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2+2 Partnership Program Offers Flexibility and a Brighter Future for Students
ECSU April 20, 2022
Elizabeth City State University’s (ECSU) and Halifax Community College’s (HCC) 2+2 Teacher Prep Program helped two recent Viking graduates get a head start on their teaching careers.  The Belmont Elementary School community and Principal Lindsey Goble eagerly welcomed Iesha Boone...

ECSU’s 40 Under 40 Alumni Announced for Achievement and Leadership
ECSU April 13, 2022
Tickets on Sale Now Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) will celebrate 40 alumni for their outstanding achievements and leadership at the university’s third biennial Forty Under Forty Alumni Awards luncheon on Saturday, April 23, at NOON.  The event spotlights 40 emerging...


ECSU Founding + Chancellor’s Legacy Award Honorees 2022
ECSU March 11, 2022
ECSU Founding On March 3, 1891, the Elizabeth City State Colored Normal School was established by the North Carolina General Assembly, thanks to Hugh Cale, an African-American representative from Pasquotank County. The school had 23 students and $900. Now, 131...

VOTE NOW with Viking Pride to Help ECSU Win!
ECSU March 3, 2022
You can help ECSU win $75,000 from Home Depot’s Retool Your School (RYS) competition.  We’re up against other universities our size, so we need your vote! Voting is unlimited:  each person can vote as many times as they want every...


ECSU Board of Visitors Elects New Officers
ECSU February 2, 2022
At its January 31, 2022, meeting, the Board of Visitors unanimously approved the appointment of Bryan Spence, Wendy Pierce, and D. Cole Phelps to officer positions on the Board. This volunteer advisory organization serves as an advocate for the university...

Spring Semester Delayed: Returning to Campus Later in January
ECSU 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...


Dr. Saundra Copeland Tops Off a Lifelong Viking Journey with a Crown During Ms. Alumni Coronation Ceremony Thursday
Robert Kelly-Goss October 19, 2021
When Dr. Saundra Copeland met with her education students toward the end of their last semester, it was also the end her time as a professor at Elizabeth City State University, but that was by no means the end of...

Viking Class of 2003 Mr. ECSU, Keith Richardson, Named Wake County School District Principal of the Year
Robert Kelly-Goss October 15, 2021
When Keith Richardson returns to the campus of Elizabeth City State University for homecoming, not only will the former Mr. ECSU be celebrating his love for his alma mater, but he will also be carrying with him the pride of...


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 Foundation Board Welcomes Two New Members
Robert Kelly-Goss September 22, 2021
Dr. Sadie J. Carter, left, and Mr. Elston Ray Howell are the ECSU Foundation board’s newest members.  Two new members have joined the Elizabeth City State University Foundation board of directors. According to ECSU Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, Anita...