Hickory Campus

Discover everything our historic and dynamic campus has to offer.

Between its quaint small town feeling and being a commutable drive from major cities, Hickory is truly the best of both worlds. You'll have access to everything from internships and community service to a wealth of outdoor recreation opportunities in the foothills of Western North Carolina.

Campus Highlights

Check out some of our favorite spots on campus to study, relax or meet up with friends.

The Cromer Center serves as our student union and inside is our campus dining hall, bookstore, mail center, Joe’s Coffee Shop, which serves Starbucks coffee, our on-campus Chick-fil-A and our student life offices.

Moretz Stadium is home to our football and men’s and women’s lacrosse programs. It's a special place at Lenoir-Rhyne where students from all areas of life come together to cheer on our fellow Bears!

The Carl A. Rudisill Library houses many academic resources, including electronic resources available 24/7, more than 50 computers, group study rooms and the Lohr Learning Commons.

The modern gothic style Grace Chapel hosts our optional chapel service every Wednesday morning, as well as musical performances throughout the year.

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I would define Lenoir-Rhyne as an engaging community that challenges you to seek new opportunities.

Emily Kiziah '20, Multimedia Communication

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Our expert and supportive faculty and staff members are here to help.

Doug Burkholder

Professor
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7274
Hickory, NC 28601

Brandi Franklin

Spirit Team Head Coach
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7356
Hickory, NC 28601

Amy Hedrick

Associate Professor
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7159
Hickory, NC 28601

LR campus community mourns unexpected death of Omari Alexander

Lenoir-Rhyne University is grieving the loss of one of our student-athletes. Omari Alexander, a 19-year-old sophomore from Concord, North Carolina and member of the LR football team, was killed overnight on November 20 in an off-campus incident in Hickory.

Lenoir-Rhyne to receive $4.3 million from state budget

Lenoir-Rhyne University will receive $4.3 million as part of the North Carolina state budget that was signed into law on November 18.

November 29 6:00 PM-7:00 PM / Grace Chapel

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

December 02 7:30 PM-7:00 PM / Grace Chapel

A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas - December 2-4, 2021