Theatre@Chowan will present three performances of Kathryn Schultz Millers’ play, A Thousand Cranes, on November 20, 21, and 22, 2015. A Thousand Cranes tells the story of a real little girl who lived in Japan from 1943 to 1955. Sadako Sasaki was two years old when the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. Now twelve years […]
Chowan to Gain Associate Membership in Conference Carolinas
HIGH POINT, NC- Chowan University begins a new era in athletic history after being accepted for associate membership in Conference Carolinas. The Hawks will compete in Conference Carolinas play in women's golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's lacrosse, and women's lacrosse effective January 2017. Chowan was unanimously approved for associate membership in October, and is […]
Brennan Receives Scholar Prize
The 2015 Chowan University McDowell Columns Scholar Prize was presented to Thomas P. Brennan, Associate Professor of Graphic Communications, during the Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement on Tuesday, November 3. The prize consisted of a cash award and a book style clock, showcasing a photo of the historic McDowell Columns Building, and engraved […]
Academic Outreach Returns to Chowan
As part of Chowan’s mission of teaching, learning, and service, the university is relaunching its Academic Outreach Program, a program that operated under the guidance of John Hinton, Special Assistant to the President, from 2005 to 2011. Now guided by Brenda Tinkham, Associate Provost for External Relations, the program is a free service offered by […]
Scholarship Established to Honor Dr. Garth D. Faile
A science scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. Garth D. Faile, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a medical doctor who was taught and mentored by Dr. Faile. The scholarship expresses the donor’s love and appreciation for Dr. Faile as a professor and mentor and her […]
Scholarship Established to Honor Dr. Garth D. Faile
A science scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. Garth D. Faile, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a medical doctor who was taught and mentored by Dr. Faile. The scholarship expresses the donor’s love and appreciation for Dr. Faile as a professor and mentor and her […]
President White to Deliver Taylor Religious Heritage Lectures
M. Christopher White, President of Chowan University, will give this year’s Taylor Religious Heritage Lectures on Monday, September 28th, and Wednesday, September 30th, at 11:00 am in Turner Auditorium within Chowan’s historic Columns building. Established in 1994, the Taylor Religious Heritage Lectures are funded by a generous endowment given by Dr. and Mrs. Hargus Taylor in order […]
Honors College Inducts New Members
The newest class of Honors College students at Chowan University were formally inducted on Sunday, September 20th during a special ceremony in Vaughan Auditorium. Keith Reich, Assistant Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion, served as the keynote Chowan University’s Honors College is a curriculum designed for talented and extremely motivated students who want to gain […]
Chowan Professor Pens Book on NC Poet Laureate
Chowan University’s Associate Professor of History, Dr. Greg S. Taylor, has released his third book highlighting the history of the Tar Heel State,James Larkin Pearson: A Biography of North Carolina’s Longest Serving Poet Laureate. “Although he reached the pinnacle of his field, Pearson’s life was one of true struggle and this biography demonstrates his lifelong […]
Chowan Salon Series Opens September 25th
Conjuring images of dusty landscapes spotted with cactus and tumbleweeds, gunslingers squinting into the sun at high noon, and poker game brawls that spill out of the saloon and into the streets, Professor of English Dr. John Davis will present “More of a Stranger Than Fiction: Evolution of the Western Genre” as he hosts the first Chowan […]