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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Having a tight-knit community at LR allowed me to be more intentional about my interactions with those around me. It provided me so many opportunities to get involved and give back to my community.

Olivia Nunn '21, Biology

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

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

Angelene Fortune

Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7691
Hickory, NC 28601

Trent Caldwell

Director of Strength and Conditioning
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7356
Hickory, NC 28601

Larry Waters

Assistant Director of Security
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7405
Hickory, NC 28601

New director of residence life named

Alumna Kellie Medley ’11, M.A. ’14 has been appointed the new director of residence life and is charged with coordinating residence life for approximately 800 students on the Hickory campus.

Michael Eric Dyson on embracing discomfort

As part of this year's campus read, The Rev. Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. visited campus to discuss his book, “Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America,” with the campus and community.

September 29 7:00 PM / Belk Centrum

Visiting Writers Series: Kari Gunter-Seymour

October 13 7:00 PM / Belk Centrum

Visiting Writers Series: Brenda Peynado