April 29, 2021
Carterville, IL – As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Jo Poshard, Director of The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, announced grants for over $100,000 to be distributed to 30 agencies in direct support of abused children. A total of 30 grants has been given to Southern Illinois agencies to be used specifically for services […]
April 20, 2021
A pop culture phenomenon comes to the stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, it’s lighting up stages everywhere. Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous […]
April 15, 2021
John A. Logan College Agriculture Instructor Dr. Wayne Griffith was recently named the IACTE Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year during the Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education annual conference. This award goes to a member employed as a full-time post-secondary CTE teacher. It is given for demonstrating innovation in the classroom, commitment to students, […]
April 13, 2021
JALC Students Services Takes New Student Orientation on the Road As the world ground to a halt in March of 2020, so did the annual high school orientation events at John A. Logan College, but that didn’t stop Student Services staff from continuing to reach out to students. Each April, the College rolls out the […]
April 6, 2021
Registration for summer and fall semester classes at John A. Logan College has begun, and students are finding more face-to-face class options on the fall schedule. As more southern Illinoisans receive the COVID vaccine, John A. Logan College officials have developed a plan to bring more people back on campus. According to College President Dr. […]
March 25, 2021
John A. Logan College needed a new simulator for the EMT/EMS program at the College. Jackson County Ambulance needed to dispose of a used ambulance. The result, a donation to the College and an opportunity for multiple programs to get hands-on experience. “We were looking for a simulator that would not be confined to a […]
March 18, 2021
John A. Logan College officials recently announced plans to hold an in-person graduation ceremony on May 13 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Grandstand. Students interested in participating in the ceremony and having their name listed in the Graduation Booklet need to apply for Graduation by Thursday, March 25.
March 11, 2021
A dedication ceremony for the Jacob “Jake” Rendleman Laboratory has been scheduled for Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 PM in the Workforce Education and Construction Management Building on the Carterville campus of John A. Logan College. Due to COVID restrictions, the event is not open to the public but will be carried live on the […]
March 4, 2021
John A. Logan College officials have announced plans to hold commencement exercises on Thursday, May 13 at 6:30 PM in the Grandstand at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. According to John A. Logan College President Dr. Kirk Overstreet, the venue allows the College to hold a traditional event while maintaining COVID protocols. “It was essential […]
March 3, 2021
Carterville, IL – “For twenty-two years, the mission of our Foundation has been the protection and healing of vulnerable children, particularly the abused, neglected and abandoned,” said Glenn Poshard. “If the coronavirus has taught us anything over the past year, it’s this certainty: It’s difficult to heal a broken spirit if the family and the […]