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Return to Normal University Operations on Thursday, Feb. 20

Lenoir-Rhyne University will return to normal university operations on Thursday, Feb. 20, at our all of our campus locations—Hickory, Columbia and Asheville. Classes will resume as scheduled, and all offices will be open.

Tishara Sneed stands next to her art on exhibit, a woven design with traditional masks

Visual Art students showcase talent at Hickory Museum of Art

Appearing in “The Art of Profession” exhibition, the four students shared work inspired by nature, street art and Indigenous cultures.

Students walking along campus sidewalk with LR red banners on light posts

Presidential search update

An update from the Presidential Search Committee on the status of the group's search for a new LR president.

Jamie Strom and a student look at a chart on the floor in an area business

The business of accreditation

In The College of Business and Economics, accreditation is about the continuous quest for excellence and giving students a strong foundation for professional life.

Two students sit with a fluffy golden therapy dog in Cromer Center

Empowering, improving mental health

February 17-21, Mental Health Awareness Week will present a diverse slate of strategies and provide resources in support of the whole university community.

Claire Pope stands in front of her painting in an exhibit in a Mint Museum gallery

Pictures (and nature) at an exhibition

Merging nature and visual art, Claire Pope reframes our relationship with the world around us and encourages her students to forge their own paths and purpose.

New semester, new role

Director of undergraduate admission Morgan Logan '15, M.A. '25, focuses on student success after the acceptance letter arrives.

The five members of Bear With Us show the backs of their t-shirts on the stage

Bear With Us for fun and laughter

The members of LR's first improv comedy group invite the world to join their zany antics and laugh along with them.

Fred Whitt and Harry Titus shake hands by the podium on the PE Monroe stage

LR introduces equity award to honor MLK

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Equity Award will recognize campus and community leaders for their work building a more inclusive and connected world.

A line of seminary faculty greets and serves communion to a line of LR students and faculty in Grace Chapel

Unity and hope at LTSS welcome service

In the first chapel service of 2025, Lenoir-Rhyne celebrated the long-awaited arrival of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary to the Hickory Campus.

Randy Isenhour, director of public safety

Public Safety: Behind the scenes

Director of Public Safety Randy Isenhour joined LR in fall 2024 after decades with the Hickory Police Department. He reflects on his career and shares his hopes and advice for a safer campus.

Normandy Bryant presents a liturgical dance during the 2024 MLK Celebration

Lenoir-Rhyne hosts third-annual MLK Day Prayer Breakfast and Celebration

Campus and community will once again join to celebrate the legacy of the Civil Rights icon and continue his work through spiritual and public service.