2025 Fall Student Orientation

Fall Orientation & Welcome Week Schedule:

*Required for first-year students

Saturday, August 23rd   Location
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Offices Open Lake Region State College 
  Move-In Check-in at Robert Fawcett Auditorium
Sunday, August 24th
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Take & Make Learning Commons
*12:45 PM Check-In Robert Fawcett Auditorium
*1:00 - 1:30 PM Welcome Robert Fawcett Auditorium
*1:30 - 4:30 PM Small Groups Robert Fawcett Auditorium
4:30 - 5:00 PM Athletics Meeting Robert Fawcett Auditorium
5:00 - 6:30 PM Evening Meal Student Union
7:00 - 9:00 PM Outdoor Games Outside Gilliland Hall
Monday, August 25th 
7:45 AM Offices Open  
*8:45 AM Presidential Welcome Robert Fawcett Auditorium
*10:00 - 11:00 AM GooseChase  
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Walk-In Advising

Accuplacer Testing

Get Your Student ID

Take & Make

Student Success

Learning Commons

IT Help Desk

Learning Commons

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch Student Union
*1:30 - 3:00 PM LEGO Competition TBD
*3:00 PM Closing & Prizes TBD
Classes Begin: 4:00 PM
5:00 - 6:30 PM Walking Tacos
Job & Club Fair
Student Union
9:00  - 10:00 PM Hypnosis & Mentalist Chris Carter Robert Fawcett Auditorium

Evening Activities - Orientation Week

Tuesday, August 26th 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM DQ Dilly Bars Learning Commons

9:00 PM

Comedian Jeff Scheen

Robert Fawcett Auditorium

Wednesday, August 27th
5:00 - 6:45 PM Royal Feast DLHS Sports Center
7:00 PM Royals Volleyball vs Trinity Bible
9:00 PM CRU Bonfire Outside of Gilliland/Ag Center
Thursday, August 28th

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Photo Booth

Learning Commons

*6:30 PM Title IX  Robert Fawcett Auditorium

What to know about New Student Orientation:

What is new student orientation? It is a series of activities that help new students get to know each other and the many different resources available on our campus. 

Why is new student orientation important to attend? It's an opportunity to make new friends while learning about our campus so that new students and first-time freshmen do not feel lost in the first week of their first semester.

Who is the new student orientation for?  New student orientation is mandatory for all incoming, first-time freshmen, whether you live on or off campus.

Living in the Residence Halls? Here are some commonly asked questions to help you:

You can find this information by logging into your Campus Connection account:

  1. Select Self Service
  2. Select On-campus Housing
  3. Select Lake Region State College
  4. Your profile will show up at this stage, including your room assignment, roommates, and meal plan.

When does my meal plan start? Meal plans start orientation weekend.

When can I buy books? Students may purchase their books and charge them against their student account one week before the start of each semester.

When do classes start? The Monday of orientation after 4 pm. The first full day of classes will be on the Tuesday following orientation.

Questions

Zach Gadbery
Enrollment Services Specialist
701-662-1512
Richard.Gadbery@lrsc.edu