JALC Wins Men’s Basketball NJCAA National Championship

The John A. Logan College Men’s Basketball team captured the program’s first national title on Saturday in a thrilling come-from-behind victory over defending champion Northwest Florida at the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchison, Kansas.

JALC to Host Viewing of National Tournament Games on Campus

The John A. Logan College Men’s Basketball team will enter the National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas, as the number one overall seed. The team began the season unranked, but under first-year Head Coach Tyler Smithpeters, the Vols have won 27 straight games and captured a fourth straight Region 24 title with a victory over arch-rival […]

John A. Logan College Announces Fall 2022 President’s and Provost’s List

Each semester any full-time student with a 4.0 grade-point average earns recognition on the President’s List. Any full-time student with a grade-point average between 3.55 and 3.99 earns recognition on the Provost’s List.

Elaine Melby Receives JALC Foundation Legacy Award

Elaine Melby was honored with the John A. Logan College Foundation Legacy Award at the Annual Meeting this week.  Melby served on the Foundation board for 30 years, chaired countless committees, and served as President of the Foundation two times.  As President, she organized and led the Foundation’s capital campaign in the 1990s.  Elaine has […]

Department of Marketing, Public Relations, and Communications Receives Top Prize at Regional Competition

On September 28, the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations held the annual District 3 Medallion Awards Ceremony in Chicago. District 3 comprises all community and technical colleges in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. The Medallion Awards recognize the top achievements in community college advertising, public relations, and communications. The 2022 […]

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 […]

John A. Logan College Announces Fall 2021 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 Fall 2021President’s List: President’s List Fall 2021 Ava: Lydia Dillow, Wyatt Popejoy, Mattie […]

Poshard Foundation donating $50,000 to Resilient Southern Illinois

CARTERVILLE – The Poshard Foundation announced Wednesday it will donate $50,000 to Resilient Southern Illinois (RSI), which works to improve academic, health and social outcomes for children in 15 school districts, fostering trauma-responsive schools and effective family, school, health and community partnerships.  “So many children in Southern Illinois have experienced trauma in their young lives. […]