Category: University News

By Scarlett Birge, student news writer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Matthew Scheyer, a Campbellsville University senior of Knifley, Ky., has been announced as a 2021 Appalachian College Association (ACA) Ledford Scholar. Under the supervision of Dr. Indra Sahu, assistant professor of physics, Sheyer used this scholarship to help work in a group…

By Gerard Flanagan, news writer/photographer/social media, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Halloween is not the only notable event to take place on Oct. 31. To nearly a billion Protestants worldwide, Oct. 31 also marks Reformation Day—the day Martin Luther is said to have posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle…

  By Kaitlyn Fowler, staff writer/photographer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Kings and queens have descended on the Campbellsville University campus this semester. And, it’s all thanks to Dr. Josiah Marineau, associate professor of political science at Campbellsville University, who started a chess club at Campbellsville University. “The way it got started was…

By Gerard Flanagan, news writer/photographer/social media, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –Dr. Pat Cowherd wears many hats, according to Campbellsville Mayor Diane Ford-Benningfield. “She is not only an amazing, God-fearing woman, she’s also a boss, a mom, a mammie and truly a gift of God to everyone,” Ford-Benningfield said. “I’m sure all of us…

By Gerard Flanagan, news writer/photographer/social media, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –Benji Kelly, vice president for development at Campbellsville University, has received his Doctor of Business Administration in Leadership. Kelly received his doctorate recently from Liberty University. “This has been something that I had been thinking about for a few years,” Kelly said. “The…

By Gerard Flanagan, news writer/photographer/social media, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –This year has produced a sea of positive change for mass communication at Campbellsville University. In January, the university’s new Mass Communication Center officially opened on Meader Street in Campbellsville, and during recent Homecoming festivities, a ribbon cutting formally dedicated the new facility.…

By Daisy Rodriguez, student news writer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.— Dr. Joseph Budd, associate professor of criminal justice at Campbellsville University, remembers the night he arrived at King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia during his time serving in the first Gulf War. The airport, still under construction, was serving as a U.S.…

By Gerard Flanagan, news writer/photographer/social media, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Sara Clark, a senior from Campbellsville, Ky., is presenting her Senior Art Exhibit in The Pence-Chowning Art Gallery, 205 University Drive, Campbellsville, Ky., now through Nov. 19. A reception for Clark’s art exhibit will be from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., Wednesday,…

By Scarlett Birge, student news writer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University’s Center of Global Engagement will be hosting its annual International Education Week Nov. 15 through Nov. 19 with the theme “Go Global!” “The purpose of International Week is to celebrate the cultures, countries and people represented on campus,” Amanda Goforth,…

By Gerard Flanagan, news writer/photographer/social media, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –Dr. Joseph “Joe” Hopkins was introduced to the faculty, staff and students of Campbellsville University during a special-called meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Ransdell Chapel. “This is an exciting moment for this institution,” Dr. H. Keith Spears, president for Campbellsville University, said.…