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RLC Dean Chris Nielsen retiring after 40 years on campus

INA, Ill. (Dec. 21, 2017) - With holidays on the horizon, one Rend Lake College dean is celebrating an extra achievement: retirement. Chris Nielsen, Dean of Applied Science...

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50 Influencers: Current Board, leading into the future

INA, Ill. (Dec. 16, 2017) - The 50 Influencer series launched with the pioneers that molded the vision of a local community college into the reality that became Rend Lake...

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Alumnus of the Year Kelley, others honored at RLC Foundation Annual Dinner

INA, Ill. (Dec. 14, 2017) - It was a night of celebration and merriment at the 2017 Rend Lake College Foundation Annual Dinner with numerous surprise awards and...

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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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50 Influencers: Vice Presidents, RLC's Triple Threat

INA, Ill. (Dec. 9, 2017) - The Rend Lake College mission statement ends with the proclamation, “With Rend Lake College, student journeys start here.” It’s a fitting...

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Newbury and Berner receive Hot Rod Nights scholarship

INA, Ill. (Dec. 8, 2017) - A pair of Rend Lake College students are the proud recipients of Hot Rod Nights Automotive Scholarships. The scholarships offered by the...

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Marlow receives plaque for service to RLC, Board of Trustees

INA, Ill. (Dec. 4, 2017) - Retired Rend Lake College Architecture Professor and former Trustee Rick Marlow received a plaque in late November for his more than 25 years of...

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50 Influencers: Rob Little, a credit in and out of the classroom

INA, Ill (Dec. 2, 2017) - Every institution of higher education must prove themselves worthy to issue degrees though an accreditation process. It’s a lengthy cycle of...

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Governor Rauner, Japanese Consulate partake in RLC luncheon (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Nov. 30, 2017) - Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and the Japanese Consulate Consul General Naoki Ito stopped by Rend Lake College Wednesday for a luncheon during a...

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50 Influencers: Physical Plant, maintaining more than campus

INA, Ill. (Nov. 25, 2017) - The Rend Lake College campus at Ina spans 360 acres with more than 370,000 square foot of building space spread between 24 different structures....

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50 Influencers: Dr. Carl Schweinfurth, adventure, art and altruism

INA, Ill. (Nov. 17, 2017) - Educator, world-traveler, author, advocate and benefactor; Dr. Carl Lincoln Schweinfurth was a lot of things to a lot of different people, but his...

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Kelley adds another chapter with Alumnus of the Year honors

INA, Ill. (Nov. 17, 2017) - Prolific doctors, prominent business owners, a pair of NASA employees, a famous stage actress, judges, state legislators and even a true-blue...