Monthly Archives: December 2009

Other news and notes from Campus

Tweet Faculty and Staff Accomplishments Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Warren Doyle was selected recently as the 2009 Outdoor Person of the Year by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine. This free publication will be available at outfitting stores right before Christmas. … Continue reading

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Lees-McRae Athletic Training Student Assists With Science Fair Project: Jake Hinshaw investigates foot and ankle tapings for science fair project

Tweet “What can give me more stability when I have weak ankles and a flat foot?” That’s the question eighth grade Cranberry Middle School student Jake Hinshaw wanted to answer with his science fair project. Jake wants to pursue a … Continue reading

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Sport Management and Physical Education students attend conferences and symposiums

Tweet From conferences to symposiums, the sport management and physical education majors of Lees-McRae College have had an exciting and busy semester. In October two Lees-McRae students were able to attend the 6th Annual Student Leadership Retreat in Weddington, North … Continue reading

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Lees-McRae sends more than $1300 in donations to the Avery County Food Bank in time for Thanksgiving

Tweet The Office of Community Outreach is proud to announce that Lees-McRae students, faculty and staff helped to meet and exceed the goal of 50 meals for the Thanksgiving meal drive during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Fifty-four Thanksgiving meals, … Continue reading

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International Student Ambassadors Program Offers Window to World for Local Students

Tweet With 44 international students representing 22 different countries and six continents on its campus, Lees-McRae College has launched its International Student Ambassadors Program (ISAP). Through this program, teachers in local Avery County Schools can request to have international students … Continue reading

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Senior Aaron Linville receives statewide Community Impact student award

Tweet Aaron Linville, a senior at Lees-McRae, received the fourth annual North Carolina Campus Compact Community Impact Student Award during the Compact’s Student Conference held at Western Carolina University Saturday, November 7. Twenty-seven college students across the state received the … Continue reading

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