On Monday, January 17, Chowan University Campus Ministry was pleased to host a worship service to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event featured guest speaker, Dr. Jonathan “Jay” C. Augustine. Dr. Augustine is the senior pastor of St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, NC, as well as a law professor […]
Chowan University President, Kirk E. Peterson, was appointed to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, Class of 2024. Dr. Peterson’s three-year term began on January 1, 2022, and concludes on December 31, 2024. SACSCOC is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in […]
Chowan President Kirk E. Peterson, Andy Wilson, Vice President for Advancement, and Chairman of the Board of Visitors Tommy Forbes welcomed three new members into the Chowan University Board of Visitors. Antenette Stokes, Philip Hein, and Dennis Helsel begin their appointments on January 1, 2022. Antenette D. Stokes, LPC, NCC, QMHP-C, is a Licensed Professional […]
The Chowan Esports program claimed their first championship in program history earning the MCEA Valorant Fall Championship after going 4-1 in the playoffs and defeating Clemson in the Grand Finals. Chowan started off the MCEA Valorant Playoffs with a 13-5 victory over College of Charleston in the Upper Round 1. Bryce Shultz (dustee) led the team with […]
The Chowan University Board of Trustees authorized emeritus status for two faculty members, John Davis and Amy Wethington. This honor is bestowed by the University to recognize a recently retired professor’s dedication and distinguished career at Chowan. Professor John Davis, Distinguished Professor of English, had an impressive forty-year career teaching at Chowan before retiring in […]
Dr. Gregory S. Taylor Receives Highest Prize for North Carolina Historian Dr. Gregory S. Taylor Distinguished Professor of History at Chowan University has received recognition by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA). His most recent work, Central Prison: A History of North Carolina’s State Penitentiary was named the winner of the 2021 Ragan Old North […]
Chowan University Rotaract Club Fills Empty Bowls With Just a Little More Than Soup Soup tasting, friendly conversation, and comradery in purpose brought the Chowan community (students, faculty, and Murfreesboro citizens) together for an Empty Bowls Supper Monday evening. The Rotaract Club at Chowan University sponsored this event where attendees bought a hand-crafted bowl made […]
Newlyweds Begin Scholarship to Chowan University as a Wedding Gift In celebration of their marriage on October 16, 2021, James “Jimmy” W. Smith ‘67 and Linda Motley Smith gave each other a gift, a scholarship to Chowan University. The newlyweds have established the Friends of Teacher Education John Lee Smith, Sr., and Genevieve Brown Smith […]
Chowan Establishes Alumni Executive Partners to Prepare Students for Careers Alumni often ask how they can “give back” to their alma mater besides the traditional financial donations. The Chowan University Alumni Council has discovered the answer – alumni are encouraged to become Executive Partners. Executive Partners are Chowan alumni who connect with current students for […]
Chowan University Campus Ministry hosts 2021 Chowan Cares Week “For real?” questioned senior James Thomas as his eyes grew wide upon learning that an estimated 40.3 million people are enslaved around the world. This startling information from the Red Sand Project was shared with Thomas on Tuesday of Campus Ministries Chowan Cares Week. The Red […]