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Daily Advance: ECSU Alum Returns Home for Military Promotion
Robert Kelly-Goss July 9, 2019
Photo Courtesy Jermaine Goodman   In 2006, U.S. Army Maj. Jermaine Goodman graduated from Elizabeth City State University and was commissioned as a military officer. Goodman came home last weekend to Hertford to receive his promotion from captain to major....

ECSU Alum Named Bertie County Schools Superintendent
Robert Kelly-Goss June 20, 2019
An Elizabeth City State University graduate has been named the next superintendent of Bertie County Schools. Dr. Ottis Smallwood, a Bertie County native, graduated from ECSU in 1993 with a degree in mathematics education. Dr. Smallwood, who holds a masters...


2019 ECSU Day of Giving Exceeds Fundraising Expectations
Robert Kelly-Goss June 18, 2019
Volunteers operate the phones at the Wilkins Call Center on the ECSU campus for the 2019 Day of Giving campaign.   The 2019 Elizabeth City State University Day of Giving exceeded its fundraising goal and University Advancement officials say it’s...

ECSU Graduate Ronald Nixon Honored as a 2019 N.C. School Hero
Robert Kelly-Goss June 5, 2019
Ronald Nixon, a 2008 ECSU graduate, accepts a $10,000 award along with Northeastern High School principal Angela Cobb. Nixon, a coach and teacher at Elizabeth City’s Northeastern High School, was recently named one of 10 North Carolina School Heroes.  ...


As ECSU Day of Giving Approaches More Donors Needed
Robert Kelly-Goss May 22, 2019
Volunteers work the phones during the ECSU Day of Giving campaign. They will be operating from the Wilkins Call Center on campus May 31, raising funds and working to meet the donor goal of 1,891.   It’s Day of Giving...

UNC System Gallup Poll Highlights Value of ECSU Education
Robert Kelly-Goss May 21, 2019
The University of North Carolina System has released the results of a far-reaching alumni survey that provides a first-of-its-kind look at how graduates from North Carolina’s public universities fare after graduation, and Elizabeth City State University alumni have said they’re...


A Photographic Look Back at ECSU’s Spring 2019 Semester
Robert Kelly-Goss May 17, 2019
The spring 2019 semester began with a new chancellor, Dr. Karrie Dixon, and ended with her presiding over the commencement ceremony of 146 graduates. On Saturday, May 11, the Vaughan Center was jammed packed with students, family, friends, and ECSU...

2018 Aviation Graduate William Nelson Named Currituck County Airport Manager
Robert Kelly-Goss May 15, 2019
When aviation science major, William Nelson, graduated from Elizabeth City State University in December 2018, he was that graduating class’s Bearer of the Mace, with an eye on his aviation career. Now, in May 2019, Nelson has taken a big...


ECSU’s 2019 40 Under 40 Society Inductees Honored
Robert Kelly-Goss May 6, 2019
The list of accomplished alumni at Elizabeth City State University grows each year. And each year the university’s Office of Alumni Relations honors 40 top graduate and successful graduates under 40. This year 40 Under 40 happened on April 27...

Nine ECSU Graduates Named Area Teachers of the Year
Robert Kelly-Goss May 2, 2019
ECSU was well represented at this year’s Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year ceremony. Nine area teachers who were honored are ECSU graduates. In addition, ECSU’s UNC System Excellence in Teaching honoree, Dr. Kingsley Nwala, was...