Lenoir-Rhyne University News

• I Do, I Do: In this case it was mother who knows best ... and first (Florida Times-Union)
  posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:11:00 am
  In January 2004, when Austin Rieley and Brendan Haney met on a pre-college tour of Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina, Austin’s mother — who’s not prone to fortune-telling — made a prediction. “I said, ‘I bet you anything two weeks into college you two will be dating,’ ” recalled Karen Rieley, Austin’s mom. Her daughter found her mom’s premonition hard to believe. read more
• Lenoir-Rhyne alumn Lawing takes new position at Western Carolina (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 02:54:19 pm
  Todd Lawing, who spent the past seven years at his alma mater, Lenoir-Rhyne University has been named the new Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations at Western Carolina University.
• LRU offensive lineman makes pre-season All-America (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 03:21:21 am
  Lenoir-Rhyne University offensive lineman Chandler Rearden is starting the football preseason much like he ended last season.
• Former East Gaston standout helping L-R into softball regional (The Gaston Gazette)
  posted on May 11, 2011 at 04:04:17 pm
  HICKORY – After losing in the NCAA Division II softball playoffs a year ago, Lenoir-Rhyne University had clear ideas about what it wanted to accomplish this season. “We set high goals,” said former East Gaston High standout Tameron Sealey, a...
• Polish woman found a home at Lenoir-Rhyne (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 10:00:00 pm
  For the past few years, Polish native Agnieszka Biczak has made Lenoir-Rhyne University her new home.Initially from Czestochowa, in southwest Poland, Biczak first came to America in 2003 when she was 18 to be an au pair in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a family with three children.“I wanted to learn English, because with that language you can communicate with anyone in the world. I was also really ...
• Wineka column: A cappella choir alumni right on key (The Salisbury Post)
  posted on April 30, 2011 at 05:56:47 am
  HICKORY — The Rev. John Stirewalt will always remember singing with the rest of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s A Cappella Choir around the tomb of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. After being secretly ushered in late at night, they sa ...
• Zahra's Playground to benefit from tournament (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on April 28, 2011 at 03:17:56 pm
  The Zahra Baker All Children’s Playground will be getting a boost this weekend from Lenoir-Rhyne University.The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) at L-R is hosting a volleyball tournament on Saturday, with all proceeds going to the playground in Zahra’s honor.
• PHS Swimmer Signs With Lenoir-Rhyne (The Southern Pines Pilot)
  posted on April 24, 2011 at 04:10:49 am
  Pinecrest senior Deaton Wright has signed a National Letter of Intent to become a member of the swimming team at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.
• LRU program is about ecology, economics and conservation (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on April 10, 2011 at 10:00:00 am
  The Reese Institute for Conservation of Natural Resources at Lenoir-Rhyne University focuses on industrial ecology and how natural processes recyle earth's resources.
• ELCA's Southern Seminary, Lenoir-Rhyne University to Merge (NEWS ELCA's Southe) (Worldwide Faith News)
  posted on March 30, 2011 at 02:57:52 pm
  CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Plans are under way for two higher education institutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to merge. Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C., will unite with Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4734
• EB quarterback Page signs with Lenoir-Rhyne (The Morganton News Herald)
  posted on March 17, 2011 at 05:20:18 pm
  Timmy Page recently became the only senior off a winless 2010 East Burke football team to sign at the collegiate level, deciding to further his education and football career at nearby Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.
• No. 13 Railsplitters close season tonight against Lenoir-Rhyne (The Middlesboro Daily)
  posted on February 26, 2011 at 09:37:20 am
  HARROGATE, Tenn. — The No. 13 ranked Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball team will close out the regular season Saturday evening when the Railsplitters host the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne University in the Tex Turner Arena.
• Jones signs to play college ball (The News-Reporter)
  posted on February 16, 2011 at 04:49:11 pm
  Flanked by his parents, Teverrius Jones (front, center) signs to play football and run track for the Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears in Hickory, North Carolina.
• Star Harnett Central running back chooses Lenoir-Rhyne (High School OT)
  posted on February 2, 2011 at 06:13:07 pm
  Jarrod Spears, the star running back at Harnett Central High School in Angier, announced Wednesday that he would sign a letter of intent to attend Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.
• HHS swimmers sweep (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 05:30:14 am
  Hickory’s girls and boys swept the team titles on Wednesday night in the Catawba County high school swimming championships at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
• Gust signs with DII basketball team (Dunn County News)
  posted on November 17, 2010 at 01:17:18 pm
  Colfax senior Jenni Gust signed a letter of intent to play NCAA Division II women’s basketball with Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C. on Wednesday afternoon in front of her entire student body in the Colfax High School Gymnasium.
• Lenoir-Rhyne eliminates LMU women 1-0 (The Middlesboro Daily)
  posted on November 3, 2010 at 08:12:28 am
  HICKORY, N.C. — The no. 8 seed Lincoln Memorial University women's soccer team ended it's season Tuesday evening when the Lady Railsplitters were defeated in the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals by no. 1 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University 1-0.
• Lenoir-Rhyne to host Harry Potterfest (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 19, 2010 at 03:57:05 pm
  From staff reportsLenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory will be overrun by Muggles next week.The ca
• Man dies after running traffic light in Hickory, police say (WBTV Charlotte)
  posted on September 29, 2010 at 02:23:41 pm
  Police say a driver who failed to stop at a traffic light was killed near Lenoir-Rhyne University early Wednesday morning.
• Enrollment jumps at Charlotte area colleges (WCNC Charlotte)
  posted on September 27, 2010 at 11:42:26 am
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- More people live in the Charlotte area and more of them are enrolling in colleges and universities. The Charlotte Observer reported Monday the University of North Carolina Charlotte's enrollment has topped 25,000 students. The newspaper says the freshman classes at private Queens University of Charlotte and Davidson College are the biggest ever. Lenoir-Rhyne University in ...
• HDR Update: Rape reported at Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on September 22, 2010 at 04:00:00 am
  An 18-year-old student reported that she was raped on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 12.
• In memory of the fallen (Hickory Daily Record)
  posted on September 12, 2010 at 04:00:00 am
  Nine years after terrorists hijacked four planes, destroyed the Twin Towers and attacked the Pentagon, a memorial service was held at Lenoir-Rhyne University.