Academics
Lee University, 鈥渁 campus where Christ is king,鈥 is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and affiliated with the Church of God. This 鈥減rivate Christian, liberal arts institution dedicated to integrating students into the world with strong morals and knowledge鈥 is 鈥渁 university devoted to seeing and appreciating the world through a Christian lens,鈥 according to one history major. Religion is key here, and 鈥淟ee aims to incorporate faith and education in order to prepare students to serve God in their future career.鈥 When it comes to the professors, students say 鈥減rofessors at Lee are so knowledgeable, passionate about their subjects, and approachable. They genuinely care about their students, and are like spiritual fathers on the campus to us.鈥 鈥淎cademically I have been challenged to think outside of the box,鈥 says one anthropology major, but one student laments that 鈥渕ost [professors] are completely dependent on book material and never stray from it. Please give me an education worth more than a $1.25 late fee from the library.鈥 While professors earn praise on the whole, some students would like to see 鈥渕ore action on part of the administration.鈥 With a strong community component, both on campus and in the surrounding area, 鈥淟ee also encourages active engaging with the world, through requiring eighty service hours and at least two weeks in a foreign country.鈥 One accounting major sums up the school this way: 鈥淟ee is about Jesus and [the] liberal arts.鈥
Student Body
The typical Lee student is 鈥渞eligious鈥 and 鈥渧ery friendly in the Southern tradition,鈥 and the 鈥渟mall class sizes and various clubs facilitate making friends easily.鈥 Most Lee students describe their peers as those who were 鈥渞aised in a Christian home [and] who came to Lee for a Christian education.鈥 While some see the atmosphere on campus as all-inclusive, with students who fall outside of the 鈥淲hite, Southern, Church of God鈥 norm welcomed into the fold, others say that this majority is 鈥渘ot very welcoming to people who think differently than them, which is unfortunate.鈥 Lee University has a 鈥渃onservative reputation,鈥 but one English major notes, 鈥淭he school has become more liberal.鈥 There are 鈥渟tudents from several countries and continents鈥 and 鈥渕any groups where students can find a niche鈥 such as 鈥渟ocial clubs, music groups, and academic clubs.鈥
Campus Life
Life on campus often revolves around the 鈥渕ultitude of social events sponsored by the Greek clubs on campus as well as several events throughout the year organized by the Student Life Counsel,鈥 and 鈥渢heological debates are common among some crowds.鈥 When Lee students want to explore off campus, 鈥渉anging out in Chattanooga (thirty minutes south of campus) is also popular because there are lots of shopping and dining options as well as other fun things to do around downtown.鈥 Outdoor activities are popular. There is 鈥渓ots of hiking,鈥 and 鈥渁 lot of people will go hiking or swimming because there is a lot of natural beauty around and the mountains and the Ocoee river are right in our backyard.鈥 Most students don鈥檛 seem to mind the school鈥檚 firm policies but note that some 鈥減eople think that they can be too strict with certain things that should not be mandatory like chapel.鈥 One student studying discipleship points out, 鈥淓ven though it鈥檚 a 鈥淐hristian鈥 school, there is obviously still partying and whatnot, but none of it seems to be dangerous. If partying is your thing (although its not encouraged by the school) you can still pretty freely do so.鈥
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