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ECSU Board of Trustees Issues State Budget Resolution
Robert Kelly-Goss January 22, 2020
The 2019-2021 North Carolina state budget has not been enacted, leaving the state’s educational institutions waiting for needed funding. As Elizabeth City State University and other UNC System campuses await the passage of the proposed state budget, House Bill 966...

Qatar University Awards More Than $200,000 Grant to ECSU for Renewable Energy Research
Robert Kelly-Goss January 16, 2020
Dr. Bijandra Kumar Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a $207,600 grant from Qatar University for professor of technology, Dr. Bijandra Kumar’s work studying inexpensive and efficient plant carbon dioxide conversion to fuel. According to Dr. Kumar, plants convert...


ECSU Kinesiology Professor Named Southern District University Health Educator of the Year
Robert Kelly-Goss December 18, 2019
Elizabeth City State University associate professor of kinesiology, Dr. Kacey DiGiacinto, has been named the Southern District University Health Educator of the Year. Dr. DiGiacinto was contacted by the executive director of the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,...

ECSU Receives NSF Grant for Advancement of STEM Education
Robert Kelly-Goss December 17, 2019
Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a $649,566 grant from the National Science Foundation for the advancement of STEM education. According to Annemarie Delgado, director of sponsored programs at ECSU, the grant, “Supporting Undergraduate STEM Students through an Integrated...


ECSU University Choir Performs ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Dec. 6
Robert Kelly-Goss November 26, 2019
A young boy who tells tall tales comes across a spectacular star in the sky, but his mother doesn’t believe yet another of his stories. This is the beginning premise of the classic Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,”...

Hurricane Dorian Recovery Bill Includes $5.2 Million
Robert Kelly-Goss November 18, 2019
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed House Bill 200: 2019 Storm Recovery bill into law, giving Elizabeth City State University needed aid in the wake of water damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in September. “This investment in ECSU ensures...


ECSU’s Annual International Education Week Kicks Off Nov. 18
Robert Kelly-Goss November 8, 2019
ECSU’s annual International Education Week runs from Nov. 18 and ends with the highly anticipated International Dinner and Fair Nov. 22. The sights, sounds, and flavors of the world will come to Elizabeth City State University Nov. 18 through Nov....

U.S. Rep. Mark Walker is ECSU 169th Commencement Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss November 7, 2019
On Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m., Elizabeth City State University will hold its 169th commencement ceremony inside the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center. This year’s commencement speaker will be North Carolina congressman from the sixth district, Rep. Mark...


UNC System Presidential Search Informational Session to be Held at ECSU Campus Nov. 13
Robert Kelly-Goss November 5, 2019
The University of North Carolina System presidential search is underway and search committee co-chairs are inviting members of the Elizabeth City State University campus and surrounding communities to an informational session Wednesday, Nov. 13. The UNC System is one of...

ECSU Makes Military Times 2020 Best Bet for Vets List
Robert Kelly-Goss November 4, 2019
Elizabeth City State University cares for military veterans so when the Military Times set out to rank the Best Bet for Vets schools, it should come as no surprise that ECSU is once again a best bet for vets institution....