inside. FEATURES BRIEFS 3 • ECSU offers two new degree programs 8 • Dr. Venus E. Deonann named 2003 Teacher of the Year 5 • ECSU, North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus partner to host summit 9 • ECSU wins awards for Marketing Communications 6 • CERSER facility places ECSU among 10 • ECSU holds groundbreaking ceremony elite marine facilities for new buildings 34 • The Tom Joyner Foundation: 12 • CSSV hosts spring and summer activities ECSU raises $200,000 plus for student scholarships 24 • Intramural Lady Vikings basketball team wins national championship GIVING MATTERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH 25 • ECSU Foundation: 29 • Summer programs reach out to The Key to the Future of ECSU pre-college students 36 • Clifton Davis Celebrity Golf Classic 31 • ECSU partners with College of The Albemarle ATHLETICS ALUMNI NEWS 59 • Griffin named CIAA SWA of the Year 40 • From the President 61 • Athletes Bond, Gorgani named to CIAA All-Academic Team 41 • Director of alumni relations named 64 • 5th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic 46 • Homecoming 2003 upcoming events UPCOMING EVENTS Letters ECSU Magazine TO THE EDITOR ECSU Magazine is published by the Permit me to congratulate you enthusiastically on a Office of University Relations & Marketing handsome publication, the most recent ECSU Magazine 1704 Weeksville Road (Spring 2003)! Campus Box 778 Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Of course, my favorite page is the third page (ECSU 252.335.3594 ranks third by U.S. News and World Report). The FAX: 252.335.3769 pictures, articles, and announcements make the E-mail:
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