A comprehensive study of the economic impact of higher education in North Carolina has found that Chowan University created $23.7 million of added economic value to the Roanoke-Chowan region during the 2012-13 fiscal year, the equivalent of creating 527 new jobs. “Chowan University is an economic anchor in Murfreesboro and Hertford County. Many local businesses […]
Chowan Adds $23.7 Million to Economy
A comprehensive study of the economic impact of higher education in North Carolina has found that Chowan University created $23.7 million of added economic value to the Roanoke-Chowan region during the 2012-13 fiscal year, the equivalent of creating 527 new jobs. “Chowan University is an economic anchor in Murfreesboro and Hertford County. Many local businesses […]
Senior Art Show Announced
Join Chowan University on Friday, April 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm for a special reception for the Senior Art Exhibition in the Green Hall Art Galleries honoring the talents of the 2015 graduating class of Visual Art majors. As part of the art major graduation requirements, seniors display a culminating body of work that […]
Chowan Hosts Meherrin Chamber Orchestra
Chowan’s Associate Professor of Music, Dr. James M. Guthrie will direct the Meherrin Chamber Orchestra in concert on April 14th at 7:30 pm in the newly renovated Briley Recital Hall, located in Music’s Daniel Hall on the Chowan University campus. Founded in 2000, the Meherrin Chamber Orchestra is made up of Chowan University students and […]
Whitaker Library Hosts Hopkins for Booksigning
Join Whitaker Library on the Chowan University campus as it hosts author Janice Cole Hopkins for a booksigning on April 7th at 3:30 pm in the Library Learning Lab on Whitaker’s Upper Level where she will share her new workCleared for Planting, recently featured in the spring’s Eastern Living magazine. The Amazon write-up on Cleared for […]
Babyak Receives 2015 Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award
Chowan University’s Academic Affairs celebrated the spirit of service by honoring Andrew Babyak, Assistant Professor of Management, with the Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award on Tuesday, March 17th. Babyak loves sports and uses his love of sports to benefit the community. He serves as a head coach for Murfreesboro Youth Basketball and T-Ball, the […]
Allison to Receive Hobson Prize
Dorothy Allison has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters from Chowan University. The prize will be conferred on Monday, April 27th at 6:00 pm at a dinner in the Chowan Room. Following the dinner and conferral, Allison will deliver the Hobson Lecture […]
National Book Award Finalist to Receive Hobson Prize at Chowan University – Bastard Out of Carolina Author Dorothy Allison on Campus April 27th
Dorothy Allison has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters from Chowan University. The prize will be conferred on Monday, April 27th at 6:00 pm at a dinner in the Chowan Room. Following the dinner and conferral, Allison will deliver the Hobson Lecture […]
Theatre@Chowan Presents “Ohio State Murders”
Theatre @ Chowan will present three free performances of Adrienne Kennedy’s play Ohio State Murders on April 17th, 18th, and 19th. From Adrienne Kennedy, a celebrated author and Obie award-winning playwright, comes a semi-autobiographical play about her time at Ohio State University and an unsettling look at racism in the United States. When young Suzanne Alexander, an […]
Science Club Serves Over Spring Break
Five biology students from the Chowan University Science Club participated in an Alternative Spring Break trip to the Outer Banks this March. The students were accompanied by Dr. Bo Dame, Assistant Professor of Biology & Physical Sciences. The students stayed at the historic Pine Island Lodge on the northern Outer Banks, part of the Donal […]