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Young Alumni Day at the Department of Business & Economics Inspires Students
Robert Kelly-Goss March 28, 2019
ECSU Business and Economics graduates Chanae LeGrier, Quinten Keyes, Taylor Robinson, and Jonelle Brown returned to campus Wednesday, March 27 to share their experience with current students.   There’s nothing like a little shared experience to get you motivated about...

Convocation Speaker Says Celebrate Education, Celebrate ECSU
Robert Kelly-Goss March 8, 2019
Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd was the keynote speaker for ECSU’s 2019 Founders Day Convocation, celebrating 128 years of education.   Celebrate the legacy and future of Elizabeth City State University. That was the central theme of Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd’s message when...


ECSU Chief of Staff Dr. Derrick Wilkins Selected for Millennium Leadership Initiative Institute
Robert Kelly-Goss March 5, 2019
Dr. Derrick L. Wilkins, chief of staff in the Office of the Chancellor at Elizabeth City State University, has been selected as a protégé for the Class of 2019 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Institute. The American Association of State Colleges...

‘All the Way From Weeksville’: Meet ECSU grad Dr. Stephanie Dance-Barnes
Robert Kelly-Goss February 6, 2019
The Higher Education Works Foundation recently featured Elizabeth City State University graduate, and Winston-Salem State University interim associate provost, Dr. Stephanie Dance-Barnes in an article and video interview. Dr. Dance-Barnes is an Elizabeth City native. You can check it all...


Seven Named to Receive 2019 Chancellor’s Legacy Award
Robert Kelly-Goss January 30, 2019
Clockwise, left to right, Barbara Sutton, Capt. Anthony Swain, Norma James, Billy Hines, Justina and Joyce Long, and Johnny Walton, will receive the 2019 Chancellor’s Legacy Award at the 12th annual ECSU Foundation Scholarship Gala March 9.   The 12thannual...

ECSU Opens Food Pantry for Area Coast Guard Members
Robert Kelly-Goss January 25, 2019
ECSU’s Military and Veterans Affair Center director, Tim Freeman, left, announced the opening of a food pantry located in the facility’s Griffin Hall office. The pantry will assist members of the Coast Guard effected by the current partial government shutdown....


ECSU Alumn Johnson Named Ohio State Assoc. Head Coach
Robert Kelly-Goss January 10, 2019
From Viking to Buckeye, 1973 Elizabeth City State University graduate Larry Johnson was recently promoted to Ohio State University’s associate head coach slot. Johnson previously served as the Buckeye’s defensive line coach, according to ESPN.com. Johnson, a Williamston, North Carolina...

State Representative and ECSU Graduate Zack Hawkins is MLK Jr. Day Keynote Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss January 9, 2019
North Carolina State Rep. Zack Hawkins is making a lot of Vikings proud these days. The Elizabeth City State University graduate is one of the newest members of the North Carolina General Assembly, serving the Durham area, and on Jan....


New ECSU Veterans Affairs Center Office Ribbon Cutting Dec. 4
Robert Kelly-Goss November 30, 2018
Coast Guard officers, Cmdr. Warren Judge, left, and Capt. Lamont Bazemore, serve on the ECSU Military Affairs committee. Both men are ECSU graduates and have been instrumental in the development and growth of the campus Veterans Center. A ribbon cutting...

Five Named to 2018 ECSU Sports Hall of Fame Roster
Robert Kelly-Goss October 26, 2018
The 2018 ECSU Sports Hall of Fame are, clockwise starting top left, Leroy Williams, Jesse Carmon, Scotty Arnold, Anthony Hillard, and Howard Williams.   The 2018 Elizabeth City State University Sports Hall of Fame inductees will line up during Friday...