Elizabeth City State University

05/28/2026

Big things are taking flight at Elizabeth City State University! ✈️🏗️

Tune in to WTKR News 3 tomorrow morning, May 29, for a look at the future home of ECSU’s Aviation Science program — our new Aviation Science building currently under construction. This exciting addition will help prepare the next generation of aviation professionals and strengthen ECSU’s legacy as a leader in aviation education.

You can watch the story live at https://www.wtkr.com. Vikings are ascending! 💙

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to remember and reflect on the brave individuals who served and sacrificed for our nation. ❤️🤍💙

05/21/2026

Two ECSU professors have each been awarded grants of $25,000 by NC Innovation to advance projects focused on renewable energy and triple-negative breast cancer research, supporting efforts to move existing research toward real-world impact.

Click here to read more about their work: https://www.ecsu.edu/news/ecsu-researchers-receive-nc-innovation-awards-for-renewable-energy-cancer-research.php

05/20/2026

ECSU and Lenoir Community College (LCC) celebrated a new aviation partnership with the opening of LCC’s new Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence at the N.C. Global TransPark. The new partnership will allow students to dual enroll in both institutions while expanding aviation education and workforce development opportunities in eastern North Carolina. ✈️

Click here to read more: https://www.ecsu.edu/news/ecsu-lenoir-community-college-launch-aviation-partnership-at-new-aviation-center-for-excellence%20.php

05/18/2026

In the same region where the Wright brothers once chased the seemingly impossible dream of flight, ECSU has emerged as a nationally recognized HBCU aviation program, now helping launch a new generation of pilots, drone operators, aviation managers and aerospace professionals in Northeastern North Carolina.

Click here to read more: https://ecsu.edu/news/ecsu-ecpps-sign-aviation-academy-partnership-at-northeastern.php

05/18/2026

05/17/2026

05/15/2026

We are ascending!!!

05/13/2026