MURFREESBORO, NC – Chowan University’s Whitaker Library will host Juanita Farrow, author of the newly released book Common Good. The book takes the reader on a spiritual journey through America and shares the stories of ordinary people making an extraordinary difference in the lives of many. Farrow resides in Williamsburg, VA and will be talking about her new book on October 26th at 11 am. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. This free event is open to the public and will be located on the upper level of the Whitaker Library. 

As one of the fastest growing universities in North Carolina for the past ten years, Chowan University, a Christian liberal arts university founded in 1848, enrolls more than 1,500 students each year and is located in the Historic Inner Banks community of Murfreesboro in Northeastern North Carolina. The university is in close proximity to the Outer Banks and Hampton Roads Virginia. Chowan’s park-like campus features 390 acres including Lake Vann, the beloved “Squirrel Park” and the original McDowell Columns Building, erected in 1851 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Chowan offers over 80 undergraduate academic programs among The School of Arts and Sciences, The School of Education, The School of Fine & Applied Arts and The School of Business, and offers Masters Degrees through the School of Graduate Studies. Several departments are also individually accredited, such as Teacher Education Program’s accreditation by NCDPI and NCATE, as well as the Music program’s institutional accreditation by NASM. An​ NCAA Division II member institution, ​Chowan offers 18 varsity sports, as well as co-ed cheerleading, ​with​ 11 programs in the CIAA, ​three in Conference Carolinas, and one in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference.

For more information about Chowan University, visit www.chowan.edu or call 1-888-4-CHOWAN.

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