Year: 2022

Chowan University Hires Alumna Lori Jenkins  

Lori Jenkins

Ten years after her graduation from Chowan, the University welcomes back Lori Coggins Jenkins to the Office of Financial Aid as Loan Officer and Financial Counselor. A lifelong resident of Conway, North Carolina, Lori completed her BS in Elementary Education from Chowan in 2012 and worked in the Office of Financial Aid as a student […]

Chowan University Charts New Flight Path with Director of Annual Giving and Brave Hawks Club

Ashley Gustafson

Ashley Gustafson is charting a new flight path at Chowan University as the new Director of Annual Giving and Brave Hawks Club. This new position reports to both the Department of Athletics and the Office of Advancement. This leadership role will manage the day-to-day operations connected to the annual giving program in Advancement and the […]

Chowan University Welcomes Back Kim Earley

Kim Earley

 Chowan announces the hiring of Kimberly Earley, who will serve as Clerical Support in the Office of Financial Aid.  A lifelong resident of Eure, North Carolina, Kim is no stranger to Chowan. She worked in both the Bookstore and Business Office a little over two decades ago, sharing that she decided to return to Chowan […]

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 […]