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Psychology Program Puts Emphasis on Research, Graduate School, and Student Success
Robert Kelly-Goss October 8, 2019
Psychology student Jada Ellis talks about her research during a psychology department program Oct. 3. Student success at Elizabeth City State University is a top priority, something the psychology program takes to heart. Psychology program students and faculty gathered Thursday,...

Champion Scholars Focused on ECSU Male Student Success
Robert Kelly-Goss September 26, 2019
A new student retention program at Elizabeth City State University aims to help male students navigate not only student life, but life in general. Champion Scholars is a pilot program currently focusing on 25 male freshmen and according to ECSU’s...


ECSU Sponsored Programs Hosts Grant Info Session with Washington D.C.-Based Grant Resource Center
Robert Kelly-Goss September 26, 2019
Grant Resource Center representative Erika Thompson, center, joins Sponsored Programs staff Candice Hill, left, John Raynor, back-left, George Cox, back-right, Annemarie Delgado, front-left, and Vandalyn Ray for a two-part session on federal grant opportunities Sept. 19.   Elizabeth City State...

G.R. Little Library Opens Temporary Home in Gilchrist Complex
Robert Kelly-Goss August 19, 2019
ECSU’s director of library services, Dr. Juanita Midgette Spence, left, and librarian Mary Jordan, second from right, stand with students Daja Brown, second from left, and Alexis Blackwell, right, inside the temporary home of the G.R. Little Library in the...


ECSU and Community Officials Celebrate STEM Complex Grand Opening
Robert Kelly-Goss August 13, 2019
          A flyover by Elizabeth City State University chief flight instructor, James Young, kicked off the grand opening ceremony of the STEM Complex Monday, Aug. 12. As Young soared overhead, ECSU officials were joined by Elizabeth...

ECSU’s Upward Bound Program Gives High School Students an Academic Advantage
Robert Kelly-Goss August 6, 2019
The summer 2019 ECSU Upward Bound students pose for a photo before their awards ceremony last month. High school students from the region attend the program and receive an academic leg-up, preparing them for college.   The Upward Bound program...


ECSU STEM Complex Grand Opening to Be Held Aug. 12
Robert Kelly-Goss August 2, 2019
The former Pharmacy Complex is now the STEM Complex, home to various programs and departments such as aviation and emergency management. A grand opening on the STEM Complex will be held Monday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. The public is...

Looking to the Future: ECSU Announces New Department Realignment
Robert Kelly-Goss July 31, 2019
As new degree programs launch and academic departments expand, Elizabeth City State University’s provost, Dr. Farrah Ward, has announced a realignment of departments aimed at advancing collaboration among faculty, and benefiting students. Dr. Ward explained that enrollment growth and the...


Eyricka Johnson’s Love of History is Taking Her Places
Robert Kelly-Goss July 24, 2019
ECSU senior Eyricka Johnson is spending her summer interning at the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, researching African American history.   Dr. Seuss, in his acclaimed book, “Oh the Places You’ll Go,” observed that “The more things...

ECSU Awarded More than $5 Million in Competitive Grants
Robert Kelly-Goss July 19, 2019
Grants awarded to Elizabeth City State University continue to grow. According to the Office of Sponsored Programs, funding for competitive awards has exceeded $5 million. Director of Sponsored Programs, Annemarie Delgado, says that at the end of the 2019 fiscal...