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ECSU Awarded $50,000 Z. Reynolds Foundation Grant to Prepare Students for a Diverse Global Society
Robert Kelly-Goss February 16, 2021 3
Dr. Gary Brown, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Elizabeth City State University has received a $50,000 grant from the Z. Reynolds Foundation aimed at preparing students to live and work in a diverse global society and promote diversity and inclusion. ...

Meet Mister and Miss ECSU: Coronation to be Live-Streamed Feb. 6
Robert Kelly-Goss February 1, 2021 2
Mister and Miss ECSU, Mekayla Stokley and Nomar Proctor, will have their official coronation Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. Vikings are not going to let a pandemic stop them from celebrating great traditions. On Feb. 6 at 2 p.m.,...


ECSU Students Ye Oo and Krystal Lopez Awarded Study Abroad Scholarships
Robert Kelly-Goss January 7, 2021 4
Ye Oo, left, and Krystal Lopez were recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Elizabeth City State University students Ye Oo and Krystal Lopez have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad. The study abroad...

At 17, ECSU Sophomore Jaelah Adkins is Focused on Success
Robert Kelly-Goss October 28, 2020 4
Jaelah Adkins, 17, strikes a pose with the Viking “V” at freshman orientation early in 2020. She entered ECSU as a second semester freshman in January 2020 while still a high school student in Elizabeth City. She was 16 at...


Know Your Rights: ECSU Voter Initiative Getting Students to the Polls
Robert Kelly-Goss October 21, 2020 0
ECSU students marched to the polls on the first day of early voting, Oct. 15, as part of ongoing voter initiative events being held on campus now through Nov. 4. There were an estimated 200 Elizabeth City State University students,...

Viking Profile: Tatiana Keo
Robert Kelly-Goss October 7, 2020 4
Elizabeth City State University students will always tell you, life on campus from students to faculty, to staff is one big family. For senior Tatiana Keo, that experience is no different from her fellow Vikings.  “My decision to attend ECSU...


ECSU’s Fifth Annual Freshmen Pinning Ceremony Celebrates Viking Legacy, Resilience and Achievement
Robert Kelly-Goss October 2, 2020 2
Clarence Goss and Dr. Jennifer Brown, left, pin freshmen during the 2019 Freshmen Pinning Ceremony. This year’s ceremony is being done in accordance to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. A new class of Elizabeth City State University freshmen are being...

Student Persistence Rate Rises as ECSU Keeps Vikings Engaged
Robert Kelly-Goss September 1, 2020 2
In spite of the challenges presented by COVID-19, Elizabeth City State University Vikings have risen to the occasion, marking a record fall enrollment and a record persistence rate – returning students – at 84.7 percent.  The efforts of University Studies...


Student Success Programs Continue Building Bonds in a Virtual World
Robert Kelly-Goss August 24, 2020 5
Freshmen ladies from the Sister2Sister program meet via Zoom. Sister2Sister and its male counterpart, Champion Scholars, are working online this semester, building bonds and encouraging student success. Perhaps more than any time in recent memory, the efforts of Elizabeth City...

Miss ECSU Takes the Lead During Unprecedented Times
Robert Kelly-Goss August 21, 2020 4
Elizabeth City State University’s 2020-2021 Miss ECSU, Mekayla Stokley, could not have anticipated the overwhelming changes that would come to campus last March, shortly after she learned that she would represent her fellow Vikings as their top Royal Court member....