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Spring Semester Delayed: Returning to Campus Later in January
Stephanie Marquis December 31, 2021
ECSU is committed to protecting every Viking as they live, work, and learn in our community.  The university continues to follow COVID-19 recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and North Carolina Department of Health and...

ECSU’s New Homeland Security Research Grant Aimed at Recruiting Minorities, Women
Stephanie Marquis December 21, 2021
  Dr. Shyamal Das, ECSU’s Homeland Security Program Professor and Coordinator, has secured a $16,975 undergraduate research program grant from the University of North Carolina System.  The grant will fund activities to integrate data science with Homeland Security through a...


ECSU Graduate William Sharpe III Inspires Psychology Students During Annual Psi Chi Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Robert Kelly-Goss November 5, 2021
ECSU top psychology students were recently inducted into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in a virtual ceremony. ECSU psychology graduate, William Sharpe III, pictured second row, second from left, was the annual event’s guest speaker. William Sharpe III wants...

ECSU’s 2021-2022 Departmental Teachers of the Year ‘Represent the Finest Qualities’ in University Faculty
Robert Kelly-Goss October 26, 2021
ECSU’s 2021-2022 Departmental Teachers of the Year are, left to right, Dr. Dipendra Sengupta, Dr. Roberto Frontera-Suau, and Dr. Kim Downing. The Elizabeth State University’s Teacher of the Year Committee has named three Departmental Teachers of the Year. Dr. Roberto...


What ‘The Liz Taught Me’: Dr. Temptaous McKoy Returns to ECSU to Share Her Knowledge and Experience
Robert Kelly-Goss October 13, 2021
Dr. Temptaous McKoy wants Elizabeth City State University students to embrace their experience as HBCU students and begin to see the infinite possibilities that being Vikings can afford them. That’s the basis of her lecture to be held Oct. 19...

ECSU and Golden LEAF Foundation Celebrate Golden LEAF Scholars
Robert Kelly-Goss September 29, 2021
A reception for ECSU’s Golden LEAF scholars was held Tuesday, Sept. 28. Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, far left, and Golden LEAF Foundation president, Scott T. Hamilton, helped celebrate scholars, Faith Ashley, second from left, Alexus Elliott, center, and Jayla Hall....


ECSU Graduate Education Programs Receive Accreditation from Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation
Robert Kelly-Goss September 17, 2021
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
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
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
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...