100 - Fall 2012
Monday 10:00a.m. in Turner Auditorium
Topic
Welcome to Connections!
Speaker/Musician
Campus Ministry Staff
NO CONNECTIONS
Academics and Faith
Spiritual Formation
Missions
Music
Hot Topic: Election
Spiritual Formation
Date
August 27
September 3
Dr. Green
September 10
Campus Ministry Staff
September 17
Students
September 24
Jamie Grace in Concert
October 1
David Crabtree
Campus Ministry Staff
October 8
October 15
Relationships: Dating
Brian Harris
October 22
Relationships: Friendships
Brian Harris
October 29
Music: Guitarchestra
Students and Giles Blankenship
November 5
Living in Community
Resident Chaplains
November 12
Student Led
November 19
Food and Hunger
LaMarco Cable
November 26
Advent Service
Stedman Davis
December 3
Connections 100 Syllabus
Purpose
Connections reflects the Christian mission and purpose of Campbell University by offering experiences that seek to nurture the
spiritual life of students from a Christian worldview and help to build a strong sense of community. Programs do not attempt
to coerce students to worship or embrace a particular set of beliefs or value system. Connections merges the university’s
hallmarks of faith, learning, and service together to educate, challenge, and prepare students to live and act responsibly in this
world.
Blackboard
Materials related to Connections can be found on Blackboard including the syllabus, speaker list, and other important
information.
Requirements for graduation
See University Bulletin, website, or contact Office of Campus Minister.
Credit is given as follows:
A – attendance at 13-15 Connections sessions; B – attendance at 12 sessions; C – attendance at 11 sessions; D – attendance at
10 sessions; F – attendance at 9 or fewer sessions. It is important for students to keep track of their attendance. You may
check your attendance on Blackboard.
Connections meets Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. in Turner Auditorium. Students must be inside the auditorium
when the session begins. No student will be allowed to enter after the program has started as a matter of respect and
reverence for the gathering. Anyone leaving prior to the completion of the program will be counted absent.
Attendance is taken by a student swiping his/her student ID at one of the exits to Turner Auditorium upon dismissal. For this
reason, it is imperative that students have a valid Campbell ID. Students are allowed two opportunities be present and
accounted for without ID.
Each student is assigned to a particular seat for the semester. This is to facilitate hundreds of students entering and exiting the
auditorium in a timely fashion. If there is any confusion about seat assignments (e.g. seat is double-assigned or someone else is
mistakenly sitting in your seat), it is the student’s responsibility to tell a Campus Ministry staff member or contact the Office of
the Campus Minister in the Wallace Student Center. It is important to clear up such matters as quickly as possible.
Excused Absences
The student will be permitted an excused absence due to:
-Hospitalization or confinement in the University Infirmary during day(s) of the period(s) in question. A letter from the
attending physician will be required as confirmation of the hospitalization during the times involved. Documented
illnesses or visits to doctors may be excused if proper documentation is provided.
-A death in the immediate family (father, mother, brother, sister, child, husband, or wife) requiring the student's absence
from the campus during the missed Connections.
-An absence caused by representing the University on or away from campus. A note from coach, staff, or faculty member is
required.
In order for a student to be eligible for an excused absence for one of the above reasons, the administrative details (letters and
supporting documentation) must be worked out with the Office of the Campus Minister within two weeks from the date that
the absence occurred. An excused absence allows the student the opportunity to make-up the missed day(s) but does not
erase the absence(s) from the student’s record.
Connections is a central part of the Campbell experience. Sessions are planned to include persons from on-campus as well as
guests to the University. During Connections, it is expected that all students exhibit mature, responsible, and reverent
behavior. Students should exemplify reverent behavior by removing hats/caps/hoods/headphones, refraining from talking,
and ceasing the use of iPods, laptops, cell phones, all other portable electronic devices, studying with notes or textbooks, or
anything else that might detract from worship. Texting on cell phones is prohibited.
If you have questions or concerns concerning Connections, please contact the Office of the Campus Minister:
Faithe Beam, Campus Minister
beam@campbell.edu
910.893.1548