Year: 2023

Chowan University Receives Donated 3D Printer  

Dr. Torrence Gill, Assistant Professor of Biology at Chowan University, proudly delivered a donated 3D Printer to Whitaker Library this week. The donation came by way of Andres Sandoval-Mojica, Entomology Lead Scientist, & Brian Hossfeld, Automation Expert, from AgBiome out of the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Dr. Gill and Dr. Sandoval-Mojica were colleagues as […]

Donations Drive First Round of Science Lab Renovations 

Contributed by Dr. Jennifer Place, Professor of Psychology Due to the generous contributions of donors, renovations are finally underway for the Freshmen Biology Lab at Chowan University.   After a historic Chowan Gives event in April 2023, $63,000 was raised specifically for a biology lab renovation in Camp Hall.  Additional donations brought the total to […]

Chowan Tabs Kameron Beans To Lead Volleyball Program

Coach Beans

Chowan Athletics and Athletics Director Patrick Mashuda announced the hiring of Kameron Beans as the new head women’s volleyball coach. Kameron comes to Chowan after being the Technical Director and 18 Head National Team Coach at Chesapeake Elite Volleyball Academy in Maryland.  Kameron co-founded CEVA in 2014 while being the National Head Coach for the previous six years. […]

Chowan Welcomes Ashley Barmer as Admissions Counselor 

Ashley Barmer

On July 12th, Chowan University welcomed Ashley Barmer as Admissions Counselor. A native of Millennium, NC, Barmer is a Barton College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in health promotions with a minor in gerontology. She also competed on their softball team.  Before joining Chowan University, she spent the last five years as the physical education […]

Harris Elevated, Takes Over Chowan Women’s Lacrosse

Chris Harris

 Chowan Athletics and Director of Athletics, Patrick Mashuda, announces the elevation of Chris Harris to head coach of the Chowan Women’s Lacrosse program. “Coach Harris has proven himself as an assistant coach on the women’s lacrosse side, and a head coach on the cross country side of athletics,” stated Patrick Mashuda, Director of Athletics. “It will be […]

Alumna Kela Tillery Hired as Admissions Counselor 

Kela Tillery at Admissions House

Chowan University welcomes back Kela Tillery ‘14 to serve as Admissions Counselor. Tillery, a native of Roanoke Rapids, NC, is a Chowan graduate with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry.  As a Chowan University Admissions Counselor, Tillery will recruit prospective students to Chowan. As an alumna of the university and someone who […]

Burke Adds Schwartz To Hawks Basketball Staff

Griffin Schwartz

6/30/2023 11:14:00 AM MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Men’s Basketball program and Head Coach Rob Burke announces the hiring of Griffin Schwartz as Assistant Coach for the Hawks. “Griffin comes to us after spending several years with basketball coaches I highly respect,” said Coach Burke.  With his coaching background, he has hit the ground running this summer in […]

Chowan University Hosts Five Day Campapalooza

Campapalooza

Chowan University hosted over eighty students June 18 through 23 at “Campapalooza,”  a 5-day academic summer camp for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. During the camps, students lived on campus, enjoyed meals in the dining hall, and engaged in exciting academic activities with our University Faculty in their chosen academic areas.  Studio Art students engaged […]

Chowan University Hosted Mindfulness Retreat

Longleaf School for the Arts on the steps of the Historic McDowell Columns Building at Chowan University.

Chowan University hosted 125 students and 25 teachers from the Longleaf School for the Arts, a charter school in Raleigh, NC, June 11 through 16 in what was dubbed a “Mindfulness Retreat.”  While on campus, the students attended seminars and workshops on wellness, stress management, anxiety reduction, time management, financial decision-making, and executive functioning skills. […]

Chowan University Celebrates Steeple Raising for the Chowan Chapel  

steeple

On Thursday, June 15, Chowan University observed a steeple raising for the Chowan Chapel. The Chowan Community was invited to the installation of this new campus icon. Many watched from Squirrel Park as the steeple made its way to its final destination on top of the Chowan Chapel.     The steeple arrived by truck from Campbellsville […]