On September 20, 2018, at 4:00 PM Â鶹ÊÓƵ dedicated the Jesse E. Vaughan Chancellor’s Cottage and the Felton University House, named in honor of Jesse E. Vaughan and Ray and Judy Felton, respectively, for their generosity in support of the campus. Chair of the Board of Trustees W. Frank Rose Jr., President Kirk E. […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ participates in NC Science Festival Kick-off
Â鶹ÊÓƵ partnered with the University of North Carolina (UNC) Morehead Planetarium and Science Center on Friday, September 21, prior to the Gates County High School football game to demonstrate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities during the STEM Street Fair. Chowan students Tiffany Sharp, Shatay Deshields, and Ronald Howard, as well as Director […]
Geo Group Inc. supports Â鶹ÊÓƵ Students with Annual Scholarship
The Geo Group Inc. provided scholarships to seven Â鶹ÊÓƵ students at the end of September for the 2018-2019 academic year. Since 2000, The Geo Group, Inc. has partnered with Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide financial support for students on their journey to higher education. In June 2018, The Geo Group Inc. made another generous donation […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ hires Director of Human Resources
Timothy Steinrock joins the Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff as Director of Human Resources. Following an extensive search and review process, numerous highly qualified applicants were identified. Ultimately, the search committee selected Steinrock for the recently redeveloped position of Director of Human Resources. He reports to the Vice President of Business Affairs and oversees the Human Resources […]
Chowan Alumni Council celebrates 170 years with Giving Challenge
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Council issued a giving challenge to alumni culminating at Homecoming on October 13th in recognition of the 170th anniversary of the University’s founding, inviting alumni to give to their alma mater in increments of 170. The challenge encourages alumni to become further engaged with their alma mater and creates awareness of the 170th Homecoming. “We want […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Cultural Arts Celebration Commences
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Fine and Applied Arts will host a weeklong Cultural Arts Celebration beginning Friday, October 5, through Friday, October 12. The theme of the Cultural Arts Celebration is The Healing Arts. Throughout the week an array of arts events to include music, theater, and visual arts are scheduled. All events are free […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Sophomore receives National Scholarship
Jaime Calcagno, sophomore biology major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, received the Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) National Honor Society for First-Year Success. Calcagno of Cary, NC, said she is grateful for the support that she has received while at Chowan. “Chowan helped encourage my success by always pushing me to my […]
Words of Wisdom from Â鶹ÊÓƵ Graduates
With a history of naming superior students from the senior class to address their peers, family, and friends, Â鶹ÊÓƵ selected Kyle Davison, Zoe Beale, Richard Whitted, Chantel Roberts, Victoria Baez-Quiroz, and Rafael Goncalves to serve as commencement speakers for the 2018 ceremony. One hundred seventy years after the founding, Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduated the largest […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Gears up for 170th Anniversary Homecoming Week
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is gearing up for Homecoming 2018 with a weeklong celebration October 8th through 13th, and welcomes alumni, students, faculty, and staff to renew friendships and catch the Chowan spirit again. Homecoming is one of the largest alumni and community events hosted each year. Events begin with the return of Chowan favorite Amena Brown […]
Weather Alert: University to Reopen Monday
9/14 12:00pm update: Â鶹ÊÓƵ will reopen on Monday, September 17th. Classes will begin at 8:00 a.m. Offices will open at 8:30 a.m. Residential students may return to campus beginning Sunday, September 16. STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL HALLS UNTIL SUNDAY. Chowan administration looks forward to the safe return to campus of all members […]