Rhymes With Orange

Fall is in the air and Dr. Jaqueline Gartner knows all the best places to watch seasons change at Campbell. A professor of engineering and chair of the Sustainability Committee, Gartner discusses green spaces on campus and the value of engineers when it comes to creating and maintaining sustainable systems. We also discuss Harnett County’s plans for trails and wildlife preserves, plus campus initi...

On a week where the country commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, Campbell University homeland security professor Lt. Cdr. Nicole Winget and retired Staff Sgt. Josh Seymour (an undergrad studying cyber security at Campbell) joined Rhymes With Orange to talk about their decisions to join the military after 9/11 and how the last 20 years has shaped their lives. We also talk about...

Parents are more stressed out and are reporting higher levels of anxiety and depression due to the COVID-19 pandemic,  according to a newly published study  led by Campbell University Professor of Clinical Research Dr. Miranda van Tilburg.  The results shouldn’t come as a surprise — especially for parents who have had to deal with school closures, jobs losses and interruptions in medical care for...

Dr. Amin Asfari, Campbell University alumnus and criminal justice professor, has co-authored a study on first- and second-generation Muslim assimilation in the United States in  The Journal for Muslim Minority Affairs . Asfari’s mixed-method study – constructed using segmented assimilation theory, suggests that biased public policies, prejudice toward Muslim communities, and lack of a significant...

Nikki Olive, director of alumni engagement, and Betsy Dunn-Williams, director of academic advising, join the podcast this week to introduce CamelLink, a digital mentorship site designed to promote career readiness and development by connecting alumni and students. Hosts: Kate Stoneburner and Billy Liggett

President J. Bradley Creed visits with Kent Annan, the director of humanitarian and disaster leadership at Wheaton College's Humanitarian Disaster Institute and cofounder of Haiti Partners, a nonprofit focused on education in Haiti. Annan is author of "You Welcomed Me," "Slow Kingdom Coming," "After shock" and "Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle." 

Campbell University's football program is coming off back-to-back weeks (and solid showings) on ESPN and ESPNU. Ricky Ray, deputy athletics director, talks about the decision to go to a four-game schedule during the pandemic and what the national exposure means to the program and to the university. 

Communication Studies major Josh Davis, a junior from Fuquay-Varina, talks about what it's like to be a student at Campbell University during the COVID-19 pandemic and talks about the importance of quality journalism in these times.  Hosts: Billy Liggett and Kate Stoneburner

Nearly 85 percent of Americans were dissatisfied in the current work environment. Research shows positive work environments improve employee productivity leading to better customer service and job satisfaction, as well as increases in operating income and company earnings. Dr. Joey Faucette joins Rhymes With Orange to talk about Campbell Adult & Online Education's new Work Positive program, which...

In his second "Campbell Conversations" podcast, Campbell University President J. Bradley Creed speaks with Psychology Chair and Professor Dr. Laura Lunsford about the challenges for and resiliency of students and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Host: Dr. J. Bradley Creed, President of Campbell University Guest: Dr. Laura Lunsford, professor and chair of psychology at Campbell Universit...

In his first of what will become a monthly series of "Campbell Conversations" podcasts, Campbell University President J. Bradley Creed discusses challenges facing rural North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic with Patrick Woodie, president of the North Carolina Rural Center.  Host: Dr. J. Bradley Creed, President of Campbell University Guest: Patrick Woodie, President of the NC Rural Center Pr...

Dr. Wes Rich, associate dean for health sciences and professor of public health, and Dr. David Tillman, assistant professor of public health and chair of the Department of Public Health, talk about COVID-19's impact on North Carolina. The two discuss models that show how social distancing has impacted the numbers in our state and how rural communities are affected differently because of lack of ac...

Guests: The Rev. Faithe Beam, associate vice president of Spiritual Life, and campus minister Louisa Ward join the podcast via Zoom to talk about their efforts to share words of encouragement and minister to the Campbell community during these difficult times.  Hosts: Kate Stoneburner and Billy Liggett To learn more about Campbell University's response, visit:  https://www.campbell.edu/coronavirus...

Guests: Kellie Nothstine, dean of Campus Life and Title IX, and Tory Weaver, mental health therapist for Campbell University counseling services, discuss social isolation and how some students might struggle with mandated quarantines, social distancing and being away from their college friends during the COVID-19 epidemic.  Hosts: Kate Stoneburner and Billy Liggett To learn more about Campbell Uni...

GUEST: Dr. Meredith Williams, chair of the Department of Mathematics/ITS and associate professor of mathematics, shares her experience as Campbell University professors transition to online teaching during the COVID-19 coronavirus global epidemic. On March 16, Campbell University moved all face-to-face classes to online and remote learning. Williams, a former Professor of the Year, talks about alt...

Guest: Dr. Nicholas Pennings, chair of family medicine for the School of Osteopathic Medicine and director of the Campbell University Health Center; and Dr. Dennis Bazemore, vice president of student life, discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus and Campbell's response. The discussion touches on the science behind the virus and the work being done by the Health Center and the University to keep students...

Guest: Wiggins Memorial Library Dean Alexia Riggs and Librarian Steve Bahnaman join us to share their fundraising efforts to renovate the University Room on the second floor of the library for use as a sort-of museum and celebration of Campbell University history. They also talk about the time capsule that will be buried in front of the new student union on April 22 (to be opened in 50 years) and...

Guest: Alumna Bethany Anne Lind ('04) has built her acting career on several supporting roles in big time television shows — from The Walking Dead, Turn and Stranger Things to more recently Ozark, Reprisal and Doom Patrol. Currently she's promoting her first leading role in the critically acclaimed indie film Blood On Her Name, which hits the public on Feb. 28. Lind talked to Rhymes With Orange th...

Guest: Ever wonder why a college or university needs "gifts" and what those gifts do? Ever wonder what an advancement team or a development officer does? David Bohm, the director of development for the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, joins the podcast this week to talk about these very things. Enjoy! Hosts: Kate Stoneburner and Billy Liggett

Guest: In late February 2019, guests from Residence Life and Housing introduced us to a new initiative at Campbell called the Residential Learning Communities plan — an idea that groups students together on the same residence hall floor based on common majors, career goals and other personal interests. Nearly a year later, Assistant Director of Residence Life Jenna Jeslis is on the podcast to tell...

Guest: Rhymes With Orange kicks off the Spring 2020 semester with Campbell University President J. Bradley Creed, who'll enter his fifth year as Campbell's fifth president this summer. Dr. Creed talks about his first five years, the upcoming opening of the student union and the challenges Campbell University and all private colleges and universities are facing in the coming decade. Hosts: Billy Li...

Guests: Dr. Sherry Truffin, professor of English and chair of Campbell University's Honors Program, talks about her first semester as an instructor at a correctional facility in Sampson County — part of a new initiative from Campbell's Adult and Online Education program.  Hosts: Billy Liggett and Kate Stoneburner Published Dec. 20, 2019. Copyright Campbell University

Guests: Junior biology major Suchi Murugu is joined by biology professor Dr. John Bartlett to talk about Murugu's Doula Birth Beginnings Certification non-profit organization and upcoming doula training event in January. Murugu's goal with the event is to train students and faculty to earn doula certification to assist women in the birth process.  Hosts: Billy Liggett and Kate Stoneburner Publishe...

Guests: Rhymes With Orange hosts Kate Stoneburner and Billy Liggett talk about everything Thanksgiving — from the food to traditions to football to parades and even the songs (yes, Thanksgiving songs). We're also joined by Dr. Phillip Morrow, associate professor of music and director of choral activities, to talk about Christmas at Campbell and the new Hobson Performance Center. There's a lot of h...

Guests: Kelsey Sphar and Kevin Underwood, director and assistant director (respectively) of athletics marketing at Campbell University. Both Kelsey and Kevin are relatively new to the University, so they talk about their first impressions of Campbell Athletics, what it takes to improve attendance and the Game Day experience at Campbell sporting events and what a solid athletics program can mean to...