“Building Bridges Between Cultures” information sharing by Campbell University leaders

“Building Bridges Between Cultures” information sharing by Campbell University leaders

Summary of Topic
A number of years ago a popular book was written about the big differences between men and women.  The book proposed that both men and women need to better understand the opposite gender in order to have a successful relationship.  If this is the case, you can imagine the differences that exist between people from different cultures. How do we learn to understand each other and even work together?
In today’s short seminar, we will watch a short video about people coming together who had very big differences. What can we learn from them as we seek to be catalysts for building bridges between China and the U.S.A?

Dr. John Roberson
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Office of the President
University Leadership
John Roberson began his duties as Executive Vice President on Feb. 1, 2016. Previously, he was dean of Campbell’s Adult & Online Education division.
In that position, he brought a new emphasis to nontraditional student education, expanded the portfolio of degree programs to meet demands from the growing population of nontraditional students, and launched the university’s virtual campus – Campbell University Online. Campbell University Online opened its “doors” in January 2014 with an enrollment of 24 students. In two years its enrollment grew to nearly 350 students.
Roberson is a 1980 alumnus of Campbell and a 1983 graduate from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1997, he earned his Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from North Carolina State University.
From 1989 to 1996 he served Campbell as assistant vice president for alumni relations and assistant to the president, but stepped away from 1997 to 2005 to serve as an executive with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He returned to Campbell in 2005 as the vice president for marketing and planning. In 2008 he was named vice president for enrollment management and marketing and three years later was tapped to be vice president for enrollment management and assistant to the president. In 2013, he became the dean of Adult & Online Education.
His wife, Wendy, is a 1984 graduate of Campbell and is now a retired teacher. Following the family legacy, their daughter, Sarah, graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in both Business Administration and Healthcare Management. Dr. and Mrs. Roberson are members of the Memorial Baptist Church in Buies Creek.

Borree P. Kwok
Associate Provost for Administration & Academic Success
Academic Affairs & Provost
As associate provost, Ms. Kwok oversees a number of academic support units including Academic Success, Global Engagement, Institutional Review Board Office, Sponsored Research and Programs, and Wiggins Library. Kwok has served Campbell University in a variety of capacities since 1993, including serving as director of library services and director of institutional research, and was named Dean of the Library in 2011. In 2016, Kwok was named Assistant Provost for Administration and became Associate Provost in 2021.
A native of Hong Kong, Kwok received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Whitworth College, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Jenna Carpenter
Dr. Jenna P. Carpenter is Founding Dean and Professor of the School of Engineering at Campbell University. She is also Immediate Past President of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), incoming President-Elect of the Mathematical Association of America, and a past president of WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network). Prior to Campbell, Dr. Carpenter was Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering, and Wayne and Juanita Spinks Endowed Professor in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University, where she served on the faculty for 26 years. Dr. Carpenter is a national expert in innovative STEM education, as well as issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, particularly those impacting the success of women in STEM. She is recipient of the 2023 ABET Claire Felbinger Award for Diversity and Inclusion; a 2023 ASEE Hall of Fame Inductee; co-recipient of the 2022 NAE Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Engineering Technology Education (for her role as a co-founder of the Grand Challenges Scholars Program); recipient of the 2019 ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education; recipient of the 2018 WEPAN Founder’s Award; and a Fellow of ASEE. Dr. Carpenter received her PhD and her MS, both in mathematics, at Louisiana State University where she held an LSU Alumni Federation Fellowship, and her BS in Mathematics from Louisiana Tech University.

Dr. Kevin O’Mara
Dean
Administration
Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
Dr. Kevin O’Mara serves as the Dean of the School of Business at Campbell University. Dean O’Mara earned a Ph.D. in Technology Management from North Carolina State University, an MBA with a concentration in accounting from the University of Houston, and bachelor degrees in Engineering and Business from the University of Texas at Austin. He completed additional graduate work in strategic management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
O’Mara comes to the Business School from Elon University’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, where he served as Executive Director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and as a Professor of Management. Before entering academia, O’Mara worked for a major petroleum explorer in Houston, Texas, as a strategic planning analyst, operations analyst and engineering economic analyst.
In addition, to his duties as Dean, O’Mara is past president of the Academy of Business Education and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He also serves on the N.C. Small Business & Technology Development Center’s statewide Board of Advisors and is chair of the SBTDC Central Carolina Regional Board. He currently serves on the Alamance County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee and served on the Board of Directors for two charter schools.

Dr. Donna Waldron/ Dean of Global Engagement
Dr. Donna Waldron is the Dean of Global Engagement and the Chair of the Department of English. Since 2005 she has been leading intercultural exchange and international education for all colleges at Campbell from university partnerships and exchanges to short-term study abroad programs.

Charles A. Carter, PharmD, MBA, BS
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical & Clinical Sciences
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Campbell University
Charles A. Carter has established himself in both in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. He is currently serving as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical & Clinical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences at Campbell University from 2022. Within this role, Dr. Carter oversees the educational programs for both undergraduate and graduate students in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Research. Moreover, the Department plays a pivotal role in the foundational education of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students. Professionally, Dr. Carter provides teaching, mentorship, and advisory activities for students and graduates in each of these programs and works alongside an incredible team of individuals.
Dr. Carter’s academic journey is marked by several achievements. He earned his PharmD degree from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in 1983, following his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1981. Dr. Carter’s completed his fellowship training in Research Design and Methodology, as well as a residency in Bioinformatics and Drug Information, both at the University of Tennessee. Driven by his passion for entrepreneurialism, continuous learning, and innovation, he furthered his education with a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Christian Brothers University in 1994.
Prior to his arrival at Campbell University in 2015, Dr. Carter held influential roles in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in medical affairs, regulatory affairs, strategic consulting, and clinical research. He served as the Executive Director of Medical Affairs at Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he led initiatives aimed at advancing medical education, scientific communications, and research endeavors in the discovery and development of new pharmaceutical products.
Dr. Carter founded Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives, LLC (PSI) in 1994 based on a business plan established during his MBA training program. For nearly 20 years, he focused his energies on the company’s vision and services prior to selling the organization. PSI was a provider of strategic consulting, clinical research design and strategy, regulatory preparation, medical and scientific content creation, health outcomes research, key opinion leader and advocacy development for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries at a global level.
Dr. Carter’s professional accomplishments are underscored by his research contributions and international collaborations. He has played a pivotal role as an investigator in numerous Phase 3 and Phase 4 clinical trials, as well as health economics and outcomes research studies. With over fifty publications to his name and a track record of presenting at national and international conferences, Dr. Carter has shaped the landscape of pharmaceutical development through expertise, leadership, and dedication in a very dynamic and complex world.

Mr. Guy Armstrong
In 1997, Guy led a team of collegians from the USA to China for a summer exchange. Since that time his love for China, its culture and people, has grown. In 2000-2001, he and his wife and four children lived in Shanghai where he studied Mandarin at Tongji University and co-anchored, “Teaching English from the Movies,” an internet based, English teaching program. In 2001, he returned to the USA and began to facilitate cross cultural leadership development programs between the USA and many different countries, always giving special focus to China. He founded Ascend International (AI) in 2012. AI spawned a number of programs: STEAM: developing children and teens in STEM subjects and skills necessary for their future; PASSAGES: a leadership development initiative that brings Chinese collegians or early career professionals to the U.S for internships and training. Finally, l2L is a program that brings American professionals to China on “voluntourism” experiences. Professionals conduct seminars at universities and help mentor China’s next generation of leaders.
In 2023, Guy accepted a position in Campbell University’s Global Engagement Department. He is tasked with increasing Campbell’s global footprint. Given his experience, he has devoted most of that time to China.
Guy has developed programs to connect the east and the west in leadership development programs with both non-profit and for-profit companies. Hundreds of Americans and Chinese have crossed cultures through programs he has developed or helped to direct. He is most pleased that lifelong friendships and deeper understanding between cultures have been forged as well as emerging leaders equipped to better serve mankind.

We look forward to engaging with our new friends from Campbell University about how we might build bridges of cooperation between the communities we both represent.  You don’t want to miss this session with Campbell University leaders, who have rich leadership experience and eagerness to connect with the Chinese community at large. Attendees can interact with them and ask questions at this session.

NCCBA members and non-members are welcome to attend!

When: 2024 February’s 23 (Friday) 11:30-1:30PM EST
Where (Event venue): 5440 Wade Park Blvd. #220 Raleigh, NC 27607
Fee:
Members-Free.
Non-Members: $10 ($10 to cover “Non-Member Paid Ticket” and lunch with drinks).
Registration: Online Registration. Obtain a ticket by clicking the Add to cart button to order a “Member-Only Ticket” or “Non-Member Paid Ticket $10” through our shopping cart on the event page.
Event Website Link: https://www.nc-cba.org/event/
Language: English