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On the 30th of April 2024, Â鶹ÊÓƵ was strongly represented at the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet by staff, alumni, trustees, and students. Â鶹ÊÓƵ was one of the many entities celebrated as economic powerhouses in the town and region. University President Dr. Rosemary Thomas provided remarks focusing on the importance of Chowan’s continued integration with the town, student employment opportunities, and her personal experiences transitioning into life within the walls of Murfreesboro, NC. 

Chamber President and Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum Cliff Forbes, accompanied by Daryl Williams, Executive Director for the Chamber, both publicly announced the newly established Bynum R. Brown Chamber Internship Award that will facilitate a Â鶹ÊÓƵ student as an intern for the chamber for the 2024/25 academic year. 

The Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to business growth and the enhancement of Murfreesboro, NC, with relentless aspirations and programs of social and economic development organized in committee form. Â鶹ÊÓƵ students Elizabeth Heller, Patrick Sullivan, and Abigail Sutton were given the opportunity to network with the crowd of business leaders and practice essential networking skills that our new curriculum endorses. In her remarks, Dr. Rosemary Thomas paid tribute to the high volume of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni in attendance and extended her gratitude to the chamber for inviting her to present alongside Mr. Craig Dennis, Town Council member, Mr. Andre Lassiter, Hertford County Commissioner, and Dr. Jesse Pratt, Superintendent for Hertford County Public Schools. 

As a Platinum Sponsor of the Chamber Banquet, Â鶹ÊÓƵ recognizes the monumental impact that the Chamber makes on our community, and thanks the board of the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce for its persistent pursuit of economic growth, and all betterment of Murfreesboro, NC.