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Border Clash V High School Basketball Invitational Set for January 16 at ECSU
ECSU January 10, 2023
Boys’ Basketball Teams from North Carolina and Virginia to Compete in “The Clash” Sponsored by WRVS and ECSU WRVS-FM 89.9, Your Community Voice radio station, is proud to announce the fifth annual Robert L. Vaughan Border Clash High School Basketball...

ECSU Partnerships and Field Training Programs Develop Skilled Social Workers to Meet Labor Demands
Stephanie Marquis December 29, 2022
University enters fourth year of partnership with North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) notes there are nearly 720,000 social workers in the nation, and that number is expected to grow by 12 percent...


New State-of-the-art Drone Expands Training and Research Capacity for ECSU Unmanned Aircraft System Program
ECSU December 22, 2022
University Offers the Only Four-Year UAS and Aviation Science Degrees in North Carolina Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is expanding its training in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) through the addition of a new drone that will be used by the university’s Department...

ECSU Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon Appoints Alyn Goodson as Chief of Staff
ECSU December 14, 2022
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon has appointed university executive leadership team member Alyn Goodson, J.D., as Chief of Staff, retaining his current role of Vice Chancellor and General Counsel. He begins his new position on January 1, 2023. With his new...


ECSU Awards More Than 200 Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony
ECSU December 10, 2022
U.S. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Charges Graduates to Be “HBCU Excellent” Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) celebrated the achievements of more than 200 students who earned their baccalaureate and master’s degrees at the 175th Commencement ceremony held in the R.L....

Scholar Flies at the Highest Heights
Ayana Hernandez December 9, 2022
Spencer Edwards, Bearer of the Mace Aviation Science Major, Concentration Aviation Education Hometown: King, North Carolina   Flying has been a lifelong passion of Spencer Edwards since an early age. He began flying at 12-years-old and attended several aviation camps as...


Education of a Lifetime
Ayana Hernandez December 8, 2022
Lyla Gray Hanig, Bearer of the Shield   Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, Concentration – Social Sciences  Hometown: Currituck County, North Carolina   Lyla Gray Hanig is starting her career in a setting she knows well from her childhood: her elementary...

Entrepreneurial Ambitions Help Business Administration Major Thrive
Ayana Hernandez December 8, 2022
Kailee Chappell Parrish Business Administration Major Hometown: Tyner, North Carolina  “A Day in My Life as a 20-Year-Old Business Owner” is how the TikTok video begins that has gained nearly 1,200 views to date. The one minute and 40 second...


Aspiring Orthodontist Scores Big on the Court and in the Classroom
Ayana Hernandez December 8, 2022
Alexus Danielle Elliott  Biology Major Hometown: Dudley, North Carolina  Athletics and academics have always been strong talents of Alexus Danielle Elliott. When she graduated from Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, North Carolina, in May 2019, she did so as...

Navy Veteran Focuses on Completing Aviation Sciences Degree Early
Ayana Hernandez December 8, 2022
Dawson Campbell Aviation Sciences Major, Concentration Aviation Management; Minor, Business Administration Hometown: Saskatchewan, Canada  Dawson Campbell was born in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, and moved to the United States as a child with his family. Years later, he enlisted...