Department of Graphic Design | Chowan University

Welcome to the Department of Graphic Design

Our Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Graphic Design is to offer our students a comprehensive educational experience by providing staff, facilities, and curricula that are responsive to current industry trends. Grounded in our Christian heritage, we offer a diverse liberal arts education and specialized training that prepares students for careers in the rapidly changing world of print, design, and the arts.

Department Programs

Business and Design

B.S.

It prepares both business and graphic design students to run their own businesses and to acquire the added skills in both areas when working for companies.

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Graphic Design

B.S., Minor

Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design degree pursue careers in multimedia design, web design, publishing design, advertising design, art director, and creative director.

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For me, the program gave students everything they needed to not only compete, but excel in the real world job market and workplace scenarios –– in short finding a job and keeping it. Conversely, it is also about who you know, maybe even more so, and the program has a vast network of partnerships that trust the quality output of students each year.

Macaulay Chilaka, Jr. ’15 | Fujifilm – Graphics Systems Division | – Product Demonstrator

Facilities

The William A. Krueger School of Graphic Communications at Chowan University, housed in the Horner Graphic Communications Center, is a 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that offers curriculum in both print and digital media from graphic design to finishing. This facility includes two fully equipped Mac labs as well as numerous student labs (screenprinting, flexography, offset printing, digital printing, packaging and structural design, photography, etc.). Our award-winning faculty and students have established the Krueger School as a perennial awarding-winning leader in the printing and packaging industry. The Department of Graphic Communications offers students a well-rounded and comprehensive educational experience in the graphic communications, packaging, and imaging industries.

The facilities in Green Hall include a fully equipped Mac Lab for art students featuring Adobe Creative Suite software, spacious classrooms for 2D studio work, like drawing, painting and printmaking studios with equipment for those disciplines, ceramics studio with throwing wheels, a kiln, and other work spaces, two art galleries which feature exhibitions by students and professional artists and a wood shop to create frames for artwork for Studio Art students concentrating in painting, ceramics, or printmaking, and the pre-art therapy track. Art-related fields such as graphic design or graduate studies can be pursued by graduates. The department supports the campus community by contributing to cultural awareness through providing exposure to visual art.

Academics

Chowan University Inducts Thirty-Eight into Honors College

On September 21, 2023, Vaughan Auditorium, Marks Hall, hosted the induction of thirty-eight students into the Chowan University Honors College Association. Prior to the pinning ceremony, attendees were treated to an extremely personal account by University Registrar Richard Todd on the importance of adaptation. The Honors College is a curriculum designed for talented and extremely.

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Chowan University Chapter of Alpha Chi Taps New Members

The Chowan University chapter of Alpha Chi, a general honor society, will hold its induction ceremony on Tuesday, October 24, at 7 p.m. in Vaughan Auditorium. The ceremony will recognize the academic achievements of 22 students who have been tapped for membership. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed 24 hours of class.

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Chowan University Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu Taps Students for Membership

The Chowan University chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, the International Honor Society in Social Sciences, has announced the tapping of eleven students for membership. The students who have been selected for membership are Zyanna K Amaker, Dauquann Damarrie Capers, Grace McKenzie Crawford, Ebony Kianna Gaither, Haley Lenay Jensen, Selene Willa Jean Kentish, Haley Rebekah Lowe,.

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Jennifer Groves Newton Assistant Professor of Graphic Design; Chair, Department of Graphic Design Phone: 252-398-6472 Email: grovej2@chowan.edu

Welcome to the Communication Arts Department at Chowan University. We offer the following degrees: B.S. in Graphic Design and a B.S. in Business & Design and a minor in graphic design. Graphic Design students graduate prepared to enter and gainfully contribute to a variety of communication-related fields that combine various media, art, and technology. These fields include but are not limited to graphic design, print and related media, broadcasting, sports media, fine arts, and art therapy.

Our talented faculty members each bring real-world experience to the classroom, further expanding the student’s learning experience. Students can gain their own real-world, hands-on work experience through internship programs available in most Communication Arts degree programs further preparing students for their careers after graduation.

All Communication Arts programs require students to be highly engaged and involved in their learning. Most concepts are learned and perfected by completing projects – allowing students to not only gain required skills but fine-tune them and realize strengths to later direct career decisions. Students who enjoy hands-on, experiential learning should strongly consider the programs offered within the Department of Communication Arts.