Chowan President Kirk E. Peterson, Andy Wilson, Vice President for Advancement, and Chairman of the Board of Visitors Tommy Forbes welcomed three new members into the Chowan University Board of Visitors. Antenette Stokes, Philip Hein, and Dennis Helsel begin their appointments on January 1, 2022. Antenette D. Stokes, LPC, NCC, QMHP-C, is a Licensed Professional […]
MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The NCAA Leadership Development program selected Marcasia Smith to participate in the Emerging Leaders Seminar that will occur in February 2022. This professional development event provides leadership, educational and transitional programming for current graduate assistants and interns from NCAA member schools, conference offices and affiliate organizations. The three-day virtual program educates, develops and connects […]
As Chowan University Alumni and friends nibbled on scones during an English High Tea at the North Carolina Museum of Art and History in Raleigh, Hertford County native and Chowan alumna, Paige Myers ’88, discussed her latest work at the museum. Myers serves as Textile Conservator at the museum and played an integral role in […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its fall of 2021 Scholar-Athletes of the Year on Friday afternoon. The Scholar-Athlete awards are presented annually to one individual in each Conference Carolinas sponsored sport. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners are chosen by the Conference Carolinas Student-Athlete Affairs Committee. Harri Lovett was named Conference Carolinas Scholar-Athlete of the […]
The Chowan Esports program claimed their first championship in program history earning the MCEA Valorant Fall Championship after going 4-1 in the playoffs and defeating Clemson in the Grand Finals. Chowan started off the MCEA Valorant Playoffs with a 13-5 victory over College of Charleston in the Upper Round 1. Bryce Shultz (dustee) led the team with […]
The Chowan University Board of Trustees authorized emeritus status for two faculty members, John Davis and Amy Wethington. This honor is bestowed by the University to recognize a recently retired professor’s dedication and distinguished career at Chowan. Professor John Davis, Distinguished Professor of English, had an impressive forty-year career teaching at Chowan before retiring in […]
Dr. Gregory S. Taylor Receives Highest Prize for North Carolina Historian Dr. Gregory S. Taylor Distinguished Professor of History at Chowan University has received recognition by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA). His most recent work, Central Prison: A History of North Carolina’s State Penitentiary was named the winner of the 2021 Ragan Old North […]
Chowan University Rotaract Club Fills Empty Bowls With Just a Little More Than Soup Soup tasting, friendly conversation, and comradery in purpose brought the Chowan community (students, faculty, and Murfreesboro citizens) together for an Empty Bowls Supper Monday evening. The Rotaract Club at Chowan University sponsored this event where attendees bought a hand-crafted bowl made […]
On Saturday, November 13 Asuntha Fleming and Glenn Jordan, two English majors at Chowan, presented at this year’s State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). The symposium was held virtually again this year with 320 presentations from over 30 institutions. Asuntha Fleming, a junior majoring in English with a minor in psychology, […]
Oh come let us join together for the annual Christmas at Chowan concert on Sunday, December 5th at 3:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium, at the McDowell Columns Hall on the Chowan University campus. Each year the Chowan Singers join with the Chowan Wind Ensemble to present a holiday spectacular,with the retelling of the birth of Jesus […]