Chowan University
President Charles Taylor (interim) | | |
Provost | Danny Moore | |
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Students | 886 (fall 2022)[1] | |
Undergraduates | 800 | |
Postgraduates | 86 | |
Location | , U.S. | |
Campus | Rural | |
Colors | Blue and white | |
Nickname | Hawks | |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II; NCCAA | |
Mascot | Murf the Hawk | |
Website | chowan.edu | |
Chowan University (/tʃoʊˈwɒn/)[2] is a private Christian liberal arts university in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The university offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees in 70 academic disciplines and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
History
Chowan was founded by Godwin Cotton Moore in 1848 as Chowan Baptist Female Institute, a four-year
The school was renamed Chowan College in 1910 when it began awarding
In 2007, Chowan University, along with four other private North Carolina Christian universities (
In December 2023, Rosemary M. Thomas was named as its 24th president and the first woman to serve in the role.[5] She is expected to take office on March 11, 2024.[6]
Accreditation
Chowan University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate, baccalaureate, and masters degrees, along with other various programs accredited by state and national agencies.[7]
Athletics
Chowan changed affiliation to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division II, primary competing in Conference Carolinas, and was formerly also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association. Chowan previously competed in the USA South Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II. The school's original mascot, adopted in the 1940s, was the Braves but was changed in 2006 to the Hawks due to NCAA policy on Native American mascots.
Chowan University has the following athletic teams: Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Football, Volleyball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Men's and Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Women's Bowling, Women's Acrobatic and Tumbling, Men's and Women's Swimming, co-ed Esports and Cheerleading.
Notable alumni
Elected officials
- Howard Jacque Hunter III, member of the North Carolina General Assembly
- Timothy Douglas Hugo, American businessman, military veteran, and Republican politician in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Donald Strehle Whitehead, 23rd and 28th lieutenant governor of Idaho
Athletes
- Fred Banks, professional football player[8]
- Robert Brown, professional football player[8]
- David Green, professional football player[8]
- Jerry Holmes, professional football player[8]
- George Koonce, professional football player[8]
- Nate McMillan, professional basketball player and coach[9]
- Mark Royals, professional football player[8]
- Jody Schulz, professional football player[8]
- Curtis Whitley, professional football player[8]
Other notable former students
- NC A&T after only one semester.[10]
References
- ^ "College Navigator".
- ^ Talk Like A Tar Heel Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "Freeman House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ "About Us". Chowan University. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Bailey, Kim Sherman (2023-12-18). "Chowan selects first female president". The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Bailey, Kim Sherman (2023-12-18). "Chowan selects first female president". The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ campus (2021-07-19). "Accreditations & Authorizations | Chowan University". Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chowan in the NFL" (PDF). Chowan University. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Nate McMillian". The Official Athletics Site of the Chowan University Hawks. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Eggen, Dan (July 27, 2004). "9/11 Report Says Plotter Saw Self as Superterrorist". Washington Post. pp. A1.
External links
- Official website
- Chowan University Yearbooks and Student Newspapers at the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center