Where Can. Do. Gets Built
Capital Projects
New spaces. The same Can. Do. spirit.
Every space on this campus is meant to do something for the people in it — where students live, learn, gather, perform, stay well and build community.
These projects follow LR's strategic plan, Shine Ever Brighter — building a campus that's welcoming, student-centered and ready for what's ahead. Together, they help LR recruit and keep the students who belong here, support the academic and co-curricular work already happening on this campus, and make sure our campus matches the quality of the LR experience itself.
These investments are about more than buildings. They're about making sure a first-year move-in, a late night in Cromer or a rehearsal in P.E. Monroe Auditorium all feel like they belong to the same place — one that's still becoming what it's capable of being.
What's Coming Next
Five projects, all built around the same idea: give students more room to do what they came here to do.
- Cromer Center Renovation
- First-Year Residence Hall
- Morgan Hall Renovation
- Health and Wellness Center
- P.E. Monroe Auditorium Renovation
These projects are about much more than buildings. They create spaces where students feel known, supported and inspired—reflecting the strength of our mission and promise of our future.
Cromer Center Renovation
Reimagining the Heart of Student Life
Cromer Center's renovation keeps the history and spirit of a building generations of LR students already love — while building it into a more welcoming, modern hub where student life actually happens.
Key Features
- Modernized gathering and dining spaces
- Flexible areas for programming and events
- Enhanced accessibility and infrastructure
- Improved spaces for collaboration and community
Target Completion: Fall 2027
First-Year Residence Hall
Creating a Strong Start
A student's first year sets the tone for everything after it. The new first-year residence hall gives incoming students modern living spaces built for exactly that — real connection, real support, a real sense of belonging from day one.
Key Features
- Modern student rooms and shared living spaces
- Community-focused floor layouts
- Gathering and study areas
- Updated amenities and support features
- A welcoming environment designed for student success
Target Completion: TBD
Health & Wellness Center
Supporting the Whole Student
The new Health and Wellness Center brings recreation, fitness, student health and counseling together under one roof — built for the whole student, not just the parts of them that show up in a classroom.
Key Features
- Multipurpose recreation courts
- Fitness and strength training spaces
- Elevated indoor walking and running track
- Student health and counseling space
- Counseling and well-being support spaces
- Wellness café and gathering areas
Target Completion: 2028
Morgan Hall Renovation
Renewing a Place Students Call Home
Morgan Hall has been part of LR residential life for a long time — the renovation keeps it that way, with more comfort, better function and more room for the community that already calls it home.
Key Features
- Updated student rooms and common areas
- Improved building systems and infrastructure
- Enhanced accessibility and functionality
- Refreshed gathering and study spaces
- Modernized residential amenities
Target Completion: TBD
P.E. Monroe Auditorium Renovation
Preserving a Place for Performance and Community
The renovation keeps what makes this historic venue matter, while making it work better for the performers, audiences and events that fill it.
Key Features
- Modernized audience and performance spaces
- Updated technology and audiovisual capabilities
- Accessibility and infrastructure improvements
- Enhanced comfort and functionality
Target Completion: TBD
News & Events
More than 900 handwritten notes from LR alumni welcomed the university's largest incoming class, offering encouragement, campus traditions and a sense of belonging before move-in.
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Following a five-month campus-wide engagement process and unanimous approval by the Board of Trustees, Lenoir-Rhyne has adopted revised Mission, Vision and Values that will guide the university's future and provide a clearer, more memorable expression of LR's identity.
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