September 17, 2020
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 […]
September 10, 2020
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 […]
August 25, 2020
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 […]
August 20, 2020
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 […]
August 12, 2020
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 […]
August 7, 2020
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 […]
July 30, 2020
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, […]
July 29, 2020
Dr. Marilyn Toliver has spent 28 of her 36 years in education at John A. Logan College. She currently teaches 11 of the 14 classes offered in the Early Childhood Education Program.
July 28, 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, John A. Logan College officials have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days. The event was scheduled to take place at the College’s Carterville campus on September 26 and 27. John A. Logan College President Dr. Ron House stated that the decision was based on […]