• University Operations Update

    Return to Normal Operations - Tuesday, Feb. 3

    Lenoir-Rhyne will return to normal, in-person operations beginning Tuesday, Feb. 3, at all campus locations — Hickory, Asheville and Columbia.

    • Road conditions: We recognize that road conditions may remain hazardous in some areas and that travel may still be challenging.
    • Students: Those unable to travel safely to campus should communicate directly with their instructors to discuss absences.
    • Faculty and staff: Those unable to travel safely to campus should communicate directly with their supervisor to discuss appropriate arrangements.
    • Your safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate your continued communication and flexibility as we transition back to normal operations.
    • The university community is also invited to join President McGee for a Welcome Back Warm-Up on Tuesday from 8:30–9:30 a.m. in the Cromer Center on the Hickory campus. Stop by to enjoy donuts, coffee and hot chocolate as we reconnect and welcome one another back to campus.

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2023 alumni award winners
Awards presented to alumni at annual celebration

A reception and dinner on April 14 honored alumni who have served Lenoir-Rhyne and their home communities with distinction and Bear spirit.

LR students presenting at NC Academy of Science
Honors for student research at NCAS annual meeting

At the 2023 conference of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, seven LR students presented their honors research while three others were elected as officers to the Collegiate Academy.

Rick Barnes takes the shot in 1977
LR celebrates NC Sports Hall of Fame induction for Rick Barnes ’77

In the competitive world of college hoops, Rick Barnes has made his mark for 36 years, building programs, winning games and readying players for the pros. It all started right here in Hickory.
The Turtle of Michigan bus scene
LR Playmakers bring “The Turtle of Michigan” to life

For their last show of the 2022-2023 season, the Playmakers perform, in partnership with The Little Read, a play about friendship and belonging, two familiar ideas for the troupe.
The Turtle of Michigan book cover
The Little Read presents "The Turtle of Michigan"

From April 18 to 22, the campus and community will participate in a weeklong celebration of Naomi Shihab Nye's sequel to the 2019 Little Read selection “The Turtle of Oman.”
Communications students in the studio
BEA is for Bears

Partnership with the Broadcasting Education Association offers Lenoir-Rhyne students access to resources to expand marketable communication skills.
Model UN team at the Louvre
Lenoir-Rhyne Model United Nations takes on Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allowed students to explore the City of Light while meeting and competing with peers from around the globe.
Springtime classroom view
15 Lenoir-Rhyne faculty members granted promotions, tenure

The Lenoir-Rhyne board of trustees approved tenure and promotions at its March meetings along with approval of posthumous emeritus status for David Dreyer, Ph.D., who passed in December 2022.
Joe Bear and students at Bears Give back
Record-breaking support for LR defines Bears Give Back 2023

On the sixth-annual giving day event at Lenoir-Rhyne, generous donors contributed $809,744 toward LR's future, a new record for the 24-hour event.
Athletic director Kim Pate at the baseball field
Kim Pate Named 2022-23 Cushman & Wakefield Athletics Director of the Year

The e National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the winners of the Cushman & Wakefield Athletic Directory of the Year Award (ADOY) on March 27 and LR Vice President of Athletics Kim Pate was honored.

Mary Lou Cooke Hall in 1941
Living the spirit of LR

Mary Lou Cooke Hall '43 has spent a lifetime serving others, having adventures and learning about new topics. This year she celebrates her 100th year of a life well-lived.
Melanie Mora and friends
Hands across the water: international friends and mentors

Before her own study-abroad year, Melanie Mora '25 is making the most of her international education at LR by mentoring and befriending students who come from around the world to study here.