Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City State University

Motto	"To Live is to Learn"
Type	Public, HBCU
Established	1891
Chancellor	Dr. Thomas Conway
Students	2,421
Undergraduates	2,336
Postgraduates	85
Location	Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.
Campus	200 acres (0.81 km2)
Colors	Blue and White
Athletics	NCAA Division II – CIAA
Nickname	Vikings
Affiliations	UNC System TMSF
Website	www.ecsu.edu

Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is a public, historically black college located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in the United States. ECSU enrolls nearly 2,500 students in 37 baccalaureate programs and three masters degree programs, a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, as well as a member-institution of the University of North Carolina system.

History

Elizabeth City State University was established by the North Carolina General Assembly on March 3, 1891, in response to a bill calling for the creation of a two-year normal school for the "teaching and training [of] teachers of the colored race to teach in the common schools of North Carolina." This was to provide training for more teachers of primary grades. The campus quadrangle and six surrounding buildings are included in the Elizabeth City State Teachers College Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1][2]

In 1937, the school made the transformation into a full four-year teachers college and was officially named Elizabeth City State Teachers College, while expanding its role to include the training of principals as well. In 1939, the college awarded its first bachelor of science degrees in its program of elementary education. Within the following twenty-five years, the college expanded its offerings to include a vocational-technical program and a total of thirteen academic majors.

In December 1961, the college gained membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1963 its name was changed to Elizabeth City State College. In 1969, its name was changed to Elizabeth City State University to reflect expansion and the addition of graduate programs. When the University of North Carolina System was formed in 1972, ECSU became one of the system's sixteen constituent universities and entered into its current phase of development and organization.

List of Chief Executive Officers

• Peter Wedderick Moore, A.M., LL.D. (Principal, 1891–1928, President Emeritus, 1928–1934)
• John Henry Bias, A.B., LL.D. (President, 1928–1939)
• Harold Leonard Trigg, Ed.D. (President, 1939–1945)
• Sidney David Williams, A.M., D.PED. (President, 1946–1958, President Emeritus, 1969–1974)
• Walter Nathaniel Ridley, Ed.D. (President, 1958–1968, President Emeritus, 1988–1996)
• Marion Dennis Thorpe, Ph.D. (President, 1968–1972, Chancellor, 1972–1983)
• Jimmy Raymond Jenkins, Ph.D. (Chancellor, 1983–1995, Chancellor Emeritus, 1995–present)
• Mickey Lynn Burnim, Ph.D. (Chancellor, 1995–2006)
• Willie J. Gilchrist, Ed.D. (Chancellor, 2006–2013)
• Charles L. Becton, J.D. (Interim Chancellor, 2013–2014)
• Stacey Franklin Jones, Ph.D. (Chancellor, 2014-2015^[3])^[4]
• Thomas Conway, Ph.D. (Interim Chancellor, effective January 1, 2016^[5])

Campus

ECSU's campus encompasses 200 acres (0.81 km²), mostly flanked by residential districts.

Student life

Students can choose to be involved in various on-campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities, radio station WRVS-FM, campus TV station, and intramural sports.

Athletics

Official Athletics logo

As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, ECSU's athletes, known athletically as the Vikings, compete in the Division II athletic conference known as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

Notable alumni

Notes

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elizabeth City State University.

• Official website
• ECSU Athletics website

Coordinates: 36°16′52″N 76°12′54″W / 36.28120°N 76.21512°W / 36.28120; -76.21512

University of North Carolina system
Universities	Appalachian State East Carolina Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State NC A&T NC Central NC State UNC Asheville UNC–Chapel Hill UNC Charlotte UNC Greensboro UNC Pembroke UNC School of the Arts UNC Wilmington Western Carolina Winston-Salem State
High school	NC School of Science and Mathematics
Affiliates	NC Arboretum NC Research Campus NCCIU NCCN NCSAA NCSEAA UNC Center for Public Television UNC Press
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