NIA is the central starting point for several projects at Elizabeth City State University including: NASA, ONR, CERSER, NOAA, IEEE-GRSS, ECSU, CReSIS, and RS Explorers.
Elizabeth City State University is the setting in which the Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research is located at.
The Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) is designed for students to participate in the sciences in research, mainly focused upon their major.
The Center of Excellece in Remote Sensing Education and Research is a program ran by Dr. Linda B. Hayden, where the scholars of the program have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of not only their major, but to a variety of other careers in the science field.