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John A. Logan College Board of Trustees to Interview Five Finalist for President

Five individuals have been named as finalists for the position of John A. Logan College’s next President. A Presidential Search Screening Committee selected the finalists after a national search. John A. Logan College Board of Trustees Chairman Bill Kilquist announced the finalists to be interviewed by the Board of Trustees over the next few weeks: […]

Ameren Illinois Donates $65,000 to Poshard Foundation to Help Families Affected by COVID-19

Ameren Illinois made a $65,000 contribution to the Poshard Foundation at a ceremony at John A. Logan College on Monday, October 19. The donation was made to help the organization provide essential resources to southern Illinois families impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. The gift was funded by a donation from Ameren Illinois employees and the […]

Glenn and Jo Poshard Establish Scholarship Endowment at John A. Logan College

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 […]

Nominating Petitions to be Available for John A. Logan College Board of Trustees

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 to Launch Region’s First Cyber Center of Excellence with Grant and Support from Global Cybersecurity Education Leader Cybint

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 […]

JALC Semester in Full-Swing as Offices Relocate

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 […]

Charlie Jones Giving it His All at John A. Logan College

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 […]

Despite Fire, John A. Logan College Remains Open and is Serving Students

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 […]

Campus Operations Update from Electrical Fire

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 […]

JALC Develops a Plan to Continue Providing a Top-Quality Education During the Pandemic Including Drive-Thru Health Screenings

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 […]