East Carolina University (ECU) was founded more than 100 years ago with the important mission to serve people through education and improve the quality of life in the region. While ECU sees innovative education and research as cornerstones of its mission, it also emphasizes the importance of creative skills.

As an Adobe Creative Campus, ECU demonstrates a commitment to teaching creative communication and digital literacy to all students. “Today digital literacy is a basic job skill for any of our students, whether they’re working in art, design, STEM, music, or medicine,” says Grant Hayes, provost. “By teaching our students to work with Adobe Creative Cloud apps, we’re fostering creativity, communication, and critical-thinking skills that are highly sought-after in the job market.”

All faculty receive free access to Adobe Creative Cloud apps, and students are provided licenses when using Creative Cloud for a course. “As a Creative Campus, we provide equitable access for students to industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud apps,” says Dr. Wendy Creasey, director of Digital Learning & Emerging Technology Initiatives, ECU. “We’ve received a great deal of support from Adobe to help us learn how to use Adobe apps in the classroom. We’re teaching our students how to enhance their work and become leaders in the digital age.”

 

“Students enjoyed the opportunity to learn about some overlooked contributions to their field,” says Dr. Mitra. “I chose Adobe Express because it’s so easy to learn. It’s a huge improvement over PowerPoint for presentations, which has become somewhat of a crutch for teachers and students. With Adobe Express, we can make dynamic presentations faster, easier, and better looking than ever.”