Chowan University recently concluded its annual Holy Week Revival — a four-day spiritual gathering filled with worship, powerful testimonies, and deep reflection. The campus came together to celebrate the Easter season, honoring Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection while encouraging each other in faith. The revival opened with a moving worship service in Chowan Chapel, led by […]
Manuela Jimenez, a first-year master’s student in Science and Statistics at Florida State University, is on a clear path toward a career in applied statistics — with a special passion for the sports industry. As a Graduate Assistant in Teaching, she’s finishing her first year in the program this semester. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Manuela […]
EUGENE, O.R. – Former Chowan University baseball standout, Shane Rademacher, is off to a good start in the opening month of play in the High-A Class league. Rademacher plays for the Eugene Emeralds and tossed a gem of a game last week to earn the Minor League Baseball Northwest League Player of the Week. Rademacher, […]
David and Courtney Hughes first crossed paths in 2004 on their very first day at Chowan University in North Carolina. Like many student-athletes arriving early on campus, their meeting marked the beginning of both a collegiate journey and a life partnership that would take them around the globe. David, originally from Virginia Beach, came to […]
Chowan University proudly announces the addition of a significant historical portrait to the Wayland Jenkins Fine Arts Center, honoring Olevia Frances Benthall Jenkins (1863–1967). The portrait, commemorating her 100th birthday, was generously donated by her great-grandsons, Dr. William H. Marsh and Dr. Stephen S. Marsh, ensuring her enduring legacy remains a part of Chowan’s rich […]
The Chapel at Chowan University was filled with enthusiasm, heartfelt exchanges, and warm embraces as the Rouson family gathered for the annual Reverend George T. and Luvenia B. Rouson Memorial Lecture. Some traveled from outside North Carolina—including a father and son from Atlanta—making the event a true family reunion. The congregation overflowed, with many standing […]
MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Longtime Chowan baseball coach, Jerry Hawkins, was called home on Monday, February 17th, 2025. Jerry Hawkins was more than just a baseball coach at Chowan. He was also a professor, an assistant football coach, Hall of Fame inductee, community advocate, and lifelong learner. “Coach Hawkins”, as he was known, was wholeheartedly committed to […]
NEWPORT NEWS, V.A. – Longtime Chowan University “Jim Garrison” Sports Hall of Fame member, Ben Rich, lost his earthly battle on Sunday, January 5th, 2025. Rich was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987 after a standout football career during the 1950’s at Chowan. Rich was inducted into the Chowan University “Jim Garrison” Sports […]
Dr. Rosemary Thomas introduced Chowan University’s Twentieth Annual Scholarship Luncheon on November 7, 2024 speaking to the recipients of scholarships, “Students, you have an opportunity to meet the people who are making a difference in your lives. It is such a blessing to be in a place where the names that are on the buildings, […]
Welton DeShields loves Chowan University. He is a Vietnam War era veteran, where he served as a Military Policeman in Okinawa. When returning home from the war he attended Chowan College, then a two year institution. He received his Special Education teaching degree from East Carolina University and M.Ed focusing on the hearing impaired from […]