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Demmi Ramos listening to headphones with trees in the background

Between research in mathematics and environmental science and a key role on the Rocket Team, Demmi Ramos '25 is opening new horizons at LR and beyond.

Students sit in a row in front of a screen and a series of placards in a dialogue training session

Building community through conversations

North Carolina Student Dialogue Ambassadors are reviving the art of productive discourse on campus by engaging students to talk through the big issues.

Video message from Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer on LTSS move to Hickory

Today, every seminary of nearly every denomination is contending with strong headwinds across the landscape of theological education.

Seminary students in a classroom talking amongst themselves

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary to Move to Hickory, North Carolina

LTSS, one of the ELCA’s seven seminaries, will move from Columbia, South Carolina, to the main campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina.

Group of LTSS students walking together on campus after class

Letter from Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer on Move of LTSS to Hickory

After prayerful, careful discernment of the headwinds we face across the broader landscape of theological education, the Lenoir-Rhyne board of trustees has made the decision to move LTSS to the university’s main campus in Hickory in January.

Theta Xi members present check to Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley

Theta Xi makes record donation to Habitat for Humanity

The fraternity raised $1750 for Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, affirming a commitment to philanthropy both locally and nationally.

A staff member bonds with a therapy dog in Cromer Center

I Will Listen

Supporting student well-being in mind, body and spirit, Mental Health Week forged campus connections and offered something for everyone.

Harry Titus speaking into a microphone to a crowd

Student life taking shape

Six months into his time at LR, Dean of Students Harry Titus, Ed.D., reflects on the present and future of campus life and student support.

Natisha and Tyler Prince snooze on the A Cappella Choir tour bus

The enduring love of family, friends and LR

True love is resilient. Tyler and Natisha Prince found it in each other and in the family and friends by their sides through good times, hard times and beyond.

Group of theatre students on stage in a circle

Bringing laughter center stage

Student-improvised comedy is coming to LR in late 2024, with a little help from the Kenneth K. Millholland and Suzanne G. Millholland Endowment.

A bear through and through

For Mary Ellen Sherrill ’10, ‘Once a Bear, Always a Bear’ is a slogan that guides her life as an alumna and as the newly named director of alumni and donor engagement.

Lee Vue and her children in family portrait

Invested in students and their futures

Lee Vue, MBA '23, found flexibility and support at LR to help her balance work, life and school as she pursued her goals and dreams.