FYI - Due inclement weather Parade officials have worked with our City officials to reschedule the Harbor Holiday Celebration ( Boat, Land Parades and Illumination events) for Sunday, December 6th – Same time , Same Location.
Hertford Parade will be on Sunday, December 6th as well.
Please feel free to call 252-267-7466 or 252-202-3127 should you need more information.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Feeling romantic? This Valentines Day Groupers has everything taken care of ...
Sweetheart Dinner Special -- Friday, February 12 & 13 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday, February 14 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Grouper's Waterfront Restaurant! $70.00 per Couple - Entre of your choice include Appetizer, Salad, Dessert and Bottle of Champagne (Tax is included but Gratuity is not included). You can also Order from our Regular Menu. Come and Join us for a Romantic Evening!! For more information please call 252-331-2431.
ECSU Foundation holds Founders Day Scholarship Gala March 6
The ECSU Foundation will hold its Founders Day Scholarship Gala at 7:00 pm on March 6 at the K. E. White Graduate and Continuing Education Center. See the university Website, www.ecsu.edu, for more information or contact the ECSU Division of Institutional Advancement, 252-335-3225.
Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
Campus Box 778
1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
FAX: 252-335-3769
Joyner describes art work as "visual sermonettes"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- Alexis Joyner is ever mindful of the power of the image.
A sculptor and chairman of the Art Department at Elizabeth City State University, Joyner has produced hundreds of pieces – mostly in wood -- during his more than 30-year career as a professional artist. Ranging in height from 1½ to 7 feet, his works are dramatic and inspiring.
“I call them little visual sermonettes,” he said, “because each has a different message.”
Those messages – of hope, perseverance and overcoming great obstacles-speak not only to the African-American experience, but to universal themes that touch all of humanity.
“From the Rain,” the signature piece in a current exhibition of Joyner’s sculpture at the African American Atelier in Greensboro, NC, features a matriarch holding an umbrella that she has closed.
“Not to be corny, but you know that expression, ‘Into every life rain must fall,’ well, she has put her umbrella down symbolizing that she has coped with these issues,” Joyner explained.
The piece contains extraordinary detail in both its sculpting and its meaning. This hallmark makes his works highly sought for regional, national and international exhibitions. Joyner’s work is in private collections and several galleries across the country, including the New York Public Library’s noted Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. Three of his metal works adorn Elizabeth City State University’s campus, including “Ananse,” a work that stands 14 feet and symbolizes creativity and the spider trickster from West African folktales.
Nearly 40 of Joyner’s sculptures are featured in the Greensboro exhibition. It is only the second exhibition of three-dimensional art in the African American Atelier’s 19-year history, according to exhibit organizers. The African American Atelier, Inc., a non-profit art organization, seeks to promote an awareness, appreciation and sensitivity to the visual arts and culture of African Americans. The organization also works in harmony with other ethnic groups.
“Alexis Joyner’s work is strong, bold and truly profound,” said Dr. Alma S. Adams, co-founder of the Greensboro gallery, an art professor at Bennett College and a member of the North Carolina legislature.
Dr. Adams, who curated the exhibit, initially saw Joyner’s work in a catalog of a group exhibition held in Greenville, NC.
“I was really drawn to his work,” she said. “There is so much symbolism there. It speaks to community. It speaks to heritage.”
Many of the pieces in the show depict women with strong hands, legs and feet, she said. “They are powerful people with a strong presence. They have the theme of holding our community together.
“When you see it, it makes connections to our families, to our history,” Dr. Adams continued. “They remind me of people I know and people I had around me while I was growing up.”
Hundreds of schoolchildren, college students and adults who have seen the exhibit have responded very positively to Joyner’s work, Dr. Adams noted. Youngsters in storytelling and sketching programs have sat around the three-dimension works, studying each piece from all sides.
“It sends a message of authenticity,” she said, “and makes them understand better what artists do and their significance. It’s very inspiring.”
Much of Joyner’s work is inspired by his travels to Ghana and Nigeria and his memories of his childhood growing up in Capron, a small town in Southampton County, Va. His parents were sharecroppers with little more than a sixth-grade education, he said. “But they were two of the most brilliant people I’ve ever known,” said the 54-year-old Joyner.
His mother was a talented seamstress, who made tuxedos, wedding dresses and other fine clothing. “Someone could give her a picture in a catalog and she could make a garment that looked like it came from Saks Fifth Avenue,” he said.
His parents, he said, encouraged him to do his best even when they learned he was majoring in art at Virginia State University. He went on to earn a master of fine arts degree in sculpture in 1984 from Old Dominion University.
Even as he taught art in the public schools in Isle of Wight County, Va., for 10 years beginning in 1979, Joyner was sculpting pieces mostly from hardwoods native to the region. He said he inherited from his parents a strong work ethic that has him in his backyard art studio even now into the wee hours working to bring his latest vision to life.
He has taught art at Elizabeth City State University since 1989. His goal, he said, is to inspire budding young artists. He understands that it can be difficult to make a living as an artist.
“I try to be real with them,” Joyner said. “I know that first and foremost you have to be totally committed to make a go of it in art. It’s like music – you have to practice, practice, practice.”
He said he also tries to impart to his students the responsibility that comes with being an artist, chiefly the power of the image and using art for positive ends.
“We always want the next generation to be better,” Joyner said. “And while there are many things we try to forget, we must teach our history. I try, through my art, to gently tap our children on the shoulder and say, ‘This is important.’”
Professor Joyner’s sculptures will be on exhibit at the African American Atelier in Greensboro through Dec. 18. For more information, go to www.africanamericanatelier.org
** Story written by freelance writer Bonnie Winston. **
Distributed by: Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
Campus Box 778
1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
FAX: 252-335-3769
“Friends in Liberty: North Carolina in the American Revolution”
Contact: Lori Meads, Educator, 252-335-1453(Elizabeth City, NC) The Museum of the Albemarle will show the newly produced film “Friends in Liberty: North Carolina in the American Revolution” on Sunday, January 3, 2009 at 2:00 pm in the Gaither Auditorium. The film is produced by the North Carolina Museum of History and funded by the State Officers Club, North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
The film “Friends in Liberty” follows the experiences of 14-year-old Hugh McDonald and his friend, Anne Taylor. The film is based on the original journal of McDonald, the son of Scottish Loyalists, who joined the Sixth North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army in 1776. The fictitious character Anne Taylor gives us a girl’s view of life during the Revolutionary War as she struggles with increasing responsibilities at home after her brother Samuel joins the militia.
For more information contact 252-335-1453.
The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. Treasure NC Culture. www.ncculture.com
SHAW BEARS TAKE 76-72 WIN OVER ECSU VIKINGS
Bears Win Battle at the Charity Stripe; Teams Combine to Shoot 71 Free Throws
December 1, 2009
ELIZABETH CITY, NC - The Shaw University Bears remain perfect at 4-0 the young season as the captured a 76-72 win over Elizabeth City State University Tuesday night at the RL Vaughan Center.
The most telling stat of the contest was the number of fouls called (56) and the combined team free throws which totaled 71. The Bears were the beneficiaries making two more free throws (30) than the Vikings took (28). Shaw shot 23-32 from the line in the second half alone (converting 7- 15 attempts from the floor) while the Vikings converted 16-21 free throws in the second stanza.
The game’s final minute saw a 3-pointer by Quintin Spady with 31 seconds to go pull the Vikings to within a basket of the Bears 72-70. Eric Pitts was fouled and sent to the line where he converted 1-2 for a 73-70 lead. With 20 seconds left a layup by Jermaine Abraham had the Vikings trailing by one; then Shaw’s Michael Smith was fouled with 10 ticks left. Smith made 1-2 for a 74-72 lead. With 3 seconds to go Marquie Cooke’s layup missed its mark and ECSU was forced to foul Raheem Smith who sank two shots for the game’s final points.
Cooke finished with a game high 24 points, 7 assists and a team high 9 rebounds. Trent Bivens added 19 points while Spady chipped in with 10.
Darryl Johnson and Raheem Smith each had 20 points for Shaw as they move to 4-0 overall (CIAA 4-0).
ECSU (3-3, CIAA 1-2) will host St. Augustine’s on Saturday at 7:30 pm at the RL Vaughan Center. For more information ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
LADY BEARS DOMINATE PAINT IN 67-56 WIN OVER ECSU
Shaw Rides Late First Half Run to Road Win Over Lady Vikings
December 1, 2009
ELIZABETH CITY, NC - The Shaw University Lady Bears captured a 67-56 road win over Elizabeth City State Tuesday evening at the RL Vaughan Center.
After 6 ties and 5 leading changes to begin the game, the Lady Bears closed the first half on a 9-0 run to take a 38-29 lead into the locker room. ECSU opened the second half on an 8-2 run, with a 3-pointer by Kenyatta Gill cutting the Lady Bear lead to 40-37. Shaw responded with a 10-4 burst to regain a 9-point advantage with 13:30 left.
ECSU would pull within 5 points (55-50) with 2:39 to go but the Lady Bears went 8-8 from the free throw line in the final 1:36 to close out the game. Niesha Searles scored 18 points to lead the Lady Bears (3-1, CIAA 3-1) while Tanisha McGaughey had an all-around game of 14 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds.
For the game Shaw was +20 in the paint 36-16 and had 17 fast break points to 5 for the Lady Vikings.
Kenyatta Gill paced ECSU with 18 points while Joyce Freeman added 10 points.
ECSU (4-2, CIAA 1-2) will host St. Augustine’s College on Saturday at 5:30 pm at the RL Vaughan Center. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
Learn how to Stop That Germ! at Port Discover's Second Saturday Science
Contact: LuAnne Pendergraft, 252-335-3844, lspendergraft@mail.ecsu.eduElizabeth City, NC — Learn how to stay healthy, especially during flu season, at Stop That Germ!, Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science on Saturday, December 12 at 11:00 am. Dr. Jennifer Robertson, assistant professor at the Elizabeth City State University/UNC Pharmacy Program, and student members of the ECSU Apothecary Club, will provide beneficial information and tips for staying healthy during this interactive and informative session. The program is geared toward 1st through 5th graders.
Second Saturday Science is free, thanks to the program sponsor, Gateway Bank. Reservations are required. Please call 252-338-6117 for registration.
Port Discover is located at 613 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Port Discover’s hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Programs can be arranged at other times for special groups. For more information call 252-338-6117 or visit www.portdiscover.org.
Port Discover is a community-based, non-profit organization, established to enhance the public’s understanding and enjoyment of science through engaging programs, activities, and exhibits. Elizabeth City State University along with the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce initiated the project that has attracted broad community support, including Elizabeth City Morning Rotary, College of the Albemarle, Albemarle Hospital, Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools. Port Discover is also a member of the NC Grassroots Science Museum Collaborative.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Santa to visit the Last Minute Market Bazaar at The Downtown Waterfront Market
Hello all and Happy Holidays, The Downtown Waterfront Market is pleased to announce that Santa is going to take a minute or two out of his busy schedule to visit us at the Last Minute Market Bazaar. The market will be open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm with a full house of craft vendors to choose from. And yes there will be VEGGIES!!! Santa will be there around 10:00 am if the reindeer are up and moving that early, if not the Harley may have to fill in. So come on down and enjoy a day of food, fun, family and music. The Camden County High School Singers will be performing all of your holiday favorites. If you have any questions feel free to give me a Jingle!!Denise Richards, Market Coordinator
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University Choir holds Christmas concert at McGuire Theatre on December 6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- The Elizabeth City State University Choir will hold its annual Christmas concert at 6:00 pm on December 6 in McGuire Theatre, 516 East Main Street in Elizabeth City. The entrance fee is $8 for the general public and $3 for college students with a valid ID. Free parking spaces are available on downtown streets. For more information, call the ECSU Music Department, 252-335-3359.
Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
Campus Box 778
1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
FAX: 252-335-3769
Health concepts course helps students reach their goals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ---- The students in Dr. Lloyd W. Mitchell’s class are serious about personal change – 2,000 pounds worth to be exact.
During the last three years, nearly 600 students who have enrolled in his Health Concepts class at Elizabeth City State University have dropped a collective ton of weight.
By year’s end, he expects the figure to top 2,400 pounds.
“I’m very, very pleased with that weight loss,” said Dr. Mitchell, an assistant professor of health and physical education. “But I’m also pleased with other aspects of the class – like leadership and self control.”
Indeed, Dr. Mitchell insists the two credit-hour course is not about weight loss, although that’s one of the most visible results. It’s about setting goals in each of eight different areas of health -- physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, financial, environmental, community and professional/cultural health -- and moving toward them. He hopes the resulting lessons in behavior modification and health will stick with the students long after they’ve left his class.
“The goal is for every student to take control of their life,” Dr. Mitchell explained. “I want them to know that all of the things that bombard them every day – including their feelings, their thoughts, their fears, food, friends, stress – they have to command that. They have to take control. They are in the driver’s seat. And if they do that, they will be happier and healthier.”
For each goal chosen, a student must set at least two objectives outlining actions on how to achieve the goal.
“The objectives must be measurable and quantitative so that the students can put it into a chart or graph,” said Dr. Mitchell, who holds advanced degrees in public health, cultural geology and space studies.
At the end of the course’s 12 weeks, the chart will clearly show progress – or lack of it – toward meeting the objective, and ultimately, the goal.
For example, students who set a physical health goal of reducing their weight may set objectives of exercising three times a week and of limiting their consumption of fried foods to once a week. They must chart their workout days and times and fried food consumption, and document their efforts by photos and other means.
Weldresha April Davenport never thought a professor and a class would have as much impact on her daily life as did Dr. Mitchell and the Health Concepts class.
The 25-year-old sophomore and Elizabeth City transplant from Mount Vernon, NY, said she’d tried many times in the past to lose weight without success. But in Health Concepts, “it made me evaluate myself and evaluate everything around me. It made me realize that the things around me were affecting me,” she said.
A family history taken for the class turned up members with diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer, Davenport said. As a result, she set goals to improve her physical and emotional health. The outcome: She shed eight pounds during the course of the class. Both have gone a long way toward improving her physical and emotional health.
That was in Spring 2009. Since then, she has continued her objectives of walking 45 minutes to an hour four times weekly and eating nothing containing high fructose corn syrup, including sodas, candy and certain seasonings. She has dropped a total of 26 pounds.
“Dr. Mitchell and the class have inspired me,” said Davenport. “My sister and a friend now walk with me when I walk in my neighborhood.”
She said what made this effort to lose weight different from those in the past was Dr. Mitchell.
“I tell people that I had somebody who was there backing me up, supporting me,” she said.
She recalled that she earned a “B” in the class. Dr. Mitchell said students’ grades are not dependent on how much weight they ultimately shed, but whether they are making demonstrable progress toward their goals.
“I am more concerned about whether they have taken control by engaging in behaviors that allow them to move toward the goal,” he said. “It’s challenging, but when the results come in, they are really pleased.”
While the average weight loss has been two to three pounds during the run of the class, one student continued with his physical health goal and lost a whopping 40 pounds during the school year. Over 200 students are enrolled in the fall semester course now. Every student in the course has improved in one of the eight health concept categories.
“After taking this course, students realize they can take control over several aspects of their lives and create a healthy future for themselves and their families,” Mitchell said.
** Story written by freelance writer Bonnie Winston. **
Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
Campus Box 778
1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
FAX: 252-335-3769
FREEMAN,GILL LEAD ECSU PAST BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE 71-67
ECSU Duo Named to VSU Thanksgiving All-Classic Team
November 28, 2009
PETERSBURG, VA - Joyce Freeman scored a season and team high 17 points as the Elizabeth City State Lady Vikings topped Bloomfield College 71-67 at the final day of the Virginia State University Thanksgiving Classic Saturday evening at Daniel Gymnasium.
Freeman and Kenyatta Gill were named to the All-Classic Team.
Gill, who was named the Classic MVP, tallied 15 points as the Lady Vikings improver to 4-1 overall. Bloomfield (0-5) trailed the entire contest, managing to tie the score twice in the first half of play. The Lady Vikings led by the four-point spread (31-27) that they won the game by at the intermission. Both teams scored 40 points in the second stanza but the Lady Vikings, behind 12 second half points from Freeman, led by as many as 15 points with 11:00 minutes to go.
Although Bloomfield quietly chipped away at the lead down the back stretch, the Lady Vikings were able to close out the victory by riding their 23-13 rebounding edge to 12 second chance points. For the game ECSU shot a more than respectable 52% from the floor.
Ashley Anderson chipped in with 12 points for the Lady Vikings.
For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
LATE SCORE; FREE THROWS LIFT CLARK ATLANTA OVER ECSU 47-45
CAU’s David Brown Named MVP as Panthers Win 2009 Fresh Coast Classic Championship
November 28, 2009
MILWAUKEE, WI- Clark Atlanta University’s David Brown hit a late three-pointer and sank two free throws with one second left to give the Panthers a 47-45 victory over Elizabeth City State in the 2009 Fresh Coast Classic Championship game.
The Vikings were held scoreless the last 3:19 of regulation after C.J. Wright converted 1 of 2 from the free throw line. After a basket by Johnathan Simpson pulled the Panthers within three (45-42) David Brown drilled a three-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to knot the game a 45 all. A Viking turnover gave CAU (3-1) the ball back with 5 ticks left. After a called time out to advance the ball, a questionable foul was whistled on Marquie Cooke with one second remaining sending Brown to the line where he went 2-3 to giving the Panthers come from behind win.
Trent Bivens was the only player in the low scoring affair to register double digits with a game high 12 points.
For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
VIKINGS HOLD OFF BLUE TIGER RALLY FOR 60-58 VICTORY
ECSU Set To Play Clark Atlanta University on Saturday in FCC Championship Game
November 27, 2009
MILAWAUKEE, WI - Elizabeth City State’s Marquie Cook sank two free throws with 4 seconds remaining to lift the Vikings past Lincoln University (MO) 60-58 Friday afternoon in game one of the 2009 Fresh Coast Classic.
The Vikings, who captured the FCC last year, will face Clark Atlanta University in this year’s championship game on Saturday evening at 6:00pm. Claflin University, who fell to Clark Atlanta 50-46 in Friday’s nightcap, will face off against Lincoln in the consolation game at 2:00pm on Saturday afternoon.
After taking a 34-28 lead into halftime, ECSU pushed their lead to double digits on a Trent Bivens layup with 16:44 left the game (41-30). The Vikings led by as many as 15 in the second half run however a run capped by a Lionel Booker layup and free throw with 2:10 remaining gave the Blue Tigers a 58-57 lead. With 1:54 left Blake Price converted one of two from the line to tie the game at 58 all. After the two teams exchanged turnovers, Cooke corralled a missed layup by Booker and converted the two free throws to seal the win for ECSU.
Anthony Welch and Eric Jones both finished with double-doubles (13 and 12; 12 and 15) helping Lincoln to a 47-39 rebounding edge.
Cooke finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds while Bivens tallied 11 points.
For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
LADY VIKINGS ROLL PAST WASHINGTON ADVENTIST 71-30
ECSU Improves to 3-1 Overall at Day One of VSU Thanksgiving Classic
November 27, 2009
PETERSBURG, VA- April Whitaker registered a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds as the Elizabeth City State Lady Vikings cruised past Washington Adventist University 71-30 in the opening game of the Virginia State University Thanksgiving Classic.
Washington Adventist shot a lowly 27% from the field as they drop to 0-4 on the season.
The Lady Vikings, who utilized their entire roster, out-rebounded the Shock 57-37 and never trailed from the opening tip. ECSU held a 42-19 halftime lead and outscored WAU 29-11 in the second half. Kenyatta Gill was the only other Lady Viking to register double figures with 11 points in 15 minutes of play.
Erin Duffie finished with a team high 11 rebounds in the losing effort.
For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
Agenda for One Day Green Economy Forum at Elizabeth City State University K.E. White Center. Dec 7
Three such Green Economy Forums will be held across the state in December.
The one at ECSU is scheduled for December 7, 2009, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Click below for information and to pre-register for this free event at which complimentary lunches will be served.
http://www.thesynergygroupnc.com/agenda.html
The one at ECSU is scheduled for December 7, 2009, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Click below for information and to pre-register for this free event at which complimentary lunches will be served.
http://www.thesynergygroupnc.com/agenda.html
Happy Holidays from Still Waters Salon
It also gives us the opportunity to personally thank those who have helped us make it through another year.
So in the spirit of this wonderful, joyous
Holiday Season
We thank you for your support, loyalty but most importantly your friendship.
And we look forward to a continuing happy and prosperous relationship in the years to come and thank you for supporting our local Downtown Business’s
Best Wishes Now and All Year Long,
Still Waters Salon
Mike, Pat, Leigh, Courtney and Lacey
“Oh yeah and Sophia”
Monday, November 30, 2009
Rep. Annie Mobley speaks for December 12 Commencement at ECSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Elizabeth City State University welcomes Rep. Annie Mobley as the speaker for the December 12, 2009 commencement which begins at 10:00 am in the Robert L. Vaughan Center.
Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
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1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
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