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More Than $153,000 Raised for ECSU’s 7th Annual Day of Giving
Alyssa Banks May 25, 2023
Elizabeth City State University exceeded its 2023 Day of Giving fundraising goal to the tune of $63,400 by raising $153,478 for the annual giving campaign. It was the largest fundraising tally since the school’s annual campaign began in 2017, according...

Community Connections: ECSU to host one-man stage play addressing substance abuse and depression
ECSU April 20, 2023
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) – Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series is partnering with the Virginia Stage Company to host a one-man, stage play, Every Brilliant Thing, at ECSU in the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center. Tickets are...


Higher Education Administrator and STEM Advocate Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd to Address ECSU Graduates on May 6
ECSU April 19, 2023
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) will host its 176th Commencement Exercises on Sat., May 6, at 9 a.m. The ceremony is in the Robert L. Vaughan Center Gymnasium on ECSU’s campus. The university will confer an estimated 243 bachelor’s and master’s degrees to...

ECSU to Host Free Annual Jazz Festival on April 19
ECSU April 17, 2023
The Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Department of Music and Visual Arts will hold its annual Jazz Festival on Wed., April 19, at 7:30 p.m., featuring the ECSU Jazz Ensemble and members of the L.A. Big Daddy’s Blues Band. The event is...


ECSU Named Purple Heart University for Service to Military Community
ECSU April 12, 2023
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) was recognized as a new Purple Heart University for its longstanding commitment to members of the U.S. Armed Services community in a ceremony held on campus April 12. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6060,...

Community Connections: ECSU to Host Conversation on Holistic Health with Actor and HBCU Alumnus Terrence J
ECSU April 10, 2023
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) will host actor and HBCU alumnus Terrence J, along with Dr. CharLynda Williams-DeVane, senior deputy director of the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Cheryl Fehr-Banks, clinical social worker with ECU Psychiatry-NC STeP, and Dr. Latonia Johnson, director of...


ECSU to be Awarded Purple Heart University Designation at Campus Ceremony on April 11 Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 639 to Present Proclamation
ECSU April 4, 2023
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6060, the North Carolina Patriot Guard Northeast District and Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 639 will present Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) with the elite Purple Heart University designation in a ceremony scheduled for...

ECSU Volleyball and Basketball Teams Scheduled for Honor on March 22 by NC General Assembly and Representative Bill Ward
ECSU March 20, 2023
The North Carolina State Legislature will host the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) 2022 CIAA Championship-winning women’s volleyball team and 2023 CIAA Championship-winning women’s basketball team on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The teams, their coaches, along with Dr. Karrie G. Dixon, chancellor...


Community Connections: ECSU to Host Virginia Symphony Orchestra on March 4
ECSU February 23, 2023
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) will host the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) (https://virginiasymphony.org/) on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., as part of the Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series. The free event will take place in the Mickey L. Burnim Fine...

Community Connections: Grammy Award-winning Producer, ECSU Artist-in-residence 9th Wonder Hosts “Beats, Rhymes and VOICE: A Hip-Hop Experience” on Feb. 28
ECSU February 20, 2023
Join Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and artist-in-residence Patrick “9th Wonder” Douthit on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 7 p.m., for a Black History Month edition of the Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series. The event, titled “Beats, Rhymes and VOICE: A Hip-Hop Experience,” will take place...