Category: Academics

Chowan University Named Top 20 Christian Universities

Chowan University is honored by Education Insider magazine as one of the Top 20 Christian Colleges for 2024. This prestigious recognition showcases Chowan’s foundation, firm and unfailing, cemented with communication, self-care and wellness, coachability, spiritual maturity, problem solving, financial literacy, collaboration, technical competency, and professionalism, the life skills so necessary in preparing students for career […]

Chowan University’s Business Program Recognized as One of the Best Business Degree Programs in the Country

Chowan University’s Department of Business has been recognized as one of the Best Business Degree Programs in the Country by Research.com in their 2024 edition of the Best Colleges & Universities. This prestigious honor highlights the department’s commitment to student success and its unique approach to combining technical knowledge with essential life skills, making it […]

Two Chowan University Students Land Internships with Local Chambers

September 3, 2024 was a momentous day celebrating a partnership with Murfreesboro and Ahoskie Chambers of Commerce and Chowan University. Harri Lovett, Director of Business and Industry Partnerships for Chowan University, says, “I feel like this agreement, impacting multiple communities, strengthens the unity of Hertford County, continuing the momentum and collaboration shown in recent months.This […]

Chowan University Named Top Ten Sport Science College

Tom Collins teaches students through his experiences.

Tom Collins is in his thirteenth year as professor of sport management and chair of Sports Studies and Physical Education at Chowan University. Under his direction Chowan University is named as one of the top ten promising Sports Sciences Colleges in the USA in Higher Education Review Magazine, September 2024. Dr. Collins says, “I am […]

Chowan University Pays Tribute to Lives Lost on September 11, 2001

Faculty, staff and students turn to the flag as it is put at half mast to honor those who were lost.

Where were you on September 11, 2001? For some faculty and staff at Chowan University, time stood still and the exact moment of realization that the United States of America was under a terrorist attack returns with a switch of memory. For students, many were just a thought in the hearts of their parents. They […]

Founders Day Convocation: The Start of a New Academic Year

Jill Awuni, Assistant Professor of Religion, opened Chowan University’s 2024 Founders Day Convocation in prayer, marking a new day, a new beginning for the Class of 2028.  Dr. John Dilustro, Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, led the Founders Day assembly with an introduction of Dr. Rosemary Thomas, “Today marks a historic moment for Chowan […]

Chowan University Welcomes Dr. Taylor B. Pruitt as Assistant Professor of Management

T. Pruitt

Chowan University is pleased to welcome Dr. Taylor B. Pruitt as Assistant Professor of Management. She is happy to be a faculty member in the Business Department. Dr. Hunter Taylor, Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, is “thrilled to have the experiences and background she brings. She is already making connections with the students.”  This […]

CU Wednesdays: A Glimpse into this Midweek Break

Chowan students participate in a Professionalism Workshop, hosted by the International Student Club.

Wednesday is a middle of the week day; some say hump day, or think longingly of a day closer to the weekend.  Wednesday, for Chowan students, is a welcoming day, a day to catch up, to relax, to wake up just a little later than a normal college schedule allows. Madison Kilgore, a freshman from […]

Chowan University Welcomes Alumnus Brandon Matthews as Instructor of Information Systems

B. Matthews

Chowan University is pleased to welcome Brandon Matthews as Instructor of Information Systems. He graduated from Chowan University with a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S.in Sports Administration from Liberty University. Being a Chowan graduate, he knows the community well and is looking forward to contributing to the university he attended.  Matthews is a […]