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ECSU Sound of Class Marching Band Members Participate in Intercollegiate Virtual Halftime Show
Robert Kelly-Goss January 12, 2021
Sound of Class Marching Band percussionist, Isaac Lister, second row – far left, was one of six ECSU students participating in the virtual College Football Playoff National Championship halftime show on Jan. 11. When the College Band Directors National Association...

ECSU Receives Grant to Support Research into Mutation of COVID-19 Virus
Robert Kelly-Goss January 8, 2021
Dr. Hirendrana Banerjee is the principal investigator on a grant to research the mutation of the COVID-19 virus. Elizabeth City State University has received a $75,000 grant from the UNC System to support ongoing research into the mutation of the...


ECSU Students Ye Oo and Krystal Lopez Awarded Study Abroad Scholarships
Robert Kelly-Goss January 7, 2021
Ye Oo, left, and Krystal Lopez were recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Elizabeth City State University students Ye Oo and Krystal Lopez have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad. The study abroad...

ECSU Signs COVID-19 Vaccine Mutual Use Agreement with Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Albemarle Regional Health Services
Robert Kelly-Goss January 6, 2021
ECSU’s ultra-low freezer to store COVID-19 vaccines is on loan to Sentara Albemarle Medical Center thanks to a Mutual Use Agreement. Elizabeth City State University is partnering with Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center and Albemarle Regional Health Services in the...


ECSU NASA Summer Program Top Camper is on a Path to Naval Aviator
Robert Kelly-Goss January 5, 2021
Nilah Williamson, pictured here during the summer of 2018, left ECSU’s NASA STEM program as a top camper. Now the 17-year-old Arlington, Virginia native is on her way to becoming a naval aviator. When Elizabeth City State University sponsors and...

A Year for the Record Books: ECSU’s Top 10 Stories for 2020
Robert Kelly-Goss January 4, 2021
Clockwise, left to right: COVID-19 dominated the headlines at ECSU in 2020; Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon was named one of the top 10 HBCU leaders in the country; sophomores Daimon Rawlinson Jr., Taimara-Syd-nei Hoffler and Nomar Proctor were named to...


Three ECSU Honors Program Students to be Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals and Books
Robert Kelly-Goss December 18, 2020
ECSU Honors Program students, left to right, Jaida Ellis, Kyra Purvis, and Krystal Lopez will be published in peer-reviewed journals and books. Three Elizabeth City State University Honors students had manuscripts accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and edited...

Former Registrar Dr. Althea Riddick May Be Retired, but She’s Not Done Yet
Robert Kelly-Goss December 17, 2020
Dr. Althea Riddick may have retired after decades of serving in higher education, but the former Elizabeth City State University registrar and associate vice chancellor for continuing education says she’s never finished being a part of the future of education....


CIAA Cancels Basketball, CIAA Tournament and Volleyball Season
Robert Kelly-Goss December 15, 2020
Due to the growing concern over the spread of COVID-19, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced Monday that it has canceled the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball season, scheduled to begin Jan. 9, and the women’s volleyball season, which...

ECSU Receives $15 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott
Robert Kelly-Goss December 15, 2020
Elizabeth City State University announces a historic $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott. American novelist and venture philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott’s gift marks the largest gift from a single donor in the university’s nearly 130-year history. “I would like to thank Ms. Scott for her...