ELCA's Lenoir-Rhyne College became Lenoir-Rhyne University

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August 28, 2008  

ELCA's Lenoir-Rhyne College became Lenoir-Rhyne University

by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service

Lenoir-Rhyne College, established in 1891, became Lenoir-Rhyne
University with a vote of its trustees on Aug. 23.  The school
in Hickory, N.C., is one of 28 colleges and universities of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  About 1,000 students,
staff, faculty, alumni and community members gathered outside
the university's McCrorie Center for the official announcement.
The new university logo and seal were unveiled, according to a
Lenoir-Rhyne news release.  Students were given baseball caps
embroidered with the logo.

Lenoir-Rhyne offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science and
bachelor of music education degrees in more than 60 majors and
concentrations. Graduate degrees are offered in education,
business administration, counselor education and occupational
therapy.

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