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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

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

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

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

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

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

ECSU Students

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

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

ECSU Students on Par with College Students Nationally

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

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

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

ECSU Board of Trustees

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

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

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

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

Down East Viking Football Classic

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

David Hill Jr.

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 Admissions Lead to Attend Academy for Enrollment Leaders

Arlinda Halfacre

ECSU Provost to Serve in Statewide, STEM Leadership Group

Dr. Farrah Ward

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

Official ECSU News

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