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Elizabeth City State University Signs Co-Admission Agreement with Vance-Granville Community College
Robert Kelly-Goss December 1, 2020 0
More North Carolina community college students now have a direct path to Elizabeth City State University after the signing of a co-admission agreement with the Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC).  The agreement is designed to improve transfer student access and success...

ECSU Announces Plans for Spring 2021 Semester Return to Campus
Robert Kelly-Goss November 19, 2020 0
Plans for Elizabeth City State University’s spring 2021 semester return to campus have been set. According to Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, the first day of campus move-in is scheduled for Jan. 14 and safety and health precautions remain in place...


ECSU Awarded $126,000 Governor’s Crime Commission Grant to Support Title IX Resources
Robert Kelly-Goss November 18, 2020 3
Lucretia Banks, ECSU Title IX Coordinator Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a $126,000 grant by the Governor’s Crime Commission to support efforts to create a resource center to better educate the campus on issues surrounding sexual violence.  According...

ECSU Joins North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative
Robert Kelly-Goss October 30, 2020 2
Students, clockwise from top left, Dasia Hyder, Gwendolyn Noonan, Naja Cotton and Lastasia Peacock are the ECSU’s first students to participate in the North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative.  Elizabeth City State University has become one of 21 public and...


Elizabeth City State University Receives $50,000 Endowment from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
ECSU October 27, 2020 0
ECSU Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, center-left, receives a check for $50,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporatedin partnership with the AKA Educational Advancement Foundation. Elizabeth City State University received an initial endowment of $50,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporatedin partnership with the...

ECSU to Offer COVID-19 Testing to Northeastern North Carolina
Robert Kelly-Goss October 15, 2020 0
The limited availability of COVID-19 testing has been a challenge throughout the pandemic, especially in rural America, including Northeastern North Carolina. Elizabeth City State University is going to mitigate that challenge by offering COVID-19 testing throughout the 21-county region. ECSU...


ECSU Awarded $100,000 Grant from Truist
Robert Kelly-Goss October 8, 2020 1
A $100,000 grant from the Truist Financial Corporation through its Truist Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund at The Winston-Salem Foundation, will assist Elizabeth City State University in purchasing computers and creating hotspots for students in the event the campus goes...

ECSU, NCDMVA Receive $20,000 Grant for African American Military and Veteran Military Project
Robert Kelly-Goss September 30, 2020 1
ECSU’s dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Sharon Raynor, led the charge to establish the African American Military and Veteran Lineage Project. The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NCDMVA) in collaboration with Elizabeth...


ECSU’s Public Station, WRVS 89.9, Celebrates World College Radio Day with 48-Hour Radiothon
Robert Kelly-Goss September 25, 2020 0
On the first Friday of October, Elizabeth City State University’s college radio station, WRVS 89.9 FM, will celebrate World College Radio Day with a 48-hour “radiothon.” That will be, said station program director, Clay Mercer, 48-straight-hours of live broadcasting.  “This...

ECSU Launches ‘1891 Strong’ Fundraising Campaign Oct. 1
Robert Kelly-Goss September 24, 2020 2
During the month of October, Elizabeth City State University will be holding “1891 Strong,” an online fundraising event.  As part of the Viking Forward initiative, led by the Division of University Advancement, the fundraising campaign will take place from Oct....