Warrior Days event welcomes first-time students to the RLC campus

Written by Leah Williams | Jul 28, 2021 5:00:00 AM

Kelsey Page, Rend Lake College Foundation Assistant Director, checks in students in the RLC Theatre during Warrior Days on Wednesday morning. The event offered an opportunity for incoming freshmen to learn more about the upcoming semester and their new journey as college students. (Click image for printable photo)

INA, IL (July 28, 2021) -- The first of three Warrior Days welcomed a new crop of incoming Rend Lake College students Wednesday with a day dedicated to helping them get to know important information before the fall semester.

Henry â€œBusterâ€ Leeck, Associate Vice President of Academic & Student Services, plays an icebreaker trivia game Wednesday with some of the new students, who were quizzed about different facts about Rend Lake College. (Click image for printable photo)

Students attending the Warrior Days listened in on several seminars in the RLC Theatre about advisement, financial aid and other student services. (Click image for printable photo)

Afterward, college representatives took small groups based on their majors and course selections on a tour of the campus. Above: Jaron Hubbard, Project Manager for Information Technology & Institutional Research, guides a tour through the newly remodeled Mary and George Slankard Learning Resource Center. Below: RLC Reference Librarian Angelina Mabrey leads another group of students in between campus buildings. (Click images for printable photos)

Registration is ongoing the fall semester, and more Warrior Days are set for Aug. 4 and 14 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Classes start Aug. 16. Visit rlc.edu/advisement to find out how you can start your journey at Rend Lake College.

Check out this quick video to see some of what you can expect at your Warrior Day.

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