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ECSU Introduces Civic Action Plan at Latest Community Forum
Robert Kelly-Goss April 27, 2018
Interim Chancellor Karrie Dixon welcomes a crowd of more than 50 community members to the ECSU community forum Tuesday, April 24. The forum introduced the university’s Civic Action Plan to government officials, business owners and more.   Last Tuesday, April...

ECSU Professor Bowman Discovers Forgotten History
Robert Kelly-Goss March 27, 2018
Elizabeth City State University history professor, Dr. Glen Bowman, will talk about some of his recent research at Museum of the Albemarle, Wednesday, April 4, 12:15 p.m.   The story of Elizabeth City State University’s Rosenwald School building is becoming...


‘PREP for Your Future Day’ Gets High School Students Ready for College
ECSU Author March 15, 2018
Nationally recognized speaker and author, Odell Bizzell, speaks to high school students during ECSU’s pre-college program, PREP, Saturday, March 10. By Dr. Kimberly Stanley While university students are on campus pursuing their degrees, another group at Elizabeth City State University...

Miss ECSU Arielle Beamon Named an EBONY Campus Queen
Robert Kelly-Goss February 22, 2018
Miss ECSU, and Miss CIAA contender, Arielle Beamon has been named one of 10 EBONY Media Campus Queens. Beamon, who will contend for Miss CIAA in Charlotte Saturday, learned of the honors this month. “The top 10 EBONY HBCU Campus...


The Daily Advance: African-American Heritage Center Planned in Historic ECSU Building
Robert Kelly-Goss February 19, 2018
Seen here in this ECSU archive photo, the Rosenwald School located on the university campus is site of a future heritage center.   What was once known as a “practice school” for the Elizabeth City Colored Normal School in 1921,...

Chancellor Shines Light on ECSU Success in Community/Campus Forum
Robert Kelly-Goss February 16, 2018
Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Thomas Conway speaks at a recent community forum. Chancellor Conway has been holding a series of forums since early 2016, designed to connect ECSU and the the surrounding community.   The N.C. Promise Tuition Program...


The Daily Advance: Prof. Douglas Jackson’s Grandmother Played Pivotal Role in Harlem Renaissance
External Source February 16, 2018
Unbeknownst to Elizabeth City State University professor of music, Douglas Jackson, a box in his attic as a child held the key to a rich family literary history. For the Full Story Read Here....

ECSU Hosts Advance Screening of ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’
Robert Kelly-Goss February 15, 2018
On Monday, Feb. 19 two important programs will air on UNC-TV, North Carolina’s PBS station, and Elizabeth City State University is holding an advance screening for one, while participating in the other. The premier of the Independent Lens documentary, “Tell...


Chancellor Conway Holds Community-Campus Forum Thursday, Feb. 15
Robert Kelly-Goss February 14, 2018
On Thursday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m., Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Thomas Conway will hold a “Community-Campus Check-In, ECSU: New Directions,” sharing important news regarding the positive direction the University is going, securing a path to success. The event...

WRVS-FM Hosts ‘Around the Town with Hez Brown’
Robert Kelly-Goss January 24, 2018
  Hezekiah Brown, far left, interviews, left to right, Katherine Rogers and Janet Stone-Nielson of Albemarle Hopeline for his WRVS-FM, 89.9, show, “Around the Town with Hez Brown,” airing the first and third Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. to...