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February 5, 2021
Photo: Pat and Bob Barker (‘65) gave $500,000 to the Fund for Campbell and asked alumni and friends to join them and help match their gift for Campbell Giving Day.
For the fourth consecutive year the Campbell University office of annual giving has successfully topped its fundraising goal for the annual Campbell Giving Day.
Held on Feb. 3 as part of the university’s annual Founders Week, nearly 1,800 donors contributed more than $1.5 million on Campbell Giving Day to the Fund for Campbell, student scholarships, every Campbell school and college, all 21 athletic teams, and many other initiatives.
The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences brought in over $100,000 in gifts and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business over $75,000. Among Campbell’s athletic teams, wrestling received over $100,000 in commitments, while softball and volleyball took in about $10,000 each. The Fund for Campbell, which supports the university’s greatest needs and opportunities,
January 1, 2021
While COVID-19 influenced just about every aspect of our year, 2020 still brought out the best in our community
We often use this day to celebrate the year that was at Campbell University, but on this last day of 2020, “celebrate” is hardly the word we’re looking for.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the infection of more than 83 million people globally and has been responsible for nearly 2 million deaths. It has shut down entire countries and wrecked once vital economies. It has changed our way of life on multiple levels, and in higher education, it has changed the way we teach and learn.