• Winter Weather Updates

    We are monitoring a winter weather system that will impact university operations this weekend and into early next week. 

    • STATUS: All three campuses will close on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. due to forecasted snow, ice and sleet. Campuses will remain closed through Monday, Jan. 26, with remote work and remote instruction on Monday. Essential operations will continue during the closure. NOTE: LR will operate under normal university operations on Friday, Jan. 23.
    • FACILITIES (Hickory): The library and fitness center will be closed Saturday through Monday. The Cromer Center dining hall is expected to operate on a normal schedule unless otherwise communicated.
    • RECEIVE UPDATES: Check LR email and the LR website for official university updates.
    • STAY CONNECTED: If you haven't already, download and enable notifications for the SafeZone app for timely safety alerts and campus information.

    We appreciate your flexibility and patience as we continue to monitor the situation and prioritize the safety and well-being of our campus community.

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Nursing student practices checking a patient's breathing with a stethoscope
LR's DNP program receives max accreditation

LR's program was evaluated on standards of mission and governance, institutional commitment and resources, curriculum and teaching principals and program effectiveness.
Claire Pope discussing a painting with a student
LR professor's art work is recognized worldwide

Pope, an assistant professor, teaches studio art, art history, art theory and art activism in the 21st century, and her personal artwork has been featured throughout the United States and even internationally.
Firefighters doing yoga on the Columbia campus
Grad student offers free yoga for first responders

Alumna Sharon Johnson developed an idea to help firefighters and other first responders destress from their job by participating in her free yoga program.
Logan Traxler installs a monitor on a NASCAR simulator
Computer science student builds simulators for NASCAR pros

Traxler builds racing simulators for enthusiasts and professional NASCAR drivers, including NASCAR Spring Cup Series and Nationwide Series champion Brad Keselowski, as well as NASCAR truck series racer Austin Hill.
Yasmine Arevalo at her desk in the career center
Internships give students hands-on experience

Lenoir-Rhyne students put their education into action through internships gaining real-world experience and earning job offers in their chosen careers.
A professor studying plants in a lab
Professor and alumnus seek to combat food deserts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food deserts as areas where people cannot access affordable and nutritious foods. They are usually found in impoverished areas lacking grocery stores, farmers markets and healthy food providers.

The Spirit of LR marching band
Marching band graduates first class of seniors

The band was started back up after a 25-year hiatus and has grown to feature 100, which have competed in community events and national competitions.
Dr. Lowry pointing out information on a board to colleagues
LR grad learns the business side of being a doctor

For a class project, Lowry developed an antibiotic stewardship program to optimize the hospital's use of antibiotics, which has resulted in savings of $250,000 in the first year alone.
Fletcher Tove speaks at a meeting
LR grad coordinating pandemic for Buncombe County

A lieutenant commander and surface warfare officer in the Navy, Tove returned to Asheville, North Carolina, to earn his MBA and become a preparedness and security officer for Buncombe County Health and Human Services.
Jordan Young student teaches remotely from her dining room
LR student teachers adapt to teaching remotely

Young was completing her undergraduate courses at LR and student teaching at HM Arndt Middle School when classes in both locations moved online due to the pandemic.
A laptop showing a nursing simulation
LR nursing students to simulators facing COVID-19

When classes moved to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LR nursing students were forced to complete their clinical rotations online using simulators.
LR DNP student Wendy Rash in a helicopter as a flight nurse
Flight nurse is LR student and professor

Rash has been a flight nurse for Wake Forest Baptist Health riding on helicopters to distant locations to treat injured patients.