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Three students gather around a table in the Clemmer-Long Center for Vocation and Purpose

Alumni gift supports vocation and self-discovery

Thanks to the generosity of two alumni, the Center for Vocation and Purpose is getting a new name. The mission to help students find meaning in their lives and work remains the same.

Alyssa Stewart, right, sits with a student

Homegrown bear helps to prepare the next generation of educators

With a long family history of LR Bears, Alyssa Stewart returned to her alma mater in 2011. Now, she been named the new director of teaching education.

The Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer stand at a podium

Rimmer installed as new rector and dean

On Thursday, Nov. 9, the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University, celebrated the installation of the Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer as the rector and dean.

Joe Bear mascot holding a Vote Joe Bear sign

Help Joe Bear win a Golden Reggy Mascot Award

Our beloved Joe Bear is up for a 2023 Golden Reggy Award from the Mascot Hall of Fame. Our 2022 holiday greeting “Joe Alone” is nominated in the Best Video Short Category. Vote each day for Joe Bear. Voting closes on November 21.

From pharmacist to pastor

The career shift from pharmacy to ministry may seem unusual, but the Rev. Evelyn Fulmore, Pharm.D., M.Div. '24, has moved seamlessly from supporting healthy bodies to caring for healthy spirits.

Caring for mind, body and spirit

Focusing on physical, mental and spiritual health D'Etta Broam, MACM '23, brings the same joyful spirit to her ministry that she once brought to the young students in her care.

Meeting the challenges of community service

Inspired by her professors to give back, Jasmine Rodriguez Perez '23 is taking on the demands of work in social services in an internship where she is thriving and making a difference.

Rocketing from Hickory to Los Angeles

Caleb Knight '24 has long been a leader on the LR rocketry team. In the summer of 2023, he took his skills to the next level with an internship at the top of the aerospace industry.

Harrison Hickman with community in Tanzania

When tourism, education and service collide

After his first trip to Tanzania, Harrison Hickman '24 began studying Swahili and making plans for his return. Now he's making plans for a longer future in the country he loves.

Kenzie Foyle and a bear statue in Edinburgh

Opening a world of confidence

Kenzie Foyle '23 was in Paris with Model U.N. when she took an interview that would lead to an internship in Ireland and the adventure of a lifetime.

Judge Marvin Pope addresses Veterans Treatment Court graduation.

Serving those who have served

Since 2015, N.C. Superior Court Judge Marvin Pope '70 has helped veterans rebuild their lives through an innovative approach to justice.

A close call and a change of direction

When a parachute malfunction ended Sgt. Hayden Anderson's military career, he came to LR to pursue a different passion.