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Study Abroad Students Receive Scholarships, Prepare for Travel in Spring and Summer 2021
Robert Kelly-Goss May 14, 2020
ECSU study abroad students attend an online meeting. From the top, left to right, they are Jaida Ellis, Krystal Lopez, Ye Oo, Erica Acheampomaa, Caya Carter, Naja Carter, Omar Richardson, and D’Kota Hinton-Louis. Although the COVID-19 crisis persists, Elizabeth City...

Celebrate the Class of 2020 with ESSENCE Virtual Commencement Event Saturday, May 16
Robert Kelly-Goss May 13, 2020
COVID-19 may have kept Elizabeth City State University’s Class of 2020 home on the day of their commencement ceremony, but a coalition of HBCU leaders and various organizations have partnered with ESSENCE Studios for a livestreamed celebration scheduled for Saturday,...


ECSU Homeland Security Major on Track to Become Marine Officer
Robert Kelly-Goss April 9, 2020
Elizabeth City State University junior Lydia Kuehnert will become an officer in the United States Marine Corps. The homeland security major says becoming a member of the military has always been a goal and now that she has been accepted...

ECSU Students Adjusting to College at Home
Robert Kelly-Goss April 3, 2020
ECSU students like Alexiyana Gaston and Eric Snipes are adjusting to life at home, taking courses online. By Shavante McKinney/ECSU Communications Intern Students are fresh off of spring break and they’re jumping right back into classes. Only now, due to...


ECSU Sophomore Jimmy Chambers Named Newman Civic Fellow
Robert Kelly-Goss March 24, 2020
Elizabeth City State University sophomore, Jimmy Chambers, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow.  The Newman Civic Fellowship is a yearlong program for students from Campus Compact member institutions. The students selected for the fellowship are leaders on their campuses...

ECSU Student Selected for Coast Guard CSPI Scholarship Program
Michelle Ball February 28, 2020
Elizabeth City State University sophomore, Nomar Proctor, has been selected to join the United States Coast Guard’s College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative scholarship program.  “The Coast Guard in general, and I as the ECSU champion specifically, are thrilled to have Nomar...


Students Attend ‘Just Mercy’ Screening as Part of ECSU’s Black History Month Celebration
Robert Kelly-Goss February 12, 2020
ECSU students, faculty, staff and alumni attend a screening of “Just Mercy,” at Elizabeth City’s RCE Theater Tuesday, Feb. 11, as part of the university’s Black History Month celebration. As part of Elizabeth City State University’s Black History Month celebration,...

ECSU Students Launch Second Annual Food Lion Feeds Collegiate Challenge Bid to Raise Food and Money to Fight Hunger
Robert Kelly-Goss January 28, 2020
Elizabeth City State University students are getting ready to bring awareness to food insecurity issues, collect non-perishable food items, and shoot for a second consecutive win in the Food Lion Feeds Collegiate Challenge competition. The competition kicks off Wednesday, Jan...


Viking Profile: Lacara Ramsey
Robert Kelly-Goss January 17, 2020
Lacara Ramsey’s smile reveals her Viking Pride. As a senior majoring in psychology, the Elizabeth City State University student has spent her time on campus immersed in her studies, and as an active member of the Viking student community. Originally...

Male Student Success Pilot Program is Bearing Fruit at ECSU
Robert Kelly-Goss January 16, 2020
Interim dean of students, Dr. Coray Davis, left, joins ECSU freshmen during the Champion Scholars “barbershop talks.” The workshop is just one of a number of activities aimed at giving male freshmen a solid foundation for life at ECSU. Young...