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ECSU Alumnus and Elizabeth City Manager Montré Freeman is the 130th Founder’s Day Convocation Keynote Speaker
Robert Kelly-Goss February 26, 2021 3
Elizabeth City State University graduate and City of Elizabeth City’s city manager, Montré Freeman, will be the university’s 2021 Founder’s Day Convocation keynote speaker, celebrating 130 years since Hugh Cale founded the Elizabeth City State Colored Normal School on March...

ECSU African American Cemetery Project Preserves, Documents History
Robert Kelly-Goss February 25, 2021 1
Cemeteries are not only monuments to the loved ones that have passed, they are also monuments to history, and documentation of the past. But when those cemeteries are neglected, people not only lose a piece of that history, it is...


ECSU Ranked No. 1 Most Affordable Early Childhood Education Degree Program by Discover Early Childhood EDU
Robert Kelly-Goss February 24, 2021 1
Elizabeth City State University has been ranked as the number one most affordable early childhood education degree program in the nation by Discover Early Childhood EDU.  ECSU has a dedicated department of education featuring a wide array of undergraduate education...

Nikki Giovanni Sees Hope in the Future: Celebrated Poet to Speak at ECSU’s Community Connections Series Feb. 25
Robert Kelly-Goss February 22, 2021 7
On the face of it, reading Nikki Giovanni’s poetry, it might seem that the sum of her life is found in her written words, but more telling are the words she shares in conversation when, these days, she emotes expressions...


ECSU Participates in First-Ever CIAA Virtual Tournament Feb. 23-27
Robert Kelly-Goss February 19, 2021 0
Elizabeth City State University is about to participate in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (CIAA) first-ever virtual tournament.  The week-long celebration, the CIAA Virtual Vibe: Tournament Edition, takes place from Feb. 23-27, traditionally known as CIAA Basketball Tournament week.   The CIAA...

Blues Legends Get Iconic Treatment in ECSU Graphic Design Professor’s Mississippi Delta Mural Project
Robert Kelly-Goss February 19, 2021 1
Graphic design professor, John Stiles, is creating a mural honoring the legends of the blues. The mural will head to its permanent home in Cleveland, Mississippi next month. John Stiles is celebrating the blues. The Elizabeth City State University graphic...


Military Friendly Schools Ranks ECSU 5th in Nation for Small Schools
Robert Kelly-Goss February 18, 2021 3
Elizabeth City State University has, for the sixth time, been ranked as one of the nation’s Military Friendly Schools for small public universities, ranking 5thin the nation for small schools. ECSU has been ranked for its service to the men...

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. ...


ECSU Aviation Program Gets Boost Thanks to $25 Million U.S. Coast Guard Airport Runway Funding
Robert Kelly-Goss February 15, 2021 11
Elizabeth City State University aviation program students will see more flight training time thanks to a $25 million U.S. Coast Guard grant to fund the restoration of runways at the Elizabeth City Regional Airport. The money, which was included in...

Four ECSU Alumni Receive 2021 Chancellor’s Legacy Award
Robert Kelly-Goss February 12, 2021 6
The 2021 Chancellor’s Legacy Award honorees are, clockwise, left to right, Dr. Laura W. Buffaloe, Mary L. Cates, Col. Richard A. Harrison, and Larry Johnson. On Saturday, March 13, during the Elizabeth City State University Founders Day Gala XIV, four...