PHOTO WORK View fullsize Emma McGuckin, a student employee of the May Wildlife Center, stands with an Eastern Indigo Snake. View fullsize A group of Lees-McRae students walk through Swank Park on the first day of class. View fullsize Smita Nair, Professor of Surgery at Duke University, admires a culture sample in her lab. View fullsize A group of students wade through the Elk River looking for fish they can temporarily stun in order to study them. View fullsize Amber McNamara, Wildlife Veterinarian at the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, assists one of her students while examining an injured bird. View fullsize Michael Vines, Dean of Arts and Humanities, was featured in the college magazine for his interests in carpentry and woodworking. View fullsize Averee Andrews, captain on the women's soccer team, runs down the player tunnel during starting lineups ahead of the Bobcats opening match against Lenoir-Rhyne University. View fullsize Dr. Shinjini Goswami walks with a student during a pollinator survey at the Elk Valley Preserve. View fullsize Leor Shuflita, a summer intern from the University of Florida, tends to a young possum at the May Wildlife Center. View fullsize Two incoming members of the freshman class unload their car on move-in day while heading to their room in Avery Residence Hall. View fullsize Soman Ninan Abraham, Professor of Cell Biology at Duke University, sits at his laboratory bench in the Edwin L. Jones Building. View fullsize Dayna Cocciolone sits at her desk in Bentley Hall and shares a laugh with her roommate. View fullsize A student adjusts equipment and prepares for the next step of an experiment during a chemistry class in the Bowman Building. View fullsize Lees-McRae College students enjoying class outdoors during the 2022 fall semester. View fullsize Thorpe Halloran prepares his class for electro fishing in the Elk River near campus. View fullsize Deanna Betzer and Kaitlyn Rowe engage in conversation while on their way to class at Lees-McRae College. View fullsize Fletcher Dyson celebrates having just scored a goal versus Lincoln Memorial University. View fullsize Tanner Funderburk adjusts one of the LED lights in the newly renovated lighting lab in the Lees-McRae Theatre Arts Building. View fullsize Audrey Gibson, a heart transplant recipient from Duke University Hospital, sits with her favorite pillow at her home in Apex, North Carolina. View fullsize Two students prepare to administer an injection to their patient during a class simulation. View fullsize Jordyn Scott celebrates a home run with her teammates during the 2023 softball season. View fullsize A group of students relax on the rocks at the end of a long hike in the Emerald Outback Trail System on Beech Mountain, North Carolina. View fullsize Weidner Abernethy, owner of Carolina Base Pac in Hudson and 1986 graduate of Lees-McRae College. View fullsize North Campus of Lees-McRae College during the fall Semester of 2021. View fullsize Allison Dion, a Performing Arts major at Lees-McRae College, poses during a promotional shoot for their production of "Clue." View fullsize Gabby Vides-Barry competes in a home cyclocross event during the 2019 Fall Semester. View fullsize Kayla Barber enjoys one of the many carnival rides brought to campus by the Office of Student Affairs during Welcome Week in 2023. View fullsize A Wildlife Rehabilitation student releases a hawk back into the habitat it was found at MacRae Meadows. View fullsize A Lees-McRae College graduate looks over her shoulder at her parents in the crowd behind her. View fullsize New students enjoy a warm summer day on Tate Lawn during new student orientation. View fullsize Two chemistry majors work together to assemble the equipment needed to complete their class exercise. View fullsize Two Lees-McRae College students take a walk on Hemlock Trail on their way to South Campus at Grandfather Home. View fullsize Deanna Betzer rounds the corner while competing at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational. View fullsize Nicholas Brewster makes his way across the campus bridge on a crisp morning in the fall. View fullsize Panorama of Lees-McRae College and the greater Banner Elk area. View fullsize Melissa Dean, breast cancer survivor and business manager at the Duke Lemur Center, stands in the forest outside her office. View fullsize Three students get up early to study on Tate Lawn on a September morning in 2021. View fullsize Williams Onyeodi shares his thoughts during a history class in the May School of Natural and Health Sciences. View fullsize Tufts Tower in the spring of 2021. View fullsize Preston Turner enjoys trying out the new VR gaming setup that is available for rent through the Shelton Learning Commons. View fullsize A group of students enjoy a camping trip on the newly purchased land from Grandfather Home for Children. View fullsize A Theatre Arts major performs in the Lees- McRae College production of James and The Giant Peach. View fullsize Ben Gribbins and Meredith Summey make their way across the campus bridge to the Arthur Student Recreation Complex. View fullsize Two students celebrate having just won 200 dollars playing a trivia game hosted by the Office Of Student Affairs. View fullsize Taylor Barrineau heads home the winning goal against Mars Hill in the fall of 2020. View fullsize A group of students fill up stress balls with sand during a finals week event in 2022.