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Looking to the Future: ECSU Announces New Department Realignment
Robert Kelly-Goss July 31, 2019
As new degree programs launch and academic departments expand, Elizabeth City State University’s provost, Dr. Farrah Ward, has announced a realignment of departments aimed at advancing collaboration among faculty, and benefiting students. Dr. Ward explained that enrollment growth and the...

ECSU’s High School Media Day Brings 11 Teams to Campus
Robert Kelly-Goss July 26, 2019
Eleven regional high school football teams showed up for the fifth annual WRVS 89.9 FM NENC High School Football Media Day. The event was held in the all-purpose room at the Ridley Student Center Friday, July 26.   As August...


Eyricka Johnson’s Love of History is Taking Her Places
Robert Kelly-Goss July 24, 2019
ECSU senior Eyricka Johnson is spending her summer interning at the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, researching African American history.   Dr. Seuss, in his acclaimed book, “Oh the Places You’ll Go,” observed that “The more things...

ECSU Graduate and Coast Guard Officer Cmdr. Warren Judge Receives Key to the City
Robert Kelly-Goss July 23, 2019
Coast Guard Cmdr. Warren Judge, left, receives the key to the city from Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker. Both Cmdr. Judge and Mayor Parker are Elizabeth City State University graduates.   Whether you see him in his Coast Guard “true...


ECSU Awarded More than $5 Million in Competitive Grants
Robert Kelly-Goss July 19, 2019
Grants awarded to Elizabeth City State University continue to grow. According to the Office of Sponsored Programs, funding for competitive awards has exceeded $5 million. Director of Sponsored Programs, Annemarie Delgado, says that at the end of the 2019 fiscal...

ECSU’s Dr. Andre Stevenson Appointed to South African University International Advisory Council
Robert Kelly-Goss July 18, 2019
Dr. Andre Stevenson   Elizabeth City State University’s Dr. Andre Stevenson is working to bring the world a new generation of doctoral candidates. In May, Dr. Stevenson was the keynote speaker at a doctoral academy seminar in South Africa, and...


NC Space Grant Awarded to ECSU for Renewable Energy Research
Robert Kelly-Goss July 17, 2019
Dr. Bijandra Kumar   Thanks to an award received from NASA/North Carolina Space Grant (NC Space Grant), Elizabeth City State University’s Dr. Bijandra Kumar is establishing an advanced research laboratory focusing on smart nanomaterials and clean energy. The purpose of...

Nationally Celebrated Architect Phil Freelon Leaves His Legacy with Elizabeth City State University Campus
Robert Kelly-Goss July 12, 2019
The Gilchrist Complex, seen at twilight, is one of two ECSU buildings designed by the nationally celebrated architect, Phil Freelon. Freelon, the lead architect for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, died earlier this week.  ...


First-Ever ECSU Drone Academy Preps Students for Aviation’s Unmanned Future
Robert Kelly-Goss July 10, 2019
Ron Poynter, president of OnPoynt, left, works with high school students Elijah Gilbert, center, and Asani Warren, right, on the construction of their team’s drone. The students are attending ECSU’s first-ever Drone Academy.   Elijah Gilbert’s laser-like gaze zeros in...

Summer Internship Gives Latori Gregory Insight into Her Future
Robert Kelly-Goss July 9, 2019
Latori Gregory, a senior business administration major, is spending her summer interning with Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina.   Latori Gregory has a goal and she’s putting in the hours this summer, in pursuit of it. The Elizabeth City...