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On October 21 — as part of 2022 Homecoming festivities — the class of 1972 marked its golden anniversary with a reunion in the Cromer Center banquet room, celebrating the community these classmates have built and maintained over 50 years and countless miles.

In October 2022, Lenoir-Rhyne named Leah Beth Hubbard the new assistant vice president for the Office of Mission, Engagement and Innovation, where she will manage the many ways the university engages with potential and current students as well as the larger community.

In a three-part lecture series sponsored by the Living Well Center for Vocation and Purpose, Vance Blackfox — Indigenous theologian and activist — reveals the history of Indigenous peoples in North America.

Growing up in Hickory, Jesica Trejo-Trejo ’24 has grown to love being from a smaller city. After earning her associate's degree from Catawba Valley Community College, she transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne to pursue a degree in biology.

“A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas,” the university’s annual holiday concert, will be held Thursday, Dec. 1–3 with four showings. Tickets are available starting Oct. 20.

Jeni Wyatt has joined Lenoir-Rhyne as the university’s first assistant provost for undergraduate education.

With a love for Hickory and the culture at Lenoir-Rhyne, transfer student Aasia McNeil '24 found her home at LR with the volleyball team.

Kristi Hilton ’24 returned to college after a five year break to pursue a life-long goal of becoming an occupational therapist.

Throughout the month of October, the Office of Undergraduate Admission is leading a limited series of haunted campus tours.

To help first-generation students acclimate to the challenges of college life, staff from the Lohr Learning Commons have created First-Gen Fridays – giving students an opportunity to learn campus resources, greet program advisors from all over campus and enjoy a snack.

Kerrie Fuenfhausen, Ph.D., has been appointed the new chair of the School of Counseling and Human Services. In this role she will oversee the counseling programs on LR's three campuses.

To celebrate National Coaches Day on October 6, student-athletes took a few moments to share some of their favorite moments with their coaches, in words and photos.