Monthly Archives: February 2010

Lees-McRae and Banner Elk experience one of the snowiest winters on record

Posted on 2/26/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet The North Carolina High Country is experiencing an extreme winter with record snowfall, high winds and bitterly cold temperatures. Banner Elk has received nearly seventy inches of snow, with almost a month of winter still to come. A brief … Continue reading →

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Guatemala Service Trip 2010 – A reflection by Karissa Sampson

Posted on 2/26/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet The puma, jet black and angry and seeing the bus, growled and quickly jumped into the foliage off the road. He was only there for a split second and yet the memory of him will last a lifetime for … Continue reading →

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Lees-McRae College hosts first Martin Luther King Day of Service

Posted on 2/26/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet Last year, over 16,000 students, faculty, staff and community volunteers representing 147 campuses in 28 states, plus the District of Columbia, organized and implemented projects on or around the Martin Luther King Day of Service on January 19, 2009. This … Continue reading →

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Senior Charlie Herron Presents at LEAD/WHOLE Conference at NC Central University

Posted on 2/25/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet Lees-McRae College senior Charlie Herron submitted a program proposal and was accepted as a presenter for the 2010 LEAD/WHOLE Conference, which took place Saturday, February 20th at NC Central University in Durham, NC. The conference she attended was a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Barry M. Buxton appointed fifteenth president of Lees-McRae College

Posted on 2/24/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet The Board of Trustees of Lees-McRae College has announced the appointment, effective June 1, 2010, of Barry M. Buxton as president of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Dr. Buxton becomes the fifteenth president in the 110 year … Continue reading →

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Colleen Paxton ’08 joins Peace Corps, departs for Malawi, Africa in February

Posted on 2/23/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet Lees-McRae College graduate Colleen Paxton will depart for the villages of Malawi, Africa for the next 27 months as a volunteer for the Peace Corps. Paxton joined the Peace Corps this winter and will leave for Malawi in February. … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Bard Doug Van Gundy presents traditional mountain music and original poetry March 4 at 7 p.m. in Evans Auditorium

Posted on 2/22/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet If winter’s onslaught has given you cabin fever, come to Lees-McRae College Thursday, March 4 for an evening of poetry and music. At 7:00 p.m. in Evans Auditorium, the Stephenson Center for Appalachia presents Appalachian bard Doug Van Gundy in … Continue reading →

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Warren Miller’s “Dynasty” in Evans Auditorium February 19 at 7 p.m.

Posted on 2/16/2010 by Site Administrator

Tweet Lees-McRae College and Beech Mountain Adaptive Snowsports Center present Warren Miller’s “Dynasty” Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in Evans Auditorium in the Cannon Student Center on the campus of Lees-McRae. Narrated by Jonny Moseley and presented in high … Continue reading →

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