Mission, Vision & Values
Our College fulfills this mission through:
- University transfer education
- General education
- Technical & career education
- Workforce development
- Community and continuing education
- Intellectual and cultural programs
- Support services
Vision and Values
Engaging minds, changing lives, through the power of learning. Our College fulfills this vision through its values.
Caring:
Showing respect and compassion for others
- I treat others as equals.
- I hear and recognize the ideas/beliefs of others.
- I recognize a job well-done.
- I respect my own and others’ work-life balance.
- I bring a positive attitude to each situation.
Communication:
Creating an environment that values the open exchange of ideas
- I follow through by returning phone calls and acknowledging correspondence with others, in a timely manner.
- I listen to feedback to help me grow.
- I speak directly with those involved.
- I use the open door policy.
- I withhold judgment until the entire idea is expressed.
- I share all appropriate information that can be shared.
Teamship:
Working together and with others to create a whole greater than the sum of the parts
- I work for the good of the group.
- I hold myself and others accountable.
- I celebrate individual and team success.
- I identify, utilize, and challenge strengths in myself and others.
- I regularly support team members.
Innovation:
Taking risks to create new opportunities
- I evaluate current processes and constantly look for new and better ways to improve.
- I solve problems with old and new ideas.
- I openly voice new ideas.
- I integrate my experiences into my daily work. I constantly improve!
- I share with others what I have learned from my past experiences.
Excellence:
Consistently achieving the highest level of quality
- I support and encourage personal and professional growth.
- I practice high ethical standards.
- I exhibit passion and enthusiasm in my daily tasks.
- I accept no less than the highest levels of integrity in myself and others.
- I go above and beyond.
Lakers Living Out Our Values
In August 2023, the Employee Engagement, Communication and Inclusion (EECI) Task Force launched a “Leave Your Mark” Campaign for academic year 2023-2024 to showcase employees who have displayed the College’s values. This program continued for academic year 2024-2025 and will continue again in academic year 2025-2026. Please read here for more details and check back soon to view those employees who are “Leaving Their Mark”.
On-Campus Winners/Nominees
| Employee | Value | Award Date |
| Jennifer Melton | Teamship | October 2025 |
| I am pleased to nominate Jennifer for the Leave Your Mark Award in recognition of her exceptional teamship and collaborative spirit. Recently, a business partner reached out to express their appreciation for Jennifer's outstanding assistance with a new apprentice program and service provider. When the industry partner submitted requested organizational information to the service provider, it was initially rejected. Rather than leaving the partner to navigate this challenge alone, Jennifer stepped in to provide hands-on support. Jennifer took the initiative to work directly with the industry partner to reformat the information according to the service provider's requirements. Her assistance was successful—the reformatted submission was accepted, allowing the program to move forward smoothly. This example perfectly demonstrates Jennifer's commitment to teamship. She went above and beyond her regular duties to ensure success for our campus partners and, ultimately, our students. Her willingness to collaborate across departments and provide practical solutions exemplifies the kind of partnership that makes our programs stronger. Jennifer's extra effort and collaborative approach deserve recognition and appreciation. | ||
| Rebecca Earp | Teamship | October 2025 |
| Becky Earp goes above and beyond to assist and help prepare for meetings and team leadership events. She often is preparing days in advance and running places to obtain just the right supplies for the event. A lot of her work is done behind the scenes and makes the event or meetings go off without issue. Sometimes it may feel overlooked and underappreciated but it is not and just wanted to give her a shout out for her Teamship! | ||
| Mercury Bowen | Teamship | October 2025 |
| Mercury has served on several committees or task forces and is a team member who is always willing to volunteer for extra activities and/or chair a sub-committee to advance an idea or goal. Mercury also brings great ideas to every meeting. Thank you, Mercury, for your teamship and dedication to making Lake Land College a great place to work! | ||
| Stephanie Anderson | Teamship | October 2025 |
| Stephanie has served on several committees or task forces and is a team member who is always willing to volunteer for extra activities and/or chair a sub-committee to advance an idea or goal. Stephanie also brings great ideas to every meeting. Thank you, Stephanie, for your teamship and dedication to making Lake Land College a great place to work! | ||
| Angela Parr | Communication | October 2025 |
| Angela Parr recently worked with me on a communication project between the ETC and the President's Office but displayed many other core values in the process such as Caring and Teamship also. She was willing to provide her valuable feedback and be involved with finding solutions and fixing issues along with a group from ISS. Thank you Angela! | ||
| Kelly Allee | Excellence | September 2025 |
| Kelly Allee and the entire MPR team did an amazing job to provide Lake Land College decor and branding for the new Effingham Technology Center (ETC). Their marketing materials were also amazing and helped lead to an incredibly strong turnout by community members to tour the ETC facility during our Grand Opening Day. | ||
| Megan Nelson | Excellence | September 2025 |
| Megan Nelson and the entire MPR team did an amazing job to provide Lake Land College decor and branding for the new Effingham Technology Center (ETC). Their marketing materials were also amazing and helped lead to an incredibly strong turnout by community members to tour the ETC facility during our Grand Opening Day. | ||
| Jeremy Moore | Teamship | September 2025 |
| Jeremy Moore went above and beyond in preparation and execution of the ETC Grand Opening! Not only the hours he put in to prepare but taking the time that evening to give tours, make sure that everyone was happy in their given spaces, running here and there that night fulfilling requests from staff and guests. He is very kind, he listens and is extremely patient. He is a team player for sure!! | ||
| Bryan Burrell | Excellence | September 2025 |
| We had an employer name three apprentices on the Friday before classes started and Bryan worked with each of the apprentices to ensure they were able to register into classes needed for their apprenticeship. He went above and beyond to work with each of them, their manager, and our Apprenticeship Coordinator. He was able to blue card the students into a few needed sections and get them all on the same schedule to simplify their work schedules and reduce the need for additional transportation or days on campus. This demonstration of excellence is deeply appreciated by the apprentices, the business partner and our team. Knowing we have a counselor who goes above and beyond as we grow apprenticeship is such a value-add for our programming. Thank you, Bryan! | ||
| Jessica Wohlschlaeger | Excellence | September 2025 |
| Jessica was an amazing help when I was trying to get my canvas course set up. She met with me on short notice, walked through how to use it, and even worked over the weekend to help me get my course ready for my Monday morning class. On top of this, she provided some great advice to a new instructor, which I greatly appreciated! | ||