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WRVS-FM Announces Launch of New Jazz Radio Station
Robert Kelly-Goss August 31, 2020
Elizabeth City State University’s WRVS-FM 89.9announced today the launch ofJazzy 89.9, a new radio station featuring jazzmusic through its HD2 signal.  The station officially debuts on Sept. 1.   The Jazzy 89.9 moniker was previously used on WRVS-FM from 1997-2003. “Jazzy 89.9 gives us...

FAA Designates ECSU a UAS-CTI School as Aviation Program Enrollment Growth Continues
Robert Kelly-Goss August 28, 2020
Just as Elizabeth City State University is celebrating record enrollment, and another year of enrollment growth in its aviation science program, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the university’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drone, degree program has been selected...


National Endowment for the Arts Grant Aids Funding for ECSU Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series
Robert Kelly-Goss August 27, 2020
Talks with The Virginia Symphony is part of the event planning for ECSU’S recently formed Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series. A $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will match a $12,000 private donation by Elizabeth City...

ECSU Marks Highest Enrollment Since 2014
Robert Kelly-Goss August 25, 2020
Elizabeth City State University has experienced the highest enrollment since the fall 2014 semester when ECSU had 1,867 students. According to the fall 2020 enrollment census, released Monday, Aug. 24, total enrollment is 2,002, a 13 percent increase over fall...


ECSU to Confer Honorary Doctorate to Dr. William L. Roper, former UNC System Interim President
Robert Kelly-Goss August 24, 2020
Former UNC System Interim Pres. William Roper, right, joined ECSU Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon during a visit to campus in April 2019. ECSU will confer an honorary doctorate to Dr. Roper Aug. 26. Elizabeth City State University will confer to...

Student Success Programs Continue Building Bonds in a Virtual World
Robert Kelly-Goss August 24, 2020
Freshmen ladies from the Sister2Sister program meet via Zoom. Sister2Sister and its male counterpart, Champion Scholars, are working online this semester, building bonds and encouraging student success. Perhaps more than any time in recent memory, the efforts of Elizabeth City...


Miss ECSU Takes the Lead During Unprecedented Times
Robert Kelly-Goss August 21, 2020
Elizabeth City State University’s 2020-2021 Miss ECSU, Mekayla Stokley, could not have anticipated the overwhelming changes that would come to campus last March, shortly after she learned that she would represent her fellow Vikings as their top Royal Court member....

ECSU Awarded $1.8 Million Grant to Aid Student Success for Income Eligible First Generation Students
Robert Kelly-Goss August 20, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education announced that Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a federal TRiO Student Support Services grant of $1,849,045.00 to aid student success efforts on campus.  ECSU has received this grant since the early 1970s and...


ECSU Holds 170th Commencement Ceremony Saturday, Aug. 22
Robert Kelly-Goss August 19, 2020
On Saturday, Aug. 22, Elizabeth City State University will hold its 170th commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 at the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center.  Scheduled to take place in May, the commencement ceremony was postponed due to...

New Business Operations Puts ECSU Services on Virtual Platform
Robert Kelly-Goss August 13, 2020
Students are back on campus and back to class, however much of Elizabeth City State University’s student services are operating in a virtual mode due to safety precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic. While services such as admissions or financial aid...