Trader seated as new Student Trustee

Mackenzie Trader, a sophomore from Scheller, was seated as the new student member of the Board of Trustees following a March election. The Waltonville High School graduate is studying Agriculture Business and Agricultural Production and Management, and plans to transfer to Murray State University…

Read more: Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- April 10, 2018, Meeting Highlights

 INA, Ill. (April 10, 2018) - Rend Lake College graduate, Steven Tate shares his story of going back to school and going from a factory floor worker to CFO of a company. Tate shared insights he gained from coming back to school to do a complete career change.…

Read more: Tate offers real-world advice to RLC Accounting students

INA, Ill. (April 10, 2018) – Ten outstanding students and one community member were honored last week during the 42nd Annual Agriculture Banquet at Rend Lake College. Faculty and staff celebrated the end of another successful year with students in the five agriculture programs on campus alongside family and friends.…

Read more: End-of-the-year Ag Banquet celebrates students, local businessman

INA, Ill. (April 9, 2018) – This week, libraries across the country are celebrating the many ways they help their communities for National Library Week, and none have integrated new technologies and addressed student and community needs better than Rend Lake College’s Learning Resource Center (LRC). With new and constantly-progressing…

Read more: LRC highlights services, resources during National Library Week

INA, Ill. (April 9, 2018) – Only three dates are open for reservations at the Rend Lake College Culinary Arts Showcase this year after a wave of interest. Guests can choose from four different reservation times on April 26, May 3, or May 4.

Guests can call today for reservations…

Read more: ­Three dates left for RLC Culinary Arts Showcase

INA, Ill. (April 4, 2018) – Parents of three- and four-year-old children can take advantage of free pre-kindergarten screenings through the “Preschool For All” grant at the Rend Lake College Foundation Children’s Center (RLCFCC).

The free screenings are sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education grant during the month…

Read more: Preschool For All grant covering Pre-K screenings at RLCF Children’s Center

INA, Ill. (March 29, 2018) - The annual Rend Lake College Student Art Show was held last Thursday, March 22, in the Theatre Lobby. This year's judge was Carrie Gibbs, Director of the Shrode Art Center in Mt. Vernon, who has visited campus this semester for a pottery demonstration in…

Read more: RLC Student Art Show winners announced (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (March 28, 2018) - Nearly 250 local professionals and businesspeople met with Rend Lake College faculty and staff last week during the college's annual Advisory Council meetings. During this time, council members discussed nearly 30 different programs that fall in Career and Technical Education. The advisory members help…

Read more: Advisory Councils meet at RLC for annual meetings (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (March 28, 2018) - Job seekers are invited to the seventh annual Job Search Party, hosted by Rend Lake College, from 3 – 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at the Doubletree in Mt. Vernon. The free event will bring potential employees in front of a variety of employers.…

Read more: Job seekers invited to RLC’s seventh Job Search Party

INA, Ill. (March 26, 2018) - Local ninth and 10th graders visited Rend Lake College last week to attend "Kickstart Your Journey," an event designed to get freshmen and sophomores thinking about college. The students attended several sessions while on campus, focusing on higher education, goal setting, dual credit and…

Read more: Hundreds attend third Kickstart Your Journey at RLC (standalone photos)