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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...

Undergraduate Research Week Guest Speakers Feature Rising Star HBO and Netflix Television Writers
Robert Kelly-Goss April 8, 2021 2
Bryce Ahart and Stephanie MacFarlane are television writers for HBO and Netflix and will be this year’s Undergraduate Research Week guest speakers. The Elizabeth City State University 2021 Undergraduate Research Week launches Monday, April 12. The events throughout the week...


ECSU ‘HerStory’ Lecture Series Features Two Scholars Focusing on Women and African American History
Robert Kelly-Goss April 5, 2021 3
Women in the humanities is the focus of Elizabeth City State University’s Department of History “HerStory” series and April 6 Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson will kick off the two-part series. Then, on April 13, Dr. Janelle Jennings-Alexander will wrap up...

Freshman to Transition in ‘Major Fusion’ Event April 6
Robert Kelly-Goss March 31, 2021 0
The 2020-21 freshman class will long remember the year they began their college journey at Elizabeth City State University. It is the year they began as students amidst a global pandemic, but also the year they would transition from general...


ECSU Hosts NC Association of Historians Annual Meeting
Robert Kelly-Goss March 26, 2021 7
ECSU history professor, Dr. Melissa Stuckey, will be this year’s keynote speaker at the annual North Carolina Association of Historians conference. ECSU is hosting the virtual event March 26. On Friday, March 26, the history program at Elizabeth City State...

ECSU Vies for Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship
Robert Kelly-Goss March 12, 2021 4
ECSU’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team, left to right, is Arrhia Palmer, Nyla Harris, assistant coach Brenna Daniel, Nomar Proctor, and Noah Gunter. They will compete for a shot at the national championship during the playoffs later this month. Hundreds...