INA, IL (March 24, 2022) – Hundreds of Rend Lake College students were given the chance to get together and share their appreciation with scholarship donors at the annual RLC Foundation Scholarship Banquet.
This event, sponsored by Legence Bank, was held at the Benton Civic Center on March 3. The…
Read more: Annual RLC Foundation Scholarship Banquet brings students, donors together
INA, IL (March 23, 2022) -- Rend Lake College and the Southern Illinois Beef Association hosted a workshop Tuesday evening to help local farmers and ranchers to make the most out of their agriculture businesses.
A large crowd gathered in Waugh Gym to hear a couple of presentations. The first…
Read more: RLC hosts Southern Illinois Beef Association workshop
INA, IL (March 22, 2022) – Several local professionals and business owners met with Rend Lake College faculty and staff recently during the college’s Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee meetings.
The meetings covered nearly 30 different programs that fall within RLC’s CTE curriculum. The Advisory Committee members are instrumental…
INA, IL (March 18, 2022) – Rend Lake College recently received a sizable gift to help drive the next generation of automotive professionals.
The Automotive Parts & Services Association of Illinois recently donated $31,000 to create a scholarship endowment for RLC students in the Automotive Technology program.
RLC students…
Read more: Rend Lake College receives $31,000 for Automotive Scholarship endowment
INA, IL (March 14, 2022) – Rend Lake College was recently the host for some of the best and brightest students in the area as part of the annual Academic Challenge in Engineering and Sciences regional competition.
The ACES, which was formerly known as WYSE, was split in two…
Read more: Local high school students compete in recent ACES regional at RLC
INA, Ill. (March 10, 2022) — We Are Warriors grants have become a tradition at Rend Lake College spring in-service trainings. The program, spearheaded by RLC Foundation CEO Kay Zibby-Damron, invigorates employee giving by using the funds for equipment and project needs identified by college faculty and staff. Over the past…
Read more: We Are Warriors Grants & Years of Giving highlight Spring In-Service at RLC
INA, IL (March 9, 2022) – People interested in earning a welding credential may soon be able to skip ahead in class if they have welding experience or are a quick learner, thanks to a new grant to Rend Lake College from the Illinois Community College Board.
The $200,000…
Read more: RLC awarded $200,000 grant for CBE welding program
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Board of Trustees Meeting - March 8, 2022
Meeting Highlights
Under New Business, the Board:
Approved changes to existing syllabi, request to develop five online/hybrid courses, the addition of new course,…
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INA, IL (March 8, 2022) -- Local high school students got to see for themselves where some of their upcoming decisions may land them during the Kickstart Your Journey event on the Rend Lake College campus.
The annual event returned to campus on Tuesday, March 8, with an additional…
Read more: Kickstart Your Journey returns to Rend Lake College campus
INA, IL (March 4, 2022) -- Several pre-school and pre-kindergarten children from the Rend Lake College Children's Center took advantage of the sunshine with their teachers on Tuesday, March 1, to celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade through campus. The children decorated their colorful masks as a way to commemorate the Carnival celebration.
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Read more: RLCF Children's Center celebrates Mardi Gras with masks, parade
INA, IL (March 4, 2022) -- The Rend Lake College Culinary Arts program was recently awarded a top prize in a regional contest.
The students received a first place medal in the Entree category of the Hamco Food & Brew Fest, which was held on Feb. 26. The winning dish…
Read more: RLC Culinary Arts takes a top prize at HamCo Food and Brew Fest
INA, IL (Feb. 28, 2022) -- LaMiranda "Randi" Gordon, chief executive officer and head designer of Ilenana Symone Co, described the entrepreneurial go-getter mentality needed to follow her passions during a special event Monday in the Rend Lake College Student Center Private Dining Area.
Gordon said she always had a…
Read more: Local fashion designer speaks about fashion business to RLC campus
INA, IL (Feb. 17, 2022) -- Carrie Gibbs, director of the Shrode Art Center at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon, discussed why she likes working with clay while working the wheel to create vases Thursday afternoon in the Learning Resource Center at Rend Lake College.
The art demonstration…
Read more: Carrie Gibbs creates gorgeous clay vases during RLC art demonstration