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ECSU Receives First-Year Student Success Program Grant
Robert Kelly-Goss January 27, 2021 1
Dr. Melinda J. Anderson, Interim Associate Chancellor for Student Success First year students at Elizabeth City State University will reap the benefits of a statewide program designed to give them support with academic development. A $75,600 grant will help ECSU...

Three ECSU Honors Program Students to be Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals and Books
Robert Kelly-Goss December 18, 2020 4
ECSU Honors Program students, left to right, Jaida Ellis, Kyra Purvis, and Krystal Lopez will be published in peer-reviewed journals and books. Three Elizabeth City State University Honors students had manuscripts accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and edited...


Daniel Ashley is ECSU’s Fall 2020 Bearer of the Mace
Robert Kelly-Goss December 10, 2020 6
Gates County native Daniel Ashley is the fall 2020 Elizabeth City State University Bearer of the Mace. Mr. Ashley is graduating with the highest GPA of an undergraduate, non-transfer student at 3.941.  “When I was notified, I was extremely excited...

ECSU Receives $450,000 Grant for Renewable Energy Research
Robert Kelly-Goss December 8, 2020 1
A $450,000 grant will fund Dr. Bijandra Kumar’s ongoing renewable energy research. Elizabeth City State University is one of three Historically Black Colleges and Universities to receive major funding from the Nuclear Security Administration for research in the development of...


Six ECSU Students Inducted into Psi Chi International Honor Society for Psychology During Virtual Ceremony
Robert Kelly-Goss November 30, 2020 0
Six Elizabeth City State University psychology program majors were inducted into the Psi Chi International Honor Society for Psychology on Nov. 19.  The ceremony, which took place virtually using Zoom, was led by psychology professor and Psi Chi faculty advisor,...

National Science Foundation Program Director Speaks to ECSU about Major Research Funding Initiatives
Robert Kelly-Goss November 16, 2020 0
Dr. Michelle Claville The National Science Foundation is an integral part of a university’s funding for major research, giving institutions such as Elizabeth City State University the ability to pursue funding for faculty and student programs. A recent presentation by...


ECSU Joins North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative
Robert Kelly-Goss October 30, 2020 2
Students, clockwise from top left, Dasia Hyder, Gwendolyn Noonan, Naja Cotton and Lastasia Peacock are the ECSU’s first students to participate in the North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative.  Elizabeth City State University has become one of 21 public and...

Sports Management Professionals Share Experience and Wisdom with ECSU Program Students
Robert Kelly-Goss September 29, 2020 1
In this screen shot from a virtual presentation, Marquis Watson, lower righthand corner, of the Philadelphia 76ers management team, speaks to Dr. Jason Hughes’s sports management class. Nearly 30 students attended the virtual lecture. When Elizabeth City State University students...


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...