Coronavirus FAQs

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a newly identified coronavirus that is causing an outbreak of pneumonia illness. It was first identified in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and has since spread to multiple other countries, including the United States.

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) or through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Read more from the CDC.

Symptoms* may appear 2-14 days after exposure and may be flu-like, ranging from mild to serious, and include:

• -Fever
• -Cough
• -Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• ​-Fatigue
• -Muscle or body aches
• -Headache
• -New loss of taste or smell
• -Sore throat
• -Congestion or runny nose
• -Nausea or vomiting
• -Diarrhea

This list was updated on 7/13/20. The situation around the COVID-19 pandemic is ever-evolving. We recommend always deferring to the lastest CDC updates which can be found at cdc.gov/coronavirus.

There is no vaccine to prevent this virus, and the CDC advises that the best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to COVID-19.

Here are everyday actions to help prevent the spread of all respiratory viruses:

• -Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• -Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• -Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• -Stay home when you are sick.
• -Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• -Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
• -Consider alternatives to shaking hands.
• -Unless you are sick with cough, sneezing, and fever, it is not advised to wear a mask.

View the full and most current CDC Guildlines for preventing the spread here. 

The CDC recommends:

• -Stay home except to get medical care
• -Separate yourself from other people and animals in your home
• -Call ahead before visiting your doctor
• -Wear a facemask if you are sick
• -Cover your coughs and sneezes
• -Clean your hands often
• -Avoid sharing personal household items
• -Clean all “high-touch” surfaces every day
• -Monitor your symptoms

The Academic Calendar

Chowan University has made adjustments to the fall 2020 semester to support health and encourage learning. We will continue to evaluate the calendar and make adjustments as necessary.

August - Traditional events including athletics, concerts, convocation, homecoming, etc. will be assessed by August 3, 2020 and initial guidance determined.

New students will move-in on Saturday, August 22nd, and returning students will be assigned either August 23rd or August 24th move-in dates. Classes begin on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

September - Classes will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2020.

October - Fall Break has been removed for 2020 to support an accelerated schedule. 

November - Classes will meet on campus until Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 5 p.m. All residence halls will close on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 10 p.m. for the remainder of the semester. Any adjustments to the spring semester calendar will be announced in November.

December - Final exams for all 2020 fall semester classes will be administered remotely from December 7-14, 2020. The last week of instruction, November 30-December 4, will be held online as Study Days. On a Study Day, instructors may hold study sessions, conduct labs, require presentations, etc., remotely. These days are designed to review and reinforce previous course work. No new material is introduced on a Study Day. A Study Day is also used to study for exams, complete papers and projects, make remote presentations, etc. Final Examinations will begin Monday, December 7, and end Monday, December 14.

The calendar for Spring 2021 is under review.

Teaching and Learning

As always, Chowan’s goal is to offer an outstanding academic experience to every student. In spring 2020, Chowan faculty had one week to pivot to remote instruction; this fall will be very different.

·  Social distancing will be practiced by limiting classroom occupancy. 
·  Masks will be worn in all classes and meetings at all times.
·  Measures such as removing chairs and posting signs and floor/table stickers indicating where to enter and exit a building, classroom, and stairwell, where to sit or stand, how to use an elevator, etc., will be in place.
·  Courses will be designed to be delivered both remotely and in-person.
·  The majority of remote and hybrid sessions will be delivered in real-time, to enable immediate interaction and discussion.
·  Some classes will consist of remote lectures and small, in-person sessions.
·  Some courses will assign alternating groups of students to attend in the classroom on alternating days.
·  Some courses will break large classes into smaller cohorts.

With the support of a new Instructional Designer, the staff in Information Technology, and a team of faculty members working this summer, instructors will incorporate innovative pedagogies for blended, hybrid, and remote learning. This will allow every student to have hands-on learning with fewer person-to-person contacts. 

Academic advisors are available via email. If you do not know the name and/or email address of your advisor, contact The Registrar at registrar@chowan.edu. If you do not receive a response from your academic advisor within 24 hours, please email cuprovost@chowan.edu or moored@chowan.edu.

The Chowan IT department is committed to providing you support for online instruction during these trying times. We have instituted a temporary phone number you can call for issues with Blackboard or password resets. That phone number is 252-398-6495 and is to be used during normal business hours 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. IT staff will constantly monitor this number and should be available to answer your questions. If the call volume gets too high you will be placed in a queue until someone is available. You can always break out of the queue to leave a message. Make sure you leave a good contact number so we can get your issue resolved.

After normal working hours and during the weekend we would like you to utilize email for support. The TEMPORARY email address for support is support@chowan.edu. That email address will be monitored but response time will depend on staff availability and access to a computer. Once again we need you to include all information and a good number to contact you to make sure your service request is handled correctly. If you need a password reset, it is imperative we have you on the phone when that is done or you will be locked out of email.

Password resets can be accomplished by going to reset.chowan.edu.

Chowan University's Accessibility Services and the Learning Center are here to provide support services for any student who has a documented disability or other health concern because we want you to know that the University has faith in your future. Chowan will maintain a mutual respect and courtesy for all our students, regardless of their disabilities or health concerns, and Chowan will always strive to educate all those who seek a better future. 

The mission of Accessibility Services and the Learning Center is to provide equal access opportunities, including the establishment and coordination of reasonable academic accommodations to qualified students with disabilities and/or health concerns in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Accessibility Services and the Learning Center exercise a good faith effort to coordinate reasonable accommodations to enable students to maximize their educational potential, develop academically and socially and ultimately become Chowan University alumni.

Accessibility Services and the Learning Center provide equal access opportunities and disability support services to students who have documented disabilities and health concerns. These include, but are not limited to, the establishment and coordination of academic accommodations, auxiliary aids, and programs to qualified students with disabilities. Our goal is to provide workable solutions so that students can learn and achieve in an inclusive and caring environment.

Chowan encourages prospective students with disabilities or other health concerns to contact Accessibility Services and the Learning Center as early in the admissions process as possible. Contact Mrs. Debbie Hinton, Accessibility Services Coordinator, with additional questions or for assistance with this service. 

Ella Benson, EdD
Dean, Accessibility Services 
Phone: 252-398-6358
Email: bensoe@chowan.edu(link sends e-mail)
Office: Horner Hall 101

or

Debbie Hinton
Accessibility Services Coordinator 
Phone: 252-398-6567 
Email: dshinton@chowan.edu(link sends e-mail)
Office: Camp Hall 110

Our peer tutors are available to assist and advise you through online Zoom meetings. Our hours are Monday-Thursday, plus Sunday from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m., though additional times and face-to-face meetings are possible by individual appointment. 

Library Entrance

• A face covering is required whenever you are in the library.
• You will find that entering the library has changed. Please follow the signs and floor markings.
• You will EXIT just past the front desk area.
• Entrance to the Library will be by HAWKSCard in the evenings.  You may need to use your HAWKSCard to gain entry to the building after 7 pm.

Fall 2020 Hours - starting Tuesday, August 25 

Monday – Thursday, 7:45am – 11:00 pm  

Friday, 7:45am – 4:00pm 

Saturday, 1:00pm – 4:00pm 

Sunday, 2:00pm – 11:00 pm 

Library Building

• Library furniture has been rearranged to promote social distancing. We have approximately half as many seats available. Please do not move furniture, it has been carefully measured for your safety.
• Service desks have plexiglass partitions and other social distancing measures.
• Floor stickers will indicate where to stand while you wait for service or access to shared equipment.
• Cleaning supplies are provided and we encourage you to engage in frequent cleaning when using common surfaces such as study tables, computers, and shared equipment, and to wash and sanitize your hands often.
• If you encounter an individual who is not wearing a mask please kindly remind them that masks are required on campus and that they may acquire one at the Main floor service desk.
• Study rooms and restrooms will be limited to 1 person
• The library will not have spaces this year to support group study work.
• Only one person will be permitted in a bookshelf aisle at a time.
• The Library Stacks will be open for you to browse and retrieve your own materials.  Items may also be requested for pick-up.  Requests for materials for pick-up can be made through the library website  libguides.chowan.edu  using the instructions below. 
• Your materials will be available for self-serve pickup near the library service desk on the next day.  
• For those who prefer curbside pickup please use the procedure described below, and call the Library main telephone line 252-398-6212 to schedule pickup at the door of the building between 9am - 4pm, M-F.

We have lengthened student loan periods for library books to eight weeks. Other library materials including laptops, and other equipment have not had their loan period changed.

When books and DVDs are returned, they will be quarantined for a minimum of four days before being available to borrow again.

Attending Remote Classes from the Library

• If you plan to attend a remote class from within the library, please note:
•  On the basement floor of the library you may only use the study rooms to attend remote classes.
• You may use any seating area on the main and top floor to attend remote classes.
• Be considerate of those studying near you:
• Wear headphones
• Speak softly
• Do not let your power cord become a tripping hazard   

Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus    

• The Library has compiled a page to help you connect to materials from off-campus.  https://libguides.chowan.edu/learn-library.  Research guides  are available to help you find online resources to support your work.  
• The library is everywhere you are. We are ready to support students who are not attending classes on campus this fall and faculty teaching remotely.
• Most of our collection is available online. Find books and articles using the Library Catalog or one of our databases.
• If you're having problems finding information or want to improve your results, schedule an appointment with a librarian. We enjoy working with students on their research projects. 
• For a quick bit of advice, use chat.google.com to find a specific librarian. 
• Shared office supplies such as staplers, headphones, white board markers and erasers, and scissors will not be provided to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. 

Library spaces and equipment, study rooms (limited to capacity:1), Library Lab (limited to capacity:10) photocopiers, computers, paper cutters are available for use. 

Cleaning supplies are readily available throughout the Library and we encourage patrons to engage in frequent cleaning when using common surfaces, and to wash and sanitize their hands often.  

Remote Services  

• Our full schedule of library research support continues to be available remotely.  
• Call the library at 252-398-6212
• Email - library@chowan.edu 
• Chat - chat.google.com to find a specific librarian
• Schedule an appointment (for a call or Google Meet consultation)

The Chowan University Writing Center is available online. 

• You can join a GoogleMeet or schedule an appointment.
• Please use your Chowan email and Google Docs for your Chowan University work.
• All writing assignments must be shared as a Google Doc from a Chowan account.

Join a tutor in a GoogleMeet using one of the following links during our regular business hours.

https://meet.google.com/ige-jbgn-qxx https://meet.google.com/sqf-yvpr-ywz

Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 9:00PM

Friday 9:00 AM -3:00 PM

To schedule an appointment, please click on the link provided and follow the instructions below.  https://tinyurl.com/qs5r43y

Please use your Chowan email and Google Docs to make an appointment.

All writing assignments must be shared as a Google Doc from a Chowan account.

Select an appointment slot 24 hours in advance (drop-in GoogleMeets are available during regular business hours)

Copy a shareable link to your Google Doc and paste it in the box labeled WHERE (One way to get the link is to click the blue share button, click get a shareable link, and paste it in the WHERE box. Please allow edit access.)

In the box labeled DESCRIPTION, please include

Your course number (ENG 101, HIST 110), and your instructor's last name

2-3 focused questions or areas for your tutor to examine. For example:

Do I have a strong thesis statement?

Is my paper well-organized and easy to follow?

Am I doing in-text citations properly?

How can I strengthen my introduction and/or conclusion?

You will receive a confirmation email from the Writing Center when your appointment is scheduled and then, if needed, an email requesting edit access to your document.

At your scheduled appointment time, open your Google Doc and meet your tutor.

Please email writingcenter@chowan.edu if you have any questions.

The purpose of the training manual is to provide the coaches and athletics staff with the guidelines and procedures that will be implemented and followed for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the ever changing nature of the pandemic and recommendations from national and state governing bodies, these guidelines may change at the discretion of the athletics administration staff. Training of student-athletes and staff will take place prior to check-in dates. All student-athletes and staff must acknowledge training through a signed statement at the conclusion of the training. Click here to view the Athletics COVID-19 Procedures Manual.

Commencement 2020 originally scheduled for May 9th has been postponed until December 19, 2020.  The December 19th Commencement will honor candidates for graduation from December 2019, May 2020, July 2020, and December 2020.

Residence Life guidelines, modifications, and education can be found here. 

To contact Residence Life call  252-398-6237 or email reslife@chowan.edu.

The University works with Pioneer Caterers as its dining service. Currently, Thomas Dining Hall and Murfs will be open for fall 2020 and the flow of service will be limited to ensure social distancing. Each food service location will provide the same meal options, with seating available in the dining hall, Chowan Room, and the Hawks Nest. 

Out of an abundance of caution and following the executive order from North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, beginning at 3 pm March 23rd, the Jenkins Center will be closed until further notice.

University Offices are open during normal business hours.

Our office number (252) 398-6290 is monitored and our staff available as needed during normal business hours (8:30 AM - 5 PM)

Self-Service is available 24/7 on MyCU.

Our office number (252) 398-6535 is monitored and our staff available as needed during normal business hours (8:30 AM - 5 PM)

Self-Service is available 24/7 on NetPartner.

 Our plan is as follows:

• If students are on or near campus and want to return their books, they can do so in the Business Office at their convenience as long as the books are returned on or before, Friday, May 8th, 2020 or they can simply leave the books in their Residence room.
• For students who have left their books in their rooms, we will be coordinating with Residence Life to retrieve those books shortly and check them in along with the bullet above.
• Students with books missing at this point will be contacted and a shipping label provided to return their books to the University through Follett to ensure retrieval before the due date.

Should students have further questions, they should contact the Business Office or email hawkflightbooks@chowan.edu. 

The on-campus bookstore is open.  You can also shop online at shopchowan.com. 

The Admissions Office will remain open during normal business hours. We are now open for campus visits with some modifications, contact Admissions Counselor for details. We understand this is a challenging time for individuals and communities across the world. Having said that, we are open for business and are here to support you in any way we can. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 252-398-6230 or enroll@chowan.edu. Our office is working to develop opportunities for prospective students and their families to connect with the Chowan community, and we will share more details as they become available. We appreciate your flexibility as we prioritize the health of our campus community. For more information and ongoing updates about the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit chowan.edu/coronavirus.

During these challenging times, we want to ensure that all qualified applicants have the opportunity to be considered for admission. In response to SAT and ACT testing sites closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chowan University will waive test requirements for Fall 2020 admission consideration beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  This means students are encouraged to submit test scores if they have them, but applications without test scores will be considered for admission. This is effective immediately and available to domestic and international students. Students must remember NCAA has its own guidelines for student-athletes to which they must adhere. 

We are now open for campus visits with some modifications, contact Admissions Counselor for details. We understand this is a challenging time for individuals and communities across the world. Having said that, we are open for business and are here to support you in any way we can. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 252-398-6230 or enroll@chowan.edu(link sends e-mail)(link sends e-mail)(link sends e-mail). Our office is working to develop opportunities for prospective students and their families to connect with the Chowan community, and we will share more details as they become available. We appreciate your flexibility as we prioritize the health of our campus community. 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020 provides funding and flexibilities for higher education institutions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the CARES Act, colleges and universities received funding through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). The first portion of funding requires institutions to provide emergency cash payments to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  This includes, but is not limited to food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.  The Department of Education identifies eligible students to receive funds as those who completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or were eligible to complete a FAFSA for the 2019-2020 academic school year.

Under the guidelines and suggestions outlined by the Department of Education to get HEERF funds to students as quickly as possible with consideration of financial need, Chowan University has elected to base the student cash distribution amounts on your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) which is a reflection of financial need.  The lower the EFC resulting from your FAFSA, the higher the financial need.

To ensure a comprehensive and fair approach, Chowan developed a matrix (see below) based upon the total student cash payment amount allocated by the government ($1,307,163), the total number of eligible students (1,024), and each student’s respective EFC.  Students who were actively enrolled at the conclusion of the first spring break date (Sunday, March 15, 2020) were deemed eligible students.

These funds may be used as you deem appropriate to cover costs you incurred associated with the disruption of educational services created by the Coronavirus pandemic.  Eligible students were notified of the emergency relief funding via their Chowan University email on Monday, May 11, 2020 and paper checks were mailed between Wednesday, May 13, 2020 and Monday, May 18, 2020.  To date, Chowan University has expensed $1,307,163.12 in emergency cash payments to eligible students.

CARES Act HEERF Funds Update as of August 7, 2020:

On April 14, 2020, Chowan University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Funding Certification and Agreement Form noting a total grant amount of $2,614,325.  Students enrolled in a traditional class setting at Chowan University on March 15, 2020 meeting the criteria established by the CARES Act were eligible to receive consideration for the Emergency Grant Assistance.

On April 28, 2020, Chowan University received $1,307,163 through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) identified as Student Funds which were distributed to eligible students as “Cash Payments.”  To ensure a comprehensive and fair approach, the University developed a matrix based upon each student’s respective Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by a student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  The FAFSA ranges employed to determine the amount of a student “Cash Payment” is listed below:

Tier 1: Eligible Students with an EFC of 0 received $1,749.00

Tier 2: Eligible Students with an EFC range of 1 – 200 received $1,549.56
Tier 3: Eligible Students with an EFC range of 201 – 1,200 received $1,349.00
Tier 4: Eligible Students with an EFC range of 1,201 – 2,200 received $1,149.00
Tier 5: Eligible Students with an EFC range of 2,201 – 3,200 received $949.00
Tier 6: Eligible Students with an EFC range of 3,201 – 6,200 received $749.00
Tier 7: Eligible Students with an EFC range above 6,200 received $545.00

Eligible students were notified of the emergency relief funding via their Chowan University email account on Monday, May 11, 2020.  Paper checks were mailed to student home addresses between Wednesday, May 13 and Monday, May 18, 2020.  To date, Chowan University has expensed a total of $1,307,163.12 in Student Emergency Cash Payments to 1,024 eligible students.  All HEERF Student Emergency Financial Grants have been exhausted.

On May 6, 2020, Chowan University received the second half of the HEERF grant ($1,307,162) deemed Institutional Funds.  These funds can be used by the University to cover cost associated with significant changes to the delivery of instructions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This may include equipment and software purchases, online licensing fees, and other expenses associated with moving classes to an online delivery model.  Chowan University elected to provide eligible student credits to their accounts receivable for missed meals and a percentage of unused boarding dates beginning on Sunday, March 15, 2020 with the supper meal.  To date, Chowan University has expensed $1,026,398.38 through the application of a CU Cares Credit to a respective 949 student accounts of the eligible 1,024 students.    

Students were notified via their Chowan University email account of the disbursement amount of the CU CARES Credit to their respective student account.  Student accounts resulting in a credit balance where handled via the following:

• -Graduating Students received a refund of their credit balance upon confirmation from the Registrar’s Office of meeting all graduation requirements.
• -Students who identify themselves as not returning for the fall 2020 semester via a web form provided by the University requesting a refund of their credit balance was approved and refunded upon confirmation of not returning by the Academic Success Office.
• -Students expected to return for the fall 2020 semester who have not identified themselves as not returning will have their credit balance available to offset fall 2020 cost of attendance.   

CARES Act HEERF Funds Update as of October 1, 2020:

Chowan University has processed and is preparing to distribute by mail refund checks for the students who have a credit balance on their account due to the CU CARES Credit from Spring 2020 and who did not return to Chowan University for the Fall 2020 semester.
 

In response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Chowan University recently received an additional $1,307,163 for the second allocation of funds deemed Institutional Funds.  These funds can be used by institutions to cover any cost associated with significant changes to the delivery of instructions due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  This may include equipment and software purchases, online licensing fees, and other expenses associated with moving class to an online delivery model.

We are happy to announce that Chowan University has elected to use nearly 90% of the funds allocated to provide credits to student accounts.

COVID-19 Pandemic Related Credit for Spring 2020 Residency Fees
Approved by the Chowan University Senior Staff May 2020

Methodology for Credit Eligibility/Calculations

The following represents the criteria and eligibility requirements employed to calculate individual student Residency Fee (meal plans and/or residential rooms) Credits resulting from the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

 Eligibility for Consideration:

• Students actively enrolled (not withdrawn nor suspended) at Chowan University as of Sunday, March 15, 2020.
• Students whose Residential Fees were fully covered by Chowan University institutional aid (including Athletic Grant in Aid) grants/scholarships will not receive credit consideration.
• Students who stayed on-campus in their residence hall and/or consumed meals from Sunday, March 15, 2020 through the end of the Spring 2020 semester will not receive credit consideration for room usage and meals consumed.
• Students who were ineligible to submit and complete a Free Application for Student Financial Aid are excluded from credit consideration as mandated by the Department of Education.

 Meal Plan Factors:

• Meal Plan calendar for the Spring 2020 semester consisted of a total of 103 days.
• Fifty-four (54) of the 103 days were served as scheduled resulting in a maximum of forty-nine (49) days affected by the Pandemic.
• Each student meal plan calculation is subject to the meal plan selected and charged to your student account factored by the meal plan percentage of institutional aid awarded.
• The unused meals remaining were used as the basis of your meal plan credit calculation factored by the number of meals you consumed beginning Sunday, March 15, 2020 until the end of the Spring 2020 semester which was extended to Friday, May 15, 2020 through the supper meal.

 Room Factors:

• Residency calendar for the Spring 2020 semester consisted of a total of 116 days
• Sixty-three (63) of the 116 residential days had passed before Sunday, March 15, 2020 resulting in a maximum of fifty-three (53) residential days affected by the Pandemic.
• Each student residential calculation is subject to the type of Residential Fee selected and charged to your student account factored by the residential percentage of institutional aid awarded.
• The unused residential days remaining (53) were used as the basis of your residency fee credit calculation to include a percentage for cleaning/sanitizing factored by the number of days you tapped into your room greater than 3 days after Sunday, March 15, 2020.
• Students who tapped into their room in excess of three (3) calendar days after March 15, 2020 were charged for each day they accessed their room.

 Graduating Seniors – Credit Guidelines:

Impacted graduating residential students meeting all requirements for graduation by May 2020 (as confirmed by the Registrar) will receive a credit based upon the credit eligibility/calculation factors above to their student account.

• Students will have the credit applied to any balance remaining on their student account first.
• Graduating students with a resulting credit balance on their student account will receive a refund check mailed to them on, or before, June 1, 2020.

 Eligible Returning Students – Credit Guidelines:

Impacted returning students will receive a “CU Cares Credit” for the Fall 2020 subject to the eligibility/credit calculations criteria above.

• Students will have the “CU Cares Credit” matching the calculation above applied to any balance remaining on their student account first with any remaining portion of the “CU Cares Credit” to be added to the student’s Fall 2020 account.
• Students with an existing zero balance on their student account who are deemed eligible by the above eligibility/guidelines will receive their Residency Fee credit calculation in the form of a “CU Cares Credit” added to the student’s Fall 2020 account.

 Eligible Returning Students Who Do Not Return Fall 2020 – Credit Guidelines:

Impacted eligible returning students who do not return for the Fall 2020 semester will receive a “CU Cares Credit” for Spring 2020 subject to the eligibility/credit calculations criteria above awarded after the Fall 2020 census date (September 2020).

• Students will have the “CU Cares Credit” matching the calculation above applied to any balance remaining on their student account first. 
• Should your “CU Cares Credit” result in a credit balance on your student account after Fall 2020 census, the credit balance will be issued as a refund to the student in October 2020.
• Students who have a credit balance on their student account that are not returning or have been suspended for the Fall 2020 semester may petition to have their credit balance on their student account refunded prior to October 2020 by completing this form. 

Chowan University understands the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic and trust that the significant efforts taken to arrive at these charge reductions will provide a measure of financial relief.  Should you have any questions, please contact the Business Office at (252) 398-6290.  We ask for your patience as our typical call volume may be elevated, but know that your questions are important to us.  We will address every inquiry as quickly as possible.  May God continue to bless you and your family.  Together, we are Chowan strong!

The University will continue to develop and revise guidelines that address the expectations of all members of the community, personal safety practices, staffing options, workplace environments, emotional wellbeing, on-campus visitors, modification of facilities, and workplace education as we prepare to resume on-campus life for fall 2020. Now more than ever, it is imperative that the Chowan University community live and abide by the core values of the University. 

This Fall 2020 Safe Reopening webpage is the source of information for the fall 2020 resumption of on-campus living and learning. These plans are not yet comprehensive. Please check back frequently as details and announcements are made throughout the summer. 

The timeline for move-in of residents will be expanded over a three day period and staggered for students depending upon where their on-campus space is located. Staggered move-in will support physical distancing guidelines and limit the density on floors and in buildings. To view all move-in information, please click here.