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ECSU/Halifax Community College 2+2 Social Work Graduates Return to Share Professional Experience
Robert Kelly-Goss April 20, 2021
Four Elizabeth City State University social work graduates returned to their alma mater, virtually, to share their experience as graduates and part of an articulation agreement between the university and Halifax Community College (HCC).  The two institutions signed the articulation...

Daily Mail Senior Journalist and 2014 ECSU Graduate Valerie Henderson is Honors Convocation Keynote Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss April 19, 2021
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...


ECSU Alumnus Col. Richard Harrison Named Army’s first African American Commandant of Air Defense Artillery School
ECSU March 26, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this article first appeared in the U.S. Army’s Fort Sill Tribune by James Brabenec. It is published here with their permission. Elizabeth City State University graduate, U.S. Army Col. Richard Harrison, just made history, becoming...

Viking Alumnus Deion Warren Takes his Passion for Music to The Voice
Robert Kelly-Goss March 12, 2021
When Deion Warren took the stage on The Voice earlier this week, people that know the Elizabeth City State University graduate might have been surprised that he chose the hit single, “Shallow,” as his blind audition song. “Shallow,” made popular...


With 15 Graduates and More on the Way, the Bowser/Carter Family is an ECSU Legacy that Keeps on Growing
Robert Kelly-Goss March 4, 2021
Ronald Bowser, Jr. graduated from the university’s online Interdisciplinary Studies program in fall 2020. He is one of 15 members of his family to graduate from ECSU. Legacy. It’s a word that can be applied to a number of families...

ECSU Alumnus and Elizabeth City Manager Montré Freeman is the 130th Founder’s Day Convocation Keynote Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss February 26, 2021
Elizabeth City State University graduate and City of Elizabeth City’s city manager, Montré Freeman, will be the university’s 2021 Founder’s Day Convocation keynote speaker, celebrating 130 years since Hugh Cale founded the Elizabeth City State Colored Normal School on March...


Four ECSU Alumni Receive 2021 Chancellor’s Legacy Award
Robert Kelly-Goss February 12, 2021
The 2021 Chancellor’s Legacy Award honorees are, clockwise, left to right, Dr. Laura W. Buffaloe, Mary L. Cates, Col. Richard A. Harrison, and Larry Johnson. On Saturday, March 13, during the Elizabeth City State University Founders Day Gala XIV, four...

ECSU Alumnus Coast Guard Capt. Warren Judge Receives Prestigious Black Engineer of the Year Stars and Stripes Award
Robert Kelly-Goss February 11, 2021
Elizabeth City State University alumnus, Coast Guard Capt. Warren Judge, has been honored with the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Stars and Stripes Award (BEYA). The BEYA celebrates achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. “I am truly...


Elizabeth City State University Foundation Founders Day Scholarship Gala XIV Goes Virtual
Robert Kelly-Goss February 10, 2021
The Founders Day Scholarship Gala is making history as the first time the event will be entirely virtual. Due to the ongoing safety precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held entirely online in an interactive, virtual format. ...

‘One Person Changes Many Lives’: The Life-Altering Opportunities of ECSU and HBCUs are More Significant Now Than Ever
Robert Kelly-Goss January 28, 2021
ECSU graduate and Board of Trustees member Harold Barnes was the first in his family to attend a university. That fact has made all of the difference in his life and the lives of future generations. When Harold Barnes graduated...