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Welcome New Students

Congratulations on your decision to attend Lake Forest College!  I look forward to meeting you in the fall and helping you make your years at the College stimulating and challenging ones.  I can assure you that you will grow and learn in ways that you cannot even imagine.

While this Web site provides some information for newly admitted students and their parents once you have deposited you will receive a Lake Forest e-mail address and password which will enable you to access our password-protected Intranet site called MyForester. Please log on to the new student MyForester Web site during the summer so you can stay connected to the College from wherever you are.  There is some information that we will need from you (from your immunization records to your course selections for the fall and spring semesters); this Web site lists what it is and when we need it.  There is also some information that you’ll need from us so you know how things work once you get here.  Finally, we’ll be expanding the answers to our Frequently Asked Questions site throughout the summer, so if you have a question that you can’t find the answer to send it to us at osa@lakeforest.edu and we’ll make sure to post it and the answer.

New resident students (first-year and transfer) may move in to their residence hall rooms beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2008, the first day of New Student Orientation.  There will be a variety of programming on Saturday and Sunday for resident and commuter students as well as any family members that accompany you.  Although we think it’s important for every student new to the College to participate fully in all orientation activities, we understand that sometimes students are unable to arrive on time.  If, for some reason beyond your control, you will not be arriving on Saturday, please let us know as soon as possible.

You will receive five summer mailings from various offices at the College during the summer months.  You may receive additional information that pertains to you, but not to all incoming students, so do not be surprised if you receive some information that is not listed on the new student Web site.  You should soon receive information on how to log in to check your College e-mail and how to use Moodle, our internal course management software. Please check your College e-mail account regularly throughout the summer because we will expect you to know what is posted there.

We hope that the materials and information you receive over the summer provide you with everything you need to prepare for your arrival at the College in August.  If, however, you have any questions for which you have difficulty finding the answer on-line, don’t hesitate to call my office at 847-735-5200.

Best wishes for a wonderful summer.  See you in August! 

Beth Tyler
Dean of Students