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LR Playmakers bring “The Turtle of Michigan” to life

For their last show of the 2022-2023 season, the Playmakers perform, in partnership with The Little Read, a play about friendship and belonging, two familiar ideas for the troupe.

The Little Read presents "The Turtle of Michigan"

From April 18 to 22, the campus and community will participate in a weeklong celebration of Naomi Shihab Nye's sequel to the 2019 Little Read selection “The Turtle of Oman.”

BEA is for Bears

Partnership with the Broadcasting Education Association offers Lenoir-Rhyne students access to resources to expand marketable communication skills.

Lenoir-Rhyne Model United Nations takes on Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allowed students to explore the City of Light while meeting and competing with peers from around the globe.

15 Lenoir-Rhyne faculty members granted promotions, tenure

The Lenoir-Rhyne board of trustees approved tenure and promotions at its March meetings along with approval of posthumous emeritus status for David Dreyer, Ph.D., who passed in December 2022.

Joe Bear and students at Bears Give back

Record-breaking support for LR defines Bears Give Back 2023

On the sixth-annual giving day event at Lenoir-Rhyne, generous donors contributed $809,744 toward LR's future, a new record for the 24-hour event.

Athletic director Kim Pate at the baseball field

Kim Pate Named 2022-23 Cushman & Wakefield Athletics Director of the Year

The e National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the winners of the Cushman & Wakefield Athletic Directory of the Year Award (ADOY) on March 27 and LR Vice President of Athletics Kim Pate was honored.

Living the spirit of LR

Mary Lou Cooke Hall '43 has spent a lifetime serving others, having adventures and learning about new topics. This year she celebrates her 100th year of a life well-lived.

Hands across the water: international friends and mentors

Before her own study-abroad year, Melanie Mora '25 is making the most of her international education at LR by mentoring and befriending students who come from around the world to study here.

Return of the Film Club

Nolan Metcalf '24 is breathing new life into the Lenoir-Rhyne Film Club, bringing film enthusiasts from all over campus to learn, grow and enjoy movies together.

Portrait of the artist as a young athlete

Neve Duston '24 may be best known on campus as a power player on the soccer field, but she is finding equal recognition and satisfaction in the art studio.

Chemical innovations in undergraduate research

In the ongoing search for alternatives to antibiotics, chemistry major Gezell Alberto-Tenjhay '24 is investigating an herbal remedy with a long history for a new kind of treatment.