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ECSU Celebrates Its Volunteer Social Work Field Instructors
Stephanie Marquis March 31, 2022
March is National Social Work Month – a time to recognize and honor the caring professional social workers who work in hospitals, mental health centers, schools, social service agencies, community centers, nursing homes and more.  ECSU offers a Bachelor of...

Associate Vice Chancellor Wade is a 2022 TRIO Achiever!
ECSU March 30, 2022
Kevin J. Wade, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, is reaping the benefits of a lifetime spent in education.  The Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel named Wade a 2022 TRIO Achiever because of his previous participation in TRIO...


COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Viking Vibe – A Night of Music with Tshombe Selby
ECSU March 29, 2022
Join Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) on Thursday, March 31 at 7:00PM for an amazing night of music with North Carolina native Tshombe Selby, a 2008 ECSU graduate and Grammy Award-winning vocalist.  This event is free and open to the...

ECSU Joins 39 Other Aviation Programs in the World with AABI Accreditation
ECSU March 24, 2022
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)’s Bachelor of Science in Aviation Science degree program has received accreditation from the prestigious Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).  Including ECSU, a total of 40 aviation programs in the world have accreditation from AABI, which...


Former Shark Tank® Contestant to Mentor Students for ECSU’s Entrepreneurship Competition
ECSU March 15, 2022
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) will host its Viking Entrepreneurship Week competition April 4-9, which is an opportunity for student teams from North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to pitch their business ideas in front of judges.  The...

The Sky’s the Limit for ECSU’s New Aviation Initiative
ECSU March 11, 2022
Eighty high school students will soar to new heights thanks to Elizabeth City State University’s (ECSUs) new Aviation Workforce Development (AWD) Program.  The college received a $269,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to educate high schoolers about the wide...


ECSU Founding + Chancellor’s Legacy Award Honorees 2022
ECSU March 11, 2022
ECSU Founding On March 3, 1891, the Elizabeth City State Colored Normal School was established by the North Carolina General Assembly, thanks to Hugh Cale, an African-American representative from Pasquotank County. The school had 23 students and $900. Now, 131...

ECSU and U.S. Coast Guard Reaffirm Education and Training Pathway for Students
ECSU March 10, 2022
Today, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and the U.S. Coast Guard  renewed its Memorandum of Agreement for another four years for the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI).  CSPI provides a clear pathway for students from ECSU’s academic programs into Coast...


Partnership to Boost Behavioral Health Care Services for Students
ECSU March 9, 2022
  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is awarding $1.54 million to East Carolina University (ECU) to provide telepsychiatry services over the next five years for students at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU).  This partnership...

ECSU Receives $825,000 Research Grant to Provide STEM Career-Readiness Skills
ECSU March 4, 2022
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is helping students prepare for future careers in materials science and photonic engineering thanks to a five-year grant totaling $825,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as part of the...