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LR professor Janet Painter holding a picture of her dad and LR legend Hanley Painter in uniform during World War II.

LR legend Hanley Painter was a World War II hero

Longtime LR coach and administrator Hanley Painter had already been shot in the arm in Saipan before taking part in the Battle of Iwo Jima where he was 1 of 3 survivors in his company of more than 240 Marines.

Photo of Neil Underwood in the football stadium.

Spirit of LR director named to NCBA Hall of Fame

Neil Underwood helped bring the Spirit of LR Marching Band back from a 25-year hiatus to where it now fields more than 100 members and has been selected for national parades.

The update student lounge in Cromer Center.

LR renovates student lounge in Cromer Center

A grant funded repainting, adding ethernet drops for TVs and gaming systems, four 50-inch Roku TVs, two PlayStation 4s and two Xbox One gaming systems.

Alumnus improves Fritz-Conrad lounge

The residence hall has an updated outdoor patio area on the north side of the building to provide expanded lounge areas for students.

A student teacher interacts with elementary kids in front of the classroom.

LR teacher prep program named one of nation's best

The National Council on Teacher Quality recognized Lenoir-Rhyne for its strong commitment to quality clinical practice experiences aimed at preparing aspiring teachers for the classroom.

LR students take graduate credits as an undergrad

Students can take as many as 12 graduate credit hours at the undergraduate rate that count toward both degrees and can shave a year off their time in graduate school.

Dr. Kimberly Price teaches in front of a classroom.

Grad school records all-time high enrollment

In 10 years, Lenoir-Rhyne has gone from around 100 graduate students to more than 900. LR has added graduate programs in leadership, teaching, sustainability studies, narrative health care, exercise science, public health and more numbering 25 total.

High school students eating lunch in the LR cafeteria.

LR offers early classes to high school students

Through the high school scholar program, students can earn a year or more of college credits at LR before enrolling in college.

Bobby Jackson sits on his motorcycle in front of the Charge on campus.

Alumnus travels the country helping strangers

LR alumnus and former football player Bobby Jackson traveled the country performing random acts of kindness. He visited the lower 48 states in 45 days doing nice things for complete strangers.

Campus welcomes new CIO and tech director

Whipple and Jackson join LR from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) where they managed software initiatives, websites, software purchases and major infrastructure upgrades. They've already begun working on improving LR's bandwidth capabilities, as well as conversion to Microsoft 365.

Students playing basketball in the intramural gym

LR's intramural gym receives facelift

The gym received a fresh coat of paint, new LR branded pads under the main basketball hoops, a new wood playing surface, new basketball hoops for side courts and a retractable batting cage with protective turf.

LR hires new director of student involvement

Robinson will organize activities surrounding welcome week, homecoming, family week and more, as well as overseeing student organizations.