{"id":134,"date":"2010-01-22T08:20:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2016-08-24T11:35:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:35:10","slug":"campellsville-university-downtown-campbellsville","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/business\/campellsville-university-downtown-campbellsville\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIVERSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Downtown Campbellsville \u00a0is home to Campbellsville University<\/h1>\n<p>Campbellsville University (CU) is thriving and has a substantial positive impact on Downtown Campbellsville (DC).<\/p>\n<p>CU and DC&#8217;s relationship is vital:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Higher education is good for business&#8221; &#8211; DC<\/li>\n<li>Downtown businesses sponsor CU programs<\/li>\n<li>CU alumni run downtown businesses<\/li>\n<li>Downtown merchants use CU research, marketing, business, and training programs<\/li>\n<li>CU students gain work experience with downtown internships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new steeple of Ransdell Chapel (built 2007) is one of three towers that define the skyline of downtown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1094\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1094\" title=\"CU Ransdell Chapel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/CU_RansdellChapel.jpg\" alt=\"CU Ransdell Chapel\" width=\"553\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/CU_RansdellChapel.jpg 553w, http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/CU_RansdellChapel-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campbellsville University Ransdell Chapel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Impact<\/h2>\n<p>In 2009, CU published a report stating it\u2019s annual economic impact was $90+ million.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Higher education is good for business.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Growth<\/h2>\n<p>The University&#8217;s growth and expansion through the year 2025 not only serves the student body but drive the entire community forward.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There was a $50 million expansion to the university in the last 3 years (business, education, nursing, and sports programs)<\/li>\n<li>New housing dorms<\/li>\n<li>New stadium lights for football and baseball games at night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the University grows, it becomes increasingly significant to the identity of the city.<\/p>\n<h2>Sports<\/h2>\n<p>Campbellsville University student body exceeds 3,600. Among those, there are over 600 student-athletes. This region of the country is known for its avid sports fans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1097\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1097\" title=\"CU Football, Sports\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/CU_football.jpg\" alt=\"CU Football, Sports\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/CU_football.jpg 553w, http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/CU_football-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CU Football, Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Arts<\/h2>\n<p>The art, theater, and music programs are also thriving.<\/p>\n<p>The campus is home to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Theater<\/li>\n<li>Music Room<\/li>\n<li>Ransdell Chapel &#8211; Performance Hall and Pipe Organ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alumni<\/h2>\n<p>Each fall, you&#8217;ll find CU alumni lining the sidewalks of Main Street in Downtown Campbellsville to watch the homecoming parade. CU students paint downtown storefronts &#8220;maroon&#8221; to show team spirit during homecoming. The campus comes to life with alumni events and the annual homecoming football game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_8558a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1021\" title=\"Campbellsville University - Montgomery Library Patio - 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_8558a.jpg\" alt=\"Campbellsville University - Montgomery Library Patio - 2012\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_8558a.jpg 553w, http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_8558a-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More<\/h2>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campbellsville.edu\">www.campbellsville.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.campbellsville.edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-473 alignnone\" title=\"cu_icon_128\" src=\"http:\/\/downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/cu_icon_128.png\" alt=\"Campbellsville University - web site\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Campbellsville \u00a0is home to Campbellsville University Campbellsville University (CU) is thriving and has a substantial positive impact on Downtown Campbellsville (DC). CU and DC&#8217;s relationship is vital: &#8220;Higher education is good for business&#8221; &#8211; DC Downtown businesses sponsor CU programs CU alumni run downtown businesses Downtown merchants use CU research, marketing, business, and training [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":80,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1611,"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions\/1611"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downtowncampbellsville.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}