MURFREESBORO, NC – Chowan University is pleased to announce Jim Grimsley as the 2018 recipient of the Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. Grimsley’s most recent work is titled How I Shed My Skin, a memoir about school desegregation in North Carolina. The memoir marked his return to Algonquin Books […]
Chowan University NAACP to host Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
The Chowan University Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announces the “Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on the 50th Anniversary of his Assassination.” The event will be held April 4, 2018 at 7pm at Chowan University in Turner Auditorium of McDowell Columns Hall. […]
Chowan University to host Susan Sparks at SeniorFEST 2018
Chowan University will host the 12th annual SeniorFEST on March 20, 2018, from 9:30am to 2:30pm on the Chowan University campus. Chowan University's Annual SeniorFEST, a senior-adult event held each spring on the historic campus, highlights healthy lifestyles, Christian living, and sheds light on issues facing senior-adults today. With special guest speakers, informative breakout sessions, […]
Chowan University Singers to perform in Norfolk, VA and Winton, NC
The Chowan University Singers and Men’s Chorus, the premier choral ensembles of Chowan University, have three upcoming performances on the road: Friday, March 16 Central Baptist Church Norfolk, VA 7:00 PM Concert Sunday, March 18 First Baptist Church Winton, NC 11:00 AM service Sunday, March 18 St. Paul's Episcopal Norfolk, VA 4:00 PM Concert The repertoire for these performances […]
Chowan University team finishes Second in NCICU Ethics Bowl
The Chowan University team placed second at the annual Ethics Bowl hosted by North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). One hundred and twenty-seven students from 24 schools across North Carolina competed on February 16 and 17 at the North Carolina Legislative complex in Raleigh. The topic this year was “Ethics and the Future of Community.” “The Ethics Bowl […]
Chowan University Presents Futrell/Ruffin Community Service Award at Annual Rouson Lecture
John A. Hinton received the Futrell/Ruffin Community Service Award during the Annual Reverend George T. and Luvenia B. Rouson Memorial Lecture for his faithful service to the Murfreesboro community through Chamber of Commerce and as Mayor of Murfreesboro from 2010 to 2017.
Chowan University Presents Awards at Annual Rouson Lecture
Dr. Warren Milteer, Assistant Professor of history at the University of South Carolina, headlined the Reverend George T. and Luvenia B. Rouson Memorial Lecture with a presentation about free people of color in Hertford County, and received the Rouson Memorial Lecture Award. Katie Vaughan Parker received the Minnie Wood Perkins Award. She is a tireless […]
Chowan University Professor, Dr. Cicely J. Cottrell, served as Keynote Speaker
On February 3, 2018, Dr. Cicely J. Cottrell, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Chowan University, gave the keynote address at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Diversity Breakfast for the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Benham, KY. “This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s death. He was a pivotal […]
Dr. Gilliam to hold Book Talk on new Publication
At 3pm on February 21, 2018, in the upper level of Whitaker Library on the Chowan University campus, community members, students, faculty, and staff are invited to a book talk by Dr. Paul R. Gilliam III (Trey) discussing his new publication, Ignatius of Antioch and the Arian Controversy. The talk will last for up to 20 […]
Chowan Announces 23rd President
At a press conference on February 15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of Chowan University announced the selection of Dr. Kirk E. Peterson as the 23rd president of Chowan University. He will take office June 1, 2018. “My family and I are thrilled to return to Murfreesboro and Chowan University,” stated Dr. Peterson. “We are […]