By Ariel C. Emberton, student news writer, Office of University Communications

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - The dedication of the Betty Dobbins Heilman Student Wellness Center will be in Ransdell Chapel on Saturday, July 13 at 11 a.m. with the groundbreaking ceremony for the E. Bruce Heilman Welcome Center to follow.

Otto Tennant, senior vice president for operations and administration (COO), said the wellness center is “something we have had on our wish list for years. We are thankful to the Heilman family and for the benefits it will provide the students.”

The groundbreaking will take place across from Ransdell Chapel between the E. Bruce Heilman Student Complex and the School of Education. “The Heilman Welcome Center will be the third building of the Heilman complex,” Benji Kelly, vice president for development, said.

Following the groundbreaking ceremony will be a luncheon in Winters Dining Hall. Both ceremonies and the luncheon will be open to the public.

Campbellsville University is a widely-acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 12,000 students offering over 100 programs of study including Ph.D., master, baccalaureate, associate, pre-professional and certification programs. The university has Kentucky based off-campus centers in Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset, Hodgenville and Liberty with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Summersville. Out-of-state centers include two in California at Los Angeles and Lathrop, located in the San Francisco Bay region.  The website for complete information is www.campbellsville.edu.

Campbellsville University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the status of Campbellsville University.