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REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUGUST 10, 2021 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Created: 10 August 2021

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Board of Trustees Meeting - August 10, 2021

Meeting Highlights

Under New Business, the Board:

Approved revisions to Rend Lake College Policy 3.1110 – Computation of Hourly Rate of Pay for Part-Time Employees (Second Reading)…

RLC, Red Cross plan on-campus blood drives this year

Created: 09 August 2021

INA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2021) – Rend Lake College is partnering with the American Red Cross to host four blood drives on campus during the 2021-22 academic year.

The blood drives will be held in the South Oasis building on the main RLC campus, and the times are from…

Large crowd attends second Warriors Day event

Created: 04 August 2021

INA, Ill. (Aug. 4, 2021) -- More than 100 new students arrived on campus Wednesday morning for the second Warrior Days at Rend Lake College. The orientation allows incoming freshmen the opportunity to learn everything they need to know before the Fall 2021 semester starts. The students listened to several…

Alumni Spotlight Series: Mady Senior

Created: 03 August 2021

RLC alumna Mady Senior poses with her coloring book "Madycat's Coloring Book Volume 1." The Sesser artist recently released a collection of her own charming character illustrations. (Click image for printable photo)

SESSER, Ill. (Aug. 3, 2021) -- Rend Lake College alumna Mady Senior has always loved making…

RLC Summer Camp prepares Chefs of Tomorrow with basic cooking skills

Created: 02 August 2021

Campers place spoonfuls of pancake batter into pans in the Rend Lake College Student Center kitchen. (Click image for printable photo)

INA, Ill. (Aug. 2, 2021) -- Bertie Ham's Chefs of Tomorrow provided an opportunity Tuesday for young culinary campers to learn how to cook for themselves. Instructed by Rend…

Warrior Days event welcomes first-time students to the RLC campus

Created: 28 July 2021

Kelsey Page, Rend Lake College Foundation Assistant Director, checks in students in the RLC Theatre during Warrior Days on Wednesday morning. The event offered an opportunity for incoming freshmen to learn more about the upcoming semester and their new journey as college students. (Click image for printable photo)

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Come out for Back to School Night with RLC at the Aquatic Zoo

Created: 27 July 2021

Before you hit the books, why not have a blast with Rend Lake College?! RLC is inviting all in-district high school students and recent graduates to its “Back to School Night” at the Aquatic Zoo in Mt. Vernon, IL on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. Come out…

RLC to offer free Cloud Computer & IT Security for Business

Created: 26 July 2021

What does cloud computing mean and where does your information go when it is stored in the cloud? Join RLC Computer Programming and Information Technology instructors for a one-day course on Aug. 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

With the ever-changing world of Information Technology, understanding the…

RLC Blastoff camp sends off rockets into the skies

Created: 22 July 2021

INA, Ill. (July 22, 2021) - The popular Blastoff! Kids Summer Camp at Rend Lake College presented an opportunity for fourth through eighth-grade students to build their own rockets throughout the week. The culmination of that hard work was ready to see the skies and the ships took flight Thursday…

RLC Summer Kids Camp teaches how to conduct science projects with everyday items

Created: 21 July 2021

Students in the Garbage Pail Science Summer Kids Camp at Rend Lake College transferred colored water between a couple of cups on Wednesday afternoon, using only their thumbs and a straw. Above: Raymond Anderson, left, and Rylan Cravens let their imaginations run wild while completing the task, pretending to extract…

Life or death training opportunities coming up this fall at the RLC MarketPlace

Created: 15 July 2021

MT. VERNON, IL (July 15, 2021) — Are you looking for an opportunity to sharpen some life-saving skills? Do you need to meet some requirements for your career in the healthcare industry?

The RLC AHA Training Center at the Rend Lake College MarketPlace is offering a number of professional…

RLC offers free Google IT Support Course in Fall 2021

Created: 15 July 2021

INA, Ill. (July 15, 2021) — Want an opportunity to break into the information technology industry? Rend Lake College is offering a free Google IT Support Professional online class for interested students residing within the state of Illinois. The class will begin on Aug. 16.

CSCI 1237 IT Support…

REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JULY 13, 2021 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Created: 13 July 2021

INA, Ill. (July 13, 2021) — Rend Lake College took its first step toward an all-inclusive textbook program Tuesday night at its monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees. Members unanimously passed the first reading of a change to RLC's textbook policy that will take effect next Summer.

Since 1998,…

Cabaness was RLC nominee for Distinguished Alumnus Award

Created: 12 July 2021

RLC alum Rodney Cabaness, far right, has remained committed to the community through business ventures and scholarship opportunities. This file photo includes a group of Black Diamond scholarship winners with co-owner Shad Zimbro.

Black Diamond Harley Davidson co-owner Rodney Cabaness was Rend Lake College’s nominee for the Illinois Community…