Month: May 2022

First-Year Honors College Project Produces A+ Work with Chowan University Traditions Book

Honors Class that produced the Traditions book

First-year honor students have notably left their mark at Chowan by completing their semester assignment with the production of The Blue and White: Chowan’s Traditions Book. Students in the 2022 spring Honors First-Year Experience class spent the semester pouring over old yearbooks, student newspapers, and catalogs; as well as reading Chowan histories to distill the […]

Chowan University Announces Spring 2022 President’s List Honors

Chowan Clock and Seal

Chowan University officially announced the President’s List and Dean’s List honorees for Spring 2022.  To earn a place on the President’s List, a student must complete 12 or more credit hours during the semester and earn a semester GPA of 3.8 or higher. The following students have been designated President’s List honorees for Spring 2022: Annery […]

Chowan Men’s Soccer Coaches Inducted Into Lees-McRae Hall Of Fame

Whalley_Staats_LMCHOF

MURFREESBORO, N.C. – In late April, the Chowan Men’s Soccer coaching staff of Chris Whalley and Luke Staats were inducted into the Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Hall of Fame at Lees-McRae. “First, I want to thank Lees-McRae and the Athletic Administration/Alumni Office for this honor,” stated Coach Whalley. “I am immensely proud of the players […]

Chowan University Welcomes Job Williamson as Admissions Counselor

Job Williamson

Job Williamson, a native of Burlington, North Carolina, joined the Chowan University staff as Admissions Counselor.  In this role, he will be the first point of contact for prospective students and their families and school counselors in eastern North Carolina, Western Tidewater Virginia, and the western part of Virginia.   Williamson is a 2022 graduate of […]

Department of Education Continues Wavier for Certain Verification Requirments for 2022-23

Chowan front gate

Released on Monday, “The Department of Education recognizes the need to continue to provide relief to millions of students and colleges facing challenges and barriers resulting from the ongoing national emergency. Therefore, we are continuing our waiver of certain verification requirements into the 2022-2023 award year. This means we are maintaining verification requirements that strictly […]

56th Annual PICA Awards: Student Competition

PICA 2022

The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc. (PICA) recognized Chowan University students as winners of the prestigious PICA Awards. Each year PICA hosts a competition among members of the print industry to recognize excellence within the industry. There are also high school and collegiate levels of competition. This year’s winners were announced at an Awards […]

Chowan University’s 163rd Commencement Honored its Students

Chowan University’s 163rd Commencement Honored its Students

Chowan University held its 163rd Commencement on Saturday, May 7 at 10 am in the Hawks Athletic Center.  At the ceremony, 197 students received their diplomas. The ceremony was led by the chief faculty marshal, Dr. Hunter Taylor, Dean of the School of Business and Design.  Each school was led by its chosen gonfalonier and […]

Chowan Christian Service Association Recognizes Seven Graduating Seniors at Dinner Meeting

CCSA Dinner Seniors 2022

On Monday, April 25, 2022, the Chowan Christian Service Association held its spring dinner meeting. The meeting gave special emphasis to the 2022 graduating CCSA Scholars: Jordan Brown a religion major from Plymouth, NC; Steven Butler a history major from Raeford, NC; Miyah Eley a psychology major from Suffolk, VA; Patrick Krack a sports management […]

2022 Graduating Students Celebrated at Senior Banquet

2022 Graduating Students Celebrated at Senior Banquet

 In an effort to recognize, honor, and celebrate its graduates, the Office of Advancement hosts a Senior Banquet on the evening of the last day of classes. To celebrate the class, the Office of the Provost selects five seniors to deliver student perspective speeches each year. This year Patrick Krack, Skadi Kylander, Diamond Martin, Zyon […]