Chowan University celebrated the academic and student organization accomplishments of students and faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year at the Awards Day Convocation on April 21, 2021, with an in-person event for award winners and streamed live for guests. The awards are as follows: 2020-2021 Chowan University Awards Passport To Fall Prizes $100 Awards Christina Maribel Flores […]
Chowan Celebrates 2020-2021 Tenures and Promotions
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Chowan University Board of Trustees gathered for its annual spring meeting and voted on tenure, promotions, and granting emeritus status to distinguished faculty and staff members. Tenure is defined as a permanence of position and is a multifaceted process that may take years for professors to achieve if achieved […]
Chowan Announces 2020- 2021 Faculty Award Finalists
Chowan University announced the 2020-2021 finalists for several esteemed faculty awards. The Excellence in Teaching Award is an especially noteworthy honor as it is bestowed on a faculty member chosen by his or her university colleagues. This year’s finalists are Robbin Buller, Assistant Professor of Art; Edward Snyder, Associate Professor of History; Hunter Taylor, Assistant […]
Chowan Honors 2020- 2021 Outstanding Students
Chowan University is proud to recognize thirty of its most accomplished students with the 2020- 2021 Outstanding Student Award. Every year, a group of third- and fourth- year students is selected by a panel of Chowan’s esteemed faculty and staff members to accept one of the most prestigious honors the University community can bestow. Selection […]
Chowan Celebrates Dr. Gregory S. Taylor and Latest Work, Central Prison
Chowan University celebrates Dr. Gregory S. Taylor, Distinguished Professor of History at Chowan University, as his book entitled Central Prison has reached national recognition and praise. This masterfully written book details the history of North Carolina’s State Penitentiary as the first scholarly study to explore the prison’s entire history, from its origins in the 1870s […]
Tayloe Presents at CASE International All Districts Virtual Conference
John M. Tayloe, Assistant to the President and Executive Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Chowan University, was selected from a large field of more than 400 entries to lead one of 11 Roundtable sessions at the CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) All Districts Virtual Conference – Better Together hosted […]
Chowan Prepares to Bid Farewell to Retiring Staff Member
At the end of the month, Chowan will bid a bittersweet farewell to Susan Alston, retiring after serving the University for fourteen years. Since 2007, Alston has been an instrumental member of the Blackboard and Macintosh technical support team that serves Chowan’s students, faculty and staff on a daily basis. As an integral member of […]
Chowan University Plans for Fall 2021 In-person Instruction
Chowan University announced today, March 15, 2021, that it is planning for a return to primarily in-person instruction for fall 2021, enabling prospective and current students and their families to know our target in advance amid the uncertainties of the pandemic. With advancements in technology/understanding of the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccines becoming available to students, […]
Chowan University Recognizes Winners of the 51st Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition
On March 5, 2021, Chowan University’s Department of Communication Arts announced the award winners for the 51st Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition. A virtual slideshow was sent to the Chowan community via email as well as posted on University social media platforms and the ArtsatCU.com website. The following is a list of the 2020- […]
Chowan University Earns 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School Designation
Chowan University announced today that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation. The 2021-2022 Military Friendly® Schools list will be […]