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ECSU Awarded More than $15 Million in Grants
Robert Kelly-Goss September 11, 2020 1
Grants awarded to Elizabeth City State University continue to grow. According to the Office of Sponsored Programs, grant funding has exceeded $15 million.  Director of Sponsored Programs, Annemarie Delgado, says that at the end of the 2020 fiscal year, ECSU...

ECSU Invests in technology for faculty reviews and advancement
Robert Kelly-Goss September 9, 2020 1
Elizabeth City State University is adopting new technology to manage its academic appointments, reviews, and promotions, according to the Division of Academic Affairs.  By partnering with Interfolio, creator of the Faculty Information System, ECSU will digitize its current paper-based processes...


FAA Designates ECSU a UAS-CTI School as Aviation Program Enrollment Growth Continues
Robert Kelly-Goss August 28, 2020 0
Just as Elizabeth City State University is celebrating record enrollment, and another year of enrollment growth in its aviation science program, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the university’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drone, degree program has been selected...

Virtual Summer Bridge Program Promotes Student Success at ECSU
Robert Kelly-Goss July 28, 2020 2
Rising ECSU freshmen attend a virtual Summer Bridge Program session in advance of the Aug. 11 2020 fall semester start date. The program was led by Dr. Eyualem Abebe. Elizabeth City State University is preparing rising freshmen to be successful...


ECSU Music Professor Douglas Jackson Produces Original Jazz Album, ‘Night Moves: Hip Jazz and World Beats’
Robert Kelly-Goss July 8, 2020 6
As a professor of music at Elizabeth City State University, Douglas Jackson wants to keep his students up on the current trends in digital music publishing. As a musician, the Los Angeles native is putting his music through the test,...

National Science Foundation Awards $1.2 Million for Science Teacher Training Program
Robert Kelly-Goss June 25, 2020 0
Elizabeth City State University has received a $1.2 million grant to train science teachers. The grant is awarded by the National Science Foundation and, according to ECSU professor and the grant’s principal investigator, Dr. Timothy Goodale, will fund a program...


National Science Foundation Awards Grant for STEM Student Success Pilot Program
Robert Kelly-Goss June 23, 2020 0
Dr. Anthony Emekalam The National Science Foundation awarded Elizabeth City State University $143,822 for Dr. Anthony Emekalam’s pilot project, Intentionally Delivered Effective Accommodation, or IDEA. The research focuses on increasing student retention and graduation rates in STEM studies.  “The goal...

Five Rising Sophomores Receive Viking Achievement Award
Robert Kelly-Goss June 15, 2020 12
Five Elizabeth City State University freshmen have been awarded the Viking Achievement Award by the Department of University Studies for the 2019-2020 academic year.  According to ECSU academic advisor, Maenecia Cole, recipients of the award have earned a GPA of...


ECSU’s Sister2Sister Program is a Student Success Story
Robert Kelly-Goss June 3, 2020 5
When the Elizabeth City State University male student success program, Champion Scholars, was launched in the fall of 2019, it only made sense that a companion program for young women offer the same opportunity. And so, Sister2Sister was created for...

ECSU Male Student Retention Program, Champion Scholars, Thrives Despite Distant Learning
Robert Kelly-Goss May 28, 2020 4
Despite the distant learning protocol as a result of COVID-19, Elizabeth City State University’s student retention program, Champion Scholars, is proving to be a boon to male freshmen, and its popularity and success has also spurred the creation of a...