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ECSU Alumnus and Metropolitan Opera Company Performer Tshombe Selby Gives Live-Stream Concert July 21
Robert Kelly-Goss July 7, 2020
Elizabeth City State University alumnus and New York Metropolitan Opera Company singer, Tshombe Selby, has been taking the world of opera by storm with his success story, and now, on July 21 the Manteo, North Carolina native will be live-streaming...

ECSU Graduate Todd Barker, Jr. Recipient of Newly Launched Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Scholarship
Robert Kelly-Goss June 29, 2020
ECSU Class of 2020 graduate, Todd Barker, Jr., second from left, is the first recipient of the recently launched Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., scholarship. Pictured with Vikings head football coach, Anthony Jones, Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, and athletic director,...


Two Former Aviation Students Flying High in Military and Commercial Airlines
Robert Kelly-Goss June 22, 2020
Two former ECSU Aviation Science program students have gone on to prestigious careers in aviation. Capt. Corey Kellam, left, is a pilot with PSA Airline. Taylor Morris has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and commissioned as a second...

ECSU 2020 Day of Giving May 29
Robert Kelly-Goss May 22, 2020
It’s Day of Giving season and Elizabeth City State University is holding the fourth annual event on Friday, May 29.The theme this year is Reimagine Roebuck, putting the focus on the renovation of the university’s football field.  Donor contributions will help...


Reimagine Roebuck Campaign Working to Revitalize Home of the Mighty Vikings
Robert Kelly-Goss May 4, 2020
Elizabeth City State University is reimagining the future of Roebuck Stadium. With the help of the Viking community, the greater Elizabeth City community, the ECSU Foundation, Viking Athletics and alumni and friends everywhere, there is excitement building around the home...

Viking Class of 2000 Alumnus Dr. Peter Eley Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching
Robert Kelly-Goss April 15, 2020
Dr. Peter Eley, a Class of 2000 Elizabeth City State University graduate and chairman of the ECSU Foundation Board of Directors, has been named a 2020 recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in...


Internationally Acclaimed Photographer and ECSU Alumnus Joshua Rashaad McFadden Examines Black Masculinity in Latest Exhibit
Robert Kelly-Goss February 14, 2020
Elizabeth City State University graduate and internationally acclaimed photographer, Joshua Rashaad McFadden’s latest exhibition, “Evidence,” aims to share new ideas on black masculinity. Mr. McFadden’s work is on display at Visual Studies Workshop from Feb. 21 to June 27, and...

Six to be Honored with Chancellor’s Legacy Award March 7
Robert Kelly-Goss February 7, 2020
This year’s Chancellor’s Legacy Award honorees are, clockwise from the top, Ziner Johnson Alexander, Rear Adm. Keith Smith, Ethel Sutton, Emmanuel Harris, Dr. Ali Khan, and Rasheed Sm Abdul. The 13th annual ECSU Foundation Gala will be held March 7...


ECSU Alumna Makes History as Goldsboro’s First African American Woman Council Member
Robert Kelly-Goss December 4, 2019
Brandi Matthews has made history. The Elizabeth City State University graduate is the first African American woman, and the second woman, to become a Goldsboro city council member.  “I’m at the table now and I’m excited to see what happens...

ECSU Grad Takes Her DIY Skills to NBC Reality Show ‘Making It’
Robert Kelly-Goss November 22, 2019
Ashley Basnight has been making a name for herself with her DIY (do it yourself) business, Handmade Haven LLC, and soon the nation will know her, too. Ms. Basnight, a 2013 Elizabeth City State University graduate, will appear as a...