Year in Review: 2014-2015 (October 2014-September 2015)
NEWS Graduation 2015 The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences held its 26th graduation exercise on May 8, 2015. L. Allen Dobson, Jr., MD, president and CEO of Community Care of North Carolina, delivered the commencement address. The following 215 degrees were conferred to 182 graduates as 33 students received multiple degrees: Doctor of Pharmacy: 102 Master of Physician Assistant Practice: 1 Master of Science in Clinical Research: 17 Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences: 9 Master of Science in Public Health: 7 Bachelor of Science in Clinical Research: 24 Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences: 15 Bachelor of Science in General Sciences: 20
Nursing & Health Sciences The Campbell University Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee approved the establishment and naming of the university’s eighth school at their March 25, 2015 meeting. The Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing is named for Catherine W. Wood, who has spent many years working as a staff nurse in orthopedics and neurology at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She is married to Luby Wood, a member of Campbell University’s Foundation Board of Trustees. The School of Nursing falls under the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. A ground-breaking ceremony was held for the Tracey F. Smith Hall of Nursing & Health Sciences which will house the nursing and physical therapy programs. The 72,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility is located adjacent to the Leon Levine Hall of Medical Sciences on the Health Science campus off U.S. 421, in Lillington, less than a mile west of the university’s main campus. Construction on the $22 million Smith Hall is expected to be completed by the spring of 2016 and will eventually house 320 students. The facility is named in honor of Tracey F. Smith of Farmville, North Carolina. After pursuing a career in nursing, Smith served as the director of marketing at Carolina Medical Products. She is the wife of Henry Smith, who was the founding owner and president of Carolina Medical Products. Henry graduated Campbell in 1967 and is a member of the Campbell University Board of Trustees and the CPHS Dean’s Board of Advisors.
Baggett Wellness Institute The Baggett Wellness Institute Grant Program awarded two grants for up to $5,000 to promote activities or initiatives for the advancement of health education, wellness, and prevention by the Campbell University faculty. One grant was for the development of a free clinic operated by CU health profession students in an interprofessional setting. The other grant was awarded for the creation of a smoking cessation program. In addition to grant funding, the Institute welcomed internationally renowned surgeon, Josef Stutz, in September. Stutz lectured on lipedema, a chronic disorder of adipose tissue and lymphatic dysfunction at a continuing education event held on the Health Science campus.
Give Harnett Kids a Smile Students from the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences’ PA and Public Health programs teamed up in February to offer Give Kids a Smile, a free dental clinic for Harnett County children who do not have dental insurance. The two programs, along with volunteers from the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine and the Harnett County Department of Health, worked alongside each other to provide free dental examinations, cleanings, sealants, fluoride treatments, general health screenings, and information sessions on the importance of oral hygiene. Throughout the day-long event, students and volunteers were able to provide dental check-ups, cleanings, and sealants to 50 children.