Faculty and staff supported their students following Hurricane Helene, but behind the scenes they also worked to support one another
“We as a college community are with the people we work with sometimes for longer hours than we are with our own families. When you can’t reach those people you’re used to seeing everyday and working with, for me it was tough,” Crawford said. “So much of what’s good about Lees-McRae lies in the bonds we have with each other. None of us are an island, and we can’t do the things we do every day without the people that we work with.”
Read more about how our faculty and staff not only rallied for students this past fall, but how they supported one another to recover and look forward.
The Great Animal Rescue
"A plan was quickly hatched, with much debate about safety and liability, for Lea, Jedda, and me to hike in by way of Hemlock Trail, starting on South Campus. We would check on the center and animals, then reconvene to make a plan to get them out…if they were still there." —Dr. Sam Young
Read Dr. Young's incredible story of wildlife care during the storm >>