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D Rich Memorial
D. Rich Memorial Building which is on the campus.

Campbell University is a private, coeducational baptist university in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The university has about 10,471 students. It was founded in 1887. The current president of the university is Jerry M. Wallace.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Fighting Camels. They have 18 varsity teams which mostly compete in the Big South Conference. Despite the Big South sponsoring football, the Campbell football team plays in the Pioneer Football League (PFL). That league is made up of schools that choose not to offer scholarships for football, despite offering them in other sports.

Images for kids

  • Campbell professors

    J.A. Campbell (far right) and his faculty at Buies Creek Academy in the late 1800s.

  • 1902 Kivett Hall Construction

    Construction of Kivett Hall in 1902 (completed in 1903). Kivett is the oldest remaining building on Campbell University's campus today.

  • Students at the Theater

    Campbell Junior College students gather at the Paul Green Outdoor Theater in the 1930s.

  • Leslie Campbell

    Campbell University's second president, Leslie Campbell, oversees construction on campus in the 1950s.

  • KivettHall

    Kivett Hall, built in 1903, is the iconic centerpiece of Campbell University's main campus.

  • Campbell University Sound of the Sandhills

    Sound of the Sandhills Marching Band during pre-season training

  • Campbell Concert Bands

    Campbell University Wind Ensemble prior to concert

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