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President Fred Whitt and Dean Katie Fisher playing Mario Kart

With Mario Kart Mondays and other events planned throughout the spring semester, Esports are sharing fun and team spirit with the whole campus.

A Cappella Choir members perform in Grace Chapel

A Cappella Choir and Brass Ensemble spring 2023 tour

From March 24-26 the ensembles will perform in Lenoir, Cary and Salisbury, NC sacred and secular compositions from a variety of eras.

Engineering physics program expands to meet industry needs, adds faculty

Courtney McGahee, Ph.D., and Ben Madison, M.S., will expand student experience with automation and alignment with professional networks.

LTSS Names New Rector and Dean

The Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer will assume the leadership role at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary starting on April 1.

Show gratitude early and often

As director of stewardship and donor engagement, Whitney Durham Franklin spends her days showing appreciation for Bears near and far — reminding them LR is always home.

LTSS alumni celebrate the past and support the future

Alumni Day and Day of Giving at LTSS bring together alumni, faculty, staff and current students in a celebration of faith and unity.

Sports pages, protest and profit with Howard Bryant

In the Lenoir-Rhyne Visiting Writers Series, Howard Bryant discusses the business of sports journalism and the winding path of cultural progress.

Joby and Jennifer Giacalone in his truck in 1982

When Joe Bear met Honeybear

In 1982, a newspaper article and a safety pin brought two Lenoir-Rhyne students together to begin a lifelong love.

Rising Hope Farms students and volunteer with horse

MPH student raising funds and hope

Completing his MPH, Alex Summers moved from classroom to community with fundraising to support the therapy programs at Rising Hope Farms.

A head start on career networking

Alumni can help the next generation of Bears get a jump on career development through Career Connectors, bringing together alumni and students in their fields.

Poetry and the human experience with Tracy K. Smith

Giving a reading for the Visiting Writers Series, former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith provided a demonstration of the power of poetry to process the human condition in the past and present.

The benefit of curiosity

Biology professor Carly York, Ph.D., investigates the value of curiosity-based science and its role in building better relationships between scientists and the general public.