Celebrate the New School Year with Welcome Week
Published on August 7, 2025
Lake Land College will celebrate the start of the new school year by hosting Welcome Week, a week-long event designed to help new and returning students prepare for a successful year.
Welcome Week will begin the week before classes start, offering students a chance to settle in at the College, meet staff and faculty, make new friends and familiarize themselves with campus. Welcome Week activities include a range of fun and helpful opportunities, such as campus tours, information sessions, resource stations, photobooths, a scavenger hunt game, planner decorating and more.
Welcome Week activities will be held in the Lake Land College Luther Student Center on August 20 – 22 as well as August 25 – 26.
A special open house to celebrate Lake Land’s new Student Success Center will also be available for students to attend on campus in Webb Hall from August 25 – 26.
On the first two days of class, August 25 and 26, employees will serve as building greeters at both the Effingham Technology Center and on campus in Mattoon to help students find their classes.
On August 27, Lake Land College Student Life will host a Welcome Day event in the Lake Land College Field House, offering free lunch, games and giveaways to celebrate the first week of classes.
On August 28, an exclusive Welcome Day celebration will be held at the Lake Land College Effingham Technology Center for students taking classes in Effingham.
The full 2025 Welcome Week schedule is as follows:
| Wednesday, August 20 |
- 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Lake Land College Luther Student Center
- 5001 Lake Land Blvd. Mattoon
- Activities:
- Info Sessions
- Financial Aid
- TRIO Support Services
- Campus Tours
- Photobooth
- Info Tables
- Planner Decorating
- Scavenger Hunt
- Info Sessions
| Thursday, August 21 |
- 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Lake Land College Luther Student Center
- 5001 Lake Land Blvd. Mattoon
- Activities:
- Info Sessions
- Financial Aid
- Safe with Me
- Campus Tours
- Photobooth
- Info Tables
- Planner Decorating
- Scavenger Hunt
- Info Sessions
| Friday, August 22 |
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Lake Land College Luther Student Center
- 5001 Lake Land Blvd. Mattoon
- Activities:
- Info Sessions
- Financial Aid
- Safe with Me
- Library Resources
- Campus Tours
- Photobooth
- Info Tables
- Planner Decorating
- Scavenger Hunt
- Info Sessions
| Monday, August 25 |
- 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Lake Land College Luther Student Center
- 5001 Lake Land Blvd. Mattoon
- Activities:
- Building Greeters
- Info Sessions
- Relax and Paint
- TRIO Support Services
- Safe with Me
- Library Resources
- Campus Tours
- Photobooth
- Info Tables
- Planner Decorating
- Scavenger Hunt
- Student Success Center Open House (in Webb Hall)
| Tuesday, August 26 |
- 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Lake Land College Luther Student Center
- 5001 Lake Land Blvd. Mattoon
- Activities:
- Building Greeters
- Info Sessions
- Financial Aid
- TRIO Support Services
- Campus Tours
- Photobooth
- Info Tables
- Planner Decorating
- Scavenger Hunt
- Student Success Center Open House (in Webb Hall)
| Wednesday, August 27 |
- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Lake Land College Field House
- 5001 Lake Land Blvd. Mattoon
- Activities:
- Free Lunch
- Food Trucks
- Resource Tables
- Student Club Info
- Giveaways
- Games
| Thursday, August 28 |
- 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Lake Land College Effingham Technology Center
- 1201 Althoff Dr. Effingham
- Activities:
- Free Lunch
- Student Club Info
- Giveaways
- Games