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ECSU’s Drone Program Receives US Dept of Education and SACSCOC Approval
Robert Kelly-Goss May 3, 2019
Elizabeth City State University’s drone degree program is now official and ready to launch in fall 2019. The U.S. Dept. of Education, and the accrediting agency SACSCOC has approved the bachelor’s degree program, making it the latest addition to ECSU’s...

ECSU’s Jake Norris Awarded Wilkes Flight Initiative
Robert Kelly-Goss May 2, 2019
Jake Norris sits confidently inside the Elizabeth City Regional Airport lobby, dressed in his “true blue” Coast Guard uniform. The Elizabeth City State University aviation program student is about to graduate and move on to fulfill one of his many...


ECSU Students Take Home Best Presentation at National Conference
Robert Kelly-Goss April 30, 2019
ECSU undergraduate and graduate student team consisting of, left to right, Dr. Lin Chen,  Eduardo Santos,  Brandon Baker,  and Mitchell Sheep took home the best presentation award at this year’s national MSV Capstone Conference in Norfolk, Virginia.   On April 18, Elizabeth...

ECSU, Edgecombe Community College Sign Co-Admission, Degree Program Agreements
Robert Kelly-Goss April 29, 2019
Edgecombe Community College president, Dr. Gregory McLeod, left, and ECSU Chancellor Karrie Dixon sign four agreements Monday, April 29. The agreements will allow the two institutions to work together toward a seamless path to a bachelor’s degree for graduates of...


2019 Spring Honors Convocation Recognizes Student Achievement
Robert Kelly-Goss April 26, 2019
ECSU Chancellor Karrie Dixon addresses students during the 2019 Spring Honors Convocation Thursday, April 25.   The 2019 Elizabeth City State University Spring Honors Convocation was held Thursday, April 25 in the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Complex. Students, their...

ECSU Business Students Honored During Department Ceremony
Robert Kelly-Goss April 25, 2019
ECSU sophomore Pele Rankin, center, is honored with a certificate for his third place win in the National HBCU Stock Market Challenge. Rankin is joined by Dr. Ngozi Oriaku, left, and Dr. Joy Smith. (See more photos below)   Elizabeth...


ECSU, Pitt Community College Sign Co-Admission, Degree Program Agreements
Robert Kelly-Goss April 24, 2019
Pitt Community College president, Dr. Larry Rouse, seated left, joins ECSU Chancellor Karrie Dixon in signing four agreements to help further the education of North Carolina students Tuesday, April 23.   When Elizabeth City State University graduate Michelle Nowell announced...

ECSU Campus-Wide Major Fusion Event Transitions Freshmen to Academic Majors
Robert Kelly-Goss April 22, 2019
Freshmen entering the Literature, Language and Communications department as sophomores next year participated in the Major Fusion event across campus. For more photos, see the gallery below.   The 2018-19 freshman class will remember Thursday, April 11, as a day...


UNC Board of Governors Names ECSU’s Dr. Kingsley Nwala as a 2019 Award for Excellence in Teaching Recipient
Robert Kelly-Goss April 9, 2019
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding University faculty members to receive the 2019 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, and Elizabeth City State University’s Dr. Kingsley Nwala is one of this year’s honorees. The recipients,...

ECSU Music Students Get Master Class with World Class Jazz Drummer Jae Sinnett
Robert Kelly-Goss April 5, 2019
Elizabeth City State University music students will have to try pretty hard to get better than world-class drummer Jae Sinnett when it comes to guest lecturers. The jazz drummer and public radio show host came to campus Friday, April 5,...