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Students can take as many as 12 graduate credit hours at the undergraduate rate that count toward both degrees and can shave a year off their time in graduate school.

In 10 years, Lenoir-Rhyne has gone from around 100 graduate students to more than 900. LR has added graduate programs in leadership, teaching, sustainability studies, narrative health care, exercise science, public health and more numbering 25 total.

Through the high school scholar program, students can earn a year or more of college credits at LR before enrolling in college.

LR alumnus and former football player Bobby Jackson traveled the country performing random acts of kindness. He visited the lower 48 states in 45 days doing nice things for complete strangers.

Whipple and Jackson join LR from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) where they managed software initiatives, websites, software purchases and major infrastructure upgrades. They've already begun working on improving LR's bandwidth capabilities, as well as conversion to Microsoft 365.

The gym received a fresh coat of paint, new LR branded pads under the main basketball hoops, a new wood playing surface, new basketball hoops for side courts and a retractable batting cage with protective turf.

Robinson will organize activities surrounding welcome week, homecoming, family week and more, as well as overseeing student organizations.

LR's program was evaluated on standards of mission and governance, institutional commitment and resources, curriculum and teaching principals and program effectiveness.

Pope, an assistant professor, teaches studio art, art history, art theory and art activism in the 21st century, and her personal artwork has been featured throughout the United States and even internationally.

Alumna Sharon Johnson developed an idea to help firefighters and other first responders destress from their job by participating in her free yoga program.

Traxler builds racing simulators for enthusiasts and professional NASCAR drivers, including NASCAR Spring Cup Series and Nationwide Series champion Brad Keselowski, as well as NASCAR truck series racer Austin Hill.

Lenoir-Rhyne students put their education into action through internships gaining real-world experience and earning job offers in their chosen careers.