Board adopts 2018 tax levy

The board adopted the 2018 tax levy (payable 2019). The corporate and special purposes levy went from $3,547,797 in 2017 to $3,692,953 in 2018, an increase of 4.09 percent. The debt service levy went from $3,117,676 in 2017 to $3,180,426 in 2018, an increase of…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 16, 2018) - Shelly McGee, Right, of Mt. Vernon was named the 2018 Outstanding CNA of the Year during Rend Lake College's annual CNA conference. McGee currently works at Mt. Vernon Healthcare Center and has been a CNA for more than 28 years. McGee posed with Lynn…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 11, 2018) - Rend Lake College Foundation Board of Directors – October meeting highlights

New Executive Committee appointed

• Chairperson – Robert Bernheimer (replacing Brad Gesell, who served as the Chairman from 2014-2018)
• Vice Chairperson – Mary Ellen Aiken
• Secretary – Mark Ballard
• Treasurer – Jim Leuty

“I’m honored…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 11, 2018) - Two new community members have made a commitment to the students of Rend Lake College by stepping up to become members of the Rend Lake College Foundation Board of Directors.

Amanda Basso is the Chief Executive Officer of Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon.  Basso…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 11, 2018) - Administrators, trustees, and representatives from four Southern Illinois colleges gathered last night in an effort to talk about current events and learn more about a growing program at Rend Lake College. The Southeast Region Trustees Meeting was held in the RLC Student Center's Pat…

Read more: Southeast Region Trustees meeting hears presentation by RLC students

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Oct. 10, 2018) – The sixth annual Rend Lake College Car Show brought out over 50 local enthusiasts to the RLC MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon to compete for 22 awards and help raise money for student scholarships. The event was held last Saturday, October 6.

Below are…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 5, 2018) – Rend Lake College has been chosen as the largest recipient of the 2018 Brookwood-Sago grant totaling $97,853.50 from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

The grant is part of $250,000 in awards issued by the MSHA this…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2018) – Local physician and Rend Lake College Board of Trustee member Dr. David Asbery of Mt. Vernon has been honored with the 2018 Physician of Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association (IRHA).

RLC Dean of Allied Health Kim Wilkerson nominated Dr. Asbery for…

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INA, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Reserve your seat today for Rend Lake College’s third Glo Bingo event. Locals are invited to play at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 at the RLC Rec, located on the Ina campus, to raise funds for the campus’ Learning Resource Center (LRC).

When…

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INA, Ill. (Sept. 28, 2018) – The Upward Bound program at Rend Lake College celebrated by singing its students' praises at the annual Upward Bound Banquet, held RLC’s James “Hummer” Waugh Gymnasium.

This year’s Nashville-themed event recognized dozens of local students for their involvement in the academic year program, as…

Read more: Upward Bound banquet is music to students' ears