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The Viking Way.

“The Liz: There’s No Place Like Home” — ECSU’s Homecoming Brought Viking Spirit to Life and Set Sights on 2025

New Mural Unveiled in G. R. Little Library Honoring the Rich History of ECSU

ECSU Graduate Brianna Barbee Fuels Her Engineering Dreams at NC A&T

Cleared for takeoff: ECSU Granted Statewide Authorization to Fly New Drone

Drone laying on the ground

Moguls in the Making: ECSU Students Pitch Bold Visionary Plan for Detroit in National Entrepreneurial Competition

ECSU Senior Makes History as First Student Elected to the National Association of Social Workers Board of Directors

Trinitee Smith

ECSU Interim Chancellor Catherine Edmonds Honored with President's Lifetime Achievement Award

ECSU Aviation Lends Wings to Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

Alpha Legacy, Pilot and TikTok Star: ECSU's Multi-Talented Honor Student Flying High On and Off Campus

Bayla Felton Jones

ECSU Secures $451K Homeland Security Grant to Combat Targeted Violence and Terrorism

Dr. Kevin Kupietz

The String Queens Serenade ECSU with Blend of Classical Music and Soul

The String Queens

E2D Brings Technology Access to ECSU Students: A Mission 12 Years in the Making

ECSU Celebrates a Significant Increase in First-Time Freshman Students

Unlocking Literacy: ECSU's Professor Secures $49K Grant to Empower Literacy

$125,000 Grant Boosts ECSU's Quest to Transform Adult Learning

Record-Breaking Fall: ECSU Welcomes a Surge of New Students for 2024

students moving into their dorms

“Chef O” Sizzles Success as First Runner-Up in Cooking Showdown

Chef O in the cafe

ECSU Emergency Management Students Power Up to Provide Relief

Perfect Strike: ECSU Celebrates Bowling Alley Renovation with Interim Chancellor Edmonds at the Head

ECSU Enrollment Continues Upward Path for Seventh Consecutive Year

ECSU Professor Co-Chairs Influential Plant Transformation Workshop Leading to Department of Energy White Paper Submission

ECSU Announces Homecoming 2024: Welcome Back to “The Liz: There’s No Place Like Home”

ECSU's Franklin James Takes the Leap: Skydives with Cadets During Summer Leadership Visit

ECSU Receives RNL 2024 Giving Day Award for Innovation in Fundraising, Exceeding the Goal

ECSU Awarded $34,000 Grant from UNC System’s NC Collaboratory for Health and Wellness Initiative

ECSU Appoints Dr. Kevin Wade as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

ECSU Main Entrance to Partially Close for Construction

ECSU to Host Nike Sports Basketball Camp

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ECSU to Host 'Lunch and Learn' for Area Churches

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ECSU to Offer Free Drone Camp

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ECSU Launches Ready, Set, Grow Camp for Children

ECSU’s Quarterly Board Meeting Takes Sharp Turn Toward Gratitude

ECSU Hosts JROTC Cadet Flight Training Summer Academy

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Seven HBCUs Receiving ‘Checks in the Mail’ Thanks to ECSU Partnership

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Interim chancellor appointed for Elizabeth City State University

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ECSU Administrator to Participate in UNC Executive Leadership Institute

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Important announcement from Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon

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ECSU Students Participate in the HBCU Smart Cities Challenge

Trailblazing Flight Instructor Inspires Future Aviators at ECSU

Madelyn Knowles, '24

Free App Camp Gives Opportunity to Dive into App Development

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ECSU to Host Full-Scale Active Assailant Exercise

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ECSU Honors the Fallen in Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony

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Admissions Lead Completes College Board Leadership Academy 

'ECSU is for You', Adult Learners

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ECSU Educators Secure VentureWell Grant to Tackle Movement Challenges in Public Health

Bethea’s Message to Graduates ‘Be resilient. Be appreciative. Be the coffee bean’

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Senior Kinesiology Student Prepares to Conquer His Dreams

Emergency Management Student Plans to Changing the World

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ECSU Professor Receives Trigonis Award from NCAIE

ECSU Junior Recognized for Work in Voter Registration

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Graduating Senior Perseveres as an Adult-Learner

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ECSU student sworn in as the UNC ASG Senior Vice President

ECSU’s Chancellor Dixon Receives William C. Friday Lifetime Achievement Award

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College of The Albemarle and Elizabeth City State University Announce New Opportunities for Student Success

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ECSU's Popular Music Ensemble to Present ‘Star Music Event’

Viking Alum Urges Honor Students to Remain ‘Connected’

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Viking Battalion Honors One of Their Own During Viking Fest

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NFL Veteran and Sports Agent Selected as ECSU Commencement Speaker

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Grammy Winner Chrisette Michele featured in ECSU Community Connections, ‘The Pull Up’

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Viking Fest 2024 to Give The 1704 Tour

Viking Fest 2024

ECSU Aviation Workforce Program Secures $500K Grant

ECSU Aviation Workforce Development Academy Begins in June

ECSU to Recognize Honor Students

Ama Agyapong, Honors Convocation Keynote Speaker

ECSU Aviation Students Taking a STEP Toward Success

Endeavor Air MOU Signing

Research Week at ECSU Boasts Science and Creativity

ECSU Undergraduate Research Week

‘Building Tomorrow’s Leaders’ is Theme of 2024 Viking Entrepreneurship Week

Randy Williams is the keynote speaker for Viking Entrepreneurship Week

Outdoor STEM, Army Expo Happening at ECSU

STEM and Army Expo

ECSU Career Development Hosts ‘Diversifying the Criminal Justice Landscape’ Panel Discussion

ATF Special Agent Tanisha Jeter

New System Provides Roadmap of College Credit for Military Experience

ECSU is part of the UNC Military Equivalency System

ECSU Honor Students to Attend Southern Regional Honors Conference

2024 Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) Participants

ECSU ‘Day of Giving’ Goal Set at $100,000

ECSU Day of Giving

ECSU Announces Schedule for Max Roach Festival

ECSU Announces Schedule for Max Roach Festival

Social Work Professor Named Among Outstanding Faculty by UNC Board of Governors

Professor Kim Downing

ECSU's First Drone Expo Exposes Students to Aviation Program

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ECSU Pre-Alumni Association to Collaborate with Local Production’s Step Show Competition

16th Annual Spring Showdown Step Cinema Edition

ECSU Hosts Second ‘Celebrating our SHEROES Event' for Women’s History Month

Honoring our SHEROES

JOHN RICHARDSON III NAMED ECSU HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

ECSU Men's Basketball Coach John Richardson

ECSU to Host Education, Sobriety, Recovery Summit

Education, Sobriety, and Recovery Summit at ECSU

ECSU Home to U.S. Coast Guard’s Only Auxiliary University Program at a HBCU

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STEM Research Workshops and Seminars Starting in March at ECSU

Abdennaceur Karoui presents at a research consortium at ECSU

ECSU To Host Its Inaugural Drone Expo

ECSU To Host Its Inaugural Drone Expo

MARCH Foundation Board Visits ECSU in Support of Training Future Pilots

ECSU and the MARCH Foundation

ECSU Athletics Pushes “50 in 50” Initiative to Raise Money for Student-Athletes

ECSU “50 in 50” Initiative

Student Affairs Named ‘Most Promising Place to Work’

Student Affairs Named ‘Most Promising Place to Work’

ECSU Junior Selected for Aramark’s HBCU Emerging Leaders Engagement Thurgood Marshall Event

Qua’Nisha Clemons was selected for this year’s Emerging Leaders Engagement Thurgood Marshall College Fund event.

Alumnus Expresses Pride, Gratitude, and Inspires for Founders’ Day

Portrait of Dr. Dixon and Dr. Smallwood

Spoken Word, Poetry Part of Women’s History Month at ECSU

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ECSU Professor Tours Nuclear Submarine, Aircraft Carrier as ‘Distinguished Visitor’

Sheryl Bradford named a

Lady Vikings Fall Short of CIAA Championship

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Lady Vikings Headed Back to the CIAA Championship

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Rawat Named Winner of 2023 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Public Service

Kuldeep Rawat

Lady Vikings Head to CIAA Tournament Semi-Finals

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Bertie County Schools Superintendent is ECSU Founder’s Day Speaker

Otis L. Smallwood

ECSU Announces Forty Under Forty

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ECSU to Host NexTech Innovation Challenge

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ECSU to Host Third Blueprint Recruiting Event in Winston-Salem

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ECSU Partners with University of Tennessee to Create Pipeline to Graduate Studies in Biology

Officials from University of Tennessee and ECSU sign MOU agreement

U.S. Air Force Band to Perform for Community Connections

U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band Rhythm in Blue

ECSU Alumna, Alabama News Anchor Named Mistress of Ceremonies for Annual Gala

Kyra Purvis '21, Founder’s Day Scholarship Gala mistress of ceremonies

ECSU Hosts Event to Address Mental Wellness Among Black Women

Vonda Easterling speaks at the “A Courageous Conversation: Women in Leadership Lunch and Learn.”

ECSU Advances to National Qualifying Tournament of 35th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

Jared Page, Heaven Brown, Makayla Hathaway and Cameron Sheard

ECSU Title IX Office Spreads Awareness, Offers Resources for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Lucretia Banks, ECSU Title IX coordinator and investigator

ECSU to Host Business and Government Career Fair

Business and Government Career Fair at ECSU

ECSU Community Connections Hosts Professional Sports Agent Gary ‘Mo’ Moore

Gary ‘Mo’ Moore, certified sports agent

Monthlong ECSU Diaspora Renaissance Exhibition Open to Public

ECSU Diaspora Renaissance Exhibition Open to Public

Three Vikings Selected for State Internships Focused on Social Work

Three Vikings Selected for State Internships

ECSU to Host Music Conference

IMA Conference at ECSU

ECSU Founders Day Gala to Support Student Scholarships

ECSU Founders Day Scholarship Gala

ECSU to Host Second Recruiting Event in Raleigh

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Historic, African American Landmark at ECSU Gets More Restoration

Drs. Melissa Stuckey and Charles Reed outside the Rosenwald School at ECSU

More Than 800 ECSU Students Earn Stellar Academic Standing

More Than 800 ECSU Students Earn Stellar Academic Standing

ECSU to Offer Help to Families During Statewide FAFSA Day

ECSU Part of Statewide FAFSA Day

Republic Airways to Host Information, Recruitment Session at ECSU

Republic Airways Information, Recruitment Session at ECSU

ECSU To Host Unveiling of Famous Painting By North Carolina Artist Depicting Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges Portrait Unveiling at ECSU

ECSU Professor Named Faculty Innovation Fellow

Dr. Kim Scott

Winter Weather Hiccups, Hazards Thwarted with Preparation, Says ECSU Emergency Professional

David Hill Jr., ECSU Emergency Management Coordinator

22-year ECSU Employee Accepted into National Public Media Diversity Leaders Cohort

Melba Smith, ECSU Director and General Manager of Radio and Television Services

ECSU Students Prepare to Honor King at Rally and March

ECSU Students to Honor King at Rally and March

Open Communication, Online Tools Help Students Balance Mental Health, ECSU Practitioner Says

Latonia Johnson, director of Student Counseling Services at ECSU

Condition 1 to Continue at ECSU Until 10 a.m.

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ECSU to Move to Online Instruction at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 9

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ECSU to Host Three Recruiting Events Across North Carolina

ECSU hosts three recruiting events called “Blueprint For Success.”

Eight ECSU Students Named Gilman Scholars for 2024

ECSU Students Charli Brooks, Jaila Gross, Naseefa Salaam, Jasmine Jackson, Joshua Harrell, Sierra King, Coreen Mullen and Ashante Bradley are the most recent Gilman Scholars

ECSU Community Connections Hosts Jazz Great Wynton Marsalis

“A Tribute to Max Roach - Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra” with Wynton Marsalis.

Nearly 200 Grads Take Next Steps on Journey to Success

ECSU 177th Commencement Ceremony

2023 ECSU Graduation Includes Nearly 200 Graduates, Two Commissioned Army Second Lieutenants

Collette V. Smith, the first African American, female coach in the National Football League (NFL)

Jones Named Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications

Tiffany S. Jones

ECSU Announces New, Interim Executive Leadership Appointments

Dr. Kevin Wade and Dr. Nichole Lewis

ECSU Debuts Esports, Virtual Reality Labs

ECSU Esports and Virtual Reality Labs

“End Your Day with FAA” Zoom Series to Feature ECSU Aviation Leaders

The FAA-HBCU Fourth Friday “End Your Day with FAA” Zoom series is Nov. 17 at 4 p.m.

ECSU Student Wins "Best Feature Film" Category in HBCU Film Festival in D.C.

Tramar Pettaway won the

ECSU Radio, TV Entities Provide Coats to Youth in Annual ‘Coats in Totes’ Event

Nearly 250 coats, hoodies and jackets were distributed at this year’s Coats in Totes event.

ECSU Police Department Receives Law Enforcement Accreditation for Campus Safety

L to R Marlon Lynch, CALEA Chair/Commissioner, Lamond James, ECSU Campus Police Sergeant, Shara Chivers, ECSU Campus Police-Clery Coordinator/Accreditation Manager, Robert Thibeault, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, Karrie G. Dixon, ECSU Chancellor and W. Craig Hartley Jr., CALEA Executive Director

ECSU Planning Flight Program Expansion to Currituck Regional Airport

ECSU will soon expand its operations to new facilities at the Currituck County Regional Airport

ECSU Student Helps Charter University Coast Guard Program and Gives Back to City

Krystina Cato and William

Veterans Luncheon to Salute Vikings’ Military and Matriculation Efforts

ECSU Veterans Luncheon Nov. 9

ECSU Aviation Represented at HBCU Summit in Virginia

Dr. Kuldeep Rawat, speaker and panelist at HBCU Aviation Directors Summit

Local Principal of the Year, ECSU Alum Says Being a Viking Encouraged Her to Dream Big and Push Forward

Stephanie Ambrose is the 2024 Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Principal of the Year

Wake Tech and Elizabeth City State University Join Forces

Chancellor Dixon signing an MOA

ECSU Parent and Family Weekend Nov. 3-4 Includes Campus Tours and Game Day

Edward Hunter, Jordan Hunter and Kimberly Hunter

ECSU Marching Band Ranked in Top Five for Halftime Show

ECSU Marching Band Ranked in Top Five

ECSU Breaks Ground on New Dining and Residence Halls

ECSU Breaks Ground on New Dining and Residence Halls

ECSU Community Connections Event to Feature U.S. Navy Band

ECSU Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series is hosting the U.S. Navy Band at 7 p.m., Nov. 9

Early Detection, Self-Exams Key to Better Breast Cancer Survival Rates, ECSU Scientist Says

Dr. Hirendra N. Banerjee has researched breast cancer for more than 30 years

Three ECSU Honors Students to Participate in National Collegiate Honors Competition

Jordan Thornton, Shadara Stevenson and Kristen Bannerman will compete in a national honors competition

ECSU Encourages Voter Registration and Mobilization with ‘Day Party’ and ‘March to the Polls’ Events

ECSU Students

ECSU Receives More Than $903,000 To Support Distance Education Through Online Degrees

ECSU Receives More Than $903,000 To Support Distance Education

Free Art Exhibition at ECSU to Showcase Prints from Picasso, Rembrandt and 20th Century Painters

Free Art Exhibition at ECSU Starts Oct. 24

Funding From A $4 Million Department of Education Grant Helps ECSU Maintain Academic, Administrative Success

ECSU Received Funding From A $4 Million Grant To Strengthen HBCUs

Student, Mom Says School is a Balancing Act, But ECSU is “Patient” With Adult Learners

Melanie Weston and her mom Dornisha Cherry

Black Land Ownership the Focus of “Silver Dollar Road” Screening at ECSU

A film screening followed by a panel discussion about “Silver Dollar Road” is scheduled for 6 p.m., Oct. 5 at ECSU

At ECSU Aviation Sciences Program Has The Most Majors

At ECSU Aviation Sciences Program Has The Most Majors

$200,000 Department of Energy Grant Keeps ECSU Poised to Produce Energy, Engineering Industry Professionals

ECSU student-led projects involving wind turbines and solar sheds have been installed behind Dixon Hall

Archives and Special Collections at ECSU Receives Grants For Preserving, Digitizing University History

The university’s Archives and Special Collections houses various historical items

ECSU Engineering Technology Program Gets Reaffirmation Through 2027

ECSU Engineering Technology Program Gets Reaffirmation

ECSU Students Take STEM Trailer and Drones on the Road to NAS Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach

Dr. Sheryl Bradford speaks to students about drones

State Budget Authorizes an Additional $52.5 Million for Infrastructure, Aviation, and Classroom and Lab Renovations at ECSU

State Budget Authorizes an Additional $52.5 Million at ECSU

ECSU Students on Par with College Students Nationally When it Comes to GPA

ECSU Students on Par with College Students Nationally

Vikings Care Food Pantry Open For Shopping in Griffin Hall

Vikings Care Food Pantry

ECSU Community Connections Event Features Cast of HBCU Based Sitcom “A Different World”

“A Conversation with the Cast” Homecoming Edition at 8 p.m., Sept. 28 in the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center

ECSU Positioned High Among Public Schools, HBCUs and in Promoting Public Service, According to College Rankings

ECSU Positioned High In College Rankings

Department of Commerce Funding Will Help ECSU and Elizabeth City Stay Connected

ECSU Awarded Department of Commerce Grant

ECSU Emergency Management, Zeta Phi Beta to Host CPR and Lifesaving Skills Training

CPR and Lifesaving Skills Training

ECSU Announces Ernest L. Cuthbertson as the Next Chief of Police Effective Oct. 2

Chief Ernest L. Cuthbertson

ECSU Department of Education Earns an “A” from National Teacher Prep Review

ECSU Department of Education Earns an “A”

New ECSU Board of Trustees Officers Named for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

New ECSU Board of Trustees Officers Named

Max Roach Centennial Celebration and Music Festival

2024 Music Festival Hosted by ECSU

Aviation Sciences Program at ECSU Receives $15,000 from Republic Airways

Aviation Sciences Program at ECSU Receives $15,000 from Republic Airways

One New Member, One Reappointed Member for ECSU Board of Trustees

ECSU Board of Trustees

Boren Scholar Spending Her Senior Year Studying In Japan

Kenae Turner

Enrollment at ECSU Continues to Rise

Enrollment at ECSU Continues to Rise

Alumna Says ECSU Shaped and Solidified her Corporate and Community Success

Jessica Brooks

ECSU Announces Its “HomEComing 2023” Schedule

ECSU Homecoming 2023

ECSU hosts 12th Annual Back 2 School Bash and Food Drive for K-12 Students

Back 2 School Bash and Food Drive

Stay Hydrated in Extreme Temperatures and React Quickly to Heat Illnesses, says ECSU Emergency Management Coordinator

David Hill Jr.

26th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic to be Held Sat., Sept. 9, at Rocky Mount Sports Complex

Down East Viking Football Classic

ECSU Hosting Ribbon-Cutting for On-Campus, Outdoor Basketball Court, Volleyball Court and Skate Park

ECSU Outdoor Basketball Court, Volleyball Court and Skate Park

ECSU Foundation Board of Directors Names New Appointments

ECSU Foundation Board of Directors

ECSU Students Receive Funding Toward Obtaining Passports as part of “American Passport Project”

ECSU Office of International Programs

ECSU Graduates its first Aim High Flight Academy Students

ECSU Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon congratulates a Flight Academy student

ECSU Celebrates “The Super Sixteen” JROTC Flight Academy Graduates

JROTC cadet in aircraft

ECSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean attended the 2023 Army ROTC Cadet Training Leadership Symposium

Dr. Sharon Raynor

ECSU Provost to Serve in Statewide, STEM Leadership Group

Dr. Farrah Ward

ECSU Admissions Lead to Attend Academy for Enrollment Leaders

Arlinda Halfacre

ECSU to Unveil “Welcome Center”

The ECSU Welcome Center

Vikings Interning in the State’s Health and Human Services Field

Angel Oxendine, Aniya Reed, Alaina Singleton and Zeasia Gupton

ECSU to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for UAS Pavilion

Drone landed in STEM building parking lot

16 ECSU Scholars Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Funding to Travel Abroad

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ECSU Awarded $1.57 Million for Campus Historic Preservation Projects

Funds will Restore the Principal’s House and Rosenwald Practice School Constructed in the 1920s

ECSU Names Nine Regional and National Leaders to Board of Visitors

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ECSU Partnered with National Initiative to Train Air Traffic, Aviation Professionals

Keishon Ellis ‘22

Two New Members Appointed and Two Members Reappointed to ECSU Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Members

More Than $153,000 Raised for ECSU’s 7th Annual Day of Giving

Day of Giving 2023 Totals

ECSU Board of Trustees Quarterly Meeting: June 1, 2023

Board of Trustees

ECSU Faculty Member Receives Top Academic Honor from UNC System

Dr. Das awarded top academic honor from UNC System

ECSU’s Aviation Program Gifted $75,000 from MARCH Foundation

MARCH Foundation Gift Presentation

ECSU Confers Degrees to 245 Graduates at its 176th Commencement Ceremony

ECSU Graduates

Honors Convocation 2023

Honors Convocation 2023

Community Connections: ECSU to Host One-Man Stage Play

Community Connections

Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd to Address ECSU Graduates on May 6

Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd

ECSU Named Purple Heart University for Service to Military Community

A Purple Heart University

Women Scholars & Trailblazers Honored

Bearer of the Mase

Volleyball and Basketball Teams Being Honored by NC General Assembly

Women's Basketball and Volleyball at NC General Assembly

PSA Airlines Presents $30,000 Gift

PSA presents a gift towards ECSU expansion aviation opportunities

ECSU to Host Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

ECSU & Delta Air Lines’ Propel Program Partnership

ECSU & Delta Airlines Partnership

Foundation to Honor Civic and Community Leaders at Annual Gala

Scholarship Gala 2023