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2021 Summer Bridge Program Prepping Freshman for Success
Robert Kelly-Goss June 16, 2021
Elizabeth City State University is continuing to prepare rising freshmen to be successful students. This summer, rising freshmen attend the Summer Bridge Program in a hybrid format. The programs are running June 14-30 in a virtual format, and Aug. 1-10 residential and face-to-face.  This...

NASA Summer Aerospace Academy Takes Flight on ECSU Campus
Robert Kelly-Goss June 15, 2021
When the Dare County Medflight helicopter touched down on the lawn adjacent to Elizabeth City State University’s Fine Arts Center, pilot Andy Reed stepped out, standing at the nose of the aircraft. As the rotary blades of the helicopter slowed...


Chancellor Dixon to Participate in NC Black Legislative Caucus Foundation Discussion Panel and Scholarship Fundraiser
Robert Kelly-Goss June 14, 2021
Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon will participate in the North Carolina Legislative Caucasus Foundation’s (NCLBCF) upcoming panel and fundraiser to discuss scholarships and the impact of North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event happens on...

ECSU Joins Statewide Economic Development Collaborative
Robert Kelly-Goss June 11, 2021
Elizabeth City State University has been selected to be one of the myFutureNC Local Educational Attainment Collaborative communities across North Carolina. Launched by ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government and myFutureNC, with support from the John M. Belk Endowment,...


Mini-Grant Helps G.R. Little Library Prepare for Fall Reopening
Robert Kelly-Goss June 9, 2021
G.R. Little Library director, Dr. Juanita Midgette Spence, right, and music librarian, Nurhak Tuncer, display some of the items purchased with a recent grant. The library is preparing for a fall 2021 reopening. Elizabeth City State University’s G.R. Little Library...

ECSU Day of Giving Exceeds Fundraising Goal
Robert Kelly-Goss June 8, 2021
The 2021 Elizabeth City State University Day of Giving exceeded its fundraising goal and University Advancement officials say it’s still not too late to make donations toward scholarships and other programs. This year’s goal, according to Anita Walton, vice chancellor...


ECSU Ranked One of Top Most Affordable Computer Science Programs in the Country
Robert Kelly-Goss June 7, 2021
The college ranking website UniversityHQ.org has named Elizabeth City State University one of the top most affordable computer science program in the country.  According to the site’s listing for 100 Best Affordable Computer Science School Degrees, ECSU took the number two spot...

UNC Board of Governors Makes New ECSU Board of Trustees Appointment, Reappoints Three
Robert Kelly-Goss June 2, 2021
Dr. Tiffany Jones, top left, is ECSU’s newest Board of Trustees member. Clockwise from top right: Dr. Stephanie Johnson, Phyllis Bosomworth and Stephen Friedrich were recently reappointed to the board. Dr. Tiffany Jones of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...


National Air Force Jr. ROTC Flight Academy Comes to Campus
Robert Kelly-Goss June 1, 2021
Fourteen Air Force Jr. ROTC cadets from across the country have come to ECSU to earn their private pilot’s license during a national flight academy. Ethan Tores plans to fly heavy planes for the Air Force, while Ella Nair and...

ECSU Receives Department of Defense Grant for ‘Frontier’ High-Powered Materials Research
Robert Kelly-Goss May 28, 2021
Dr. A. Victor Adedeji Elizabeth City State University has received a $177,566 grant from the Department of Defense to aid in the creation of new materials for the development of electric aircraft, vehicles, ships, space platforms and directed energy missions,...