MY LAKER EXPERIENCE As summer draws to a close and there is a hint of fall in the air, we reminisce about the summer days when we dipped our toes in the water then jumped into a swimming pool or lake to find the water was cool yet warm and somehow comforting. Fall semester 2021, feels just like that at Lake Land College! In this sorta-something COVID era, we are all dipping our toes into life on a busy, bustling open campus, many for the first time. Classes are getting back to the new normal of thankfully in-person instruction and campus activities are kicking into full gear. Softball, Baseball, Women's Volleyball and Livestock Judging teams are abuzz practicing their crafts at all hours of the day, building families and enjoying the journey. As Student Government President, my officer team and I encourage you to DIP YOUR TOES in the water to all that Lake Land has to offer from the library, recreation center gym, food pantry and student union! And then JUMP IN to feel the comfort of meeting new students and faculty, wearing a new Lake Land sweatshirt as the nights get colder and find new passions in an academic club, leadership experience, sports or working out routine. If you need help, please feel comfortable asking for it. Sometimes the water can be overwhelming and that’s ok. The team here will guide you. From student leadership, counselors, professors and coaches we are all here to help the Lake Land Classes of 2022 and 2023 succeed! We can impact the world, so let’s take each day to be grateful for this opportunity, step out into a bit deeper water, and just keep swimming (Like Dory says!) Don’t be afraid, DIP YOUR TOES then JUMP IN to life at Lake Land College! Skye Schumaker, Student Government President
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Mike Sullivan, Chair, Mattoon Gary Cadwell, Vice Chair, Mode Tom Wright, Secretary, Dieterich Kevin Curtis, Trustee, Mattoon Doris Reynolds, Trustee, Mattoon Dave Storm, Trustee, Effingham Denise Walk, Trustee, Teutopolis Katie Greuel, Student Trustee, Windsor
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Josh Bullock, President Jon Althaus, Vice President for Academic Services Jean Anne Grunloh, Chief of Staff Valerie Lynch, Vice President for Student Services Greg Nuxoll, Vice President for Business Services
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Editor: Kelly Allee Graphic Designer: Megan Nelson Writer: Mercury Bowen
ON THE COVER: Joseph Bongungu, Charlotte, NC
and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Laker Nation Class of 2013
