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Biology major Chase White '23 has spent two years studying plant and animal cells in the labs, but his most important discovery has been his future.

Recognized by the Hickory Young Professionals, five Lenoir-Rhyne alumni have been named to this year’s Top 10 Under 40 list.

When a childhood illness threatened Andrei Tamas, his sisters Ligia and Bianca, found comfort — and role models — among the nurses caring for him, starting the three of them on the path to the LR School of Nursing.

As part of an annual tradition, Soup Day, held on October 27, gave LR’s nursing professors an opportunity to share food, fellowship and the support of a warm bowl of soup with their students.

In honor of her leadership and advocacy in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the healthcare field, Lesly Wilson James, Ph.D., associate professor of occupational therapy, has been named a recipient of the Ethel M. Bolden Award.

Lenoir-Rhyne University announced today a tuition reduction of 30 percent. The $13,000 drop in published tuition — from $43,000 to $30,000 — will apply to all new and returning, full-time undergraduate students beginning in fall 2023.

As a special events intern at the North Carolina Aquarium, Becca Fox ’23 traveled a path of career discovery, conservation and cute baby animals.

On October 21 — as part of 2022 Homecoming festivities — the class of 1972 marked its golden anniversary with a reunion in the Cromer Center banquet room, celebrating the community these classmates have built and maintained over 50 years and countless miles.

In October 2022, Lenoir-Rhyne named Leah Beth Hubbard the new assistant vice president for the Office of Mission, Engagement and Innovation, where she will manage the many ways the university engages with potential and current students as well as the larger community.

In a three-part lecture series sponsored by the Living Well Center for Vocation and Purpose, Vance Blackfox — Indigenous theologian and activist — reveals the history of Indigenous peoples in North America.

Growing up in Hickory, Jesica Trejo-Trejo ’24 has grown to love being from a smaller city. After earning her associate's degree from Catawba Valley Community College, she transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne to pursue a degree in biology.

“A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas,” the university’s annual holiday concert, will be held Thursday, Dec. 1–3 with four showings. Tickets are available starting Oct. 20.