Student Life
Clubs & Activities
Opportunities for the development of leadership, social and interpersonal relationships, skills and character are made available to RLC students through organizations and activities on campus.
Agriculture Club
Agriculture
The general purpose of the Agriculture Club is for students to come together and discuss events to help promote the agricultural industry. This organization will help the students get to know people in business and industry as well as in the community while working with them to help promote the agricultural industry.
Radio Communication
Amateur Wireless Radio Club
Open to anyone interested in radio communications. Club meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. Advanced Technology Center Room 163 on the Rend Lake College Ina Campus. Talk in Frequency 145.190 MHz, offset -600 KHz, PL Tone 71.9
Art & Theater
Art Association
The objective of the Art Association is to set up Art Scholarship fundraising opportunities for Rend Lake College’s Art Department. Funds raised will be used solely for Art Scholarships for students taking ART prefix courses at Rend Lake College.
Sports
Athletics
The Rend Lake College Warriors competes in the NJCAA Region XXIV and is a member of the Great Rivers Athletic Conference.
Religion
Chi Alpha
Rend Lake Chi Alpha is an inter-denominational Christian fellowship where students from all walks of faith are welcome. Focus is on growing in missions, fellowship, prayer, worship, and discipleship. Leadership training opportunities to see students trained to transform the campus, the marketplace, and the world are available. The club meets Tuesday evenings at 7 in room VOC 102. All students are welcome. They don’t have to be Christians to come. This club wants all students to know it is a safe place to explore their walk in Faith.
Technology
CMYKlub
The CMYKlub brings graphic design students together to exchange ideas and information, and foster collaboration.
Technology
Computer Club
Members share their knowledge on current trends in information technology and the anatomy of computers. The club organizes seminars, workshops and guest lectures to help students stay updated with evolving technologies and enhance their technical skills. Activities like coding competitions, hackathons and IT quizzes provide hands-on experience.
Networking: Connect with like-minded peers and professionals in the field.
Skill Enhancement: Gain practical skills that complement academic learning.
Career Opportunities: Access to internships, job opportunities and career advice.
Personal Growth: Improve presentation, organizational and teamwork skills.
Writing
Creative Writing Club
The Rend Lake College Creative Writing Club was formed to embrace the joy of reading, to celebrate creative writing in all its forms, and to foster community involvement. At monthly meetings, CWC members engage in lively discussions about all genres of literature. We also critique the writing of club members in a welcoming and encouraging environment. The CWC is open to all who love literature and the good company of like-minded readers and writers.
Culinary
Culinary Arts Club
All students enrolled as Culinary Arts majors are automatically members in the Culinary Arts Club. However, membership is not limited to culinary students, all RLC students are welcome to participate. The club engages in various food related fundraising events to support enrichment activities that are related to the Hospitality Industry such as field trips, culinary tours and food shows.
Religion
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a national organization that operates according to an internally written statement of faith. This statement consists of nine points based on Bible teachings and Christian principles. Each point has a corresponding scripture. All staff and ministry leaders agree with and operate according to the FCA statement of faith.
Diversity
LGBTQA
The Rend Lake College LGBTQA club was initiated by a former student who saw a lack of organized support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered students, and allies of those groups. The club is striving to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues, such as discrimination and bullying, establish 'safe places' on campus, and provide an outlet where students can meet other students in the gay community. The club has had a Facebook group to allow students to communicate about issues or to promote events for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Rend Lake College area.
Nursing Club
Nursing
Nursing students are encouraged to join the Rend Lake College Nursing Club. This group offers the student an opportunity to be involved in a professional group.
Nursing
Radiology Club
The Radiology Club is for current Radiology students. The club hosts different activities to bring awareness of the Radiology profession as well as fundraise for various events that the students participate in while in the program.
Welding
Rod Burners - Welding Club
The Rod Burners hold weekly meetings, make decorations for the Cedar Hurst Arts Museum and have raffled off Blueprint projects previously.
Athletics
Student Athlete Committee
Student Athlete Committee is a group of student athletes formed to help plan activities at the REC for students. This club helps bring all the different teams together to support each other on and off the field, creates some school spirit and unity. This group also helps make the student athletes experience at RLC a good one on and off the field by giving the students living at the apartments and other students some activities monthly at the REC.
Gaming
Tabletop Gaming Club
Tabletop Gaming Club is in short for playing games. This club plays a variety of different types of games, including:
Role-playing Games (RPGs): Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, etc.
Board Games: These are not mass market games. These are strategy games of varying levels. These are sometimes known as hobby board games. They tend to be a tad more complex than your usual fare.
Collectible Card Game (CCGs): Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, etc.
Art & Theater
Thespians Club
The RLC Thespians practice a form of acting called Comedy Improvisation. They perform the same kind of quick-thinking acting exercises as seen on television's "Who's Line is it Anyway," as well as the exercises "Second City" school of Improvisational acting has mastered. Each January, the RLC Thespians host a night of comedy free to the general public. The Thespians also rehearse written scripts and perform skits based on current events or issues that teach lessons. Each spring, the Thespians perform the children’s play, “Flummoxed Fairy Tales” for community grade schools.
Diversity
Veterans Club
The Veterans Club that allows students to meet other veterans students, socialize and share common interests and experiences, have opportunities to include and support our veterans with friends family, learn about ideas for what RLC can do and provide to our veterans and raise awareness to student veterans and other military in the greater college communities.
