𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥!🐻

In a single month, Demmi Ramos became LR's first Goldwater Scholar, launched a high-altitude balloon during an eclipse, presented research at two conferences – and more. That's got to be some kind of record, so share your congratulations with Demmi: bit.ly/3xYS3oh 👏

“I think a good quote is to go big or go home, and we have not gone home yet,” said theater teacher Rachel Moore. hickoryrecord.com/news/local/edu…

Every day is a new opportunity for you to have fun and enjoy life, and Jamie Conrad, Ph.D., believes classrooms shouldn't be any different.

The Alumni Association recognized five LR graduates for their extraordinary service to their communities and the world around them at an April 12 ceremony: bit.ly/4cSJPyh

BEARAPALOOZA RECAP 🎥

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The NCAS annual meeting is a little like the science fairs you remember from school – if those science fairs had college students from all over NC presenting advanced research and LR students leading the pack: bit.ly/43VVesU

𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉🏀

Mold on your sandwich, bad. Mold in a petri dish bringing in scholarships and awards, good - specifically good for Christina Fisher '25, whose research has earned accolades from the Appalachian College Association and the North Carolina Academy of Science: bit.ly/3TSss88

As students choose their classes for fall 2024, they may opt for one of the new interdisciplinary courses offered through the Fritz Honors College: bit.ly/3VXnbP5

On April 9, 1924, a The News & Observer sportswriter claimed the LR baseball team “came charging out of the dugout like mountain bears” after a slow start during a game. After, newspapers began to refer to other LR teams as “Bears.”

100 years later, the Bears are still going strong!

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐑 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞🐻

Who knew staring at the sun could be this cool? #Eclipse2024

Congratulations, Kyle!

Welcome to LR! #GoBears 🐻🏀

Time may pass but the cherry blossoms remain constant 🌸

Introducing a new major in Bear Studies for the Fall 2024 semester. 📖

Classes will include Famous Bears in History, Practicum in Bear Containment, Bear Whispering and Care Bears: A Case Study of Bears in Television.

#AprilFools !

'And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.' - 1 Corinthians 6:14

Happy Easter, Bear family. May this holy time bring you refreshed hope, faith and joy.

The Bear community came together for the seventh-annual #BearsGiveBack event and raised a record-setting $847,320 to support current and future students: bit.ly/bears-give-bac… 🐻