Chowan President Chris White and Chairman of the Board of Visitors Barry Bradberry '73 welcomed two new members, Charles "Chip" Rose and Matthew Howell, into the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Visitors. Matthew Howell is the City Executive for the Southern Bank in Murfreesboro. He is a native of Como and current Murfreesboro resident and is […]
The College Hall Girls
It was July 15, 1966 when I received the bad news in a mimeographed letter from Chowan College titled “Room Assignment.” I would be rooming with my TWIN SISTER – Jerry and I had been rooming together for the past 18 years. We were ready for someone new! Nonetheless, Jerry and I settled into our dorm room, met some girls and soon […]
CCSA Honors Taylor Family
The Board members of the Chowan Christian Service Association (CCSA) at Â鶹ÊÓƵ held a special luncheon in the Chowan Room on April 15th to honor the achievements of one of their own, Dr. R. Hargus Taylor, and his life of dedicated service to others through higher education. “Through the years, I have admired Hargus […]
Chowan Adds $23.7 Million to Economy
A comprehensive study of the economic impact of higher education in North Carolina has found that Â鶹ÊÓƵ created $23.7 million of added economic value to the Roanoke-Chowan region during the 2012-13 fiscal year, the equivalent of creating 527 new jobs. “Â鶹ÊÓƵ is an economic anchor in Murfreesboro and Hertford County. Many local businesses […]
Senior Art Show Announced
Join Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Friday, April 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm for a special reception for the Senior Art Exhibition in the Green Hall Art Galleries honoring the talents of the 2015 graduating class of Visual Art majors. As part of the art major graduation requirements, seniors display a culminating body of work that […]
Chowan Hosts Meherrin Chamber Orchestra
Chowan’s Associate Professor of Music, Dr. James M. Guthrie will direct the Meherrin Chamber Orchestra in concert on April 14th at 7:30 pm in the newly renovated Briley Recital Hall, located in Music’s Daniel Hall on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ campus. Founded in 2000, the Meherrin Chamber Orchestra is made up of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and […]
Allison to Receive Hobson Prize
Dorothy Allison has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters from Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The prize will be conferred on Monday, April 27th at 6:00 pm at a dinner in the Chowan Room. Following the dinner and conferral, Allison will deliver the Hobson Lecture […]
Babyak Receives 2015 Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Academic Affairs celebrated the spirit of service by honoring Andrew Babyak, Assistant Professor of Management, with the Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award on Tuesday, March 17th. Babyak loves sports and uses his love of sports to benefit the community. He serves as a head coach for Murfreesboro Youth Basketball and T-Ball, the […]
Whitaker Library Hosts Hopkins for Booksigning
Join Whitaker Library on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ campus as it hosts author Janice Cole Hopkins for a booksigning on April 7th at 3:30 pm in the Library Learning Lab on Whitaker’s Upper Level where she will share her new workCleared for Planting, recently featured in the spring’s Eastern Living magazine. The Amazon write-up on Cleared for […]
Science Club Serves Over Spring Break
Five biology students from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Science Club participated in an Alternative Spring Break trip to the Outer Banks this March. The students were accompanied by Dr. Bo Dame, Assistant Professor of Biology & Physical Sciences. The students stayed at the historic Pine Island Lodge on the northern Outer Banks, part of the Donal […]