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ECSU Kinesiology Professor Heads Summer Health and Physical Education Professional Development Series
Robert Kelly-Goss June 1, 2020
Dr. Kacey DiGiacinto Elizabeth City State University kinesiology professor and interim director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Kacey DiGiacinto, will launch a series of professional development workshops online for health and physical educators across the state. The...

ECSU Male Student Retention Program, Champion Scholars, Thrives Despite Distant Learning
Robert Kelly-Goss May 28, 2020
Despite the distant learning protocol as a result of COVID-19, Elizabeth City State University’s student retention program, Champion Scholars, is proving to be a boon to male freshmen, and its popularity and success has also spurred the creation of a...


ECSU’s G.R. Little Library Receives $200,000 Cannon Foundation Grant
Robert Kelly-Goss May 27, 2020
As Elizabeth City State University’s G.R. Library prepares for its re-opening during the fall 2020 semester, a $200,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation will fund new furnishings for the work and lounge stations inside the facility, said Anita Walton, vice...

New ECSU Fall Academic Calendar Addresses COVID-19 Concerns
Robert Kelly-Goss May 26, 2020
Plans for Elizabeth City State University’s return to campus have been set. According to Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, the first day of class is scheduled for Aug. 11, and precautions are being taken to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I...


Alexis Martin is Spring 2020 Bearer of the Mace
Robert Kelly-Goss May 26, 2020
Even though a faculty member predicted it in her freshman year, Elizabeth City State University’s spring 2020 Bearer of the Mace, Alexis Martin, says she couldn’t be more surprised by the honor. The university registrar, Dr. Althea Riddick, contacted Ms....

ECSU 2020 Day of Giving May 29
Robert Kelly-Goss May 22, 2020
It’s Day of Giving season and Elizabeth City State University is holding the fourth annual event on Friday, May 29.The theme this year is Reimagine Roebuck, putting the focus on the renovation of the university’s football field.  Donor contributions will help...


Two ECSU Spring 2020 ROTC Graduates Commissioned as U.S. Army Officers
Robert Kelly-Goss May 22, 2020
Two Elizabeth City State University students have been commissioned into the United States Army as officers. Second Lt. Adrian Pickett and Second Lt. Christian Nathaniel Ulmer took their oaths to become officers Wednesday morning, May 20. The commissioning was done...

Brenna Daniel Follows Her Aviation Dream at ECSU
Robert Kelly-Goss May 21, 2020
Brenna Daniel is an aviator. It’s been a dream for the recent Elizabeth City State University graduate and thanks to the university’s signature aviation program, a degree in aviation science and her pilot’s license, Ms. Daniel is ready to take...


Moody’s Investment Services Gives ECSU ‘Stable’ Rating
Robert Kelly-Goss May 19, 2020
Moody’s Investment Services has issued a new credit rating for Elizabeth City State University, declaring it once again “stable,” with a Baa2 rating, according to the organization’s latest report. “The affirmation of the Baa2 rating incorporates the sizeable appropriations Elizabeth...

ECSU’s 11th Chief Executive, Dr. Thomas E.H. Conway, Jr. Passes
Robert Kelly-Goss May 16, 2020
Former Elizabeth City State University Chancellor, Dr. Thomas E.H. Conway, Jr. has passed. Installed as the university’s 11thchief executive officer and sixth chancellor in 2017, he took over operations in 2016 when he was appointed interim chancellor by former UNC...