Category: News

By Ariel C. Emberton, staff writer/photographer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Dr. Melissa Landram, adjunct instructor in social work, recently received her Doctor of Social Work (DSW) from Capella University. Landram received her bachelor and master degrees in social work from Campbellsville University and has been teaching at her alma mater since January…

By Ariel C. Emberton, staff writer/photographer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University’s Schools of Cosmetology and Barbering have now reopened to the public, according to Amanda Roop, director of the School of Cosmetology/Barbering. On May 26, Campbellsville University welcomed her School of Cosmetology and School of Barbering students back to campus to…

By Joan C. McKinney, director, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University has joined a social media campaign using the hashtag, #FAFSAFridays, to encourage students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Robyn Sollberger, director of financial aid at Campbellsville University, said the campaign was initiated by the Kentucky Council…

The Board of Trustees of Campbellsville University, and leadership of the Board, is in support of the following statement made by CU President Dr. Michael V. Carter. This statement presents a strong commitment to CU’s Black students and employees, joins with others in expressing our shock and sorrow following the violent and horrible deaths of…

By Joan C. McKinney, director, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Marc Whitt, former vice president for communications at Campbellsville University who was named an honorary alumnus of Campbellsville University in 2003, has published his first book titled “PR Lessons Learned Along the Way — Strategies, Tips & Advice for the Higher Ed and…

By Amber Meade, communications operations manager, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University’s TV station, WLCU, has a new show, CommUnity Rewind, that airs Friday nights at 7 o’clock. The new show features host, Alex Meade, television programming and production director for WLCU, talking to members of the Campbellsville University community about how…

By Joan C. McKinney, director, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University is holding a talk tonight from 6 to 8 o’clock EST discussing the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, policing and social unrest. The event will be streamed live via the Campbellsville University Facebook page. The discussion will consist of…

By Joan C. McKinney, director, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University’s administration has announced the academic calendar for the fall 2020 semester. Dr. Donna Hedgepath, provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced that the fall 2020 semester will begin on Sept. 3 and end on Dec. 11, 2020. Students will begin…

By Ariel C. Emberton, staff writer/photographer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – A one-on-one class atmosphere was something Stephanie Turner, of Campbellsville, was looking for when she received a postcard in the mail talking about Campbellsville University’s RISE program. In 2018 Turner, who works at DaVita, a dialysis company in Campbellsville, was attending another…

By Ariel C. Emberton, staff writer/photographer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Emily Hayden, assistant professor of criminal justice at Campbellsville University, defended her dissertation and received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Louisville recently. Dr. Hayden is from Owensboro, Ky. and has been teaching at Campbellsville University since August 2019.…