Year: 2017

Chowan University to Host the Qualifying Round of North Carolina State Math Competition

MURFREESBORO, NC – On March 24, 2017, more than 430 school children will fill the halls as the Chowan University Department of Mathematics hosts the qualifying round of the North Carolina State Math Competition for the 31st time. Dr. Thomas Whitaker, Chair, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Director of the Honors College, has been the […]

Hawks Take 2nd Place at the SAU Golf Round Up

CLAYTON, NC – The Chowan University men's golf team concluded play at the Saint Augustine's Golf Round Up on Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks posted a team score of 312, shaving off 16 strokes from their  final team score at the Saint Augustine's Invitational on Monday afternoon. Chowan finished in second place and just four strokes off the wining […]

Chowan’s Jordan Payne Named to the 2017 D2 CCA All-Atlantic Region Team

California (Pa.)'s Miki Glenn was named the 2016-17 Atlantic Region Women's Basketball Player of the Year to highlight the 2016-17 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (CCA) All-Atlantic Region Women's Basketball Teams announced Tuesday afternoon. Chowan University's Jordan Payne has been named to the Second-Team D2 CCA All-Atlantic Region Team.  Payne led the Hawks in scoring and rebounding the entire […]

Local author to talk NC, NASCAR, and Moonshine at Chowan University

MURFREESBORO, NC – What do North Carolina, NASCAR, and moonshine have in common? Find out at Chowan University book talk with author Frank Stephenson Jr. about his new book North Carolina Moonshine: An Illicit History. The talk will take place in the upper level of Whitaker Library on the Chowan University campus, March 22, 2017. […]

Chowan Football Releases 2017 Schedule

MURFREESBORO, NC – The Chowan University Department of Athletics has released the 2017 football schedule. The Hawks, who played six home games in 2016, will hit the road for six games this season and host four games at Garrison Stadium.  Chowan kicks-off the 2017 season  with Fayetteville State University at home on September 2nd in a nonconference […]

Kevin Wilson to headline 2017 Mary Frances Hobson Lecture

MURFREESBORO, NC – Chowan University is pleased to announce Kevin Wilson as the 2017 recipient of the Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. Wilson is best known for his 2011 novel The Family Fang, which was turned into a film in 2015. Starring Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman, it premiered […]

Chowan Softball: Hawks Sweep ESU to Wrap up Tournament

SALEM, VA –  The Chowan University softball team picked up two wins in final day play of the West Virginia Wesleyan University Tournament at Moyer Park in Salem, Virginia on Sunday afternoon. The Hawks swept East Stroudsburg in a doubleheader with scores of 8-0 and 6-4. Chowan improved their overall record to 15-13 after going 4-1 […]

Chowan WLAX: Hawks Soar Past Bobcats for Conference Win

MURFREESBORO, NC – The Chowan University women's lacrosse team picked up a decisive 12-9 win over Lees-McRae College in Conference Carolinas play on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks improved to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the league after the match while the Bobcats fell to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in league play.  Chowan opened the scoring quickly […]

CU Men’s Tennis Outlast Golden Bulls in CIAA Play

SALISBURY, NC- The Chowan University men's tennis team grabbed a 9-0 win over Johnson C. Smith University in their first conference match of the season at the CIAA Round Up on Friday evening. The Hawks move to 6-5 on the year and 1-0 in the CIAA, while the Golden Bulls slipped to 0-6 on the […]

Hawks Climb Past Lady Blue Bears

SALISBURY, NC-The Chowan University women's tennis team earned a 9-0 win over Livingstone College in their first conference match of the season at the CIAA Round Up on Friday evening. The Hawks advance to an overall 5-6 record and 1-0 record 0 in conference play. With the setback, the Lady Blue Bears dropped to 0-5 […]