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ECSU ROTC Cadets Find ‘Cohesion’ in Ranger Challenge 2019 Competition
Robert Kelly-Goss December 2, 2019
Elizabeth City State University’s ROTC men and women may not have won the recent Battalion Ranger Challenge 2019: HBCU Leadership in Action competition, but according to the team’s co-captain, they were not discouraged and most importantly, they took away a...

ECSU University Choir Performs ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Dec. 6
Robert Kelly-Goss November 26, 2019
A young boy who tells tall tales comes across a spectacular star in the sky, but his mother doesn’t believe yet another of his stories. This is the beginning premise of the classic Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,”...


ECSU Celebrates 55th Annual International Dinner and Fair
Robert Kelly-Goss November 25, 2019
Retired ECSU professor, Dr. Sekender Khan, right, talks about the origins of the university’s International Education Week dinner and fair during the 55th dinner Friday, Nov. 22. Standing with Dr. Khan is ECSU professor Dr. Hirendra Banerjee who has been...

American Education Week Panel Discusses Public School Teacher Shortage
Robert Kelly-Goss November 25, 2019
Educators from across the region comprised an expert panel during ECSU’s American Education Week forum to discuss the growing public school teacher shortage in North Carolina Thursday, Nov. 21. Is there a shortage of teachers in North Carolina? That was...


ECSU Grad Takes Her DIY Skills to NBC Reality Show ‘Making It’
Robert Kelly-Goss November 22, 2019
Ashley Basnight has been making a name for herself with her DIY (do it yourself) business, Handmade Haven LLC, and soon the nation will know her, too. Ms. Basnight, a 2013 Elizabeth City State University graduate, will appear as a...

Students and Faculty Present Research and Cultural Experience at Annual International Education Week Forum
Robert Kelly-Goss November 21, 2019
The International Education Week forum featured, left to right, Nurhak Tuncer, , Dr. Walter Iriate, Erica Acheampomaa, Beatriz Neto, and Dr. Xiaoli Yuan. As Elizabeth City State University’s International Education Week continues, more and more students, faculty, staff and community...


International Tea Kicks Off International Education Week
Robert Kelly-Goss November 19, 2019
Provost Dr. Farrah Ward prepares to the cut the ribbon signaling the start of International Education Week at ECSU Monday, Nov. 18. An International Tea launched the week of celebrating the university’s international diversity. After water, tea is the world’s...

Repairs to G.R. Little Library Building Are Underway and on Schedule
Robert Kelly-Goss November 19, 2019
As the G.R. Little Library undergoes scheduled building repairs, library staff is working hard to prepare for this process at Elizabeth City State University.  In preparation for the repairs, the location of the library was moved to the Gilchrist Complex...


Hurricane Dorian Recovery Bill Includes $5.2 Million
Robert Kelly-Goss November 18, 2019
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed House Bill 200: 2019 Storm Recovery bill into law, giving Elizabeth City State University needed aid in the wake of water damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in September. “This investment in ECSU ensures...

ECSU Honored For Getting the Vote Out
Robert Kelly-Goss November 15, 2019
Eyricka Johnson, right, attended the ALL IN Campus Democracy with ECSU’s director of community and economic engagement, Russ Haddad. Ms. Johnson brought home a “silver seal” award for her work registering and educating fellow Vikings to vote. Eyricka Johnson wants...