Welcome Week General Information
Office Hours
- College offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- The Department of Public Safety on the ground floor of Gardner Hall is staffed 24 hours a day.
Lost and Found
- General assistance is available in the Center for Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Belonging (CSEIB) on the first floor of Caine Student Center.
- Lost and found items may be turned in or recovered in the CSEIB.
Important Phone Numbers
- EMERGENCIES :: 911
- PUBLIC SAFETY :: 217.245.3111
- CSEIB :: 217.245.3094
- RESIDENTIAL LIFE :: 217.245.3012
- TECHNOLOGY SERVICE DESK :: 217.245.3416
Meal Information
- When you arrive for Welcome Week, your meal plan will be in place. You will need to swipe your Illinois College ID to eat.
- Lunch will be available for any families, guests and students in Cummings Dining Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 21. Guests are welcome to join us for lunch and can pay cash or use a credit card.
- Commuter students – The Center for Student Engagement, Inclusion and Belonging will pay for your meals until classes begin on Tuesday, August 26. Please sign in at the front desk
- Make sure you’re happy with the meal plan for which you are signed up. If you intend to change your meal plan, please remember to take care of it before Welcome Week is over. Stop by the Office of Residential Life, and they can help make any needed changes.
Regular Hours for Dining Service
- Cummings Dining Hall:
Saturday & Sunday: 11 am - 7 pm
Monday - Friday: 7 am - 8 pm - Honest Abe Coffee:
Monday - Friday: 7 am - 3 pm
Sunday - Thursday: 7 pm - 10 pm
Saturday: CLOSED - College Ave. Subs:
Monday - Friday: 11 am - 4 pm
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
**Times subject to change based on availability and need. Please check online for up to date schedules.**
Everything you need to know … The Blue Book …
Students need to read the Blue Book to be aware of the rules, regulations and guidelines of Illinois College. Please reference the Blue Book, a tradition at Illinois College, to guide you through the academic year. The Blue Book is available online HERE!
On Fridays We Wear Blue
Show your IC pride on Fridays by wearing your blue IC spirit wear each week. On each Friday we’ll have a few student leaders that will wander campus to "reward" people for wearing IC blue. They may stand at the Illinois College seal and catch people as they walk by on their way to class, they may pop into the library or head to any other building and offer up a fun incentive to any student who is wearing IC blue and showing their IC pride that day. So, remember – “On Fridays We Wear Blue!”
Work on Your Technology Readiness
For a checklist of technology steps you need to be able to complete, please refer to The IT Basics. Take time to make sure you are ready to go! Start the semester off with success.
I have:
- Accessed the Single Sign-On (SSO) at login.ic.edu
- Logged into my Illinois College Gmail account
- Added a shortcut for IC Mobile App on my personal device
- Installed (free) Microsoft 360 applications onto my personal devices
- Connected all of my personal devices to the correct wifi
- IllinoisCollege for phones, tablets and laptops
- IC Gaming for gaming consoles and smart devices
- Recorded the correct pronunciation of my name on NameCoach
- Updated my password from the original random characters
- Added Multi-factor Authentication options, including backup options (if needed)
- Set up Account Recovery options in the SSO
- Added all needed printers to my personal devices using steps in Mobility Print (link found in the SSO)
- **You must be connected to the IllinoisCollege wifi option to print to network devices
- Signed into Zoom with my IC account
- Submitted or updated your Emergency Contacts under Students tab on Connect2
- Submitted your Personal Information Update under Students tab on Connect2
- Submitted your Registration Agreement under Students tab on Connect2
- Confirmed access to your Moodle course pages on SSO
- Checked out P2P on SSO to see how to get a tutor for your courses
Don’t Forget:
- There are two online training courses that are required for all students to complete. These are “U Got This!” - Sexual Assault Prevention, and “Binge Thinking!” - Alcohol and Drug Prevention. Instructions and access to these trainings will be emailed to your IC email by our Title IX Coordinator, Angela Valuck, on August 11th. After this date, you can also access these trainings via the Catharsis icon on your Single Sign On. These trainings are due on September 30th, 2025 and you will not be able to register for spring classes if you have not completed these online courses.
- Make a plan to meet with your academic advisor or academic coach on Advising Day on Monday, August 26 between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. If you’d like to set up a specific time to talk with your advisor one-on-one, you can email them now to set up an appointment. (If you don’t get an appointment set ahead of time, you can always just head to their office on Monday, August 26th to pop in when they’re available.)