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Hamilton County sends 31 seniors to College Signing Day (standalone photo)

Created: 13 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 13, 2018) - Thirty-one Hamilton County seniors are preparing for their first steps after high school this week during Rend Lake College's third College Signing Day on the McLeansboro campus. RLC Advisors met with the students this week to give information, answer questions, and enroll students into…

RLC mourns the passing of a president

Created: 09 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 9, 2018) - The Rend Lake College community lost one of its most impactful leaders Thursday. Mark S. Kern, the longest-serving president in Rend Lake College’s history, passed away March 8, 2018.

“Mark always was an adamant supporter of Rend Lake College. In all his years as…

CTNA donates $2k of equipment to RLC IT programs

Created: 09 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 9, 2018) - Students enrolled in Rend Lake College's Computer Science and Information Technology (IT) Systems programs have new equipment to study, thanks to a donation from Continental Tire North America (CTNA) Mt. Vernon. Several servers and a storage area network valued at approximately $2,000 were donated…

RLC’s Active Shooter training in demand for local schools, businesses

Created: 08 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 8, 2018) – One training program at Rend Lake College is preparing locals for what to do in the case of an active shooter. These 2-, 4- or 8-hour training courses are designed for school or business professionals to learn how to proactively handle an attack or…

ROE Career Fair draws 600 students (standalone photos)

Created: 02 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 2, 2018) - Rend Lake College Culinary Arts Professor Robert Wilson speaks to students about becoming a chef and the culinary industry Friday morning during the Regional Office of Education (ROE) Career Fair. The fair annual offers local youth an opportunity to interact with local professionals in…

College Signing Days celebrate students who choose RLC

Created: 02 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 2, 2018) – Rend Lake College is continuing to celebrate local high school seniors who choose to further their education with College Signing Days. The event, back for a third year, invites high schoolers to take pride in their choice to attend college.

During College Signing Days,…

Rend Lake College Foundation welcomes Cabaness to Board

Created: 02 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 2, 2018) - The Rend Lake College Foundation’s mission is to represent a partnership between public and private interests for the benefit of Rend Lake College students. Newest among those guiding that mission is Rodney Cabaness co-owner of two local Harley-Davidson dealerships and 2016 RLCF Alumnus of…

RLC Foundation awards grants, recognizes faculty and staff

Created: 02 March 2018

INA, Ill. (March 2, 2018) - The Rend Lake College Foundation spent part of last week celebrating faculty and staff by awarding new We Are Warriors grants and recognizing those who go above and beyond with giving back to the college and RLC students. RLCF Board of Directors Chariman Brad…

RLC crowns Bradley, Kovarik 2018 Homecoming King and Queen

Created: 27 February 2018

INA, Ill. (Feb. 27, 2018) – Rend Lake College announced the 2018 Homecoming King and Queen tonight during halftime of the Warriors basketball game tonight against Lincoln Trail College. Lane Bradley of Steeleville representing the Culinary Arts Club and Amy Kovarik of Sesser representing the Student Ambassadors were crowned King…

Missouri offers pair of educational trips to lifelong learners

Created: 23 February 2018

INA, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2018) - Rend Lake College’s Institute of Lifelong Learning has a pair of day trip offerings this spring aimed at providing adventurers with fun and affordable trips to Missouri to take in some culture, history and, of course, food.

On April 19, travelers kick off their…

Part-Time Police Academy calls RLC new home

Created: 23 February 2018

INA, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2018) – It’s not hard to spot the parking lot full of police cars on a Saturday at Rend Lake College. Since the beginning of January, officers-in-training from across Southern Illinois have been making the trip to RLC every weekend to clock more hours at the…

Meet the cast: RLC's 2018 Spring Musical "The Addams Family"

Created: 22 February 2018

Rend Lake College
Spring Musical 2018

Directed by Sara Alstat

THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams

Thursday - Saturday
April 5 - 7, 2018
7 p.m.

Sunday
April 8, 2018
2 p.m.

All tickets are $12. Tickets will be available…

Crime writer shares his Southern Illinois story

Created: 21 February 2018

{modal url="images/news_articles/2018/JasonMillerM.jpg" title="Jason Miller"}INA, Ill. (Feb. 21, 2018) - Author Jason Miller took time out of his schedule on Wednesday to speak at Rend Lake College as part of the RLC Speaker Series sponsored by the college's Liberal Arts Cultural Committee. Miller has written two novels in a mystery…

Students earn top marks at WYSE Academic Challenge

Created: 16 February 2018

INA, Ill. (Feb. 16, 2018) - Over 150 students from 10 area high schools competed in the 2018 Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge Regional in the last two weeks. Eight of the schools met on Rend Lake College's campus on Wednesday, Feb. 7 to participate; however,…