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WRVS and NENC Sports High Football Media Day set to Open 2015 Season
Melba Smith and Kesha Williams July 7, 2015
Melba SmithJuly 07, 2015 Elizabeth City, NC – WRVS-FM 89.9 ECSU and NENC Sports Radio Show will kick off the 2015 High School Football season with its first annual High School Football Media Day on Friday, July 31st at 10:00...

MSEN students tour southern universities this summer
Kesha Williams June 19, 2015
Kesha WilliamsJune 19, 2015 While many teenagers are planning leisure activities for summer, a group of dedicated high school students are anticipating a week of college campus tours. They are participants in the North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network...


ECSU Ranked #1 by Best Value Schools Website
Linita Shannon June 16, 2015
Linita ShannonJune 16, 2015 Elizabeth City State University was recently listed as the number one institution on the Best Value Schools website for &quotThe 100 Most Affordable Small Colleges in America 2015.&quot Best Value Schools ranked 100 colleges for the...

ECSU Gears Up to Get Lean for the Fall
Kesha Williams June 2, 2015
Kesha WilliamsJune 02, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— As part of the annual University of North Carolina system-wide budget planning process, and per the direction of UNC General Administration, Elizabeth City State University will gear up for the new fiscal year...


Sawyer teaches students the relevance of math
Kesha Williams May 20, 2015
Kesha WilliamsMay 20, 2015 For a recent graduate, relocating to begin a new job in the fall requires a lot of planning. Yet, Melissa Sawyer is reflecting on the goal that kept her busy the last four years. On May...

Stage is set for Tyler Pryor’s career with the U.S. Coast Guard
Kesha Williams May 20, 2015
Kesha WilliamsMay 20, 2015 Tyler Pryor, a native of Murfreesboro, N.C., was recently accepted to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Wilks Flight Initiative program. That program targets college students already enrolled in the Coast Guard’s College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) program....


Strother receives Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Award
Kesha Williams May 20, 2015
Kesha WilliamsMay 20, 2015 The ECSU Division of Student Affairs announces McKinley Strother as the recipient of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Award. The award is reserved for a student who has been involved as an active participant and supporter...

Suresh Murugan is ECSU’s next Chief Information Officer-Chief Information Security Officer.
Kesha Williams May 15, 2015
Kesha WilliamsMay 15, 2015 After completing a nationwide competitive search facilitated by a committee consisting of ECSU staff and administrators, Chancellor Stacey Franklin Jones announces Mr. Suresh Murugan as ECSU’s next Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer. Mr. Murugan is...


Dr. Vann Newkirk is ECSU’s next Provost-Vice Chancellor
Kesha Williams May 13, 2015
Kesha WilliamsMay 13, 2015 After completing a nationwide competitive search facilitated by a committee consisting of ECSU faculty and representation from a sister UNC institution, Chancellor Stacey Franklin Jones announces Dr. Vann Newkirk as ECSU’s next Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic...

Washington Monthly ranks ECSU among Best Bang for the Buck institutions
Kesha Williams May 11, 2015
Kesha WilliamsMay 11, 2015 If you are looking to maximize dollars spent on higher education, look no further than Elizabeth City State University. Washington Monthly recently released the Best Bang for the Buck rankings in their book, &quotThe Other College...