NAVIGATING NIL

Darius Boxley

Law School alumnus Darius Boxley was named the Shipman & Wright Sports Law Clinic Office Manager and Legal Assistant just months after earning his degree and passing the bar exam.

The clinic plans to provide local student athletes with the specialized legal services they need to navigate the changing environment in which student athletes may engage in agreements with third parties to profit from the use of their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) while observing NCAA rules about improper inducements.

During law school, Boxley worked as a year-long clerk for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where he investigated, mediated and drafted motions concerning compliance of Title VII and ADA laws. He also served as president of the Campbell Sports Law Association and was community service chair of the Black Law Student Association.

Campbell’s MOBILE HEALTH AND EDUCATION CLINICS traveled to support Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in providing monoclonal antibody therapy to patients battling COVID-19 in that region of the state. The mobile units were funded by the state’s COVID Recovery Grant.

The head of a Nobel Peace Prizewinning organization battling global hunger and former governor of South Carolina was the keynote speaker at the CONSORTIUM FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION’s annual meeting, hosted by Campbell University and held at the Oscar N. Harris Student Union.

The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, School of Education, and College of Arts and Sciences hosted middle school educators for an ECONOMICS EDUCATION WORKSHOP as they learned new lessons and activities to teach standards-based social studies and economics content.

STILL PICKIN’

In October 2020, Tyler Jackson — a Campbell alumnus and at the time an adjunct Spanish instructor at his alma mater — was rushed to the emergency room with what doctors would call a ruptured aneurysm in his brain.

A year later, Jackson was back in Buies Creek for Homecoming, where he reflected on his near-death experience. In an appearance on Campbell’s Rhymes With Orange podcast, Jackson said he was thankful for his friends for getting him to the hospital, his family for being by his side, the surgeons who spent hours on him and the “massive” amount of prayers and support from people all over the world who share his biggest passion — bluegrass music.

Jackson is a skilled musician and banjoist who started playing the instrument when he was 12. Today, he plays banjo in a professional bluegrass quintet, Drive Time, based out of Roxboro.

Distinguished Alums

The Campbell University Alumni Association celebrated three alumni who embody the University’s mission — leading purposeful lives and engaging in meaningful service — at the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration, held in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend.

Dr. Michael Goodman (’04), Mr. Bernard McLeod (’45) (not pictured) and Dr. Shean Phelps (’92) were honored at the event, surrounded by friends, family, members of the Alumni Board of Directors, faculty and staff.

Upon receiving their awards, the three men shared appreciation for family and friends, and spoke words of gratitude towards their alma mater. Addressing his family’s table, Goodman (pictured below, left) told his children, “When you feel love from me, know that it comes from this place.”

Today, Goodman is founder of Sodzo International, an organization transforming lives for children in subSaharan Africa by helping underserved and homeless families in the area. Phelps, who described Campbell as his first true love, is an associate scientist for NASA’s Human Research Program.

And McLeod, for whom Campbell’s recently built Admissions Building is named, has the unique experience of having personally met every Campbell president, from J.A. Campbell to President J. Bradley Creed.

Teresa Walters — who has performed on six continents in some of the world’s greatest venues — performed selections from 19th Century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt on the nine-foot CONCERT

GRAND PIANO gifted to Campbell by the Donnie M. Royal Foundation.

The Office of Spiritual Life announced the beginning of a revitalization effort of BUTLER CHAPEL’S GATHERING SPACE for students looking to connect with one another and have a quiet place for reflection and community fellowship.