -
EDIBLE LANDSCAPE INITIATIVE: A SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Climate change is a wicked problem that is faced by every person on earth. Whether this impact comes in the form of food scarcity, weather changes, disease, or the destruction of homes and habitats makes no difference. ... -
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 From Dorm HVAC System Using PCR
(East Carolina University, 2022-06-06)As universities became more acclimated to the hardships of COVID-19, East Carolina University began to search for other preventative detection methods as the campus reopened for students. We implemented air sampling of the ... -
Kids Run the World SHP
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)The Boys & Girls Club services children ages 6 to 18 with programs and activities that emphasize development strategies (BGCA, n.d.). It provides role models, a safe environment, and constructive activities that focus on ... -
Time to Ovary-Act
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The “Time to Ovary-Act'' project creates opportunities for East Carolina University’s student population to gain understanding of women’s reproductive health, especially Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS. A group of ... -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Sexual assault is an all-to-prevalent phenomenon on college campuses and in surrounding areas. This paper follows the process of honors college students examining protective and informative measures to be implemented on ... -
Find Your Voice: A Signature Honors Project on Sexual Assault Education and Advocacy
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Find Your Voice is a student led organization that has been active since the fall of 2019. The group focuses on educating the community about sexual assault and its ramifications, advocating for survivors, and empowering ... -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)This document serves as our thesis and reflection on our HNRS Signature Project tackling the issue of Sexual Assault on College Campuses. -
Pirates for Academic Success
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)ECU reported in 2019 that the school had an overall retention rate of 83%. Although this percentage seems high, it is nothing compared to UNC-Chapel Hill’s overall retention rate of 97.2% or Duke’s rate of 97.6%, (both ... -
Pirates For Academic Success
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)ECU reported in 2019 that the school had an overall retention rate of 83%. Although this percentage seems high, it is nothing compared to UNC Chapel Hill’s overall retention rate of 97.2% or Duke’s rate of 97.6%, (both ... -
Signature Honors Project
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)March 11, 2020; The beginning of the end. On March 11, 2020, the students at East Carolina University received an email informing us that spring break had been extended and we would remain virtual indefinitely, little did ... -
Signature Honors Project
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Building Buddies was created in 2019 on East Carolina University’s campus with a mission to ultimately increase high school graduation rates by creating mentorship relationships between college students and the local youth ... -
Pirates for Academic Success
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)ECU reported in 2019 that the school had an overall retention rate of 83%. Although this percentage seems high, it is nothing compared to UNC Chapel Hill’s overall retention rate of 97.2% or Duke’s rate of 97.6%, (both ...