Category: Coronavirus

COVID19 Update XXXIV – December 8, 3:45 pm

Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced that North Carolina will begin a Modified Stay at Home Order after a rapid increase in North Carolina’s key COVID-19 trends. The Order requires people to stay at home between 10 pm and 5 am and takes effect […]

COVID19 Update XXXIII – November 13, 2:25 pm

Message to students, faculty and staff: In this email: Update on precautionary isolation  Preparations to depart campus for break On-campus testing (for departure and spring semester) Post precautionary isolation form  Information for the spring semester Thank you for your continued cooperation during this period of precautionary isolation. With your continued cooperation, we plan to resume […]

COVID19

North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, announced that North Carolina’s indoor mass gathering limit will be lowered to 10 people in an effort to drive down North Carolina’s key COVID-19 metrics. This state decision will go into effect on Friday, November 13, and will be in place through Friday, December 4. See the full announcement here. 

COVID19 Update XXX – November 3, 4:00 pm

Message to students, faculty and staff:  We have made it eleven weeks into the semester due to your continued diligence in following the COVID-19 protocols.  The procedures we have in place are to protect the University. We must continue to take steps to protect the health and safety of our campus and the campus community.  […]

COVID19 Update XXXII – November 11, 4:00 pm

Message to students, faculty and staff: Thank you for your continued cooperation during this period of precautionary isolation.   Our on-campus active, positive cases remain low, but there was a rise in quarantine numbers last week.  This week we have seen an increase in positive cases of asymptomatic people.  It is imperative that we remember […]

COVID19 Update XXIX – September 30, 5:00 pm

Today NC Governor Roy Cooper “North Carolina will ease cautiously some restrictions while continuing safety measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 as the state’s metrics remained stable in September.”  The state will move into phase III begins Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. and continues for three weeks through October 23. The full release can […]

COVID19 Update XXVIII – September 7, 7:00 pm

Many steps to protect the health and safety of our campus have been taken, but it takes the effort of the entire community to protect our campus.  With the return of employees and students, the likelihood of positive COVID-19 tests increases. We have expectations to be embraced and practiced on a consistent basis by our students, […]

COVID19 Update XXVII – September 3, 12:00 pm

Chowan University’s Provost, Dr. Danny Moore released the revised Spring 2021 Academic Calendar along with the announcement that the in-person Commencement for the Class of 2020 has been postponed a second time to May 2021. Please check your Chowan email for details.

COVID19 Update XXVI – September 1, 4:00 pm

Today NC Governor Roy Cooper “North Carolina will take a modest step forward move into Phase 2.5 starting this Friday, September 4th at 5pm. Mask mandates and other prevention methods remain in effect and are even more important to contain the virus.”  The full release can be found here.  All current  Chowan University guidelines remain in place.

COVID19 Update XXV – August 17, 5:15 pm

As part of our comprehensive strategy for controlling the spread of COVID-19 on campus, we are deploying #CampusClear, a daily self-screening application. Everyone in our learning community is required to use #CampusClear to gain access to campus. It only takes a few seconds to self-screen, and your participation helps to keep our campus safe for […]