Residence Life

Residence Life offers students a variety of housing options to choose from. The University's newest residence complex is Whites Crossing. The first two buildings opened in 2012. Three additional buildings opened in 2014. They offer apartment (private bedrooms) and suite (shared bedrooms) style living. Phase Three of Whites Crossing was completed in Fall 2016.

In addition to Whites Crossing, six traditional residence halls are located on campus. All residence halls have been renovated in the past 10 years and renovations in the primary freshmen residence halls were completed the summer of 2015. All rooms are air-conditioned, wired for cable TV connection, and internet services. Bedrooms are furnished with beds and study areas. Most rooms are designed for double-occupancy. Private Rooms are reserved solely for upperclassmen students.  Freshmen students with extenuating circumstances or medical conditions may be granted the opportunity to have a private room

University policy requires all full-time students to live in campus housing unless they meet one of the following conditions: (1) married; (2) live in the community with their parents or grandparents; (3) over 23 years of age; or (4) a veteran of the United States military. A small percentage of junior and senior students are also allowed to live off campus after successful application.

All residence facilities are supervised by full-time professional staff, live-in Assistant Directors of Residence Life and undergraduate Resident Assistants. Room assignments are made through the Housing and Residence Life Office.

Campus life enables each student to develop social and interpersonal skills, foster leadership skills, cultivate sound ethical and moral principles, deepen spiritual commitments, formulate a philosophy of life, and explore career opportunities. Enhancing the quality of life at Chowan University is just another way to show you the University has faith in your future.

Some of your best memories in college will be with the people you live within the residence halls. Just think, your college roommate may be your best friend for the rest of your life.

Here is a brief list of what your room already contains:

Bed and Mattress
Chairs
Desks
Closets
Air-Conditioning/Heating Unit
Carpeted floors
Wireless internet (wired internet also available in the rooms)
Cable TV that includes over 60 channels (Click here for Channel Guide and additional info about compatible televisions.)

Everything you need in a residence hall is there. 

Washer/dryer rooms are located inside the residence halls. There are also lobby areas for students to just hang out, watch TV, or study. You can bring a vehicle to Chowan and park on campus. There are no parking or vehicle registration fees at Chowan University.

Chowan makes the  security and well-being of our students, staff and faculty a priority. Chowan has a proactive plan of action for various emergency situations and safety procedures that come under regular review to ensure that they are always up-to-date and accurate. 

Our public safety officers are uniformed and equipped to handle any number of occurrences on campus, large or small, should they ever occur. The University also works very closely with local law enforcement, as well as the local fire and rescue agencies. Our Public Safety Department functions 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Students, as well as faculty and staff, can call at any time and an officer will be there to assist them. 

Our officers inform students, staff and faculty about proper procedures, including vehicle registration and parking procedures, with seminars and by distributing key chains with emergency numbers on them. If a situation were to occur, students can also submit a 'silent witness' report to Public Safety anonymously. At a request, the officers can escort students around campus. 

Resident Assistants for the Residence Halls review plans of action for situations of all sizes regularly as well. Resident Assistants, assigned to each floor of the halls, are also equipped with safety supplies.