Dr. William Sturkey will serve as the John H. Davis Keynote Lecturer for the Seventeenth Annual Faculty Interdisciplinary Symposium, which will be held on Monday, April 11. This year’s theme is “Echoes of Memory.” The keynote lecture is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Vaughan Auditorium, Robert Marks Hall. Chowan faculty presentations are scheduled from 9:00 […]
Chowan University is pleased to announce that David Sanchez is the recipient of the 2023 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters. In making the announcement, the Hobson Prize Selection Committee noted, “David Sanchez’s All Day Is A Long Time, which is a lyrical, engaging, and hauntingly beautiful first novel, reminds […]
On February 10, 2022 Chowan University’s Department of Communication Arts announced the award winners for the 52nd Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition during the opening reception. Destiny Vaughan won First Prize of $150.00 for her work, “Enigma” which is digital art based on a poem she wrote in her Creative Writing class. Ulyses Ortega-Espino, […]
Calvin Carter, 2015 alumnus returned to Chowan University in January 2022 to fill the newly created position of Minister of Engagement. The newly established role of the Minister of Engagement is to assist the Minister to the University in enhancing and supporting the ministry to students at Chowan University through creative areas of student lead […]
Oh come let us join together for the annual Christmas at Chowan concert on Sunday, December 5th at 3:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium, at the McDowell Columns Hall on the Chowan University campus. Each year the Chowan Singers join with the Chowan Wind Ensemble to present a holiday spectacular,with the retelling of the birth of Jesus […]
New Galleries Celebrated with NostalgiaVision Opening at Chowan University The Chowan University community celebrated the newly remodeled Juanita Kelly Pond and Charles & Frances Hinnant Galleries in Green Hall on Thursday, October 14. The celebration was held as a part of the opening of the NostalgiaVision exhibit featuring the work of graphic designers Owen Cassidy […]
Chowan University Department of Communications Arts is pleased to host the NostalgiaVision exhibit opening on Thursday, October 14 from 5 to 7 pm. This show will feature graphic design work by two renowned graphic designers, Owen Cassidy and Jimmy Henderson. The opening will begin with a celebration of the newly remodeled Juanita Kelly Pond and […]
Music Department presents Dr. Mary Hellmann on Piano The Chowan University Department of Music presents Dr. Mary Hellmann on piano, Sunday, September 12, at 2 pm in Turner Auditorium of McDowell Columns Hall. In this first performance of the new academic year, Dr. Hellmann, chair of the Chowan University Department of Music will be performing […]
Murfreesboro, NC –The Department of Communication Arts is proud to present its Faculty Exhibition, September 2 -30. The exhibit will feature the creative accomplishments of Tom Brennan, Rob Buller, Jason Fowler, Jennifer G. Newton, Steven Harders, Mitchell Henke, Samuel Miller, Chris Rupsch, and Michelle Surerus. Original works in graphic design, painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, ceramics, […]
The Graphic Communications faculty hosted a Graphics Summer Camp June 14-18. Campers were provided instruction in the offset press, screen printing, 3-D printing, photography, structural design, and a flatbed inkjet printer. Campers also had the opportunity to design and print their own notepad, t-shirt, poster, and postcard. Throughout the week campers spent time on campus photographing images for their […]