Dwayne Ponton is a proud Viking. The criminal justice professor and lecturer has, by his own account, spent most of his adult life to date at Elizabeth City State University. It is, he says, very much a part of him. ...
Grants awarded to Elizabeth City State University continue to grow. According to the Office of Sponsored Programs, grant funding totaled $25 million for fiscal year 2021. Director of Sponsored Programs, Annemarie Delgado, says that at the end of the 2021...
Kids are headed back to school, in-class, and that means it’s time for the 10th annual WRVS 89.9 FM Back to School Bash and Food Drive on Aug. 22. Elizabeth City State University’s public radio station, in cooperation with a number...
Becoming a Viking comes with “pomp and circumstance,” a new student pinning and induction ceremony that has its roots in the early days of Elizabeth City State University. On Monday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m., ECSU freshman will gather inside...
Transfer student Kenae Turner, far left, left her hometown of Elizabeth City to teach English in China for a year. She’s pictured with her host family. Kenae Turner is 20-years old and she’s already experienced more life than many of...
As the Elizabeth City State University community prepares to return to campus for the fall 2021 semester, the message from Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon during her State of the University address is clear. There is a “bright future” ahead. “We...
Teaching is Shamira Moore’s passion. The Elizabeth City State University graduate has been working with kids since high school, and armed with a degree she received in 2019, the Elizbeth City native is ready for a new school year, but...
Elizabeth City State University’s dean of the School of Education and Business, Dr. Joy Smith, has been appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission. The appointment was made by the UNC Board of Governors last month. Established in 2017...
Elizabeth City State University’s fall 2021 move-in dates are coming fast, and campus staff are preparing to welcome Vikings into residence halls, keeping in mind that COVID-19 safety must be a priority. According to ECSU’s director of housing and residential...
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...