On Thursday, August 23, Chowan University Campus Ministry will host Chowan Cares at the Jenkins Center on the Chowan campus at 5pm. In partnership with Ahoskie Food Bank and the Chowan Rotaract Club, Campus Ministry will pack Backpack Buddies for the children of Riverview Elementary and other area schools. Each backpack will be filled with […]
Dr. Jennifer Place is awarded Excellence in Teaching from Chowan University
Chowan University awarded Dr. Jennifer Place, Chair of the Department of Psychology, the Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. M. Christopher White, 22nd President of Chowan University and current Chancellor, stated, “She is small but she has enthusiasm. She is dynamite. She has become a mainstay on the faculty and chairs one of the most vibrant […]
Chowan University Partners with Community to Welcome New Students
On August 18, 2018, twenty-five local businesses and churches will gather from 11am-1:30pm on the Chowan University campus to welcome new students to Chowan and the Murfreesboro community. This southern hospitality is an annual tradition where the community demonstrates the love it has for Chowan students through fellowship. Located in the Hawk’s Nest, Chowan faculty […]
Chowan University Rotaract Club Remains Active in the Community
The Chowan University Rotaract Club has been busy over the last academic year. Members of the club are responsible for multiple fundraisers and service projects on campus and throughout the community, raising over $2000 for charities and causes in Hertford County and abroad. Their activities and accomplishments earned them the Chowan University Mission and Vision […]
Chowan University Places in Phi Beta Lambda State Conference
Chowan University ranked in the awards at the 64th Annual Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Leadership Conference. Not only was the Chowan University chapter of PBL awarded second place in Eastern Region Chapter Membership, but the three student representatives placed in the top ten when they competed in conference events. Malek Leach of Petersburg, VA, […]
CU Athletics Gearing Up for 10th Annual Community Night
The Chowan University athletic department is proud to host the 10th Annual CU Community Night August 16th at 6:30pm. The event will be held rain or shine. Barring poor weather, the event will be hosted on the upper athletic fields behind the Helms Center. The rain location is the Helms Center. CU Athletics Community Night is a free, […]
John Hinton retires from Chowan University after 20 years of service
John Hinton, Vice President for Human Resource and member of the senior staff (former Mayor of Murfreesboro), retired in May from Chowan University after 20 years of loyal service. Hinton is originally from Portsmouth, VA. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute and went on to serve his country in the United States Army. Following his […]
Chowan University Presents Excellence in Community Service Awards
Each year, Academic Affairs at Chowan University celebrates the spirit of service by honoring professors with the Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award. The 2017-2018 awardees are Dr. William Collins, and Dean Christina Rupsch. Dr. Danny Moore, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs commented, “The finalists are the types of people that Theodore Roosevelt […]
Chowan University launches inclusive-access textbook program
It is a truth universally acknowledged that college textbooks seem to cost a small fortune these days. The College Board estimates that students spend an average of $1,200 a year on textbooks and supplies, an increase of 82% in the past decade. As part of its commitment to fostering student success, Chowan University will launch the […]
Former Chowan hoops player retires in style
This article is reprinted in full with permission from Gene Motley, News/Sports Desk at Roanoke Chowan Publications. TIJUANA BAJA CALIFORNIA. – Trayvon Lathan was thinking of only one sure thing as the games were winding down in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico, or Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit (CIBACOPA), and its 2018 playoffs […]