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Visual and Performing Arts Chair Dr. Christopher Palestrant Performs with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Robert Kelly-Goss September 11, 2019
Elizabeth City State University’s chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Dr. Christopher Palestrant, is out in the community keeping the music alive as he performs with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra this month. Dr. Palestrant will perform twice...

History Professor Dr. Melissa Stuckey to Lecture at Museum of the Albemarle’s History for Lunch Sept. 4
Robert Kelly-Goss August 28, 2019
ECSU history professor, Dr. Melissa Stuckey, will give a talk at Museum of the Albemarle Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 12:15. She will discuss the Rosenwald School during the museum’s History for Lunch program.   Elizabeth City State University history professor,...


ECSU History Lecture Kicks Off Chancellor Installation Week
Robert Kelly-Goss August 27, 2019
ECSU professor of history, Dr. Glen Bowman, will kick of Chancellor Karrie Dixon’s Installation Week with a lecture on the history of the university. The lecture is Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 3:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center. It is...

Agreement with First Flight Society Brings Historic Aviation Portraits to ECSU STEM Complex
Robert Kelly-Goss August 22, 2019
A portrait of the famed Tuskegee Airmen is just one of 75 portraits on loan to ECSU from the First Flight Society thanks to a Memorandum of Agreement.   The Tuskegee Airmen, the Apollo 11 astronauts, Amelia Earhart: these are...


STEM Complex Exhibit Celebrates African American Pioneers in Aviation
Robert Kelly-Goss August 8, 2019
When guests arrive to the Elizabeth City State University STEM Complex grand opening on Monday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m., they will see a number of impressive sights, not the least of which is a tribute to the pioneers of...

Nationally Celebrated Architect Phil Freelon Leaves His Legacy with Elizabeth City State University Campus
Robert Kelly-Goss July 12, 2019
The Gilchrist Complex, seen at twilight, is one of two ECSU buildings designed by the nationally celebrated architect, Phil Freelon. Freelon, the lead architect for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, died earlier this week.  ...


Jazz Fest, Shana Tucker Quartet Big Hit With ECSU, Elizabeth City Community
Robert Kelly-Goss April 10, 2019
Photos by Keven Fitzgerald Jr. and Robert Kelly-Goss   With her cello in hand, Shana Tucker and The Shana Tucker Quartet raised the bar on jazz Tuesday, April 9 when they performed for the 2019 ECSU Jazz Festival. Tucker’s quartet...

Students Honored During 2019 Viking Spirit Awards
Robert Kelly-Goss April 9, 2019
(Photos by Keven Fitzgerald)   The Elizabeth City State University Student Government Association in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs hosted the 2019 Viking Spirit Awards on Friday, April 5 at the Fine Arts Center.  The Viking Spirit Awards...


ECSU Music Students Get Master Class with World Class Jazz Drummer Jae Sinnett
Robert Kelly-Goss April 5, 2019
Elizabeth City State University music students will have to try pretty hard to get better than world-class drummer Jae Sinnett when it comes to guest lecturers. The jazz drummer and public radio show host came to campus Friday, April 5,...

Students Step Out for Mr. and Miss ECSU Showcase
Robert Kelly-Goss April 5, 2019
On Thursday, April 4, Elizabeth City State University students gathered at the Fine Arts Center auditorium to show their Viking community just what they have when they take the stage. Led by Mr. and Miss ECSU, and attended by ECSU...