LR welcomes new director of disability services As the new director of disability services at Lenoir-Rhyne University, Deby Mitchell, Ed.D., brings a substantial base of knowledge and experience to her career-long objective of providing all students the …
Through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, funding will expand diversity in STEM education. In June, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Lenoir-Rhyne University a grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The award, …
Lenoir-Rhyne University numbers among the 228 institutions nationwide – and only four in North Carolina – named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2024 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges and universities creating innovative and effective ways …
In the last week of June, international business major Melanie Mora ’25 begins summer classes at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. She is the first Gilman scholar in Lenoir-Rhyne University …
Lenoir-Rhyne University celebrates another year of exceptional fundraising success for the fiscal year that ended May 31, 2024. Thanks to the unwavering generosity of alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff, the university secured a remarkable $13.3 …
Lenoir-Rhyne University has named Tabitha Toney ’99, Ph.D., to serve as chair of the School of Nursing. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Lenoir-Rhyne, Toney earned her master’s and Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at …
With a positive focus on the future, the Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer, rector and dean of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS), held a question-and-answer session with LTSS alumni attending the 2024 North Carolina Synod Gathering on Lenoir-Rhyne …
Lion moms, fish clones and lizards in love Did you know elephant families are led by a matriarch who is usually the oldest and largest female in the group? They’re not the only ones. Some of nature’s fiercest predators – lions, hyenas, orcas – live in …
On May 28, Lenoir-Rhyne University announced a major partnership with The Art of Compassion, a Hickory-based initiative that inspires and promotes compassion, kindness and love for others through education, arts and entertainment. "We are thrilled to …
LR says goodbye to faculty who have shaped the university's direction for more than 50 years Three faculty members retiring in 2024 number among the longest-serving faculty in Lenoir-Rhyne University history: physics professor Charles Cooke ’59, Ph.D., …
With the closing of another academic year, we say goodbye to not only our class of 2024 graduates, but also to a group of faculty and staff members of have given years of service to the university and its students. Charles Cooke Cooke, physics professor, …
Lenoir-Rhyne University conferred approximately 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees – 125 of those with honors – during commencement ceremonies held on the university’s three campuses on May 9, 10 and 11. At the Hickory ceremony on May 10, university …
In her five years at Lenoir-Rhyne University, Tiffany Holman ’23, M.A. ’24, has logged hundreds of hours in the lobby of Mauney Music Building. Some days she works on her French horn skills in a practice room and other days she helps Neil Underwood, …
Colby Mashburn ’24 spent much of his childhood in and out of the emergency room at his local hospital – and not just because his dad was a paramedic. “When I was young, I was a very adventurous kid,” Mashburn shared while showing the tattoo of a cross …
You may not know Dylan Foster ’24 by name, but fellow students recognize him as an active and positive presence all around campus. “In my senior year, I looked back at how far I’ve come, all I’ve been involved with, and I said to myself ‘OK, I’ve done all …
Lenoir-Rhyne University will honor student-athlete Omari Alexander with a posthumous degree during the Hickory campus commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10. Alexander, a 19-year-old sophomore from Concord, North Carolina, and member of the LR football …
In her four years at Lenoir-Rhyne, a favorite activity for English major Kiera Elliott ’24 is unexpectedly quiet – relaxing in the Cromer Center, writing poems, possibly with a spicy Chick-fil-A sandwich nearby. “I came to LR with the intent to major in …
Crossing against the traffic lights isn’t a campus tradition, but it’s common enough that Salma Ramirez Sanchez ’24 took the risk to hurry across 8th Avenue NE on a dusky evening in fall 2023. She was due at the soccer field where she was slated to film a …
In March 2024, Kerry Thompson, Ph.D., was appointed dean of the College of Health Sciences – the latest development in her 33 years of service to Lenoir-Rhyne and the surrounding community. Thompson stepped in as interim dean in November 2023, when the …
In the second week of May, Lenoir-Rhyne University will hold commencement ceremonies recognizing the Class of 2024 at our three campus locations in Hickory, N.C., Asheville, N.C. and Columbia, S.C. “This is one of my favorite times of the year, when we …
