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Elizabeth City State University Foundation Founders Day Scholarship Gala XIV Goes Virtual
Robert Kelly-Goss February 10, 2021
The Founders Day Scholarship Gala is making history as the first time the event will be entirely virtual. Due to the ongoing safety precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held entirely online in an interactive, virtual format. ...

ECSU Hosts PBS Documentary ‘The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song’ Discussions Feb. 9 and 15
Robert Kelly-Goss February 8, 2021
As part of its Black History Month celebration, Elizabeth City State University and WRVS 89.9 FM are having two virtual discussions on Feb. 9 and 15 about the highly anticipated PBS documentary, “The Black Church: This is Our Story, This...


ECSU Ranks Fourth in Best Colleges Top 10 HBCUs in the Nation
Robert Kelly-Goss February 5, 2021
Elizabeth City State University has been ranked number 4 in Best Colleges top 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation. The college ranking website’s 2021 list was released this week.  “This is exciting news and an honor well-earned...

ECSU Business, Accounting and Sport Management Programs Receive International Accreditation
Robert Kelly-Goss February 4, 2021
ECSU dean of the School of Education and Business, Dr. Joy Smith, says the sport management program had its accreditation reaffirmed, making it the only accredited HBCU sport management program in North Carolina. Elizabeth City State University’s Department of Business,...


ECSU Receives $3.6 Million in CARES Act Funding
Robert Kelly-Goss February 2, 2021
Elizabeth City State University has received more than $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education in CARES Act funds for institutional and student aid. The recent award is in addition to $5 million in CARES Act funding received last...

Meet Mister and Miss ECSU: Coronation to be Live-Streamed Feb. 6
Robert Kelly-Goss February 1, 2021
Mister and Miss ECSU, Mekayla Stokley and Nomar Proctor, will have their official coronation Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. Vikings are not going to let a pandemic stop them from celebrating great traditions. On Feb. 6 at 2 p.m.,...


ECSU Celebrates Black History Month with Series of Virtual Events
Robert Kelly-Goss January 29, 2021
February is Black History Month and Elizabeth City State University has a number of activities to celebrate the history and culture of the African American community, according to professor of history, Dr. Melissa Stuckey.  “This is an incredible line-up of...

‘One Person Changes Many Lives’: The Life-Altering Opportunities of ECSU and HBCUs are More Significant Now Than Ever
Robert Kelly-Goss January 28, 2021
ECSU graduate and Board of Trustees member Harold Barnes was the first in his family to attend a university. That fact has made all of the difference in his life and the lives of future generations. When Harold Barnes graduated...


ECSU Receives First-Year Student Success Program Grant
Robert Kelly-Goss January 27, 2021
Dr. Melinda J. Anderson, Interim Associate Chancellor for Student Success First year students at Elizabeth City State University will reap the benefits of a statewide program designed to give them support with academic development. A $75,600 grant will help ECSU...

First Citizens Bank $36K Gift Helps Launch ECSU’s Spring 2021 Community Connections Series Season
Robert Kelly-Goss January 26, 2021
First Citizens Bank has gifted Elizabeth City State University $36,000 to help fund, in part, the Community Connections: Performance and Lecture Series launched last spring. The first event, featuring best-selling author and poet Nikki Giovanni, will take place in February.  According to...