• University Operations Update

    Return to Normal Operations - Tuesday, Feb. 3

    Lenoir-Rhyne will return to normal, in-person operations beginning Tuesday, Feb. 3, at all campus locations — Hickory, Asheville and Columbia.

    • Road conditions: We recognize that road conditions may remain hazardous in some areas and that travel may still be challenging.
    • Students: Those unable to travel safely to campus should communicate directly with their instructors to discuss absences.
    • Faculty and staff: Those unable to travel safely to campus should communicate directly with their supervisor to discuss appropriate arrangements.
    • Your safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate your continued communication and flexibility as we transition back to normal operations.
    • The university community is also invited to join President McGee for a Welcome Back Warm-Up on Tuesday from 8:30–9:30 a.m. in the Cromer Center on the Hickory campus. Stop by to enjoy donuts, coffee and hot chocolate as we reconnect and welcome one another back to campus.

    Operation Updates

Sports Studies Minor

Apply your lifelong love of athletics to a minor in Sports Studies. Learn about coaching, health, law and more.

If you have always been interested in athletics, consider applying your interest to a minor in sports studies. You will learn about the role sports play in our culture and the impact it has on our society. Coursework includes the study of coaching principles, first aid/emergency care, psychology of sport and physical activity, sport in society, sports law and critical issues in sport.

Our minor in sports studies is an excellent complement to a major in education, marketing, entrepreneurship, exercise science and community health.

A minor in Sports Studies requires 18 hours consisting of the following: