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ECSU Receives NSF Grant for Advancement of STEM Education
Robert Kelly-Goss December 17, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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...


ECSU Program Helps Launch High School Food Pantry
Robert Kelly-Goss December 5, 2019
ECSU students, left to right, Christian Jones, Greg Miller, Dominick Cotton, and Kevin Caldwell delivered food to assist in the launch of a food pantry at Oscar C. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia Wednesday, Dec. 5. They were greeted...

ECSU Receives Eisenhower Transportation Grant
Robert Kelly-Goss December 5, 2019
A $43,500 award from the Federal Highway Administration through the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program will give eight Elizabeth City State University students the opportunity to pursue research and attend an annual meeting and conference in January. According to...


ECSU Alumna Makes History as Goldsboro’s First African American Woman Council Member
Robert Kelly-Goss December 4, 2019
Brandi Matthews has made history. The Elizabeth City State University graduate is the first African American woman, and the second woman, to become a Goldsboro city council member.  “I’m at the table now and I’m excited to see what happens...

ECSU is Ready for #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3
Robert Kelly-Goss December 2, 2019
Are you ready for #GivingTuesday? On Tuesday, Dec. 3, building on the momentum of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday is a worldwide movement to encourage people to give at the start of the giving season....