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ECSU Prepares for Chancellor Installation Week Sept. 3-8
Robert Kelly-Goss August 28, 2019
The countdown has begun and it is only days before the official installation of Elizabeth City State University’s 12th chief executive officer, Chancellor Karrie Dixon. The installation week activities will take place the week of Sept. 3 through Sept. 8....

ECSU Enrollment Continues to Rise
Robert Kelly-Goss August 27, 2019
Enrollment at Elizabeth City State University continues to rise, according to the annual enrollment census. With enrollment falling as low as 1,411 at ECSU two years ago, the university has grown to 1,773 total students. With freshman enrollment nearing 400...


Agreement with First Flight Society Brings Historic Aviation Portraits to ECSU STEM Complex
Robert Kelly-Goss August 22, 2019
A portrait of the famed Tuskegee Airmen is just one of 75 portraits on loan to ECSU from the First Flight Society thanks to a Memorandum of Agreement.   The Tuskegee Airmen, the Apollo 11 astronauts, Amelia Earhart: these are...

ECSU STEM Complex Grand Opening to Be Held Aug. 12
Robert Kelly-Goss August 2, 2019
The former Pharmacy Complex is now the STEM Complex, home to various programs and departments such as aviation and emergency management. A grand opening on the STEM Complex will be held Monday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. The public is...


ECSU Awarded More than $5 Million in Competitive Grants
Robert Kelly-Goss July 19, 2019
Grants awarded to Elizabeth City State University continue to grow. According to the Office of Sponsored Programs, funding for competitive awards has exceeded $5 million. Director of Sponsored Programs, Annemarie Delgado, says that at the end of the 2019 fiscal...

ECSU’s Dr. Andre Stevenson Appointed to South African University International Advisory Council
Robert Kelly-Goss July 18, 2019
Dr. Andre Stevenson   Elizabeth City State University’s Dr. Andre Stevenson is working to bring the world a new generation of doctoral candidates. In May, Dr. Stevenson was the keynote speaker at a doctoral academy seminar in South Africa, and...


NC Space Grant Awarded to ECSU for Renewable Energy Research
Robert Kelly-Goss July 17, 2019
Dr. Bijandra Kumar   Thanks to an award received from NASA/North Carolina Space Grant (NC Space Grant), Elizabeth City State University’s Dr. Bijandra Kumar is establishing an advanced research laboratory focusing on smart nanomaterials and clean energy. The purpose of...

National Science Foundation Grant Funds Major Research Project at Elizabeth City State University
Robert Kelly-Goss July 2, 2019
Dr. Bijandra Kumar is the principal investigator for ECSU’s latest National Science Foundation grant.   Elizabeth City State University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will contribute to furthering STEM education for undergraduate students. The...


ECSU Receives $400,000 Grant for Science Education
Robert Kelly-Goss June 26, 2019
Biology professor Dr. Margaret Young is the principal faculty member working on the new grant. She collaborated with Dr. Gloria Payne.   The Elizabeth City State University has been awarded nearly $400,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance...

ECSU Flight Training Program Just Got An Upgraded FAA Designation
Robert Kelly-Goss June 25, 2019
Elizabeth City State University’s aviation degree program flight training just received a big upgrade. Beginning in the fall 2019 semester, the flight training section of the aviation program will operate under the PART 141 Air Agency Certificate, and that, says...