Campbell University
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| Motto | Ad astra per aspera (Latin for "To the stars through difficulties") |
| Established | 1887 |
| Type | Private university |
| President | Jerry M. Wallace |
| Students | 10,471 (total), 6,982 (main campus) |
| Location | Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States |
| Campus | Rural, 850 acre main campus |
| Sports | NCAA Division I |
| Nickname | Fighting Camels
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| Mascot | Gaylord the Camel |
| Affiliations | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Website | www.campbell.edu |
Campbell University is a university in Buies Creek, North Carolina,
History
Campbell University was founded as a community school on January 5, 1887 called Buies Creek Academy. It was founded by North Carolina preacher James Archibald Campbell, who believed that no student should be denied admission because of lack of funds. It started with 21 students.
In 1926, the school attained junior college status and changed its name from Buies Creek Academy to Campbell Junior College. In 1961, Campbell became a senior college. The name was changed to Campbell University on June 6, 1979.
Graduate programs were begun in 1977 with the Master of Education degree. The Master of Business Administration degree was added in 1978 and the Master of Science in Government was established in 1982.
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law was founded in 1976, and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business was begun in 1983. The Pharmacy School and School of Education were established in 1985. The Divinity School was established in 1995.
Campus
Located in the Sandhills of southeastern North Carolina, the University is nestled in the small unincorporated village of Buies Creek near the Cape Fear River. The Buies Creek census-designated place population was only 2,215 in the 2000 census and the surrounding area remains rural. However, Buies Creek is approximately 33 miles south of Raleigh, the state capital and North Carolina's second-largest city, and approximately 33 miles north of Fayetteville, North Carolina's sixth-largest city.
The center of campus is Academic Circle, which fronts Leslie Campbell Avenue to the south. Academic Circle is a grass throughfare, laced with sidewalks and magnolia trees that is surrounded on the south by dormitories Layton Hall (1923), Kitchen Hall (1955), and Baldwin Hall (1958) and along the north by the Frederick L. Taylor Hall of Religion (1973) (Divinity School), D. Rich Memorial Building (1923), Kivett Hall (1903) (Law School), Wiggins Hall (1993) (Law School), and Britt Hall (1947) (campus bookstore).
North of Academic Circle the buildings flank the newly developed Fellowship Commons, a series of brick sidewalks and gathering places that connect the campus from the west on T.T. Lanier Street to the east on Main Street. In this part of campus are Marshbanks Dining Hall (1934), Leslie H. Campbell Hall of Science (1961), J.P. Riddle Pharmacy Center (1991), Maddox Hall (2007) (Pharmacy School), Pearson Hall (1915), Carrie Rich Memorial Library (1925), Carter Gymnasium (1952) and James A. Campbell Administration Building (1961).
Beyond Fellowship Commons lies the north campus which contains several residence halls along with the Taylor Bott Rogers Fine Arts Center (1984) and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business (1999). East of Main Street are more of Campbell's athletic facilities including, Taylor Field (baseball), Johnson Memorial Natatorium (swimming), and the construction site of the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center as well as the Buies Creek post office.
South of Leslie Campbell Avenue are more residence halls, including the new student apartments in Barker Hall (2005). South of U.S. Highway 421 are athletic fields and the site of the future Campbell Football Stadium.
Future plans call for further renovations to Academic Circle including the new Butler Chapel and bell tower.[1]
Academics
Campbell offers over 100 tracks and concentrations; master’s programs in business, education, pharmaceutical science, clinical research and divinity; and professional programs in law and pharmacy. The University also makes study abroad and other special programs available.
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
- Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
- Campbell University Divinity School
- Campbell University School of Education
- Campbell University School of Pharmacy
Student organizations
- The Campbell Times is the student newspaper at the University and is published weekly during the academic year.
- WCCE-FM was a FM radio station broadcasting on frequency 90.1 owned by the University - it was closed following the 2006-2007 Academic Year.
Presidents
In over one hundred years of service, Campbell University has been served by only four presidents:
- James Archibald Campbell: 1887-1934
- Leslie Hartwell Campbell: 1934-1967
- Norman Adrian Wiggins: 1967-2003
- Jerry M. Wallace: 2003-present
Athletics
Campbell's athletic teams are nicknamed the Fighting Camels and compete in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference for most sports. The University fields 18 varsity men's and women's sports.
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On April 7, 2006 a press conference was held to announce the return of football to Campbell University in 2008.
Notable alumni
- See also: Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
- Paul Green, 1914, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Norman Adrian Wiggins, 1948, former president and chancellor of the University
- Jim Perry, 1959, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Gaylord Perry, 1960, inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Cal Koonce, 1961, former Major League Baseball pitcher and also Campbell's all-time winningest baseball coach
- Bob Etheridge, 1965, current member of the U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina, 2nd District
- Fred Whitfield, 1980, president and chief operating officer of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats
Notes
External links
- Maps and aerial photos for Coordinates:
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- Topographic maps from TopoZone or TerraServer-USA
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Campbell
University
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Academics |
Campbell University • Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law • Pharmacy School • Lundy-Fetterman School of Business • School of Education • Divinity School |
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Athletics |
Atlantic Sun Conference • Fighting Camels • Carter Gymnasium • Campbell Football Stadium • John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center • Taylor Field • Keith Hills |
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Campus |
Campus • Kivett Hall • D. Rich Memorial • Butler Chapel |
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Student Life |
Buies Creek • The Campbell Times • WCCE Radio • Student Organizations |
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People |
James Archibald Campbell • Leslie H. Campbell • Norman Adrian Wiggins • Notable Alumni |
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Campbell (Fighting Camels) •
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