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Gray Lee ’25 publishes debut poetry collection

Encouragement from professors and a passion for community shaped Gray Lee’s debut, "Becoming," which Redhawk Publications will release in fall 2025.

Model dorm room with bed and red LR blanket in close foreground, window and desk further back

Lenoir-Rhyne debuts model first-year dorm room

Prospective students can now step inside a new model room to see how LR’s first-year residence halls blend modern comfort, efficient design and school spirit.

Zach Lindler addresses fellow students in Belk Centrum during First Week

Meet the LTSS Student Prez : Zach Lindler, M.Div. '26

Meet Zach Lindler, M.Div. ’26: LTSS student body president, Clemson graduate, and dedicated leader guiding his peers through a time of transition and growth.

Tanli Carlton displays a custom LR license plate that reads "Ms President"

Meet the SGA Prez: Tanli Carlton ’26

Nursing major Tanli Carlton ’26 reflects on her journey to LR, her love of community and her new role as Student Government Association president.

Move-in crew of four people high-five in parking lot outside Fritz-Conrad

Fun-facts for Move-In Day 2025

As LR welcomes its largest incoming class since 2020, see the numbers, majors, and fun facts that will make this year’s campus buzz!

Close up of a woman at a desk in a classroom, hands poised over a textbook on Christianity

LTSS Explore Courses invite alumni and church leaders back to the classroom

LTSS alumni and church leaders can participate in this fall’s Explore courses, exploring holistic Christianity, monastic life and other topics that foster lifelong learning.

An LTSS student chats with a staff member over a table at a student services fair

First Week is the foundation for the semester at LTSS

Shared meals, worship, classes, and conversation: First Week at LTSS plants the seeds of faith and fellowship that sustain students throughout the semester.

Students greeting each other at the 2024 president's cookout

A new semester, a new celebration

Lenoir-Rhyne kicks off the semester with Welcome Weekend, followed by Welcome Week, giving students ample space to explore, connect and celebrate campus life.

Lenoir-Rhyne University announces Stacy McAnulty as Little Read 2026 author

Second graders from four local school districts will participate in the annual literacy celebration, featuring McAnulty's "Our Solar System: A Stellar Neighborhood."

Two students review a computer screen in a simulated hospital station

Lenoir-Rhyne University receives grant for nursing scholarships

A $265,000 grant from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation will provide scholarships for undergraduate nursing students at Lenoir-Rhyne in 2025–26, supporting women pursuing careers that serve the healthcare needs of their communities.

All members of Youth Summer Music Camp in a group in font of Mauney Music Building and the Super Sax statue

Youth Summer Music Camp blends creativity and campus life

Twelve years in, LR’s summer music camp continues to grow, and this year’s combined format gave students even more ways to collaborate, create and build community through music.

Demmi Ramos and Christina Fisher eating lunch in a hallway at NCAS meeting.

A natural match in friendship and ambition

They’ve led research teams, earned national honors and represented LR’s science programs with distinction. But Christina Fisher and Demmi Ramos also built something less visible and just as lasting—a friendship rooted in trust, support and shared challenges.