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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- June 12, 2018, Meeting Highlights

Articulation agreement for Criminal Justice receives approval The board approved an articulation agreement with Southern Illinois University Carbondale to allow students to...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- May 8, 2018, Meeting Highlights

Two articulation agreements receive approval Two articulation agreements with four-year universities were approved Tuesday. The board approved an agreement allowing students...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- March 13, 2018, Meeting Highlights

Articulation agreement, two MOUs receive approval The board approved an articulation agreement and ratified two memoranda of understanding designed to ease transfer of Allied...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Feb. 13, 2018

Tuition remains flat for coming academic year The board set the in-district tuition rate at $110 per credit hour for the Summer 2018, Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 terms,...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Jan. 19, 2018, Meeting Highlights

PoolPak bid accepted The board accepted the low bid of $198,700 from Rend Lake Plumbing and Heating (Bonnie) to replace the PoolPak unit at the Rend Lake College Aquatics...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Dec. 12, 2017, Meeting Highlights

Griffith joins nursing faculty Denise Griffith was appointed Nursing Instructor effective Jan. 3. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from McKendree University and a...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Nov. 14, 2017, Meeting Highlights

Transfer agreement with U of I Chicago gets green light The board approved a transfer admission guarantee (TAG) agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Oct. 17, 2017, Meeting Highlights

Board adopts 2017 tax levy The board adopted the 2017 tax levy (payable 2018). The corporate and special purposes levy went from $3,379,083 in 2016 to $3,547,797 in 2017, an...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Sept. 12, 2017

Board adopts Fiscal Year 2018 budget, tax levy The board adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2018. A public hearing on the budget was held prior to the regular board meeting....

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Aug. 8,2017, Meeting Highlights

Board approves tentative Fiscal Year 2018 budget The board approved the tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2018. As required by law, the budget will be available for public...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- July 11, 2017, Meeting Highlights

Radio Control Field move, construction approved The board approved moving the Radio Control Field from its current location on the east side of campus and constructing a new...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- June 13, 2017, Special Meeting Highlights

Bond resolution approved The board on Tuesday approved a resolution providing for the issue of approximately $5 million in general obligation community college bonds for the...