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VIKING PROFILE ECSU Leaders Excited · 2018-07-20 · ECSU Leaders Excited 166th ECSU Commencement...
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IN THIS ISSUE:
ECSU's Farewell to Chancellor Conway
Upgrades, Funding & Enrollment HaveECSU Leaders Excited
166th ECSU Commencement HostsCapacity Crowd Khan Planetarium Gets Big Upgrade Students Join Faculty in Drone Research
ECSU Seniors Receive Army OfficerCommissions
Dr. Joy Smith's 'Fan Girl' Experience atNew York Stock Exchange Dr. Bowman Dives Into Second Book onHistory of African American Education
ECSU Summer Programs Kick Off
VIKING PROFILE
Eyricka JohnsonA Love of History Leads to
Museum Internship
Eyricka Johnson stands inside the OurStory Exhibit at Museum of the
Albemarle, her face beaming with
University News
ECSU Says Fond Farewell toChancellor ConwayThe first floor of theRidley Student Centeron Wednesday, May30, was packed withwell-wishers fromstudents, to faculty andstaff, to members of theElizabeth Citycommunity. It was abittersweet moment formany, saying goodbyeto Chancellor Thomas E.H. Conway, Jr.Read More
Upgraded Facilities, IncreasedFunding, Growing Enrollment HaveECSU Leaders ExcitedUpgraded facilities, morefunding for growth,increased enrollment andaviation programaccreditation are theitems that had membersof the ECSU NewDirections: Phase 2Working Group excitedabout the future. Led byBoard of Trustee vicechair, Harold Barnes, theWorking Group met to discuss the advancement ECSU ismaking and the positive outlook on the future of theinstitution. Read More
166th ECSU Commencement HostsCapacity Crowd
excitement. The ECSU senior knows thatfor the next two months this will be home,
immersed in the one subject she'spassionate about, history.
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EVENT SPOTLIGHT
ECSU Day of GivingJune 26, 2018
Our goal is to raise $150,000 from 1,500donors. Donation lines are open NOW, soshow your support and help build an even
brighter future for ECSU! Donate Now
ECSU NAA ConventionJuly 12-14, 2018
The ECSU National Alumni Associationwill host the 48th Annual National Alumni
Convention on July 12-14, 2018 inGreenbelt, MD.
Info & Registration
VIKINGS ON THE MOVE
It was a capacity crowdpacking the bleachers onSaturday, May 12, 2018,when 164 Elizabeth CityState University studentscrossed the stage insidethe R.L. Vaughan Center,receiving their diplomasand taking steps towardthe next chapters in theirlives. It was ECSU's166th commencementceremony. The bleachers were full of family, friends andwell-wishers. Cheers and applause echoed through thecenter as students made their way to the stage.Read More
Khan Planetarium Gets Big DigitalUpgradeGazing at the starsthrough the prism ofElizabeth City StateUniversity's KhanPlanetarium is about tobecome a digital state-of-the-art experience.According to Dr. GloriaPayne, the KhanPlanetarium is undergoinga scheduled upgrade thissummer that will connectit to a worldwide digital system.Read More
Student News
Students Join Faculty in ExploringDrone Research ApplicationsUndergraduatetechnology studentsjoined the university'sAviation ResearchTeam in the field lastweek, testing sevendifferent research andprofessional gradeUnmanned AircraftSystems, ordrones. The teamidentified a site away from distractions and spent theday testing and performing thorough and detailedpreflight checks, aircraft and sensor calibrations,mission planning and uploads, and launch andrecovery. Read More
Three Seniors Receive Army Officer
Hampton Roads Show HostsECSU Aviation Dept.
Program chair, Dr. Kuldeep Rawat andaviation students Kamarie Jeffers and
William Nelson sat down with show hostKerri Furey to discuss the only four-year
aviation degree program in North Carolina.
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH
One of many creatively decoratedgraduation caps during ECSU's 166th
Commencement Ceremony. View Gallery
Starting Fall 2018, all undergraduatestudents attending ECSU will pay only$500/semester for in-state tuition and$2500/semester for out-of-state tuition!
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MARK YOUR CALENDARJUNE
CommissionsIn a sometimes emotionalArmy ROTC VikingBattalion CommissioningCeremony, threegraduating Elizabeth CityState University seniorstook the United StatesArmy officer's oath ofoffice Friday, May 11.Rodnika S. Jones,Jocelyn R. Lewis, andEfrain M. Rosado enteredthe Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center ROTC cadets, butleft second lieutenants in the army. Read More
Faculty News
Dr. Joy Smith Gets 'Fan Girl'Experience at NYSEWhen Dr. Joy Smithgathered around theceremonial closing bell atthe New York StockExchange earlier thismonth, it was, she said,one of those momentsshe'd dreamed of foryears. "It was a total fangirl experience," Smithsaid. The experiencecame by way of attendingthe HBCU Business Deans Roundtable in New YorkCity. Read More
Dr. Bowman Dives into 2nd Bookon Area African AmericanEducation HistoryThere's not a lot aboutElizabeth City StateUniversity history that Dr.Glen Bowman doesn'tknow, and although hisfirst book about thesubject, "The Continuity ofa Historical Legacy ofExcellence andResilience," unearthed agreat deal of ECSU'sstoried past, there's muchmore to say. "I am writing a book on the history ofsecondary education for African Americans inPasquotank County from the end of the Civil War to theopening of Northeastern High School in the fall of 1969,"said Bowman, an ECSU professor of history.Read More
Community News
13 Transfer Student Orientation
15 New Student Orientation
17-22 ACE Summer Camp
18-22 NASA MUREP Academy
23 Sound of Class Auditions
25-28 Boys Basketball Camp
26 ECSU Day of Giving
04 4th of July Holiday
08-12 ACE Summer Camp
09-13 Vikings Enhancing STEMInnovation and Collaboration
12-14 ECSU NAA Convention
15-18 Radio & TV Camp SOAR
09 New/Transfer Orientation
10 Freshman Move-In
10-12 New Viking Days
14 Classes Begin (Fall 2018)
JULY
AUGUST
Full Event Calendar
Middle and High School SummerPrograms Kick OffAs the summer heatbegins to creep up onthe campus at ElizabethCity State University,the typical buzz of falland spring semesterssubsides, making wayfor an annual influx ofpossible future Vikings,middle and high schoolstudents looking forsomething more to their summer days. Read More
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