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North Carolina Legislators Appoint New ECSU Trustees
Robert Kelly-Goss July 30, 2021 3
Justin Waddell, left, and James Copland IV are ECSU’s newest Board of Trustees members. Justin Waddell and James Copland IV are the newest Elizabeth City State University Board of Trustees members. The North Carolina General Assembly took action to approve...

ECSU Career Development Center Celebrates National Intern Day
Robert Kelly-Goss July 29, 2021 5
Thursday, July 29, is National Intern Day and Elizabeth City State University’s Career Development Center is celebrating. And, so should you, says Morgan Ray, the university’s interim internship coordinator.  “Our interns and graduates have landed opportunities with companies such as...


ECSU Awarded Grant to Launch Bessie Coleman Aviator Academy for Women
Robert Kelly-Goss July 28, 2021 10
Elizabeth City State University has long been a champion of women in aviation and now, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the campus will be the site of the Bessie Coleman Aviator Academy. ...

14 Cadets Complete Air Force Jr. ROTC Aviation Academy
Robert Kelly-Goss July 27, 2021 2
Fourteen Air Force Jr. ROTC cadets completed an intensive, 8-week flight training program at ECSU. ECSU is one 17 university campuses across the country to hold the summer academy. Veronica Bearup, 18, sat at a table in the K.E. White...


ECSU Small Business Technology Development Center Holds Workshops to Aid Minority-owned Subcontractor Businesses
Robert Kelly-Goss July 26, 2021 6
Elizabeth City State University’s Small Business Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is focused on promoting the development of small, minority -owned businesses and will hold a series of workshops to aid local, minority-owned subcontractors to prepare to submit bids for the...

SECU Internship Program Funds 20 Student Interns
Robert Kelly-Goss July 23, 2021 4
For more than three years, Elizabeth City State University has partnered with the State Employee’s Credit Union to offer grant funding for students to pursue paid internships. This summer, 20 ECSU students benefitted from $100,000 awarded to ECSU.  According to...


Tidewater Winds Ensemble Performs Original Composition by ECSU Music Professor Dr. Christopher Palestrant
Robert Kelly-Goss July 20, 2021 1
For many, Elizabeth City State University music professor,  Dr. Christopher Palestrant, is known for his many performances and original compositions. An accomplished musician, Dr. Palestrant is doing it again with the debut of his latest composition, “The Battle of Great Bridge,”...

ECSU’s Department of Education Partners with the Foundation for Public School Children to Grow North Carolina Teacher Pool
Robert Kelly-Goss July 19, 2021 4
ECSU chair of the Department of Education, Dr. Shelia Williams, second from left, will work with Teacher Cadet trainers Monda Griggs, Laura Roberts, and Stephanie Wallace to educate future North Carolina teachers. Elizabeth City State University’s Department of Education has...


Viking Profile: Quentin Williams
Robert Kelly-Goss July 16, 2021 0
The smile on Quentin Williams’s face says it all. He loves Elizabeth City State University and he loves being a Viking. A junior, Williams is the president of the Campus Activity Board and a Viking Voyage leader.  “As an ECSU...

ECSU Partners with Parks and Rec for Summer Sports Camps
Robert Kelly-Goss July 14, 2021 2
Elizabeth City State University and Elizabeth City Parks and Rec partnered to hold a basketball and flag football camp on campus last month. Kids shooting hoops and playing flag football on Elizabeth City State University’s campus last month worked to...