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ECSU Launches Five-Year Strategic Plan
Robert Kelly-Goss July 1, 2020 0
Elizabeth City State University’s five-year strategic plan, “Forging Our Future,” is finalized and launched Wednesday, July 1.  Every five years, University of North Carolina System campuses are tasked with developing a strategic plan that moves the institutions forward, addressing goals...

ECSU Receives $400,000 National Science Foundation Grant for High Power Electronics Research
Robert Kelly-Goss June 30, 2020 0
The Materials Research group at Elizabeth City State University recently received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). According to ECSU professor, Dr. Victor Adedeji, the grant will help with the development of new oxide material for specialized...


ECSU Vice Chancellor of Operations Alyn Goodson Named to UNC System Leadership Institute
Robert Kelly-Goss June 30, 2020 0
Elizabeth City State University’s vice chancellor for operations and general counsel, Alyn Goodson, has been named as a member of the University of North Carolina System’s Executive Leadership Institute.  The 10-month program is designed to build the next generation of...

ECSU Graduate Todd Barker, Jr. Recipient of Newly Launched Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Scholarship
Robert Kelly-Goss June 29, 2020 1
ECSU Class of 2020 graduate, Todd Barker, Jr., second from left, is the first recipient of the recently launched Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., scholarship. Pictured with Vikings head football coach, Anthony Jones, Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, and athletic director,...


N.C. Promise Tuition Program Extended Through 2025
Robert Kelly-Goss June 26, 2020 2
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill into law extending funding for the N.C. Promise Tuition Program through 2025. Elizabeth City State University is one three University of North Carolina System campuses to participate in the program.  Signed...

National Science Foundation Awards $1.2 Million for Science Teacher Training Program
Robert Kelly-Goss June 25, 2020 0
Elizabeth City State University has received a $1.2 million grant to train science teachers. The grant is awarded by the National Science Foundation and, according to ECSU professor and the grant’s principal investigator, Dr. Timothy Goodale, will fund a program...


ECSU Honda Challenge Team Donates $7,000 to Food Bank
Robert Kelly-Goss June 25, 2020 4
Thanks to a grant from the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), Elizabeth City State University students made a $7,000 donation to Food Bank of the Albemarle on Monday, June 22. After winning a series of regional competitions, Elizabeth City State...

National Science Foundation Awards Grant for STEM Student Success Pilot Program
Robert Kelly-Goss June 23, 2020 0
Dr. Anthony Emekalam The National Science Foundation awarded Elizabeth City State University $143,822 for Dr. Anthony Emekalam’s pilot project, Intentionally Delivered Effective Accommodation, or IDEA. The research focuses on increasing student retention and graduation rates in STEM studies.  “The goal...


Two Former Aviation Students Flying High in Military and Commercial Airlines
Robert Kelly-Goss June 22, 2020 3
Two former ECSU Aviation Science program students have gone on to prestigious careers in aviation. Capt. Corey Kellam, left, is a pilot with PSA Airline. Taylor Morris has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and commissioned as a second...

Golden LEAF Foundation Awards ECSU $358,000 for Regional Workforce Training Program
Robert Kelly-Goss June 19, 2020 1
The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded Elizabeth City State University $358,000 to help launch a two-year workforce training program that not only teaches employment skills, but also helps steer young people ages 18-24 toward a possible college education. The program,...