| Students Win ADDY Awards | 4/30/2018 | Faculty and students from the Lee University Department of Communication Arts recently attended the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Chattanooga American Advertising Awards, where 25 Lee students received seven ADDY awards in total. |
| McCombs Named 2018 Winner, F. J. Lee Award | 4/30/2018 | Lee University named Kristiana McCombs as the recipient of the 2018 F. J. Lee Award. Dr. Debbie Murray presented the award to McCombs during the Honors Chapel on Thursday, April 12. |
| Johnson Receives Grants for Research | 4/30/2018 | Lee University’s Dr. Aaron Johnson, associate professor of humanities and classics, has recently been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, and the Appalachian College Association (ACA) for research he will pursue throughout the upcoming summer and fall. |
| Professor Presents at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School | 4/29/2018 | Dr. Rolando Cuellar, associate professor of intercultural studies at Lee, recently presented at The Paul G. Hiebert Center for World Christianity and Global Theology Annual Lecture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. |
| Voice Students Place at NATS | 4/29/2018 | Lee University School of Music (SOM) recently sent 23 students to the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Mid-South vocal competition at the University of Northern Kentucky. Several Lee SOM voice faculty also attended and served as judges. |
| 2018 Rymer Winners Announced | 4/29/2018 | On Wednesday, April 25, Lee University awarded nine incoming freshman the 2018 Rymer Scholarship. Three Gold Scholars, three Silver Scholars, and three Bronze Scholars were presented at the annual Rymer Scholars banquet on Lee’s campus. |
| McNair Program Names Ung as Director | 4/28/2018 | Lee University recently named Kevin Ung as the director of the new McNair Scholars Program, designed to prepare students for future graduate and doctoral studies in their chosen field through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. |
| Students Selected as Ledford Scholars | 4/28/2018 | Five Lee University students Nicole Tripp, Ana Villa, Ashley Walker, Kyra Williams, and Kelly Wnuk were recently selected by the Appalachian College Association (ACA) as Colonel B. Ledford Scholars. |
| Students Present at Sociological Conference | 4/27/2018 | Lee University sociology students recently presented at the Southern Sociological Society 2018 Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The topic for this year's conference was Racial Theory, Analysis, and Politics in Trump America. |
| Writer’s Festival Hosts Best-Selling Novelist | 4/27/2018 | The Lee University Department of Language and Literature recently hosted best-selling novelist Robert Morgan as a guest in the 2018 Writer's Festival. |
| School of Music to Present Faculty Brass Concert | 4/26/2018 | Lee University faculty members Gordon James, Bill Pritchard, Dr. Doug Warner, and Dr. Nathan Warner, along with Lee graduate student Caleb Hall, will present a brass quintet concert on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall.
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| Dirksen to Speak at Saturday’s Commencement | 4/26/2018 | Dr. Carolyn Dirksen will deliver the address at the university's spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5, at 9:30 a.m. on the South Campus Quad (between School of Nursing and School of Business). This will be the first graduation ceremony to take place at this location. |
| Voices of Lee to Sing at Carnegie Hall | 4/25/2018 | Lee University's Voices of Lee will perform at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, May 2, as part of "Worship in New York," featuring Bradley Knight. |
| Lee Archaeology Students Excavate Old Main | 4/24/2018 | Lee University’s Introduction to Archaeology class conducted a hands-on dig on April 13-14, with the instruction of Dr. Richard Jones and Dr. Murl Dirksen, both professors of anthropology at Lee. |
| Students Present at Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference | 4/23/2018 | Nine Lee University students recently traveled to Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky, to present original academic research at the 25th annual Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference. |
| String Theory at the Hunter to Present Season Finale on May 1 | 4/22/2018 | String Theory, in partnership with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will conclude its ninth season with violinists Itamar Zorman and Bella Hristova, violists Richard O'Neill and Yura Lee, and cellists Dmitri Atapine and Mihai Marica. The concert will take place on Tuesday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the museum. |
| Senior Art Showcase on Display | 4/21/2018 | The Department of Communication Arts has installed the Senior Art Showcase for the spring 2018 semester. The artwork is on display in the Communications Arts Building and Squires Library on Lee's campus through Friday, May 4. |
| Student Accepted to Disney College Program | 4/20/2018 | Lee University's Kellen Gifford, a junior digital media studies major with a cinema emphasis, is spending eight months in the Disney College Program (DCP), based at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. |
| Opera Theatre to Present “Opera Scenes” | 4/20/2018 | The Lee University Opera Theatre, directed by James Frost, will perform "Opera Scenes" in the Squires Recital Hall on Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m. |
| Brass Choir to Perform Tuesday | 4/19/2018 | Lee University's Brass Choir will hold a spring concert on Tuesday, April 24, at 8:00 p.m. in Pangle Hall, under the direction of Dr. Nathan Warner. |
| English Students Attend Tennessee Williams’ Play, Tour | 4/17/2018 | Dr. Andrew Lee, professor of English, and Dr. Donna Summerlin, assistant chairperson of the Lee University Department of Language and Literature, recently took students from Lee's Theories of Reading and Writing class to Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" at the Chattanooga Theatre Center.
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| Lee Day 2018 Scholarship Winners Announced | 4/15/2018 | The Lee Day festivities came to a close on April 7 with the annual scholarship drawing where eight students were awarded scholarships. |
| Students Present at Sigma Tau Delta Convention | 4/13/2018 | Eight students from Lee University recently presented at the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society for graduate and undergraduate students, holds this convention annually. Lee is home to the Alpha Beta Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. |
| Wind Ensemble to Perform Spring Concert | 4/13/2018 | The Lee University Wind Ensemble will close out its spring concert series with a performance on Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Conn Center. |
| School of Music to Present Masterworks | 4/12/2018 | The Lee University School of Music will present the Masterworks concert on Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Conn Center. Ensembles participating include Lee's Choral Union, Chorale, and Symphony Orchestra. The performance will be conducted by Dr. Jonathan Rodgers. |
| Jazz Ensemble to Perform Monday | 4/11/2018 | Lee University School of Music will present Small Jazz Ensembles on Monday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dixon Center, under the direction of Dr. José Ruiz, James Ward, and Dr. Nathan Warner.
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| 2018 Summer Camps Opportunities Announced | 4/10/2018 | Each summer Lee University is home to a wide variety of camps, all hosted by Lee personnel and geared for community youth participation. |
| School of Music to Host Chamber Music Showcase | 4/9/2018 | Lee University will host the 2018 spring Chamber Music Showcase on Wednesday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall. |
| Lee to Host Series of Spring Recitals | 4/4/2018 | The Lee University School of Music will host a recital for the studio of Charlotte Kies, clarinetist, on Monday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall. This recital is one of four student, studio recitals to take place this semester. |
| Lee Day Begins Friday | 4/3/2018 | Lee University's annual Lee Day will begin this Friday, April 6. Students, staff, and faculty have anxiously been awaiting this 33 hours that will allow prospective Lee families to experience the university in a variety of ways. |
