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ECSU Graduate Education Programs Receive Accreditation from Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation
Robert Kelly-Goss September 17, 2021 0
Elizabeth City State University’s Master of Elementary Education and Master of School Administration degree programs have received advanced accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation, or CAEP.  According to Dr. Joy Smith, dean of the School of Education and...

Educating the Educators: ECSU Preps a New Class of Future Teachers
Robert Kelly-Goss September 8, 2021 0
Elizabeth City State University is committed to producing strong, future educators. A summer institute for incoming freshmen and transfer students has given a new class of future educators the jumpstart they need for a successful experience as university students and...


ECSU Dean of School of Education and Business, Dr. Joy Smith, Appointed to NC Teaching Fellows Commission
Robert Kelly-Goss August 5, 2021 2
Elizabeth City State University’s dean of the School of Education and Business, Dr. Joy Smith, has been appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission. The appointment was made by the UNC Board of Governors last month.  Established in 2017...

ECSU’s Department of Education Partners with the Foundation for Public School Children to Grow North Carolina Teacher Pool
Robert Kelly-Goss July 19, 2021 5
ECSU chair of the Department of Education, Dr. Shelia Williams, second from left, will work with Teacher Cadet trainers Monda Griggs, Laura Roberts, and Stephanie Wallace to educate future North Carolina teachers. Elizabeth City State University’s Department of Education has...


2021 Summer Bridge Program Prepping Freshman for Success
Robert Kelly-Goss June 16, 2021 1
Elizabeth City State University is continuing to prepare rising freshmen to be successful students. This summer, rising freshmen attend the Summer Bridge Program in a hybrid format. The programs are running June 14-30 in a virtual format, and Aug. 1-10 residential and face-to-face.  This...

ECSU Receives Department of Defense Grant for ‘Frontier’ High-Powered Materials Research
Robert Kelly-Goss May 28, 2021 8
Dr. A. Victor Adedeji Elizabeth City State University has received a $177,566 grant from the Department of Defense to aid in the creation of new materials for the development of electric aircraft, vehicles, ships, space platforms and directed energy missions,...


Hands-on Undergraduate Research Opportunities Prepare ECSU Students for STEM Careers
Robert Kelly-Goss May 17, 2021 2
Hanna Holden is prepared for a life in science and more specifically, as a future veterinarian. She says that preparation is thanks to her experience as an undergraduate research assistant at Elizabeth City State University.  Ms. Holden graduated recently with...

ECSU Ranked Number One Most Affordable Accounting Program
Robert Kelly-Goss May 14, 2021 1
The college ranking website UniversityHQ.org has named Elizabeth City State University the number one most affordable accounting program in the country.  According to the site’s listing for 100 Best Affordable Accounting School Degrees, ECSU took the number one spot due...


Olivia Vaughan is the Spring 2021 Bearer of the Mace
Robert Kelly-Goss May 6, 2021 7
Currituck County, North Carolina resident and spring 2021 Elizabeth City State University senior Olivia Vaughan has been named Bearer of the Mace. Ms. Vaughan is graduating with the highest GPA of an undergraduate, non-transfer student at 3.9633. She was notified...

Daily Mail Senior Journalist and 2014 ECSU Graduate Valerie Henderson is Honors Convocation Keynote Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss April 19, 2021 2
Elizabeth City State University Class of 2021 students will receive honors during the spring Honors Convocation ceremony, held virtually Wednesday, April 21 at 4 p.m. Senior reporter for the DailyMail.com, and 2014 ECSU graduate, Valerie “Val Marie” Henderson will be...