John A. Logan College Board of Trustee member, Dr. Glenn Poshard, and his wife, Jo, have donated $110,000 to establish the Jo and Glenn Poshard Scholarship Endowment with the John A. Logan College Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded annually to an incoming freshman who, upon completing their studies at JALC, plans to transfer to […]
Three six-year terms on the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees will appear on the ballot in the April 6, 2021, consolidated election. Nominating petitions will be available on September 22, 2020, which is the first day petitions may be circulated. Petition packets may be obtained in the President’s Office of the Administration Building […]
John A. Logan College has received a grant award that will enable the College to offer military-grade resources, training, and support to equip students with job-ready cybersecurity skills. TheCyber Center of Excellence (CCE) Grant with Cybint will establish the region’s first cybersecurity learning hub for students and professionals. At John A. Logan College, the Cyber […]
As the fall semester kicked off at John A. Logan College, an arc fire in a mechanical room caused a power outage and smoke damage to over 170,000 square feet of the campus. As the smoke cleared, College staff began the arduous task of keeping the College operational to ensure that essential student services would […]
Whoever coined the phrase, “A good man is hard to find,” never met Charlie Jones. The John A. Logan College Assistant basketball coach has been a mentor and role model to countless young people throughout his career in basketball, law enforcement, and ministry. Today, the retired Illinois State Police officer not only helps coach one […]
When an electrical system failure resulted in a fire on the campus of John A. Logan College last week, it was not only the first day of fall semester classes but also the first day that students had been back on campus since COVID19 had cut their spring semester short. “We were having a very […]
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT HOUSE At approximately 11:40 a.m. this morning, an electrical fire resulted in a power failure affecting much of the campus. More importantly that anything related to our facilities, two employees were trapped in an elevator near the location of the electrical fire. Those employees are receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained and […]
John A. Logan College’s top priority as the fall semester begins is to provide quality education in a safe environment. To provide a semester with a variety of formats to meet students’ needs, faculty and staff have developed four modalities to deliver courses to students this fall: online anytime, online scheduled, hybrid, and face-to-face. Online […]
Jake Rendleman has worn many hats throughout his life: teacher, businessman, community leader, board member, and the one that is most dear to his heart, farmer. It is his love of farming and his belief in the future of agriculture that has resulted in him receiving the latest in a long list of honors. At […]
The fluidity of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has resulted in constant planning and daily changes to the start of the fall semester at John A. Logan College. Administrators updated the Board of Trustees at their July meeting on plans to begin classes on August 12. According to Vice President for Instructional Services, Dr. Melanie Pecord, […]