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Dr. Chyna Crawford Selected as Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions Fellow
Robert Kelly-Goss April 20, 2020
Dr. Chyna Crawford has been selected as a 2020 ELEVATE Cohort for Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. The Elizabeth City State University professor was one of 25 educators from across the nation to be selected for this fellowship. According Dr. Sharon...

Master of School Administration Grad Students Defend Electronic Portfolios Online as Students, Faculty Work from Home
Robert Kelly-Goss April 17, 2020
In the age of stay-at-home COVID-19 precautions, even Elizabeth City State University students are pushing forward thanks to online technology. The university’s Master of School Administration program just held its spring 2020 oral defenses of electronic portfolios for five graduating...


During Unprecedented Times, ECSU’s Campus Public Radio Continues to Keep Community Informed, Entertained
Robert Kelly-Goss April 16, 2020
On the campus of Elizabeth City State University, inside Williams Hall, you can find Clay Mercer. Mr. Mercer is the program director for WRVS 89.9 FM, and during these unprecedented times, he’s working to keep people not only informed about...

Viking Class of 2000 Alumnus Dr. Peter Eley Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching
Robert Kelly-Goss April 15, 2020
Dr. Peter Eley, a Class of 2000 Elizabeth City State University graduate and chairman of the ECSU Foundation Board of Directors, has been named a 2020 recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in...


Viking Chemistry Major Studies Abroad in Mexico
Robert Kelly-Goss April 14, 2020
ECSU junior Arrhia Palmer spent part of her semester studying chemistry and physics in southern Mexico. When she wasn’t focusing on science, she was learning about Mayan history and culture. While Elizabeth City State University Vikings are safely working from...

ECSU Homeland Security Major on Track to Become Marine Officer
Robert Kelly-Goss April 9, 2020
Elizabeth City State University junior Lydia Kuehnert will become an officer in the United States Marine Corps. The homeland security major says becoming a member of the military has always been a goal and now that she has been accepted...


ECSU Emergency Management Professor Working with National Task Force on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Outbreak
Robert Kelly-Goss April 9, 2020
Emergency management professor Dr. Kevin Kupietz, left, has recently been deployed to work with a national task force during the COVID-19 crisis. Elizabeth City State University emergency management professor, Dr. Kevin Kupietz, is no stranger to working in the field...

ECSU History Professor Dr. Charles Reed Receives 2020 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
Robert Kelly-Goss April 8, 2020
Elizabeth City State University history professor, Dr. Charles Reed, has been selected by The University of North Carolina Board of Governors to receive the 2020 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.  The recipients, who represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public...


ECSU Technology Team Designs and Produces 3D Printed PPEs
Robert Kelly-Goss April 8, 2020
Elton Stone, left, and Dr. Kuldeep Rawat work on a 3D printed prototype for a protective face shield. The shields can be used to protect workers from the spread of a virus. They cost 25 cents to produce and ECSU...

ECSU Receives Four HBCU Grow LEAD Platinum Awards
Robert Kelly-Goss April 7, 2020
Elizabeth City State University has been awarded four platinum awards by the HBCU Grows LEAD Conference 2020. The university received the awards for most military friendly, innovation, marketing, and leadership during a virtual ceremony held Tuesday, April 7. Chancellor Karrie...