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Two University Police Officers Complete West Point Leadership Program
Robert Kelly-Goss December 20, 2019 1
Sgt. Eric Poyner, right, and Sgt. Mikaleen Chivers graduated from the program earlier this month. Two Elizabeth City State University police officers have completed the West Point Leadership Program. Sgt. Eric Poyner and Sgt. Mikaleen Chivers graduated from the program...

ECSU Rising: A Look Back at the Fall 2019 Semester
Robert Kelly-Goss December 19, 2019 1
The campus at Elizabeth City State University is quiet now and the fall 2019 semester is in the rearview mirror. But it is, without a doubt, a semester to remember for Vikings new and old. The semester is highlighted with...


Chancellor Dixon Tells Trustees Enrollment and SACSCOC Reaffirmation are Current Priorities
Robert Kelly-Goss December 18, 2019 1
It’s been one year since Dr. Karrie Dixon was named the 12th chief executive officer and seventh chancellor of Elizabeth City State University. During her address to the ECSU Board of Trustees on Monday, Dec. 16, Chancellor Dixon recounted the...

ECSU Kinesiology Professor Named Southern District University Health Educator of the Year
Robert Kelly-Goss December 18, 2019 4
Elizabeth City State University associate professor of kinesiology, Dr. Kacey DiGiacinto, has been named the Southern District University Health Educator of the Year. Dr. DiGiacinto was contacted by the executive director of the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,...


ECSU Receives NSF Grant for Advancement of STEM Education
Robert Kelly-Goss December 17, 2019 2
Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a $649,566 grant from the National Science Foundation for the advancement of STEM education. According to Annemarie Delgado, director of sponsored programs at ECSU, the grant, “Supporting Undergraduate STEM Students through an Integrated...

ECSU’s 169th Commencement to be Broadcast Live Online and WRVS FM
Robert Kelly-Goss December 13, 2019 0
If you can’t attend Elizabeth City State University’s 169th commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, it will be broadcast live. ECSU will provide a livestream of the commencement ceremony, from beginning to end, by logging in HERE. The university will...


Four ROTC Cadets Commissioned as U.S. Army Officers
Robert Kelly-Goss December 13, 2019 6
ROTC cadets, left to right, Padraic Hohenstein, Lenox Poyner, Carmen Rasberry, and Whitley Wright were sworn into the U.S. Army as second lieutenants Friday, Dec. 13. Four Elizabeth City State University graduates are now officers in the United States Army....

Jamar Harrell Named ECSU’s Fall 2019 Bearer of the Mace
Robert Kelly-Goss December 12, 2019 8
Jamar Harrell is Elizabeth City State University’s fall 2019 Bearer of the Mace. He will be honored for his academic excellence during the 169th commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 14. Mr. Harrell was contacted about his academic honor Thursday, Dec. 12...


ECSU Viking Football Player Becomes U.S. Citizen
Robert Kelly-Goss December 11, 2019 9
Viking defensive tackle and Guyana, South America native Jamaal Yarde is becoming a United States citizen. Mr. Yarde, 28, is an Elizabeth City State University senior majoring in accounting. He made his way to ECSU in 2015, after coming to...

ECSU Music Major Launches First Single on Apple Music
Robert Kelly-Goss December 9, 2019 12
DeShazo Dorsey is only a junior but he’s on his way to fulfilling his dreams. The Elizabeth City State University music major has his first single listed on Apple Music, and he says Spotify and other streaming services will be...