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Campbellsville University, also known as CU, is a small, private Christian university located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, the seat of Taylor County. Founded in 1906 as a Baptist institution, Campbellsville currently enrolls more than two thousand five hundred students and is open to students of all denominations. Campbellsville University has a student-faculty ratio of 15:1 and has a strong international program, currently welcoming students from more than thirty-five different countries. The university offers associate, bachelor, and master degrees in a variety of fields. Extracurricular activities, many of which are focused around community service and Christian life, complement the academic programs.
[edit] Location
The 80-acre campus is situated in the center of Kentucky, about a half of a mile from downtown Campbellsville, population 11,000. Another portion of the campus, Clay Hill Memorial Forest, is located just seven miles from campus. It is a 135-acre educational and research woodland that is being developed by the Division of Natural Science as a regional center for environmental education and research. Also, Green River Lake, a 10,000-acre recreational state park, is just five miles from campus.
[edit] History
Campbellsville University was founded in 1906 by the Russell Creek Baptist Association. The current president of the university is Michael V. Carter, Ph.D. The immediate past president is Kenneth W. Winters (born 1934), a Republican state senator from District 1 based in Murray in southwestern Kentucky.
Campbellsville University when it was still Campbellsville College, 1988
[edit] Athletics
The university sponsors nineteen varsity athletic teams which compete in the Mid-South Conference of the NAIA, with the women's swimming team being reinstituted in the fall of 2007. Several of their teams have received national recognition. Zack Flake, a sophomore from West Chester, Ohio, won Campbellsville's first individual national wrestling championship with his title in the 141-pound weight class in wrestling at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships in 2007.[citation needed] The Men's Basketball team has had three consecutive berths into the NAIA National Basketball tournament, reaching the National Semi-Final in 2008. In 2005, volleyball player Amy Eckenfels was recognized as the NAIA National Libero of the Year. In 2006, she set the all-time national record for career digs with 3,569. The Volleyball program also advanced to its first ever NAIA National Volleyball tournament in 2007 by defeating rival, Georgetown College, in the finals of the Region XI qualifying tournament. Men's sports include: baseball, basketball, football, cheerleading, cross country, track, golf, tennis, soccer, and wrestling. Women's sports include: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, track, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and vollyball. The university's athletic mascot is the tiger and the official colors are maroon and silver. The official website for the athletics department can be found at http://www.campbellsvilletigers.com/.
[edit] School of Music
One of the significant strengths of Campbellsville University is its music program. The dedicated and highly qualified faculty is committed to excellence in musical performance and academics, and strives to provide opportunities that will enhance the life and education of every student at the University. Distinctive features of the CU School of Music include its recital/rehearsal hall complex (Gosser Fine Arts Center), master's degree programs, a wide variety of performance opportunities, and accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music. The official website for the School of Music can be found at http://www.campbellsville.edu/music/.
The Gosser Fine Arts Center is home to Campbellsville University's School of Music. Housed in this complex are classrooms, practice rooms, studios, faculty studios, offices, a computer lab, a piano lab, an instrumental rehearsal hall, a choral rehearsal hall, and the Gheens Recital Hall.
The Music Library is located on the mezzanine level of the Montgomery Library. This collection contains performance videos, CDs, AV listening/viewing stations, musical scores, music reference books, and music periodicals. There is also a conducting room in the basement level for music students to videotape practice and conducting assignments.
[edit] Residence Halls
Nearly half of the students enrolled at CU live on campus in one of the seven residence halls for men or women.
- The Residence Village
- Broadway
- North Hall
- South Hall East
- South Hall West
- Stapp Hall
- Campbellsville University Apartments
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