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The number of students who have confirmed plans to enroll at Elizabeth City State University next semester for the fall 2021 semester is up significantly from this time last year.
According to Provost Farrah J. Ward, 113 students of the 169 admitted and the 285 who completed applications have confirmed their enrollment for the spring.
By comparison, 89 students of the 123 admitted and 268 who completed applications had confirmed their enrollment at ECSU for the spring by Dec. 10, 2019, Ward said.
Ward was giving a report to the ECSU Board of Trusteesâ Committee on Academic Excellence and Strategic Growth earlier this month.
Ward also noted that ECSU has 63 students already confirmed to enroll in fall 2021, compared with 33 who had confirmed their enrollment for fall 2020 this time last year.
Editorâs note: Our annual lookback at the top local stories of 2020 continues.
Local government and the public schools saw some big changes in leadership in 2020, but likely the biggest was Elizabeth City City Manager Rich Olsonâs departure for a job in Texas in August.
Olson, Elizabeth Cityâs city manager for nearly two decades, announced his impending departure in June to take a town managerâs job in Argyle, Texas.
City Council tapped Eddie Buffaloe, the cityâs police chief, to serve as interim manager after Olsonâs departure. Council then selected Enfield Town Manager Montre Freeman in October as Olsonâs permanent replacement. Freeman, a graduate of Elizabeth City State University, will start work in Elizabeth City on Jan. 19.
Even in this season of giving, the announcement that MacKenzie Scott is giving $4.16 billion to hundreds of American organizations sent a powerful message. In a tsunami of philanthropy, she
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