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Five Named to 2018 ECSU Sports Hall of Fame Roster
Robert Kelly-Goss October 26, 2018
The 2018 ECSU Sports Hall of Fame are, clockwise starting top left, Leroy Williams, Jesse Carmon, Scotty Arnold, Anthony Hillard, and Howard Williams.   The 2018 Elizabeth City State University Sports Hall of Fame inductees will line up during Friday...

Emerging Leaders Forum Gives Students Glimpse of Bright Future
Robert Kelly-Goss October 26, 2018
Elizabeth City State University alum, Dr. Otis Smallwood, talks about his experience as a student during Thursday’s Emerging Leaders Forum. Joining Smallwood was, left to right, Lasindra Webb, Rachel Haines, and The Honorable Eula Reid. Alumni relations director Enoch Bond,...


50 Years Later: Miss Elizabeth City State 1968 Returns Home
Robert Kelly-Goss October 25, 2018
The year was 1968. It was the year that Ingrid East Dildy would graduate from what was then known as Elizabeth City State College. She was Miss ECSC 1968 and she was ready to meet the world with a bachelor’s...

ECSU Music Professor Palestrant Performs with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Robert Kelly-Goss October 25, 2018
If you don’t know Elizabeth City State University’s Dr. Christopher Palestrant, you may not have been listening. This professor of music, and the chair of the Department of Visual and Fine Arts, is also a popular performer and composer and...


WRVS: ‘Conversations with the Chancellor’ Wednesday, Oct. 24
Robert Kelly-Goss October 24, 2018
In case you missed WRVS’s “Conversations with the Chancellor” live, you can catch it right here!...

Students, Businesses Engage at Paint the Town Blue Expo
Robert Kelly-Goss October 24, 2018
ECSU junior Emmanuel Butts, far left, attended Wednesday’s Paint the Town Blue Business Expo to begin engaging with area businesses. Butts is the creator and organizer of a new campus organization, Viking City Outreach. Junior Diamond Vann, center, speaks with...


2018 Ms. Alumni Brings Crown Back to ECSU Elizabeth City Alumni Chapter
Robert Kelly-Goss October 24, 2018
Lolita Armstrong Williams, 2018 Ms. Alumni   Lolita Armstrong Williams grew up in Elizabeth City, went to school in Elizabeth City, and works in Elizabeth City. The 2000 Elizabeth City State University graduate is also a proud member of the...

Homecoming is Here: Students are Ready for Vikings Unleashed
Robert Kelly-Goss October 23, 2018
From a Silent Headphone Party, to the big event Saturday, The Predawn Party, Viking Homecoming 2018 is all about celebrating the Elizabeth City State University family. According to ECSU’s executive director of student engagement, Ferreli McGilvary, there’s been at least...


Gender and Sexual Orientation Forum Focuses on Inclusivity, Diversity
Robert Kelly-Goss October 22, 2018
Inclusivity and diversity: Elizabeth City State University is embracing both as it seeks to spark dialogue on the issue of gender and sexual orientation through a campus forum, says Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, Dr. John Lee. Dr. Lee says...

Meet Your 2018 Mr. and Ms. Elizabeth City State University
Robert Kelly-Goss October 19, 2018
On Sunday, Oct. 21, the 2018 Viking Homecoming season kicks off with the royal coronation of the 2018 Mr. and Ms. ECSU, Mattelyn Bond and Lenox Poyner. Bond is a communications major from Bertie County. When she’s not at the...