On Thursday, November 1, 2018, an intimate group of Chowan supporters and administrators gathered in the newly created Farris Prayer Room to dedicate the space funded by Mrs. Edith “Edie” Vick Farris in memory of late husband LTC (U. S. Army) Phil Farris. The audience stood back in silence as Farris entered the prayer room […]
Theatre@Chowan to present Nothing Serious
Theatre@Chowan will present three performances of Rich Orloff’s comic play collection, Nothing Serious, on November 16, 17, and 18, in Turner Auditorium of McDowell Columns Hall on the Chowan University campus. Nothing Serious is a collection of seven ten-minute sketch comedies by New York playwright Rich Orloff. In this collection, Orloff takes aim at marriage, relationships, and […]
Chowan University Senior to Showcase Talents at Piano Recital
Chowan University music major Margaret Sisco will present her Senior Piano Recital, Thursday, November 15, at 5:00 PM, in Briley Recital Hall of Daniel Hall. Sisco will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous “Pathetique Sonata” and works by John Cage, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, and Béla Bartók. This culminating performance will showcase everything Sisco has learned during […]
Chowan University to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Guest Speaker
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event had to be canceled. Chowan University will celebrate Native American Heritage Month November 14th, at 11:00 AM, in the upper level of Whitaker Library, with guest speaker Sheila Spencer-Stover also known as Firehair Shining Spirit. Spencer-Stover will present the lecture “From Whence We Came – 400 Millennia via Time, […]
Chowan University Annual Scholarship Luncheon Honors Donors
Emotions were high as Chowan University scholarship recipients communed with donors at the annual Scholarship Luncheon on November 1, 2018, in the J. M. Jenkins Center on the Chowan campus. The gymnasium was transformed into a dining room capable of seating over 250 people for the event. Round tables, each surrounded by eight chairs, were […]
Chowan University Invites Community to Centennial Armistice Bell Ceremony
On November 11, 2018, Chowan University, along with over seventy-five percent of counties in North Carolina, will collaborate with The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) to commemorate the centennial Armistice Day with a bell ringing ceremony. The program will begin at 10:30 AM at the Susan Parker Kerr Gazebo adjacent to McDowell Columns […]
Chowan University hires Juilliard Alumna Deborah Kiszely-Papp
Dr. Deborah Kiszely-Papp joins the Chowan University Department of Music as Assistant Professor. Kiszely-Papp earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from the City University of New York where she studied piano with Herbert Stessin. She completed her Master of Music degree as a student of György Sándor at The Juilliard School. Her […]
Chowan University participates in Hertford County Middle School Red Ribbon Week
Chowan University Department of Criminal Justice students visited Hertford County Middle School on October 15th, to encourage students to remain drug-free and focus on their education as part of the school’s Red Ribbon Week. The Department of Criminal Justice visits Hertford County Middle School during their Red Ribbon Week, annually. Each Chowan student spoke to […]