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Poshard Foundation donating $50,000 to Resilient Southern Illinois

CARTERVILLE – The Poshard Foundation announced Wednesday it will donate $50,000 to Resilient Southern Illinois (RSI), which works to improve academic, health and social outcomes for children in 15 school districts, fostering trauma-responsive schools and effective family, school, health and community partnerships.  “So many children in Southern Illinois have experienced trauma in their young lives. […]

JALC and SIU Enter Into Agreement to Help Students Transfer Seamlessly While Saving Time and Money

John A. Logan College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale formalized the Saluki Step Ahead agreement providing a more seamless entry into several SIU online programs Tuesday at a press conference on the John A. Logan College campus in Carterville. John A. Logan College students who take advantage of the agreement with SIU will receive automatic […]

JALC Men’s Golf Coach Tom Ferris to Be Inducted into Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame

In the world of colligate golf, there are few things that John A. Logan College Men’s Golf Coach Tom Ferris has not accomplished. Earlier this month, it was announced that Ferris would add to his long list of accomplishments when he is inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame, the highest […]

JALC’s Tanner Awarded the Illinois Business Education Association Distinguished Service Award

John A. Logan College Business Professor Dr. Jason Tanner has been awarded the Illinois Business Education Association Distinguished Service Award.  To be eligible for the award, an educator must have shown exceptional service to the Illinois Business Education Association and an ongoing commitment to business education, along with a minimum of 15 years of classroom […]

JALC and SIU Leaders to Sign Saluki Step Ahead Agreement

John A. Logan College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale will formalize the Saluki Step Ahead agreement providing a more seamless entry into several SIU Carbondale online programs on Tuesday, November 30, at 2 PM in the President’s office on the John A. Logan College campus in Carterville. John A. Logan College students who take advantage […]

JALC To Host Pagent Night on December 11

A full night of pageants is scheduled for December 11 at John A. Logan College. In addition to crowning a Miss, Mrs., and Mr. John A. Logan College, the College will simultaneously host the Miss Southern Illinois, Miss Heartland, and Southern Illinois Outstanding Teen Pageants. Scholarships will be given in all pageants with areas of […]

JALC to Host Veteran’s Activities on November 10

With John A. Logan College being closed on November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day, the College’s Veterans Resource Office has a day of activities planned for November 10 to honor veterans. Currently, enrolled veterans can pick up a free drink from Cold Blooded Coffee at the E Wing entrance between 8:30 AM and 10:30 […]

JALC President Dr. Kirk Overstreet Named to the Alliance for Innovation and Transformation

The Executive Committee for the Alliance for Innovation and Transformation in Higher Education (AFIT) has announced that John A. Logan College President Dr. Kirk Overstreet has been accepted as a new member. Dr. Stephanie Hartford, assistant provost of academic affairs, will serve as the College’s AFIT representative. AFIT is an alliance of pacesetters—forward-thinking higher education CEOs […]

JALC Welcomes New Faculty Members

As John A. Logan College students returned to classes this fall, they were met by familiar and new faces. Seven new faculty members are among the new faces on campus. Their varied talents and expertise have been a welcome addition as the College has transitioned to face-to-face instruction. “Our new faculty bring a wealth of […]

JALC Hosts National Voter Registration Day Event

On Tuesday, September 28, the John A. Logan College Political Science Club will host a League of Women Voters voter registration event in the lower E wing Lobby near the Coffee Shop on the campus of John A. Logan College from 10 AM to 2 PM.  “I teach about United States political culture and political […]