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MLK Day March and Service Day Scheduled for Jan. 20
Robert Kelly-Goss January 13, 2020 0
Elizabeth City State University students will be celebrating the legacy of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, Jan. 20. The events include a scheduled march with guest speakers and volunteer opportunities celebrating the spirit and memory...

ECSU’s Suresh Murugan Talks to WTKR Channel 3 News About Online Scams and How to Protect Yourself
Robert Kelly-Goss January 7, 2020 0
When WTKR Channel 3 News went looking for an expert for a story about online scams, they turned to Elizabeth City State University. You can watch the news report HERE....


NC State’s Institute for Emerging Issues Podcast Highlights ECSU Community Engagement Efforts
Robert Kelly-Goss January 3, 2020 0
Russ Haddad, ECSU director of community and economic engagement Russ Haddad, the director of community and economic engagement at Elizabeth City State University, was the featured guest on North Carolina State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues ReConnectNC podcast series last...

ECSU Program Helps Launch High School Food Pantry
Robert Kelly-Goss December 5, 2019 1
ECSU students, left to right, Christian Jones, Greg Miller, Dominick Cotton, and Kevin Caldwell delivered food to assist in the launch of a food pantry at Oscar C. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia Wednesday, Dec. 5. They were greeted...


American Education Week Panel Discusses Public School Teacher Shortage
Robert Kelly-Goss November 25, 2019 0
Educators from across the region comprised an expert panel during ECSU’s American Education Week forum to discuss the growing public school teacher shortage in North Carolina Thursday, Nov. 21. Is there a shortage of teachers in North Carolina? That was...

ECSU’s Annual International Education Week Kicks Off Nov. 18
Robert Kelly-Goss November 8, 2019 3
ECSU’s annual International Education Week runs from Nov. 18 and ends with the highly anticipated International Dinner and Fair Nov. 22. The sights, sounds, and flavors of the world will come to Elizabeth City State University Nov. 18 through Nov....


Visual Arts Students Look to Make their Mark on Downtown
Robert Kelly-Goss November 1, 2019 0
Visual arts professor Jeff Whelan, left, leads a Plan by Design discussion at Arts in the Albemarle in downtown Elizabeth City Thursday, Oct. 31. Visual arts students are tasked with developing creative ideas to contribute to downtown Elizabeth City’s revitalization...

400 Regional High School Students Participate in ECSU’s Women in Mathematics Forensic Investigation Lab
Robert Kelly-Goss October 31, 2019 0
Elizabeth City State University recently hosted 400 young women from across the Northeastern North Carolina region for a Forensic Investigation Lab as part of the 24th annual Celebration of Women in Mathematics event held on campus in October. The event...


Former ECSU Trustee Betty Sugg Meggs Passes
Robert Kelly-Goss October 29, 2019 1
Former Elizabeth City State University Board of Trustee, Betty Sugg Meggs, has passed. Mrs. Meggs, 85, died Saturday, Oct. 26, according to her obituary. A native of Pitt County, Mrs. Meggs grew up in New Bern, North Carolina and came...

In Wake of Hurricane Dorian, Wells Fargo Awards $50,000 to ECSU for Ocracoke Island Business Recovery
Robert Kelly-Goss October 23, 2019 0
In this photo taken by ECSU’s director of the Office of Small Business and Technology Development, Michael Twiddy, an Ocracoke Island business is gutted after Hurricane Dorian flooded the village. Thanks to a grant from Wells Fargo, Mr. Twiddy will...