L-R and Hickory Police Partner to keep students safe

Lenoir-Rhyne University has announced another partnership with the City of Hickory that will help keep students and faculty more safe.  The University and the Hickory Police Department and will place officers on campus full time beginning in February. Other recent collaborations include improved crosswalks and enhanced lighting around campus.
The HPD officers will join LR’s 10 security officers in providing 24-hour coverage to campus. The initial agreement between features a three-year contract with up to four HPD officers assigned full time to the LR campus beginning in February and fully staffed by August. In response to the partnership.  the Security Department at Lenoir-Rhyne University is being renamed the Department of Public Safety.