Family Weekend Scheduled for September 16-17

On September 16 and 17 we will welcome parents of families of LRU students to campus for the Annual Family Weekend-Best of LRU. Many events are planned throughout the weekend and all are welcome and encouraged to come take part. Detailed event information and registration can be found online.

Institute for Faith and Learning to Host Speaker

The LRU Institute for Faith and Learning will host speaker Mark Yaconelli who will present "Wonder, Fear, and Longing: The Life of the Soul." Using story and humor, and drawing on his work in Christian spiritual formation, Yaconelli will discuss how our everyday experience invites us into greater freedom and transparency with God, others, and ourselves.

The event will be held on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Belk Centrum. No tickets are needed.

Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

The Lenoir-Rhyne University Sacred Music Program will sponsor a Service of Commemoration on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, at First Baptist Church in Hickory. Participants will include the L-R Youth Chorus, the LRU Brass Ensemble and the LRU A Cappella Choir. This event is free and open to the public.

Aspects of Leadership

The LRU Business Council and the Alex Lee Foundation will sponsor a series of discussions on leadership throughout the next few weeks. This on-going event began last week with LRU President Wayne Powell and will continue this week on Wednesday, September 7 with Boyd George, President of Alex Lee Inc.

Next week's discussion will be lead by Tony Rose, Catawba Valley Medical Center President and will be on Wednesday, September 14. This program will continue until October 26th and is meant to help participants reach a better understanding of leadership so that we may practice it more effectively.

Each event will begin at 6:15 p.m. in the McCrorie Center, Fintel classroom. The series is free and open to the community.