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Elizabeth City State University Ready for ‘Vikings Unleashed’ 2018 Homecoming Week
Robert Kelly-Goss October 12, 2018
Elizabeth City State University’s Homecoming 2018, “Vikings Unleashed,” kicks off Sunday, Oct. 21, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 28. Events leading up to the big match between the Vikings and Virginia Union range from alumni socials to concerts, and even...

P.A.C.E. Center Provides ECSU Refuge for Diversity and Inclusion
Robert Kelly-Goss October 5, 2018
Dr. Crystal Terry, a professor of public health, is the director of the new P.A.C.E. Center. P.A.C.E. stands for Prevention, Awareness and Cultural Education.   Students come to Elizabeth City State University for an education, but a campus is a...


Kevin Wade is Home: New Assoc. V.C. for Student Affairs is ECSU Class of ’02
Robert Kelly-Goss October 5, 2018
Kevin Wade, the new associate vice chancellor for student affairs, was, by his own admission, living his best life in Oakland, California when a search firm contacted him. Not realizing that Wade was a 2002 Elizabeth City State University graduate,...

ECSU Partners with Food Lion Feeds to Address Food Insecurity Across the Region
Robert Kelly-Goss September 21, 2018
Winners of Collegiate Challenge to Receive up to $20,000 Towards Hunger-Relief  North Carolina Campus Compact announced that they have joined forces with Food Lion Feeds to launch a “Collegiate Challenge” mobilizing colleges & universities to address hunger in their local...


Viking Profiles: Robert Boone is a Natural Leader
Robert Kelly-Goss September 19, 2018
Leadership is something Robert Boone takes to naturally. The Elizabeth City State University senior has not only served on the Student Government Association, but also as an intern working with public school students to implement a Student Government Association for...

Three ECSU Freshmen Awarded Full Academic Scholarships
Robert Kelly-Goss August 31, 2018
This year’s Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship recipients Ja’Vonya Trotter, Adonis Hyman, and Kendell Brown will receive a fully funded, four-year scholarship. They were congratulated by ECSU Interim Chancellor Karrie Dixon.   Three Elizabeth City State University freshmen have been awarded Chancellor’s...


ECSU’s Alexis Martin Awarded Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship
Robert Kelly-Goss August 24, 2018
Alexis Martin wants to inspire people to achieve their goals. And the Elizabeth City State University junior is certainly an example to follow with the recent announcement that she’s a Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarship recipient. Martin, an Elizabeth City...

ECSU Community Engagement Initiative to be Showcased at Statewide Fall Emerging Issues Forum
Robert Kelly-Goss August 23, 2018
ECSU students volunteer at Food Bank of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City as part of New Viking Days. Student and university community engagement is a significant part of campus life and a recent statewide forum has recognized ECSU for its...


SGA President Wants Every Viking to Be a Campus Leader
Robert Kelly-Goss August 15, 2018
Chorn Poyner, the 2018-2019 Student Government Association president, says he wants all ECSU students to find their leadership role on campus.   Chorn Poyner believes there’s room at Elizabeth City State University for every student to be a leader. That’s...

Viking Student Life Getting Big Makeover with Brown at the Helm
Robert Kelly-Goss August 10, 2018
Gary Brown, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, right, greets students as they move into Viking Towers on freshman move-in day, Aug. 10. (Photo by Michael Harrison)   Since his arrival on campus July 9, Gary Brown has proven that he’s...