Lenoir-Rhyne University

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1. Academic & Administrative

   1. Rhyne Building

      The Rhyne Building is named for Daniel Efird Rhyne, a Lutheran business man from Lincoln County, who made a generous donation to a rebuilding effort after a fire on the campus of then Lenoir College. The name of the college was later changed to Lenoir-Rhyne College to honor Rhyne’s donation. Today, the Rhyne building is the main academic building on campus and houses the College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Education and Human Services. Many classes that are part of the core requirements take place in Rhyne, therefore, every student will have classes in here. Even core requirements meet the average class size of 17 and the campus wide student-to-faculty ration of 12:1.  
      
      

      Personal Story:

      Core requirements can sometimes seem like a set of boxes to check off, but I have actually gained so much from these classes. Public speaking is not a course I would have chosen to take if it was not a core requirement, but it ended up being one of my favorite classes I’ve taken at LR. Our class sizes are small, so I knew my teacher and classmates, which made the idea of public speaking a lot less nerve-racking. I learned a lot from the class and it has definitely helped me throughout my college career and in my position as a Bear of Distinction.