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Growing Number of Students Choose to Transfer to ECSU
Robert Kelly-Goss September 8, 2020 3
The number of students choosing to transfer to Elizabeth City State University from community colleges or other four-year institutions is on the rise, according to the recent fall 2020 enrollment census. The efforts of the ECSU admissions team, coupled with...

Student Persistence Rate Rises as ECSU Keeps Vikings Engaged
Robert Kelly-Goss September 1, 2020 2
In spite of the challenges presented by COVID-19, Elizabeth City State University Vikings have risen to the occasion, marking a record fall enrollment and a record persistence rate – returning students – at 84.7 percent.  The efforts of University Studies...


WRVS-FM Announces Launch of New Jazz Radio Station
Robert Kelly-Goss August 31, 2020 1
Elizabeth City State University’s WRVS-FM 89.9announced today the launch ofJazzy 89.9, a new radio station featuring jazzmusic through its HD2 signal.  The station officially debuts on Sept. 1.   The Jazzy 89.9 moniker was previously used on WRVS-FM from 1997-2003. “Jazzy 89.9 gives us...

FAA Designates ECSU a UAS-CTI School as Aviation Program Enrollment Growth Continues
Robert Kelly-Goss August 28, 2020 0
Just as Elizabeth City State University is celebrating record enrollment, and another year of enrollment growth in its aviation science program, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the university’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drone, degree program has been selected...


National Endowment for the Arts Grant Aids Funding for ECSU Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series
Robert Kelly-Goss August 27, 2020 1
Talks with The Virginia Symphony is part of the event planning for ECSU’S recently formed Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series. A $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will match a $12,000 private donation by Elizabeth City...

ECSU Marks Highest Enrollment Since 2014
Robert Kelly-Goss August 25, 2020 4
Elizabeth City State University has experienced the highest enrollment since the fall 2014 semester when ECSU had 1,867 students. According to the fall 2020 enrollment census, released Monday, Aug. 24, total enrollment is 2,002, a 13 percent increase over fall...


ECSU to Confer Honorary Doctorate to Dr. William L. Roper, former UNC System Interim President
Robert Kelly-Goss August 24, 2020 1
Former UNC System Interim Pres. William Roper, right, joined ECSU Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon during a visit to campus in April 2019. ECSU will confer an honorary doctorate to Dr. Roper Aug. 26. Elizabeth City State University will confer to...

Student Success Programs Continue Building Bonds in a Virtual World
Robert Kelly-Goss August 24, 2020 5
Freshmen ladies from the Sister2Sister program meet via Zoom. Sister2Sister and its male counterpart, Champion Scholars, are working online this semester, building bonds and encouraging student success. Perhaps more than any time in recent memory, the efforts of Elizabeth City...


Miss ECSU Takes the Lead During Unprecedented Times
Robert Kelly-Goss August 21, 2020 4
Elizabeth City State University’s 2020-2021 Miss ECSU, Mekayla Stokley, could not have anticipated the overwhelming changes that would come to campus last March, shortly after she learned that she would represent her fellow Vikings as their top Royal Court member....

ECSU Awarded $1.8 Million Grant to Aid Student Success for Income Eligible First Generation Students
Robert Kelly-Goss August 20, 2020 2
The U.S. Department of Education announced that Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a federal TRiO Student Support Services grant of $1,849,045.00 to aid student success efforts on campus.  ECSU has received this grant since the early 1970s and...