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Two Speakers Kick Off ECSU Research Week April 9
Robert Kelly-Goss April 3, 2018
Dr. Lisa Clough, left, and Vann Newkirk II will be the keynote speakers kicking off ECSU’s Research Week April 9.   Elizabeth City State University is celebrating academic excellence during the 2018 research week, featuring a number of lectures and...

Super Bowl Champ Tapped to Lead Vikings Football Program
Robert Kelly-Goss April 3, 2018
A Super Bowl champion has been tapped to be the next Elizabeth City State University Vikings head football coach. Anthony Jones, a member of the 1987 championship Washington Redskins, will join the Viking football program this spring. Jones, a native...


‘Sneaker Culture’ Author is National Library Week Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss April 2, 2018
The sneaker culture, a phenomenon that is so relevant to contemporary America, it deserved its own course, taught by a professor who published a book on the subject, “Sole Food: Digestible Sneaker Culture.” Jemayne King, an English professor at Charlotte,...

Emergency Management Program Provides Hands-on Learning Experience
ECSU Author March 29, 2018
ECSU Emergency Management degree students learn to don and use a hazardous materials suit. A part of the philosophy of the Emergency Management degree program is to prepare students with hands-on experience.   By Kevin Kupietz Students in the Elizabeth...


ECSU to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in ‘Drone’ Aviation
Robert Kelly-Goss March 28, 2018
Elizabeth City State University’s aviation degree program is about to fly higher with the inclusion of a bachelor’s degree in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as drones. ECSU Provost Vann Newkirk presented an update to the Board of Trustees...

Celebrated Scholar to Lecture on ‘Cultural Conflict in the Classroom’
Robert Kelly-Goss March 27, 2018
A leading voice in education research, Dr. Lisa D. Delpit, will lecture on “Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom,” Wednesday, April 11, according to E.V. Wilkins Distinguished Professor, Dr. Gwendolyn Williams. Delpit’s lecture is a part of ECSU’s...


ECSU Professor Bowman Discovers Forgotten History
Robert Kelly-Goss March 27, 2018
Elizabeth City State University history professor, Dr. Glen Bowman, will talk about some of his recent research at Museum of the Albemarle, Wednesday, April 4, 12:15 p.m.   The story of Elizabeth City State University’s Rosenwald School building is becoming...

Photo Exhibit Explores Mexican Origins and Global Impact of 31 Popular Foods
Robert Kelly-Goss March 15, 2018
The photograph showing a woman surrounded by freshly picked avocados is part of the upcoming photo exhibit, “Seeds of Identity: 31 Foods Mexico Gave the World,” opening Monday, March 19 on the campus of ECSU.   When you put that...


‘PREP for Your Future Day’ Gets High School Students Ready for College
ECSU Author March 15, 2018
Nationally recognized speaker and author, Odell Bizzell, speaks to high school students during ECSU’s pre-college program, PREP, Saturday, March 10. By Dr. Kimberly Stanley While university students are on campus pursuing their degrees, another group at Elizabeth City State University...

Scholarship Fundraising On the Rise: Gala Exceeds $200K Goal
Robert Kelly-Goss March 13, 2018
More than 400 people participated in the sold-out 2018 Founders Day Gala on Saturday, March 10. The event raised more than $215,000 in scholarship funds.   As men in tuxedos and women in glamorous evening gowns strolled into the K.E....