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1. Lenoir-Rhyne University Virtual Tour

   Enjoy a virtual tour of LR. At each stop you may listen to an audio guide describing the stop, as well as a personal story of a current student.

   Stops

   1. Lohr Hall

      Lohr Hall houses the Offices of Undergraduate Admission, Financial Aid, as well as Academic Records (Office of the Registrar).
      
      Personal Story:
      Hi everyone! My name is Katie and I am currently a senior here at Lenoir-Rhyne University. I serve as a Bear of Distinction, better known as our campus tour guides. I am excited to share my personal experiences at Lenoir-Rhyne with you all!

   2. Mauney-Schaeffer Hall

      Formerly a residence hall, Mauney Hall is now the home to the College of Business. In addition to classrooms, offices and two computer labs, Mauney Hall also contains the Center for Commercial and Social Entrepreneurship. This open source style classroom is open to all students and serves as a creative space with whiteboard walls and tables. Located inside the center is the incubator which functions similarly to the show Shark Tank. Students can create a business concept, pitch it to a board of directors and have the opportunity to receive funding to establish their own business. Schaeffer Hall is now home to the Alex Lee Career and Professional Development Center.
      
      

      Personal Story:
      Room 115 in Mauney hall is our third largest lecture hall, and, as you can see from the picture, it is not very big! Our student-professor ratio is 12:1, so you are able to develop great student-professor relationships. All of my professors know my name and truly care about my success.

      The Career and Professional Development Center is one of my favorite resources on campus. They offer so many different resources that are helpful to students throughout all four years of their college career. I recently completed a mock interview there, and it really helped prepare me for my upcoming interviews for graduate school. They also helped me review my resume and cover letter.
      

   3. Rudisill Library

      The Carl A. Rudisill Library houses many academic resources, including electronic resources available 24/7, more than 50 computers, group study rooms and the Lohr Learning Commons. The Learning Commons offers peer tutoring, a writing lab, a speech lab and a math and computer science center. It is also home to our Student Success and Retention offices, the William and Robert Shuford Center for International Education and the recently established Living Well Center for Purpose and Vocation. 
      
      

      Personal Story:
      

      There are so many opportunities to study abroad at Lenoir-Rhyne, and there are also ways to interact with international students here on campus! I live in the Global Village which is a floor in one of our upperclassmen residence halls where you can live with exchange students. This semester I am living with a student from Spain, and I get to learn about her culture and teach her about mine without even leaving Hickory!

      
      

   4. Alex and Lee George Hall

      Alex and Lee George Hall is a 15 million dollar facility that houses our College of Natural Sciences. It nearly doubled the size of the original Minges Science Building and houses 14 state-of-the-art labs for biology and chemistry. The building also includes student study areas, including dedicated spaces for open labs for self-guided work, a microscope room, outdoor classroom, faculty lab and a greenhouse that gives expanded possibilities for botanical investigations.
      
      

      Personal Story:

      This is my favorite academic building on campus! The study spaces are awesome, and I use them all the time. I also love how the professors’ offices are right upstairs and many of them have open-door policies. This makes it super easy to go and ask questions as you study. One evening, I went to my professor’s office three times to ask questions about a big biology test, and he was always willing to help!

      
      

   5. Fritz-Conrad Hall

      Fritz-Conrad is located in the center of campus and is combined first-year and upperclassmen housing. It features community-style living with hall bathrooms. The lounge that adjoins Fritz and Conrad contains one of our campus dining options, Sandwich Shack, which serves soups, salads and sandwiches. It also has pool tables, games and a movie theater.

      All the residence halls on campus are equipped with ID swipes for security, and the Hickory Police Department partners with the LR Department of Public Safety to provide campus security 24/7. Campus safety and security are top priorities for students, faculty, staff and campus visitors.

       

      Personal Story:

      I have never lived in Fritz-Conrad, but I have friends who do and love it! The majority of the academic buildings are located right across the parking lot, so if you are not a morning person, this may be a great option for you!

       

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   6. Cornerstone Student Support & Wellness

      At the corner of campus, you can find Cornerstone Student Support and Wellness Center as well as fraternity and sorority housing. Cornerstone offers students access to counseling, disability and student health services. These services are free for students.
      

      
      Personal Story:

      I have visited the full-time physician assistant in Cornerstone multiple times and I have always had great experiences. You can walk-in or make an appointment, which makes it very easy and accessible for college students with crazy schedules.

      
      

   7. 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.

   8. Belk Centrum

      The Rhyne Building is also home to Belk Centrum, a small auditorium that is utilized by student organizations and for academic presentations throughout the year. Belk Centrum provides an intimate space for public events on campus. Theatre productions, town hall meetings, awards ceremonies, and many other events are held in this space throughout the year.
      
      

      Personal Story:

      One way LR enhances our liberal arts education is through our convocation program. Students have to attend up to eight convocations in various categories each year, and many of these convocations take place in Belk Centrum. There are so many convocations offered throughout the year, so it is easy to find something you are interested in! One of my favorites was a cultural development convocation where they taught us how to salsa dance. It was a lot of fun!

   9. Grace Chapel

      This modern gothic style Grace Chapel hosts our optional chapel service every Wednesday morning, as well as musical performances throughout the year. LR is a Lutheran-funded and founded school and our chapel service embraces the worship style of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, however, it also honors the traditions of other denominations. The 26 lower stained-glass windows and the gorgeous 12-foot window above the pipe organ depict selected scenes from the life of Christ. There are various faith-based organizations to get involved in on campus, but faith is what you make it at LR. The only religious requirements are the Introduction to Christian Faith class and the spiritual development convocation.
      
      

      Personal Story:

      My faith has grown so much since coming to Lenoir-Rhyne. I have gotten involved in Younglife College, which is one of our campus ministries. Younglife not only allows me to get involved on campus, but also in the Hickory community as a volunteer Younglife leader.

   10. P.E. Monroe Auditorium

       With a capacity of more than 1,300, the P.E. Monroe Auditorium is used by many organizations on campus from symphonies to the Visiting Writers Series to Playmakers and Convocations. P.E. Monroe has featured notable speakers from Alice Walker, Alex Haley and Nicholas Sparks to President Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter. It is also home to the radio station. The radio station allows students of all departments to host their own radio shows, which are very popular among the students. 
       
       

       Personal Story:

       P.E. Monroe used to fit the entire student body, but now we have outgrown it, which is a great problem to have!  Last year, I attended Johanthan Foer’s presentation on his new novel Eating Animals. It was interesting to hear his perspective and I learned a lot!

   11. Mauney Music Building

       Mauney Music Building houses multiple music ensembles including A Cappella Group, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, College Singers and our marching band. Our Marching Band was reestablished a couple years ago and now has over 100 members. They were invited to participate in the Cherry Blossom Festival in spring 2020.
       
       

       Personal Story:

       I personally am not musically inclined, however, I love to listen to music! One of my favorite parts of our chapel service is listening to the A Cappella Choir. It is beautiful! I also love the energy our marching band brings to our football games. They sit right beside the student section and help us cheer on our Bears!

       
       

   12. Moretz Sports Complex

       The Moretz Sports Complex includes the Irwin Belk Track and University Soccer Field. This new track and field complex is the first in the college’s history, and the track is made of a top of the line material that was also used for the track at the Beijing Olympic Games. The track was recently resurfaced in 2019. When not used for athletic events, the Moretz Sports Complex is open to the public and is a great space that focuses on overall physical fitness.
       
       

       Personal Story:

       I love that students are able to utilize the track and other athletic facilities, such as the swimming pool, when they are not being used by our student-athletes. I live in a residence hall directly behind the track, so oftentimes I go run in the evenings.

   13. Cromer Center

       The Cromer Center serves as our student union and inside is the campus dining hall, bookstore, post office, Joe’s Coffee Shop, which serves Starbucks coffee, and our on-campus Chick-fil-A. Cromer Center also contains our welcome center, a 24-hour computer lab, the Office of Student Life and the campus security office. Directly outside of the Cromer Center is Shaw Plaza, which serves as a gathering place for students and hosts many student activities.

       
       

       Personal Story:

       Student life hosts so many different events for students to keep us involved! One of my favorite events that we have each year is Final Flip. Right before finals, they serve chicken and waffles in the dining hall and we have a karaoke night. It is so much fun and a great way to relax before finals.
       
       

       Dining Options Include:

       • Dining Hall
       • Joe's Coffee (Starbucks)
       • Chick-fil-A 
       • Sandwich Shack (Located in Fritz-Conrad Hall) 

   14. The Charge

       The Charge was installed on campus in 2005 as a gift from the Piedmont Educational Foundation/Bears Club. Larger-than-life size, this 2,300 pound bronze statue in attack stance sits near the center of campus and outside of Shuford Gymnasium. It is a highly visible, iconic point of campus that you definitely need to see for yourself. 
       
       

       Personal Story:

       The Charge is a very popular picture spot! I took a picture here with my parents during my campus tour of LR and I also took a picture the first day of my senior year. If you come to LR, I’m sure you will have lots of pictures in front of the Charge too!

   15. Shuford Gymnasium

       Shuford Memorial Gymnasium has been home to the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the Bears' volleyball program since the 1956-57 season. It has a capacity of 2,300 and was erected in the memory of the late A. Alex Shuford Sr. The student section, referenced as Bear Nation, welcomes LR students with free admission to all home athletic events. LR athletic events typically have the largest attendance for fans in the entire South Atlantic Conference.
       
       

       Personal Story:

       I love going to all of the athletic events here at LR! A third of our student population are athletes, so I know a lot of them. My roommate actually plays tennis. When I go to athletic events I am not just cheering on athletes, I am cheering on my friends!

   16. Neill McGeachy Sports Performance Center

       The Neill McGeachy Sports Performance Center is a 3.2 million dollar facility and features a weight room, nutrition bar and indoor turf training area, dedicated team meeting rooms, additional coaches’ offices and an enclosed pavilion and outdoor courtyard for Bears Club hospitality and engagement space. The facility supports student-athletes in all 23 intercollegiate sports in both sports performance and personal development.

   17. Moretz Stadium

       Moretz Stadium is home to our football and men’s and women’s lacrosse programs. These are just three of the 23 Division II athletic teams who represent Lenoir-Rhyne, the newest being women’s triathlon added in 2020. In 2019, a rivalry football game sold out, with 10,000 people in the stands. Whether it is cheering on one of our athletic teams or tailgating in the parking lot, Moretz Stadium is a place where Bears from all areas of life come together to pull for our beloved LR.

       
       

       Personal Story:

       One of my favorite memories in Moretz Stadium was a game against one of our biggest rivals. It completely sold out, with over 10,000 people in the stands. I was in our student section and we didn’t sit down for the entire game! It was an amazing atmosphere to be a part of, and we won the game, so Go Bears!

   18. Isenhour Hall

       Isenhour Hall, or Ike for short, is another first-year residence hall on campus. This hall boasts a suite-style layout in which students share a small bathroom between two rooms. Students also have a sink included in their room. Ike contains laundry facilities, a kitchenette and lounge area. Like all of our residence halls, Ike utilizes a student ID swipe system to gain access to the hall, in addition to a key to get into your individual room.
       
       

       Personal Story:

       Each of our residence halls have resident assistants, or RAs for short, who live on each individual hall. They are great people to go to if you have any questions or concerns and are especially helpful your first year as you get adjusted to college life. My RAs my first year were great! I always knew I could talk to them which is super important!

       
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   19. McCrorie Center

       The McCrorie Center is home to the College of Health Sciences and our masters in occupational therapy program. Students gain hands-on experience in one of five labs, including pediatrics, rehabilitation and patient care. The facility also includes a fitness center, open to all faculty, students and staff. The bottom floor of this building contains the athletic training room and the student-athlete workout facilities. The McCrorie Center also houses the Solmaz Institute, whose mission is to address obesity in children and adolescents in the region.
       
       

       Personal Story:

       I am an exercise science major, so I am in the McCrorie Center quite often for class. However, I also come to McCrorie to utilize the fitness center. It is free for students and also has very convenient hours. I even had a weight training class in there!