Campbell University
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Campbell University is a coeducational, church-related (Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

) university in rural North Carolina
North Carolina
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, USA
United States
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. Its main campus is located in the community of Buies Creek
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Buies Creek is a census-designated place located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census.-Incorporation:...

; its law school
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is a private law school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by Campbell University...

 moved from Buies Creek to a new campus in the state capital of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

 in 2009. Campbell has an approximately equal number of male and female students. The school consciously promotes the awareness and application of Christian principles. It is a university of the liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...

 and sciences, offering both theory and vocational education and hosting several professional schools.

History

Campbell University was founded as a community school on January 5, 1887 called Buies Creek Academy.
It was founded by North Carolina minister James Archibald Campbell
James Archibald Campbell
James Archibald Campbell founded Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina in 1887. Campbell was the father of Dr. Leslie Campbell, who would succeed him as president of Campbell College and Arthur Carlyle Campbell, who would become president of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina...

, under the conviction that no student should be denied admission because of lack of funds. In 1926, the school attained junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...

 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 with the addition of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is a private law school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by Campbell University...

.
style="font-size: 1.25em;" |Presidents
James Archibald Campbell
James Archibald Campbell
James Archibald Campbell founded Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina in 1887. Campbell was the father of Dr. Leslie Campbell, who would succeed him as president of Campbell College and Arthur Carlyle Campbell, who would become president of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina...

:
1887-1934
Leslie Hartwell Campbell
Leslie H. Campbell
Leslie Hartwell Campbell was the 2nd president of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.-Biography:...

1934-1967
Norman Adrian Wiggins
Norman Adrian Wiggins
Norman Adrian Wiggins was the 3rd president of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.Born in Burlington, North Carolina, Dr. Wiggins served with the Marines during World War II. Afterward, he received his Associate of Arts degree at Campbell Jr...

1967-2003
Jerry M. Wallace
Jerry M. Wallace
Jerry McLain Wallace is the 4th and current president of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. He is also an ordained Baptist minister.Dr...

2003-present

The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is a private law school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by Campbell University...

 was founded in 1976, and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
The Lundy–Fetterman School of Business is an American business school founded in 1983 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The Business School is one of six schools that compose Campbell University.The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business is a community of scholars and professionals who are...

 was begun in 1983. The Pharmacy School
Campbell University School of Pharmacy
The Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is an American pharmacy school founded in 1985 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina...

 and School of Education
Campbell University School of Education
The Campbell University School of Education was founded in 1985 and is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The School of Education is one of six schools that compose Campbell University.-External links:*...

 were established in 1985. The Divinity School
Campbell University Divinity School
The Campbell University Divinity School, founded in 1995 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, is one of six schools that comprise Campbell University. The school is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina as well as the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the...

 was established in 1995. The School of Law moved from Buies Creek to its new Raleigh campus in 2009.

Campus

Located in the Sandhills
Sandhills (Carolina)
The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The...

 of southeastern North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, the University is nestled in the small unincorporated village of Buies Creek
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Buies Creek is a census-designated place located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census.-Incorporation:...

 near the Cape Fear River
Cape Fear River
The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The overall water quality of the river is continuously measured and monitored by and conducted by the , , and the...

. The Buies Creek census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 population was only 2,215 in the 2000 census
2000 Census
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 and the surrounding area remains rural. However, Buies Creek is approximately 33 miles (53.1 km) south of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

, the state capital, North Carolina's second-largest city, and approximately 33 miles (53.1 km) north of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

, 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 thoroughfare, laced with sidewalks and magnolia trees that is surrounded on the south by dormitories Kitchin Hall (1955) and Baldwin Hall (1958) and along the north by the Frederick L. Taylor Hall of Religion (1973) (Divinity School
Campbell University Divinity School
The Campbell University Divinity School, founded in 1995 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, is one of six schools that comprise Campbell University. The school is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina as well as the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the...

), D. Rich Memorial Building (1923), Kivett Hall
Kivett Hall
Kivett Hall is the oldest building on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The building has long served as the icon of the University and is noted for its bell tower that chimes every quarter hour.- History :...

 (1903) (formerly Law School
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is a private law school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by Campbell University...

), Wiggins Hall (1993) (formerly Law School
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is a private law school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by Campbell University...

), Butler Chapel (2009) 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
Campbell University School of Pharmacy
The Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is an American pharmacy school founded in 1985 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina...

), Pearson Hall (1915), Carrie Rich Memorial Library (1925), Carter Gymnasium
Carter Gymnasium
Carter Gymnasium is a 947-seat multi-purpose arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It was previously home to the Campbell University Fighting Camels men's basketball and women's basketball teams...

 (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
Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
The Lundy–Fetterman School of Business is an American business school founded in 1983 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The Business School is one of six schools that compose Campbell University.The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business is a community of scholars and professionals who are...

 (1999). East of Main Street are more of Campbell's athletic facilities including, Taylor Field
Taylor Field (Campbell University)
Taylor Field is a baseball stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It is the home field of the Campbell University Fighting Camels college baseball team. The field dates back to the 1940s and Campbell's junior college baseball days. Taylor Field was named for Herbert B...

 (baseball), Johnson Memorial Natatorium (swimming), and the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
The John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center is a multi-purpose arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The arena is located on the campus of Campbell University and hosts the university's basketball, volleyball, and wrestling programs. The John W. Pope, Jr...

 as well as the Buies Creek
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Buies Creek is a census-designated place located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census.-Incorporation:...

 post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...

.

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 Campbell Football Stadium.

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. Along with Campbell's premier undergraduate programs, the school has also achieved renown for its graduate programs. Since its establishment in 1986, Campbell University School of Pharmacy has maintained a 99 percent passage rate on both state and national exams. In ten of the last sixteen years, School of Pharmacy students have achieved a 100 percent passage rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX).

The School of Law Class of 2006 scored a 97% passage rate on July’s North Carolina Bar Exam, topping all other law schools in the state. Campbell University’s Norman A. Wiggins School of Law was featured in the Princeton Review’s 2007 edition of the “Best 170 Law Schools” publication. Graduates of the School of Law have frequently led in passage rates on the North Carolina Bar Exam since the school’s establishment in 1976, including a 100 percent passage rate in 1994, the first time all members of a graduation class accomplished that feat in North Carolina history.

The Campbell University Divinity school offers both undergraduate and graduate level degrees. The Divinity School officially opened on August 19, 1996. There thirty-five founding students enrolled the first year of the Divinity school. These students constituted the Charter Class of eighty-four students.

The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business offers a joint MBA with Pharm.D., J.D., and M.Div. students. Also, undergraduate business students have the option of electing to stay a fifth year to earn a joint BBA/MBA. Campbell is a dynamic institution in the wealth management industry by offering a one-of-a-kind degree, the Bachelor of Business Administration in Trust and Wealth Management. Banks and financial institutions from around the country court Campbell students for paid summer internships and for permanent hire upon graduation. The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business also offers one of twenty PGA accredited golf programs in the United States.

Campbell University Board Chairman, Mr. Harold Wells, has announced that at its August 27, 2008 meeting, the Executive Committee of the University’s Board of Trustees received a favorable report regarding the addition of a master’s program in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS). Subject to approval of the full Board of Trustees, the University will begin the development and accreditation process for the professional program, anticipating the enrollment of the first class in 2011.

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
    Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
    The Lundy–Fetterman School of Business is an American business school founded in 1983 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The Business School is one of six schools that compose Campbell University.The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business is a community of scholars and professionals who are...

  • Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
    Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
    The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is a private law school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by Campbell University...


  • Campbell University Divinity School
    Campbell University Divinity School
    The Campbell University Divinity School, founded in 1995 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, is one of six schools that comprise Campbell University. The school is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina as well as the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the...

  • Campbell University School of Education
    Campbell University School of Education
    The Campbell University School of Education was founded in 1985 and is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The School of Education is one of six schools that compose Campbell University.-External links:*...

  • Campbell University School of Pharmacy
    Campbell University School of Pharmacy
    The Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is an American pharmacy school founded in 1985 and located in Buies Creek, North Carolina...



Athletics

Campbell University fields 17 NCAA Division I sports and are adding women's lacrosse in 2012 to raise the total to 18. As of the 2011-2012 academic school year, the Camels rejoined the Big South Conference after a 17 year hiatus in which they served as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Lady Camels' swim team is a member of the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA). The Mens Wrestling team is an associate member of the Southern Conference.

  • Men's sports
    • Baseball
      College baseball
      College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...

    • Basketball
      College basketball
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    • Cross country
    • Football
      College football
      College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Track
    • Wrestling
      Campbell Fighting Camels wrestling
      The Campbell Fighting Camels wrestling team represents Campbell University of Buies Creek, North Carolina. The squad is coached by Joe Boardwine. Boardwine has been the coach of the Camels since 2010. Boardwine is also the National Wrestling Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...


  • Women's sports
    • Basketball
      College basketball
      College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

    • Cross country
    • Cheerleading
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track
    • Volleyball


Campbell completed the John W. Pope Convocation Center, an athletic complex for basketball, volleyball and wrestling. The facility houses a game basketball court, practice basketball court, practice wrestling room, varsity weight room, student fitness center, plethora of locker rooms, and the Department of Exercise Science.

The Campbell Times

The Campbell Times
The Campbell Times
The Campbell Times is the student-edited newspaper at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The newspaper was established in 1925 and was originally known as Creek Pebbles until the current name was adopted in 1983. The print edition is published monthly during the academic year in...

is the student newspaper
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....

 at the university and is published monthly during the spring and fall semesters.

WCCE-FM

WCCE-FM
WCCE
WCCE is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Radio Training Network...

 is an FM
FM broadcasting
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 radio
Radio
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 station broadcasting on frequency 90.1 that was signed on by the university on October 7, 1974. Campbell sold the station in 2007.

Notable alumni

External links

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