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Lenoir-Rhyne to award honorary degree to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The presentation is part of a national initiative among colleges and universities to honor Zelenskyy’s leadership and show support for the people of Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February.

D.M. Spratley, right, sits with two students outside during a class

Visiting poet brings new perspectives to students

An award-winning poet, D. M. Spratley uses her storytelling experience to influence and challenge her class as the current writer-in-residence.

Daffodils bloom on campus in front of the Rhyne building on a sunny day

Alumna bestowed presidential award for teaching

Michelle Traynum ’96, a teacher at Homeland Park Primary School in Anderson, South Carolina, was named a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Front row, left to right: Emma Throneburg, Angel Martin, Maggie Keller and, back row, left to right: Zach Norman, Maggie Lou Alice Carter, Gabriel Corn

LR students present research at annual meeting

Lenoir-Rhyne science students recently represented the university at the North Carolina Academy of Science annual meeting where they delivered oral and poster presentations that earned first and third place awards.

Lacey Triplett jumps over hurdles during an outdoor match

Student-athlete overcomes hurdles

Instructional studies major and track and field athlete Lacey Triplett '22 has persevered through shoulder surgery last season to earn all-region honors in the pole vaulting event for the 2022 season. Now, she sets her sights toward graduate school through the Bridges to Dreams program.

Three students standing outside smile at the camera while holding signs

Giving Day sets records in support of LR

Lenoir-Rhyne supporters showed the incredible strength of the Bear Family during the university’s annual giving day, Bears Give Back, setting an all-time high of $695,967 from 849 donors.

Members of the marching band play trumpets outside on the football field

Centennial celebration honors musical talent

The university celebrates its first century of bands on the Hickory campus with a performance and reception.

Two hands being held on table comforting someone

Three-day symposium to focus on mental health, caring, addiction and recovery

The aim of the symposium, scheduled for March 30, 31 and April 1, is to address the national mental health crisis on a local level by targeting two vulnerable groups in the community — hospitality workers and students.

Alumni stand in chapel and read from the hymnal

LTSS Alumni and Friends Make Their Mark

Alumni gathered for the second annual Day of Giving for Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne and the seminary’s annual Alumni Day on Thursday, Feb. 17.

Administrators from Lenoir-Rhyne University and Mars Hill University sign partnership agreement at table

Lenoir-Rhyne University, Mars Hill University forge partnership

Lenoir-Rhyne University and Mars Hill University have partnered to ease the transition for Mars Hill undergraduate students and alumni who enroll in Lenoir-Rhyne master’s-level degree programs.

Geraldine Ledezma-Garcia works with an elementary student in classroom at table

Pursuing purpose for equitable education

Geraldine Ledezma Garcia ’22 has truly made the most of her student experience at Lenoir-Rhyne. From her involvement in the Teaching Scholars program and as a founder of the Latin Hispanic Student Alliance to her leadership role as a resident assistant, she’s explored many opportunities to learn where her true passions lie.

Changing lives and life-changing moments

Summer Kindley '24 isn’t afraid to push the boundaries. Her journey at Lenoir-Rhyne is different from the traditional student but defining moments have helped her push those boundaries toward her career goal.