First-Year Advising
At Lenoir-Rhyne University, you can expand your world, make connections – intellectual and personal – and seek answers. We believe in your potential and the promising future you want.
We prepare you for a successful first year at LR through our programs and resources, whether you are a first-year student, transfer student or LR Online student.
Academic advising is a critical component of first-year success for undergraduate students, including first-year, transfer and adult students.
Our faculty and staff are committed to your success at LR. Our goal is to help you create and achieve your educational, career and life goals. Meeting with a first-year advisor is different than that with your high school guidance counselor. We want to learn about your interests to help you explore all options and personalize your academic experience at LR.
Advising & Academic Support Services
Learn more about LR's advising and academic support services, including academic advising, academic coaching and tutoring and disability services.
In this video, we walk you through some helpful tips and instructions on verifying your student account, changing your password and verifying your schedule.
Learn how to access the myLR portal and self-service to view your class schedule. If you have not yet verified your student account, watch the verify your student account video as well.
Learn how to access the myLR portal and self-service to register for classes. If you have not yet verified your student account, watch the verify your student account video as well.
I would describe the LR community as diverse and very inclusive; everyone has the opportunity to be involved in anything that they want to since there are so many different clubs and organizations.
News & Events
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Tim Egan will visit Lenoir-Rhyne in March 2027 to deliver the inaugural Huffman Lecture on Social Justice, focused on democracy and civic responsibility.
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After immigrating from Korea to Hawaii, Agnes Park crossed a continent to attend Lenoir-Rhyne. She graduated in 1924, and in 2025, her granddaughter traced the journey of one of the first international Bears.
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