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JALC Student Trustee Jeremiah Brown Changed His Life and Now Wants to Help Others

Robert Frost’s famous poem, The Road Not Taken, describes the choice between two paths. The traveler in the poem chooses the least traveled path and says it made all the difference. The story could describe the life of John A. Logan College Student Trustee Jeremiah Brown, who had to either stay on the path his life was on or choose a new direction.

JALC Holds Fifty-Fourth Honors Night

John A. Logan College recently held the Fifty-Fourth Honors Night, honoring top students from various programs.

JALC Announces Spring 2022 President’s and Provost’s List

Each semester any full-time student who has a 4.0 grade-point average earns recognition on the President’s list. Any full-time student who has a grade-point average between 3.55 and 3.99 earns recognition on the Provost’s list. The following students were named to the Spring 2022 President’s List:  Ava: Mattie M. Woolf, Jarrett T. Jones Bartelso: Brynne E. […]

Sean East Becomes the Second JALC Men’s Basketball Player to be Named Player of the Year

Sean East has been named the 2021-22 NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. The sophomore averaged 20.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists this season. “Sean is an outstanding basketball player, but an even better person,” said head coach Kyle Smithpeters. “His work ethic is the best I have coached.” East helped […]

JALC to Offer Courses in New Media

The rise of new media has increased communication between people worldwide by using digital technologies like the Internet and social media. It has allowed people to express themselves through blogs, websites, videos, pictures, and other user-generated media. To serve students and local businesses interested in using social media more effectively, John A. Logan College will offer […]

JALC Cyber Security Program Has Become One of the Top Programs in the Country in Only a Few Short Years

This time of year, the term Cinderella Team gets overused. There is always a team that should not be able to compete with the blue blood teams that somehow find a way to compete and win. In Colligate Cyber Defense competitions, John A. Logan College has been that team year in and year out.

JALC Nursing Students to Host Extra Special Eggstravaganza Celebrating Neuro-Diversity

An event led by John A. Logan College Nursing students will celebrate the neuro-diversity of kids. The Extra Special Eggstravaganza will be held on Saturday, April 9, from 12 PM to 2 PM. Registration begins at Noon at the West Entrance by the Bell Tower on the JALC campus, and the event will start at […]

JALC Choir attends SIU Carbondale’s Annual Community College Choir Day

John A. Logan College’s Choir (directed by Interim Director Paul J. Intravaia) attended SIU Carbondale’s Annual Community College Choir Day.  This is the first time it has met “live” since the onset of the pandemic.  The event was hosted by Dr. Susan Davenport and Dr. David Dillard.  Community Colleges from around the region attended the […]

As the Economy Bounces Back, JALC is Ready to Train the Next Generation of Workers

As the second anniversary of the COVID shutdown approaches, John A. Logan College officials look at lessons learned and new opportunities to train the next generation of workers.

John A. Logan College Sets Dates for Graduation and Nurse Pinning Ceremonies

John A. Logan College officials have announced plans to hold an in-person graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 7 PM. In addition, the ADN Nurse Pinning Ceremony will be held at 6 PM on May 10, and the LPN Pinning Ceremony will be held at 3 PM on Wednesday, May 11. All ceremonies […]