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JANUARY 2013

Farewell,Dean Hawkins

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Billy Liggett

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CAMPBELL’S NEW ONLINE DEGREES: “A lot of communication goes on in an online course.We have several faculty members who are surprised when they realize it’s quite a bit more work to teach an online course here than teaching in a classroom. Unlike the classroom setting, online students are accessing content throughout the day. It’s never completely turned off.”

— Katherine Spradley, director of Campbell University Online

Homeland professor has found her ‘dream job’

Amanda M. Sharp-Parker, assistant professor of Homeland Security, is one of the newest faculty members

within the College of Arts & Sciences. Originally from Cape Girardeau, Mo.,

Parker came to North Carolina seeking a degree in dance from East Carolina Uni-versity. She quickly changed her major to criminal justice, earning both her B.S. and M.S. degrees in from ECU. She then began teaching at the University of South Florida while working on her Ph.D in criminology, which she will complete this coming spring.

Parker says working at Campbell is her dream job.

“This is what I’ve wanted to do,” she says. “I didn’t necessarily want to teach crimi-nal justice or criminology, I wanted to do homeland security and terrorism trends, emerging threats, things like that. I was looking for a program that at least had some kind of concentration or minor and then here comes the first four-year program in North Carolina. It’s my dream job; this is what I want to do.”

Since she began teaching in the fall, Parker has been impressed by the level of dedication the students at Campbell display.

“The students are so motivated and they truly care about what they are doing, especially these homeland security kids,” Parker says “They are amazing; the stuff they want to do and the motivation they have, going to conferences, presenting papers, do-ing work outside of their classwork, doing things like that; they are just great.”

Parker also enjoys that the smaller class sizes at Campbell allow her to get to know here students better.

“Coming from a bigger school where your class sizes can be anywhere from 60-120 students, you don’t get as much student involvement or you don’t get to know students on a personal level,” she says. “One

of my classes [in the fall] had five students, so you really get to know the students and what their interests are and what they like to work on. The involvement is great.”

With most of her research in cyberterror-ism, emerging threats, major infrastructure vulnerabilities and the application of theory to terrorism, Parker looks forward to ex-panding the Homeland Security program by increasing the variety of courses, concentra-tions and minors, and eventually expanding to a graduate program.

Parker also enjoys traveling and has given presentations in Spain, England, Ireland and Poland as well as throughout the U.S., but plans to make Campbell her home.

“I plan on being here for the long-run; this is what I’ve wanted to do,” Parker says. “I never thought my first job would actually be, I thought it would be more of an entry level into the academic field and then look-ing for something within homeland security but this is absolutely what I want to do.”

Parker and her husband, Chris, have a 4-year-old daughter, Tatiana, and a 2-year-old son, Jaxon.

— by Molly Hudson

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Benjamin Hawkins will retire as dean of Campbell Univer-sity’s Lundy-Fetterman School of

Business on Dec. 31 after more than a decade in the position. He sat down with Campbell.edu to reflect on his time at Campbell and to talk about what’s next. The following is an edited transcript.

On what guided him as deanEarly in my career I was in a meeting

where people were talking about students. Someone said that the most important question you need to ask yourself when thinking about students was: “How would I handle this if this was my child?” I think that question has been a guiding force for me. I see every student as if he or she was my child. They are the product we are producing, and they are the reason we exist. They are all interesting and unique, and all have a different personal-ity, background and set of strengths. Part of the challenge is to help them figure out how their uniqueness can be useful to them and help them be successful in whatever they do.

On what he hopes students learned from him

I have always tried to show a sense of caring about the students and a sense that it matters what you do as a student. I also hope the students sensed my high expectations for them. In other words, you can do a lot more than you may have thought you could do but you don’t know that unless you are challenged. One of the things I say to them is “Life is lumpy.” There are going to be rough periods and tough situations that you’re going to have to deal with. When you’re hit with something really big or something scary and intimidating, what should you do? Knowing who are you and what strengths

you have is a big key in dealing with those in a successful way.

On his strengthsWe use StrengthQuest in the business

school. My top strength is I’m a learner, which is great, because that’s what people in education need to be. The next is achiever, because I like to see things get accomplished. I like lists and goals and checking things off. I’m also strategic in what I do. I just don’t want to go out and do something; I want to think about the long-term impact of what we’re trying

to change. When you put those three together, it’s a good picture of who I am. I’m sort of a change agent.

On his roots as a change agentWhen I was in the fifth grade, the

teacher told my mom, “Your son asks ‘Why?’ more than any kid I’ve had in school. Every time we do something, he wants to know why we’re doing this.” I think that’s part of my DNA. When I come into situations, I ask a lot questions.

Outgoing Dean Hawkins: ‘There’ll always be a special place in my heart for Campbell’

Outgoing School of Business Dean Benjamin Hawkins speaks at his final Business Convocation in October. | Photo by Bennett Scarborough

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On what he wanted to be when he grew up

I always wanted to teach at the college level. Even in high school I tutored kids and always had this ability to help people understand things that were sometimes difficult to understand. It was my call-ing. I was in the ROTC and in military service for three years. When I came back from service, I went to graduate school and ended up with a doctorate. My trip into administration was a little different, and it’s not where I thought I’d end up. I taught for several years, and then some of my organizational skills and the way I think about things, I guess, caught up with me.

On the challenge of working in administration

My daughter was in the 2nd or 3rd grade when she came to work with me for a Take Your Child to Work Day. At the end of the day, she said to me, “Daddy, you don’t really do anything, do you?” I said, “Ashley, What are you talking about?” She said, “Well, all you did today was go to meetings.” And I thought, Truth out of the mouth of a babe. We spend so much time talking that very of-ten the real trick is to find the time to do instead of just meeting and talking. That’s the challenge to being an administrator.

On dealing with the challengeThere has to be time to withdraw and

to think strategically about where you are headed, and I think that is the distinction between someone who is a good adminis-trator and one who never really comes to be effective at it. Some people in admin-istration meet and talk all day but no ac-tion comes out of it. There are others who are continually telling people what to do, but there is no effective communication with those people so many people have no idea why things are happening and no feeling of input into it. Particularly in higher education, you have to be will-ing to listen and to talk, but you have to also have the ability to put together and explain a strategic direction.

On what he’ll miss as deanThe day-to-day interaction with faculty;

and the new ideas, thoughts, techniques,

just that intellectual simulation of talking with people who have the same interests in the academics and in learning that you do. I don’t think the day-to-day discus-sion now will be about the use of Tegrity in the classroom and how to put more writing in the classroom. The other thing I’ll miss is the students themselves. When you teach in college, you get older but the kids stay the same. They are always young and enthusiastic and energetic, and they are going to conquer the world. They keep you attuned with the fact that the world doesn’t have to be the way it is right now.

On why he’s retiring nowThere has been a good bit of change

brought about by things I’ve instigated or started, but after a while your ef-fectiveness in terms of making changes diminishes. I feel like I’ve done what I can do, and it’s time now for someone else to come in and see what they can do. From a personal perspective, my wife and I have a window of opportunity to go and do some things that we’ve long wanted to do. Both of her parents have passed away, my parents have passed away, and my daughter doesn’t have kids yet. We have a window here, and we want to take advantage of it.

On what’s nextMy wife has talked to me for 37 years

about going on a cruise, so I have a feel-ing that in the next year, we will probably be going on a cruise. I’m also going with the Divinity School to Greece and Turkey. That’s about as far as we’ve planned right now. My wife continues to remind me that we’re not going to be making much money, so we have to watch spending.

On his time at CampbellI feel blessed to have been at Campbell

over the 10 years I’ve been here. It has been a great experience, from the top to the bottom. The administration has made remarkable, almost unbelievable changes, not only with the physical structure but the philosophical foundation of the uni-versity. We have moved from a little, ol’ country bumpkin college to becoming a truly legitimate Level Six research institu-tion. I feel blessed to be at an institution where it went through that transforma-tion, and I hope that I have been useful in some of that transformation. But I think there is still a lot of growing to do for Campbell. We’re still on the upswing, and it’ll be interesting to watch from afar to see where Campbell goes. As [Campbell President Jerry] Wallace has reminded me, “You retire from Campbell, but you never really leave Campbell.” That’s true. There will always be a special place in my heart for Campbell.

— Interview by Cherry Crayton

achIeVeMents DurInG the hawKIns era

Benjamin Hawkins shared a few of the things that the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business has accomplished during his time as dean that he’s particularly proud of (in no particu-lar order):

• Achieved national accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs

• Started new student forum and peer-mentoring program to help new students adjust to college and to provide leadership opportunities for upperclassmen

• Added new academic programs in healthcare management and marketing

• Introduced a critical thinking writing class

• Started a Business Advisory Council of about 20 people from outside the university who offer advice and feedback about strategic direction and planning

• Started the Dean’s Under-graduate Student Advisory Council (DUSAC) of about 30 to 35 under-graduates who provide input about strategic direction and planning

• Secured funding for several ad-ditional endowed scholarships

By Cherry CraytonDigital Content Coordinator

Mary Ellen Durham, professor emerita of education at Campbell University, has received the N.C. Science Teachers As-sociation’s highest honor, the Vi Hunsucker Award. A peer-nominated award, it goes to the most outstanding science educator in North Carolina and recognizes outstanding lifetime achievements in science education.

“I was quite stunned when my name was announced,” said Durham, who learned she had received the award in Novem-ber during the regional National Science Teacher/ NCSTA meeting. “What is so overwhelming is that it’s an honor by my peers. I’m humbled and deeply flattered.”

Durham’s career in science education spans more than 40 years, though she didn’t initially plan to be an educator.

She grew up in Cabarrus County, N.C., on Camp Cabarrus, a Boy Scout camp supervised by her father, Hubert Powell. Her earliest memories were walking around the camp with her father and being awed by the incredible beauty of the world. She fell in love with science, majored in biol-ogy at Greensboro College, and began her career working as a laboratory technician. Teaching never crossed her mind. Even when both of her parents suggested she might enjoy teaching, she replied: “Nah, I’ll never teach.”

But nearly 40 years ago when she moved to Fayetteville, N.C with her husband, an Army officer assigned to Fort Bragg, she visited St. Patrick’s Church. One of the church members approached Durham and introduced herself as the principal of the church’s school. The principal also handed Durham a church bulletin and said, “This might interest you.” On the back was a job announcement for a science teacher at the school.

The job opportunity haunted Durham for the next week. She eventually applied for and got the position. This was the beginning of a 40-year career in education that led her to teach at every level, from kindergarten to graduate school, at private,

parochial and public schools in Oklahoma, Kansas, Michigan and North Carolina.

“What really led me to [teach] is that I love science so much,” Durham said. “I was so fascinated with anything dealing with science — not just biology, but anything — and I was astounded by how little people knew about scientific phenomena. I wanted to share it with others.”

Durham was nearly 20 years into her teaching career when her mentor and friend Clinton (Jake) Brown, a former adjunct professor with Campbell’s School of Education, encouraged her to attend graduate school and teach at the college level. He told her: “Mary Ellen, You want your students to enjoy, understand and engage in science, and have a good learn-ing experience. Have you ever thought that maybe you’re going about it in a too small of a way? What if you helped other teachers give kids a better science experience? Then you would be working exponentially.”

Durham went on to earn a master’s from Grand Valley State University in sciences and differential education and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in science education with a concentration

caMPBell.eDu lIsts toP 10 storIes froM 2013

Last week, we counted down the Top 10 stories/events from Campbell from the past year. A more detailed version of this story can be read at campbell.edu.10. ‘Nine Putts’ golf video goes viral

A video that featured nine seniors from the PGA Golf Management University Program hitting nine putts into one golf hole, at one time, went viral in February.9. Fraternities, sororities form on campus

The Creek went Greek as Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and Sigma Alpha Omega Sorority became Camp-bell’s first three social Greek organizations.8. Charter class of PA’s graduates

All 34 members of the charter class of the physician assistant program — which launched in August 2011 — walked the stage in Turner Auditorium in December.7. A new look for Campbell stadiums

Barker-Lane Stadium and Jim Perry Sta-dium underwent major renovations in 2013. 6. New programs launched, announced

Physical Therapy, nursing, homeland secu-rity among the new and proposed programs in 2013. 5. Big wins for Campbell athletics

Wanda Watkins won her 500th game, three coaches won their first, baseball won a school-record 49th and the lacrosse program got the program’s first win in 2013.4. Three new deans and a new provost

Campbell named a new provost in 2013, and three schools — business, law and arts & sciences — hired new deans. 3. Campbell hits Level IV status

Campbell became a Level VI institution with the addition of its med school in 2013, and the university and several other schools received national accolades. 2: Ribbon cut on health sciences campus

The ribbon was cut for the Levine Hall of Medical Sciences and new health sciences campus on a beautiful September day. 1. A medical school is born

It’s not only Campbell’s biggest story of 2013, but perhaps the last 30-plus years as well. In August, Campbell’s Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine opened its doors to the charter class of 160 students, marking the official beginning of the uni-versity’s seventh school and the first medical school in North Carolina in 35-plus years.

— by Billy Liggett

Mary Ellen Durham retired from Campbell in 2013 but continues to serve as an adjunct instructor in the School of Education.

Durham named top scienceeducator in North Carolina

Campbell launches new online degrees this monthBy Billy LiggettAssistant Director for Publications

Fifteen years after offering its first online courses, Campbell University will launch its first set of online degrees in 2014. In addition to a master of educa-tion degree, Campbell will offer associ-ate and bachelor degrees, with flexible course schedules designed to meet the needs of adult students.

The first line of degrees will be avail-able in January, according to John Roberson, Campbell’s dean of extended programs, with the likelihood of more degrees — such as a master of science in clinical research and a master of business administration — launched in the fol-lowing academic year.

“The goal is to better serve our stu-dents,” Roberson said. “Prior to receiving authorization to offer online degrees, students could earn no more than 49 percent of their degree requirements on-line. Once active duty military students hit the 49 percent mark, they could no

longer continue their studies with us. Furthermore, many other adults students will benefit from the flexibility of earn-ing a Campbell University undergradu-ate or graduate degree online.”

Campbell University was an early adopter of online education, offering its first classes in 1999. According to Katherine Spradley, director of Campbell University Online, the typical online Campbell student today is about 37 years old with previous university or community college experience. The majority of these students are male, and popular areas of study include criminal justice, homeland security and business.

“And many of them are active duty or veterans working toward meeting the re-quirements to gain rank in the military,” Spradley said. “Our online students tend to have higher GPAs on average — when you’re paying for your own educa-tion and relying less on mom and dad to foot the bill, you typically have a more mature and vested student.”

Full story online at campbell.edu

in interdisciplinary studies. She taught at Grand Valley State, Wesleyan College and N.C. State before joining Campbell 16 years ago. As a professor of education, she said she has tried to help future science educators “find ways to use their talents to teach well and to improve the lives of the children they come in contact with.”

She retired from Campbell in May 2013 but continues to serve as an adjunct instructor in the School of Education. She also remains active with the NCSTA as a member of the board and continues to conduct research related to both education and the sciences. Those projects include a longitudinal ecological study looking at the impact of human activity on streams and estuaries along the Eastern Coast of the United States, and educational research focusing on classroom dialogue, particularly on how teachers answer student questions.

“Answering student questions well is critical to the learning process,” Durham said. “When students ask questions about something they are learning, they are actu-ally expressing intellectual interests and needs. How the teacher responds can either hinder or enhance student understanding.

“Everyone assumes that teachers do an extremely good job of asking questions; and in fact, we teach individuals how to ask questions,” she added. “What we don’t do is teach teachers how to answer student questions.”

When the NCSTA presented Durham with the Vi Hunsucker Award in Novem-ber, she was surrounded by current and for-mer students, many of whom she taught at Campbell. Also present were many science educators and colleagues, several who have also been her mentors, including Brown. That made receiving NCSTA’s highest honor even more special, Durham said.

“It was a wonderful experience to be able to share this award with the people who have sat in my classroom,” she said. “I’m profoundly blessed [to be a teacher] because it gives me the best of everything. I am able to work with children. I am able to work with teachers. I am able to engage in my science. I am able to travel the world. I am published. I have wonderful colleagues and I have been able to raise and enjoy my family.

“I just am a teacher,” she added, “and it’s the best, most wonderful career anybody could have.”

Campbell President Jerry Wallace speaks to the charter class of 40 Doctor of Physical Therapy students during orientation at Carrie Rich Hall last week. “You’re coming to Campbell University at a marvelous time,” Wallace said. “Through our success in pharmacy, we have been able to open our doors to the future of health care and to you.”

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At age 62, J. Rich Leonard is without a doubt the oldest father in the room dancing with his 8-year-old daughter at

her ballet recital.

He's also having the most fun.

“If there's anything that keeps you from being rigid, predictable or frozen in time, it’s having small children,” Leonard says.

Becoming a dad again this late in life also helped prepare Leonard to make another life-altering decision this past year. After a 32-year career as a U.S. judge (nearly 20 of those years as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina), Leonard became the fifth dean of Campbell University's Norman A. Wiggins School of Law in Raleigh, following Melissa Essary (2006-12) and Interim Dean Keith Faulkner (2012-13) on July 15.

Like fatherhood, becoming dean of the only law school in North Carolina’s capital city was viewed not only as a challenge, but an adventure for Leonard, who had served as an adjunct professor for Campbell and other law schools in the region in recent years.

“You look at your life and realize you only go around one time, so you want as many exciting adventures as you can find,” Leonard says. "I was a judge, I was good at it, and I loved it. I don’t think anybody loved it more than I did. But the [deanship offer] came, and I saw it as refreshing and invigorating. The more I thought about it, the more excited I got about taking on this challenge and giving it my all.

“And so far, it feels like I made the right decision.”

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At a time when law schools across the nation are seeing sharp declines in enrollment and employment opportunities for new graduates, Campbell Law remains steady enrollment-wise and is still enjoying the fruits of the school’s decision to move its campus from Buies Creek to downtown Raleigh in 2009.

“I think all the moves this school made in the last few years have been solid," Leonard says. “The decision to move to Raleigh was made for the survival of this law school ... If you look at polls, most new law students say the

biggest deciding factor in choosing their school is location. Where you go for three years is important. Being in Raleigh has been critical for this school's success."

Leonard’s focus in his first few months on the job has been the curriculum. He believes a student’s third and final year should be less about academic electives and more about courses and degree paths that provide more opportunities post-graduation. One way to do that is to add more to Campbell’s growing list of dual degree programs. Campbell Law currently offers six such programs, including two with North Carolina State University, and most recently added a Law/Divinity program in August.

“There will always be a place for traditional law practice, and we’ll train you better for that than anyone else,” he says. “But law is changing, and lawyers need to be trained to do many different things.”

Leonard also wants to expand Campbell Law’s externship program, which already ranks 27th in the nation when it comes to the percentage of students who participate, according to The

The Next ChapterJ. Rich Leonard became a father again and wrote his first book in his 50s. Now he's ready for another challenge as the new dean of Campbell Law.

BY BILLY LIGGETT

EDITOR’S NOTE: This feature appears in the Fall 2013 edition of Campbell Magazine, published in December

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National Jurist. The school is ideally located just blocks from every branch of state government, and the opportunities abound for students to go out and get real world experience.

“Campbell’s curriculum, both the rigor and the emphasis on advocacy, is fine,” he says. “We’re not going to back away from that. But what I think, and I think Dean Essary would agree, where the law school is beginning to make strides is how we’re using the City of Raleigh and the Research Triangle as a lab to train lawyers. I think that’s what I can do for this place — retain the rigor and retain the core elements that distinguish Campbell grads, but also find all sorts of unique and intriguing educational opportunities for our students. Get them out in the community in externships and give them a much clearer eye of what practicing law is all about. This will differentiate us from what you’d get from your average academic setting.”

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His aunt told many times the story of the day Leonard declared to the world he wanted to get into law. It’s an account Leonard has no recollection of, he admits, but the story is a good one and one worth hanging on to.

It was a hot, dewy August morning, and Leonard was 11 or 12 years old, working several back-breaking hours in the tobacco field at his parents’ home in Davidson County. Fed up with the work, Leonard stood up and told everyone, “This is for the

birds! I’m going to law school.”

Leonard says he probably wanted to be a doctor around that time, but he’ll never question his aunt. Regardless, one thing about the story is true — Leonard knew he wasn’t cut out for farm life.

“I’ve never been remote from my family, and the family farm is still there and is still my favorite place on earth,” he says. “It was just very clear to me at an early age that that’s not what I wanted to do. I wanted to be something else. And I think, objectively, I’ve had a pretty good career.”

Leonard was the first student from North Davidson High School to win a Morehead Scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and four years later, he graduated at the top of his class at UNC. He was then accepted into Yale Law School, considered by most the most difficult school to get into.

He credits his public education and his love for reading any and every book placed in front of him for his academic success early on.

“I had a couple of remarkable teachers, which is why I’m a huge fan of public education,” he says “My high school English teacher, whom I had three of my four years, was one of those remarkable people. She was just magical. She’d ask things of us no teacher ever asked before. We wrote daily every single

J. Rich Leonard, former United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, assumed the role of dean at Campbell University’s Norman

Adrian Wiggins School of Law on July 15.

A native of Davidson County, Leonard is a 1971 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar. He earned a master's degree in education from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1973, and then earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1976.

He has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina since 1992 acting as Chief Judge from 1999 through 2006. Prior to that time, he was a United States Magistrate Judge (1981-92) and Clerk of Court of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (1979-92). Leonard worked as an adjunct professor for North Carolina Central University School of Law (1985-86; 1995-98); UNC School of Law (1994-95); and, most recently, Campbell Law (2009-13). In 2012, Campbell Law’s Delta Theta Phi Fraternity presented him with the Judge Everett Award for Legal Excellence.

Leonard is married to Dr. Whitney Jenkins Cain, an associate professor of psychology at William Peace University. He is the proud father of three sons and two daughters.

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day for three years in her class. We wrote in every perspective … it was just brilliant the time she was willing to put into us.”

Leonard earned his master’s in education from UNC in 1973 and his law degree from Yale in 1976. He was turned down after his first interview to be a law clerk in New Bern when the judge there learned he “had the audacity to attend Yale,” but a more “forgiving” judge, Judge Franklin Dupree, took him on as a clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

From there, the doors kept opening.

After practicing law for a few years, Leonard became a United State magistrate judge in 1981. He remained a clerk of court through 1992 before serving as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1992. He was the chief judge from 1999 to 2006. For over a decade, Leonard also acted as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, working with judiciaries in many developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.

In 2012, Leonard put his love for reading and writing to another use — he penned his first fictional book, “The House by the Creek,” a 95-page truth-based tale set in North Carolina about his ancestors during the Revolutionary War. The book has been met with good reviews, including nice write-ups in The News & Observer and Our State magazine, and its success has convinced Leonard he may have what it takes to write another book or two.

“I come from people who tell stories, as I suppose most rural Southerners do,” Leonard says. “My kids’ favorite stories are about stuff that happened long ago — on the farm when grandpa was a little boy and so on. So this started out as a story for my kids, but as I looked a little deeper into my family history, I found out about my great-great-great-great grandfather who was a bit of a minor Revolutionary War hero who fought in the Guilford Courthouse battle and was assassinated by Tories [Americans who favored the British side during the war] for rallying German immigrants to fight for the patriots.”

Leonard is also an award-winning preservationist. In October, he was presented

with the Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation North Carolina for his work in spearheading the restoration of the historic Century Station Federal Building on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh.

The building, which serves as the home to the downtown Raleigh post office and the federal bankruptcy court, was where Leonard previously presided as bankruptcy judge.

“[The building] had fallen on hard times, but we have really put it back to its original splendor,” Leonard says. “And that’s been exciting. I spent three years camped in basement office, essentially holding court in borrowed courtrooms, working on daily basis with all folks doing the work.”

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During his first few weeks on the job, Leonard admits to a few “full-blown panic attacks.”

“Sure, there were a few ‘What have I done?’ moments,” he says with a laugh. “But those have been abated. I’m beginning to feel like this is where I’m intended to be.”

The faculty, he says, is learning that he’s as transparent as they come. Leonard says he learned early on as a judge not to pretend to know things, because that can get you in trouble on the bench.

“I’m quick to say, ‘Whoa … I don’t understand that.’ I haven’t spent a lifetime in academia,” he says. “On the other hand, what I bring to this job is a judge’s ability to look at all sides of an issue and make a decision. And in many instances, there are many decisions — not just a right one or wrong one.”

Campbell University announced several changes in key academic and administrative positions in 2012 and 2013. Among the major announcements:

Mark L. Hammond Provost, VP of Academic Affairs

Mark L. Hammond was named vice president of academic affairs and provost in August. Hammond, who was dean of the College of Arts & Sciences since 2001 and

a professor of biology at Campbell for 21 years, succeeded Dwaine Greene. As vice president of academic affairs and provost, he serves as the chief academic officer over all campuses.

Michael Wells Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Michael Wells was named dean of Campbell’s College of Arts & Sciences in August, replacing Mark Hammond. Wells joined Campbell in 1996 as an adjunct professor of

chemistry. He became an assistant professor in 1997, and was promoted to associate professor in 2002. Wells became the chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics in 2007. A year later, he was named the Edna Queener Proffit Chair of Chemistry.

Keith Faulkner Dean, School of Business

B. Keith Faulkner was named the new dean of the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business in July. He will replace retiring dean Benjamin Hawkins effective Jan.

1. He first joined Campbell’s law school in 2004. Before becoming its vice dean for administration and external relations, he had held the positions of executive associate dean for academic affairs and administration and associate dean for external relations. Faulkner also served as interim dean of the law school during the 2012-13 academic year.

Shuffling The Deck

law naMes west asst. Dean of eXternal relatIons

Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard announced last week Megan West has been elevated to assistant dean of external relations effective Jan. 1. West joined the law school administration as the director of alumni relations and an-nual giving in September 2012.

A 2010 Camp-bell Law graduate, West served as an associate attorney at Martin & Jones, PLLC in Raleigh prior to returning to her alma mater.

“I am excited to serve my alma mater in this new capac-ity,” said West. “Campbell Law holds a special place in my heart, and I look for-ward to working alongside our talented faculty and staff as we continue to find ways to improve our student experience, engagement with alumni, and relation-ships with our neighbors in the commu-nity.”

“Megan has been an outstanding resource for the law school since return-ing home,” said Leonard. “With her academic and professional pedigree, she is the perfect person to serve as our external liaison to the local community and beyond.”

As assistant dean for external relations, West oversees the alumni relations, career services, communications, and develop-ment departments. She will also manage the Campbell Law Connections mentor-ship program beginning with the fall 2014 semester.

2014 health Plans onlIneYour 2014 medical plan Open Access

and Open Access Plus High Deductible Summaries of Benefits and Coverage have been posted to the HR website and can be viewed at http://www.campbell.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/health-insurance/

stuDy aBroaD releasessPrInG 2014 DetaIls

Campbell’s Office of Study Abroad reminds students and alumni to apply before Jan. 17 to participate in Camp-bell’s “Alumni & Friends” summer 2014 programs! Find details online here and applications here.

• “Business in London” May 18-29: Explore London’s corporate world both historic and modern with the Lundy Fetterman School of Business. Contact Faculty Directors Dr. LeJon Poole at pooleL@campbell.edu and Dr. Edward Fubara at Fubara@campbell.edu for more information. [Optional credit: BADM 590]

• “Psychology & Culture in France, Austria, & Germany” May 14-30: Ex-plore the influence of historical/cultural events on the development of the disci-pline of psychology. Contact Faculty Di-rector Dr. Jutta Street at streetJ@camp-bell.edu for more information. [Optional credit: PSYC 480 (this will fulfill a GCC social science requirement)]

• “Fairy Tales in Germany & France” May 18-29: Discover the historical and cultural roots of the western world’s beloved fairy tales. Contact Faculty Di-rectors Dr. Brian Thomas at thomasB@campbell.edu & Dr. David Steegar at Steegar@campbell.edu for more informa-tion. [Optional credit: HONOR 250 (this will fulfill a GCC 200-level litera-ture course requirement)]

NOTE:There are also two programs designed exclusively for Campbell under-graduate students. Encourage returning students to apply before Jan. 17.

• “Natural History in Hawaii” (EARN BIOL 260) May 27-June 18: Explore the many biological and cultural influ-

ences that have shaped modern Hawaii. Students conduct personal research on a topic in their field of study (science, health science, education, etc.) Contact Faculty Director Dr. Chris Havran at Havran@campbell.edu.

• “Education in Costa Rica” (EARN SPAN 101-SPAN 232) and/or EDUC 501, May 11-June 1: Volunteer in local schools, live with a local family, travel with Campbell students, and take Span-ish language classes at a Costa Rican Language School! Contact Faculty Director Dr. Carol Maidon at maidonc@campbell.edu.

reGIstrar: reGIstratIonBeGIns at 9 aM tuesDay

The following is a note sent Jan. 6 by Registrar J. David McGirt:

We are still have confusion as to when regular registration starts and ends and when classes begin.

Today, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, is an “open” day and provides an opportunity for students with unusual problems and issues to resolve those problems.

Regular registration takes place in the Rumley Center beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7. We will close registra-tion and faculty access to the registration screens at 4 p.m. to give us time to run rosters.

Classes begin on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 8 a.m.

Drop-Add will be held on Friday, Jan. 10, from 3-5 p.m.

Students needing Campbell University ID cards may have them made in the Rumley Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Tuesday.

cIGna Grace PerIoD fortransItIon to GenerIc MeDs

Campbell University employees with medical insurance call 1-800-244-6224 if you have any questions:

Cigna is implementing a grace period through Feb. 28, for our employees and their dependents to transition to generic medication under the new Member Pay Difference Claim Logic.

With this logic, when an employee (or their dependent) requests the brand

announceMents follow us on tuMBlr

Faculty and staff announcements are updated almost daily at our new Tumblr feed: campbelltoday.tumblr.com. Submit your announcements for both the online and monthly publication by email to Billy Liggett at liggettb@campbell.edu

name medication even though his or her doctor has approved the switch to a generic equivalent, they pay the generic copay plus the difference in cost between the brand name medication and the ge-neric. During the grace period, individu-als will pay the brand name cost share or deductible as they have in the past.

Although the percentage of individuals insisting on brand is low (less than 2 per-cent), it is important that they have the time needed to speak with their doctor and make the change to generic.

During the grace period, pharmacists will continue to guide individuals to ge-nerics through our new pharmacy online messaging service.

2014 Phone BooKs hereThe 2014 Phone Books have arrived.

E-mail Lynn Pleasant @pleasantl@campbell.edu with the number of phone books your department needs. They will be delivered through campus mail.

KeIth hIlls Golf rates Keith Hills Golf Club offers faculty/

staff rates for golf:Monday-Thursday —$29 (inc. cart for

18 holes)Friday-Sunday — $29 (inc. cart for 18

holes)

32 Acre Practice Facility offers Range Discounts

Range Balls $5 per bucket10 Buckets for $39.0020 Buckets for $59.0050 Buckets for $129.00

Keith Hills Golf Club offers Golf Memberships for as low as $199. The annual membership is available for purchase year round! One-time payment only for a one year membership!

Visit www.keithhillsgc.com or email Martha Sutton at shooter@campbell.edu or call Martha Sutton at (910) 814-5797 to learn more.

The scene outside of the winter commencement ceremony at the Pope Convocation Center on Dec. 14. | Photo by Bennett Scarborough

athletIcs scheDule

Full schedules can be viewed online at gocamels.com. (BSN)-Big South Network. Home games in bold print.

Jan. 6: Women’s basketball at N.C. A&T, 6 p.m.

Jan. 8: Men’s basketball vs. High Point (WCLN 107.3 FM) (BSN), 7 p.m.

Jan. 9: Women’s basketball vs. Charleston Southern (BSN), 7 p.m.

Jan. 10: Wrestling vs. Appala-chian State, 6 p.m.

Jan. 11: Women’s swimming at North Florida/Brenau in Jackson-ville, Fla., 1 p.m.

Jan. 11 Women’s basketball vs. Coastal Carolina (BSN), 1 p.m.

Jan. 11: Men’s basketball at Longwood (WCLN 107.3 FM) (BSN), 5 p.m.

Jan. 14: Men’s tennis at William & Mary, 5 p.m.

Jan. 14: Men’s basketball at Lib-erty, 7 p.m.

Jan. 16: Women’s basketball at Gardner-Webb, 11 a.m.

Jan. 17: Wrestling, 7 p.m.Jan. 17: Men’s tennis vs. Virginia

Commonwealth 4-1 Invitational in Richmond, Va., TBA

Jan. 17: Women’s tennis vs. Georgetown at Richmond, Va., 11 a.m.

Jan. 18: Men’s basketball vs. VMI, 2 p.m.

Jan. 18: Women’s basketball at Presbyterian, 5 p.m.

Jan. 22: Men’s basketball vs. Radford, 7 p.m.

Jan. 23: Wrestling, 6 p.m.Jan. 23: Women’s basketball vs.

Winthrop, 7 p.m.Jan. 24: Wrestling, 7 p.m.Jan. 25: Women’s basketball at

Radford, 5 p.m.Jan. 25: Men’s basketball at

Gardner-Webb, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 29: Men’s basketball vs.

Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.Jan. 30: Women’s basketball vs.

Longwood, 7 p.m.

What Is Extreme Heat? Temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average high temperature for the region and last for severalweeks are defined as extreme heat. Humid or muggy conditions, which add to the discomfort of high tempera-tures, occur when a “dome” of high atmospheric pressuretraps hazy, damp air near the ground. Excessively dry andhot conditions can provoke dust storms and low visibility.Droughts occur when a long period passes without substantialrainfall. A heat wave combined with a drought is a verydangerous situation.

During Hot Weather Toprotect your health when temperatures are extremelyhigh, remember to keep cool and use common sense. Thefollowing tips are important:

Drink Plenty of FluidsDuring hot weather you will need to increase your fluidintake, regardless of your activity level. Don’t wait untilyou’re thirsty to drink.During heavy exercisein a hot environment, drink two to fourglasses (16–32 ounces) of cool fluidseach hour.

Warning:If your doctor generally limitsthe amount of fluid you drink or has youon water pills, ask how much you shoulddrink while the weather is hot.

Don’t drink liquids that contain caffeine,alcohol, or large amounts of sugar—these actually cause you to losemore body fluid. Also avoid verycold drinks, because they cancause stomach cramps.

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Plan AheadPrepare for extremely cold weather every winter—it’salways a possibility. There are steps you can take in advancefor greater wintertime safety in your home and in your car.

Emergency Supplies List: • an alternate way to heat your home during a power failure:

- dry firewood for a fireplace or wood stove, or - kerosene for a kerosene heater

• furnace fuel (coal, propane, or oil) • electric space heater with automatic

shut-off switch and non-glowing elements• blankets • matches• multipurpose, dry-chemical fire extinguisher • first aid kit and instruction manual • flashlight or battery-powered lantern • battery-powered radio • battery-powered clock or watch • extra batteries • non-electric can opener • snow shovel • rock salt • special needs items (diapers,

hearing aid batteries,medications, etc.)

Winter Survival Kit for Your Home Keep several days’ supply of these items:• Food that needs no cooking or refrigeration,

such as bread, crackers, cereal, canned foods,and dried fruits. Remember baby food and formula if you have young children.

• Water stored in clean containers, or purchasedbottled water (5 gallons per person) in caseyour water pipes freeze and rupture.

• Medicines that any family member may need.

If your area is prone to long periods of cold temperatures, or if your home is isolated, stockadditional amounts of food, water, and medicine.

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Replace Salt and MineralsHeavy sweating removes salt and minerals from the body.These are necessary for your body and must be replaced. Ifyou must exercise, drink two to four glasses of cool, non-alcoholic fluids each hour. A sports beverage can replacethe salt and minerals you lose in sweat. However, if you areon a low-salt diet, talk with your doctor before drinking asports beverage or taking salt tablets.

Wear Appropriate Clothing and SunscreenWear as little clothing as possible when you are at home.Choose lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.Sunburn affects your body’s ability to cool itself and causesa loss of body fluids. It also causes pain and damages theskin. If you must go outdoors,protect yourself from thesun by wearing awide-brimmedhat (also keepsyou cooler) alongwith sunglasses,and by putting on

sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher (the mosteffectiveproductssay “broad spectrum”or “UVA/UVB protection”on theirlabels) 30 minutes prior to going out.Continue to reapplyit according to thepackage directions.

Schedule OutdoorActivities CarefullyIf you must be outdoors, try to limityour outdoor activity to morningand evening hours.Try to restoften in shady areas so that yourbody’s thermostat will have a chance to recover.

Pace YourselfIf you are not accustomed to working or exercising in a hotenvironment, start slowly and pick up the pace gradually. Ifexertion in the heat makes your heart pound and leaves yougasping for breath, STOP all activity. Get into a cool areaor at least into the shade, and rest, especially if you becomelightheaded, confused, weak, or faint.

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Prepare Your Home for WinterAlthough periods of extreme cold cannot always be predictedfar in advance, weather forecasts can sometimes provideyou with several days’ notice. Listen to weather forecasts regularly, and check your emergency supplieswhenever a period of extreme cold is predicted.

If you plan to use a fireplace or wood stove for emergencyheating, have your chimney or flue inspected each year.Ask your local fire department to recommend an inspector,or find one in the yellow pages of your telephone directoryunder “chimney cleaning.”

Also, if you’ll be using a fireplace, wood stove, or keroseneheater, install a smoke detector and a battery-operated carbon monoxide detector near the area to be heated. Testthem monthly, and replace batteries twice yearly.

Your ability to feel a change in temperature decreases withage, and older people are more susceptible to health problems caused by cold. If you are over 65 years old,place an easy-to-read thermometer in an indoorlocation where you will see it frequently, andcheck the temperature of your home oftenduring the winter months.

Insulate any water lines that run along exterior walls soyour water supply will be less likely to freeze. To the extentpossible, weatherproof your home by adding weather-stripping, insulation, insulated doors and storm windows,or thermal-pane windows.

If you have pets, bring them indoors. If you cannot bringthem inside, provide adequate shelter to keep them warmand make sure that they have access to unfrozen water.

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Adjust to the EnvironmentBe aware that any sudden change in temperature, such as anearly summer heat wave, will be stressful to your body. Youwill have a greater tolerance for heat if you limit your physical activity until you become accustomed to the heat.If you travel to a hotter climate, allow several days tobecome acclimated before attempting any vigorous exercise, and work up to it gradually.

Use Common SenseRemember to keep cool and use common sense: •Avoid hot foods and heavy meals—

they add heat to your body. •Drink plenty of fluids and replace salts

and minerals in your body.•Dress infants and children in cool, loose clothing and

shade their heads and faces with hats or an umbrella.•Limit sun exposure during mid-day hours and in places

of potential severe exposure such as beaches.•Do not leave infants, children, or pets in a parked car.•Provide plenty of fresh water for your pets, and leave

the water in a shady area.

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Indoor SafetyHeat Your Home SafelyIf you plan to use a wood stove, fireplace, or space heater,be extremely careful. Follow the manufacturer’s instructionsas well as the home safety measures on page 3, and rememberthese safety tips: • Use fireplace, wood stoves, or other combustion heaters

only if they are properly vented to the outside and do notleak flue gas into the indoor air space.

• Do not burn paper in a fireplace.• Ensure adequate ventilation if you must use a

kerosene heater.• Use only the type of fuel your heater is designed to use—

don’t substitute.• Do not place a space heater within 3 feet of anything that

may catch on fire, such as drapes, furniture, or bedding,and never cover your space heater.

• Never place a space heater on top of furniture or near water.• Never leave children unattended near a space heater.• Make sure that the cord of an electric space heater is not a

tripping hazard but do not run the cord under carpets or rugs.• Avoid using extension cords to plug in your space heater.

• If your space heater has a damaged electrical cord or produces sparks, do not use it.

• Store a multipurpose, dry-chemical fire extinguisher nearthe area to be heated.

• Protect yourself from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning byinstalling a battery-operated CO detector and never usinggenerators, grills, camp stoves, or similar devices indoors.

Light and Cook SafelyIf there is a power failure:• Use battery-powered flashlights or

lanterns rather than candles, if possible. • Never leave lit candles unattended. • Never use a charcoal or gas grill indoors—

the fumes are deadly.

Never use an electric generator indoors,inside the garage, or near the air intake of yourhouse because of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning: • Plug in appliances to the generator using individual

heavy-duty, outdoor-rated cords. • Do not use the generator or appliances if they are wet

because of the risk of electrocution. • Do not store gasoline indoors where the fumes could ignite.

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What to DoIf you see any of these signs, you may be dealing with alife-threatening emergency. Have someone call for immediatemedical assistance while you begin cooling the victim. Do the following:•Get the victim to a shady area. •Cool the victim rapidly using whatever methods you

can. For example, immerse the victim in a tub of cool water; place the person in a cool shower; spray the victim with cool water from a garden hose; sponge the person with cool water; or if the humidity is low, wrap the victim in a cool, wet sheet and fan him or her vigorously.

•Monitor body temperature, and continue cooling efforts until the body temperature drops to 101–102°F.

•If emergency medical personnel are delayed, call the hospital emergency room for further instructions.

•Do not give the victim fluids to drink. •Get medical assistance as soon as possible.

Sometimes a victim’s muscles will begin to twitch uncontrollably as a result of heat stroke. If this happens,keep the victim from injuring himself, but do not place anyobject in the mouth and do not give fluids. If there is vomiting, make sure the airway remains open by turningthe victim on his or her side.

Heat ExhaustionHeat exhaustion is a milder form of heat-related illness thatcan develop after several days of exposure to high temper-atures and inadequate or unbalanced replacement of fluids.It is the body’s response to an excessive loss of the waterand salt contained in sweat. Those most prone to heatexhaustion are elderly people, people with high blood pressure,and people working or exercising in a hot environment.

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boil for one minute will kill most microorganisms or parasitesthat may be present, but won’t remove chemical pollutantssometimes found in snow.

Eat and Drink WiselyEating well-balanced meals will help youstay warmer. Do not drink alcoholic orcaffeinated beverages—they cause yourbody to lose heat more rapidly. Instead,drink warm, sweet beverages or broth tohelp maintain your body temperature. Ifyou have any dietary restrictions, askyour doctor.

Outdoor Safety When the weather is extremely cold, and especially if thereare high winds, try to stay indoors. Make any trips outsideas brief as possible, and remember these tips to protect yourhealth and safety:

Dress Warmly and Stay Dry Adults and children should wear: • a hat• a scarf or knit mask to

cover face and mouth • sleeves that are snug at the wrist• mittens (they are warmer than gloves) • water-resistant coat and boots• several layers of loose-

fitting clothing

Be sure the outer layer of your clothing is tightly woven,preferably wind resistant, to reduce body-heat loss causedby wind. Wool, silk, or polypropylene inner layers ofclothing will hold more body heat than cotton. Stay dry—wet clothing chills the body rapidly. Excess perspirationwill increase heat loss, so remove extra layers of clothingwhenever you feel too warm. Also, avoid getting gasolineor alcohol on your skin while de-icing and fueling your caror using a snow blower. These materials in contact with theskin greatly increase heat loss from the body. Do not ignoreshivering. It’s an important first sign that the body is losingheat. Persistent shivering is a signal to return indoors.

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But for a lifetime.*Mammograms.

Women age 40 and older should have

mammograms every one to two years.*

Talk to your doctor today.

For more information,

visit www.cancer.gov.

Not just once.

*Source: National Cancer Institute. For more information, visit www.cancer.gov.An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. U4236, 5/09