OFFICE of INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FAQs

CAN I VIEW A SAMPLE COURSE IN BLACKBOARD ?

Yes, you can.  Access Blackboard, then use the credentials below:

Student Email Address: online
Password: sample

All lower case letters.

WHAT IS MY USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR BLACKBOARD ?

Access Blackboard using your student email address and password (the password you created).
*Please note that passwords are always case sensitive.*

If needed, you can reset your password using the following link:

RESET PASSWORD

HOW DO I ACCESS MY LUTHER RICE PROVIDED STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNT ?

All current students should be using their Luther Rice webmail account – referred to as Google Apps.  This is where you will receive official correspondence from Luther Rice College & Seminary.  It is the student’s responsibility to check this account on a regular basis.  The URL for checking your Luther Rice student email is: mail.student.lutherrice.edu.

The username is your first and last name (separated by a period) formatted (example: john.smith. The initial default password is lutherrice. This password should be changed the first time you access your account. Your full Luther Rice email address will be formatted as john.smith@student.lutherrice.edu

Contact Infotech@LutherRice.edu if you require assistance logging into Google Apps.

WHERE CAN I FIND MY PROFESSOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS ?

Typically all professor’s email addresses are their Firstname.Lastname@LutherRice.edu.  For instance if your professor’s name is Tom Jones, his email address would be Tom.Jones@LutherRice.edu.  You can view the full time faculty members email addresses by clicking here.  

WHAT IS MY STUDENT LOGIN ?

The “username / userid” for student login is your student email address (e.g., firstname.lastname@student.lutherrice.edu).

Each new student is set up with a Luther Rice email address and password upon acceptance.  The first time you log in you will use the password provided to you by Luther Rice, which was in the information sent to you by the Admissions Office when you were accepted.  You will be required to change this initial password for security purposes – this new password will then be used each time you log in.

*Please note that passwords are case sensitive.*

WHY AM I UNABLE TO CHANGE MY EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CONTACT INFORMATION ?

All students are to use the Luther Rice student email address for correspondence with Luther Rice.  The email field is read-only and cannot be changed by students.  See “FAQ 4: How do I access my Luther Rice provided Student Email” to learn how to login to your student email account.  As of 2016, all students received a new email address firstname.lastname@student.lutherrice.edu.

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD ADOBE READER ?

At the Free Downloads page.  Adobe Reader is used to view PDF documents.

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER?

At the Free Downloads page . Windows Media Player will allow you to listen to your MP3 lectures from professors.

WHERE DO I VIEW THE CLASSES I AM ENROLLED IN BLACKBOARD ?

Click here for detailed instructions.

DOES LUTHER RICE SUPPORT APPLE OR MAC COMPUTERS ?

We are able to offer limited support for students using Apple/Mac computers. Many students use Apple or Mac computers without any difficulty; however,  we can only offer support on a best effort basis. All students are expected to have working computers to complete their online work.

DOES LUTHER RICE HAVE ITS OWN MOBILE APP ?

Yes, we do!   Click on this link to be directed to our primary website that tells all about our Luther Rice Mobile App.

https://www.lutherrice.edu/global-online/mobile-app.cms

Luther Rice College & Seminary continues to operate on the cutting edge by offering theologically sound, biblically based, flexible, technologically advanced education to students in the U.S. and around the world.

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