Month: March 2019

Chowan University Hires Vice President for Student Affairs

Chowan University announces the hiring of Dr. Montrose Streeter as Vice President for Student Affairs to replace Randy Harrell, who recently retired from the position. Originally from Greenville, NC, Streeter is thrilled to be returning to his roots. “I feel privileged to be able to work alongside Dr. Peterson and to advocate ‘faith in your […]

Honor Society Recognizes Seniors and Inducts New Members

On March 24, the Chowan University chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society inducted 69 new members and bestowed honors cords on their graduating seniors. Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society founded in 1924 to recognize outstanding first-year students. Students must have a 3.5 GPA or higher and be in the top twenty […]

CURSES! Theatre@Chowan Presents Mmmbeth!

Theatre @ Chowan will present three performances of Allison Williams’s short comedy, Mmmbeth, on April 12, 13, and 14, 2019. They say the play is cursed! According to theatrical lore, speaking the title of Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” in a theatre brings about bad things like death, destruction, and diarrhea. This is the premise of Allison Williams’s […]

Hawks Men’s Tennis Upset Bishops on Home Court

The Chowan Men's Tennis team grabbed a 4-3 victory over #20 Division III nationally ranked North Carolina Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon.   THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 4, North Carolina Wesleyan 3 RECORDS | Chowan 5-9, North Carolina Wesleyan 12-2 LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Rose Family Tennis Courts) ON THE COURTS In Doubles: North Carolina […]

Jasmine Latney Uses Balanced Attack to Battle School, Sports, and Anxiety

Four years ago, Chowan University was the smallest school then-high school senior Jasmine Latney had applied to. Coming from Arlington, Virginia, Jasmine wasn't sure how the small town of Murfreesboro and the rural, but quaint Chowan campus would fit into the bustling senior's city life. One day-trip to Chowan's campus was all it took for Jasmine to […]

Marquise Lanier Named NCBWA Southeast Hitter of the Week

Chowan University's Marquise Lanier has been named the NCBWA Southeast Hitter of the Week, as selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the association announced Tuesday (Mar. 26) afternoon. Marquise Lanier garnered his second Conference Carolinas Player of the Week honors earlier today (more about that here), and picked up his first NCBWA regional honor.  Lanier […]

Jesse Gentry Earns CIAA Rookie Of The Week

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced on Monday the CIAA Weekly Softball Report #6. Jesse Gentry picked up her first CIAA Weekly honor after having an outstanding weekend.  Gentry, a freshman from Mechanicsville, VA. earned CIAA Rookie of the Week honors after going 5-12 at the plate in the contests against West Chester and Holy Family. […]

Marquise Lanier Named Conference Carolina’s Player of the Week

Chowan University's Marquise Lanier was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Player of the Week, while Barton College's Jakob Ryan was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Mar. 18-24, the Conference announced today. A senior from Warsaw, Va., Lanier paced the Hawks to a 2-2 record last week, which included a 2-1 series win over […]

Hawks’ Offensive Explosion Sweeps Holy Family

The Chowan Softball recorded 36 hits in the doubleheader sweep against Holy Family on the road on Sunday in non-conference action. THE BASICS FINAL GAME ONE | Chowan 13, Holy Family 5 FINAL GAME TWO | Chowan 13, Holy Family 6 RECORDS | Chowan 8-19, Holy Family 2-16 LOCATION | Bensalem, Pa. (Bensalem High School) […]

Hawks Take Down Warriors, 6-0

The Chowan Men's Tennis team swept their third conference win over Southern Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 6, Southern Wesleyan 0 RECORDS | Chowan 4-8 (3-2), Southern Wesleyan 3-8 (0-3) LOCATION | Central, S.C. ON THE COURTS In Doubles: Chowan swept doubles matches with Mariano Yeh and Edmond Aynedjian securing the No.1 doubles 6-2, while Adi […]