Join Edgecombe Community College for two special events in February to celebrate Black History Month. On February 3, gospel group Curtis Joyner and Resurrection will tell the Black history story through gospel music. The performance begins at 5 p.m. in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus. The public is invited to the Rocky Mount campus on February 22 for a program on “Black History: Strong Roots, Amazing Achievements.” The free event begins at 12 p.m. in McBryde Auditorium in the Lamm Building.

ECC’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed twenty-seven new members into its membership recently. The guest speaker was Laura Otrimski, psychology instructor and 2023 Hitachi Astemo Endowed Faculty Chair recipient. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools.