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Lenoir-Rhyne University To Celebrate MLK Day
Written on 7 Jan, 2010 at 13:21 in Local News | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University, in collaboration with other community organizations, will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with several events in January. Steve Hunt, executive director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Catawba Valley Community College, will speak...... (Continue reading)
CNN Anchor To Interview Taylorsville Gay Rights Activist In Hickory
Written on 4 Jan, 2010 at 10:35 in Local News | viewed 9 times | No Comments
CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien will interview Mitchell Gold, editor of the book “Crisis,” on January 28 as part of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Visiting Writers Series. The interview will take place at 7 pm in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium... (Continue reading)
BIG Read 2010 Announces Selection & Event
Written on 21 Dec, 2009 at 9:39 in Local News | viewed 7 times | No Comments
A coalition of local libraries, colleges and universities announced today that Julia Alvarez’s novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents is the BIG Read selection for 2010 in Catawba County. The BIG Read is a countywide literacy effort sponsored... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Cancels December Graduation
Written on 18 Dec, 2009 at 14:00 in Local News | viewed 2 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University has announced that is has cancelled its December commencement exercises due to inclement weather. The ceremony was originally scheduled for 7 pm, tonight.... (Continue reading)
Pastor Donates Cross Collection To Inspire Others
After a lifetime of collecting crosses from around the world, the Rev. Stanley Stiver is giving away his collection in hopes of inspiring others. Stiver, 88, and his wife, Mary, recently moved to Abernethy Retirement Center in Newton, N.C.... (Continue reading)
Vegetable Garden Provides Lessons For Students
Written on 8 Dec, 2009 at 13:11 in Local News | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Last August, two Lenoir-Rhyne University students decided to grow an organic vegetable garden on campus, and share some of the produce with Hickory residents in need.... (Continue reading)
Fed Official To Speak At LR Fall Forum
Matthew A. Martin, senior vice president and Charlotte regional executive for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Fall Forum.... (Continue reading)
Christmas Concerts Planned At Lenoir-Rhyne
Written on 24 Nov, 2009 at 10:37 in Local News | viewed 2 times | No Comments
This year’s Christmas at Lenoir-Rhyne Concerts are organized around the words of the angel to the shepherds: “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.”... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Beings Equestrian Classes and Team
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 16:48 in Local News | viewed 2 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University has a new Equestrian Team this year that competes in the Intercollegiate Dressage Association. The university has also begun offering horsemanship classes for the first time in many years, and has formed an Equestrian Club.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Visiting Writer Event To Be Featured On NPR
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 11:32 in Default | viewed 5 times | No Comments
Visiting Writer Jeannette Walls will be interviewed before a live audience by Mike Collins at 7 pm November 5 in the Lenoir-Rhyne University Belk Centrum, located at 628 Seventh Avenue Place NE. This event will be taped for later broadcast... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Freshmen Donate School Supplies To Hickory Schools
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 11:27 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University freshmen have donated a total of 753 school supply items to the Hickory Public Schools to help students in need.... (Continue reading)
Poets Featured In Next Visiting Writers Event
Written on 13 Oct, 2009 at 14:48 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University’s next Visiting Writers program will feature a joint appearance by Tess Gallagher and Paula Meehan. They will read from and discuss their work at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Belk Centrum, located at 628 Seventh Avenue... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Welcomes Largest Incoming Class of Deaf Students
Written on 8 Sep, 2009 at 11:51 in Default | viewed 3 times | No Comments
This year, Lenoir-Rhyne University welcomed its largest class of incoming deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The university, with a total enrollment of 1,682 students, has 14 new deaf or hard-of-hearing students.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Invites Public To “Best Of LRU” Event
Written on 3 Sep, 2009 at 10:45 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University invites alumni, friends, parents and the public to “The Best of LRU,” a special campus event to be held Sept. 17-19.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Appoints New Dean of Students
Written on 26 Aug, 2009 at 12:29 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Dr. Kathryn “Katie” Pattillo Fisher has been named dean of students at Lenoir-Rhyne University following a nationwide search.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Students Volunteer During Hands-On-Hickory
Written on 25 Aug, 2009 at 10:59 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University freshmen participated in volunteer service throughout Catawba County during Hands on Hickory, a part of freshman orientation, known as The Rising.... (Continue reading)
Visiting Writer’s Series Announces Schedule
Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Visiting Writers Series announces its 2009-2010 schedule. The acclaimed series includes a wide variety of authors, who will read from and discuss their work on campus.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Receives Endowment For Writers Series
Written on 19 Aug, 2009 at 11:52 in Default | viewed 0 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University announced today that it has received a commitment of $1.7 million to endow the university’s highly regarded Visiting Writers Series.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne University Welcomes Teaching Fellows
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 9:44 in Default | viewed 0 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University recently welcomed its new class of N.C. Teaching Fellows.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Student Interns At Smithstonian Tropical Research Institute
Written on 28 Jul, 2009 at 10:09 in Default | viewed 3 times | No Comments
Isaac Smith, a senior at Lenoir-Rhyne University, has spent his summer in Panama conducting research on the red-eyed tree frog. Smith, who is from Boone, N.C., is working as an intern with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. ... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Adds Three To Board of Trustees
Written on 17 Jul, 2009 at 18:21 in Default | viewed 21 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University recently named three people to its board of trustees. They are Jerome Bolick of Conover, N.C.; Katherine Ferguson McKenzie of Providence, R.I.; and Steve Hunt of Hickory, N.C.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne To Change Web & Email Addresses
Written on 15 Jul, 2009 at 2:46 in Default | viewed 0 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University’s website and email addresses will change at the end of July as part of the change from college to university status.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Names New Director of Annual Giving
Written on 8 Jul, 2009 at 20:08 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University announced today that Krystal Phillips had been named director of annual giving at the university. In this position, she will be responsible for the execution and management of the LRU’s annual giving program, which solicits donations in support... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne University To Work With Licensing Company
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 9:47 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University has reached an agreement to partner with Licensing Resource Group (LRG) to facilitate the licensing of LRU-related merchandise.... (Continue reading)
What Are College Freshmen Reading This Summer?
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 9:20 in State News | viewed 9 times | 1 Comment
For several years, incoming college freshmen have been required to read a particular book before they start college. “One college, one book” programs are designed to promote critical thinking and provide a common experience for students.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Receives Gift of Six Athletic Sculptures
Written on 28 Jun, 2009 at 20:44 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
Six life-size bronze sculptures depicting athletes in action will soon grace the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University. The sculptures are a gift of Irwin Belk, a Charlotte philanthropist interested in college athletics and art. Lenoir-Rhyne’s Irwin Belk Track bears his name, as... (Continue reading)
L-R Music Students, Professor Tour France and Germany
Florence Jowers, Lenoir-Rhyne University associate professor of music, three honors students and one 2009 graduate recently traveled to France and Germany on a two-week tour.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne VP Retires
Written on 15 Jun, 2009 at 17:06 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University announced today that Anita Johnson Gwin, vice president and dean of students has retired following 13 years of service. Gwin joined the Lenoir-Rhyne staff in 1996 and was the longest-serving dean of students in L-R history.... (Continue reading)
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