Richland Community College, in partnership with the Macon County Health Department, will be offering COVID Vaccine Clinics during June, July and August for both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. Pfizer Clinics: June 23 – Dose 1 and 2 July 14 – Dose 1 and 2 August 4 – Dose 2 Johnson & Johnson: July 15…
Congratulations, Richland Community College to our students who were named to the Spring 2021 Vice President’s Academic Honors List! We are so proud of you! Dickinson, Erika Ann Ardmore AL Buhlig, Katelyn Nicole Argenta IL Hector, Corinne Aleesia Argenta IL Hinton, Skye L Argenta IL McMillion, Garrett Lee Argenta IL Meyer, Cameron Leigh Argenta IL…
We want to say a HUGE congratulations to the students that graduated and have been named to the Vice President’s Academic Honors List. We are so proud! Aaron Michael Wendt Oreana IL HIGHEST HONORS Abigail Faith Kopp Lewisburg TN HIGH HONORS Alexa Sammons Mt Zion IL HONORS Alexis Danielle Clift Decatur IL HIGH HONORS Alexis…
The first annual Thinkwell Maker Camp, a collaboration between THINKWELL Makerspace, Industries and Richland Community College, will be coming to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in June. THINKWELL Maker Camp is a week-long (five day) makerspace camp that highlights key elements of STEM education, local history, and technological advancement while exploring the power of…
Richland Community College, in partnership with the Macon County Health Department, will be offering COVID Vaccine Clinics, beginning June 2 for Pfizer and June 3 for Johnson & Johnson. June 2 – Pfizer First Dose June 3 – Johnson & Johnson Single Dose June 23 – Pfizer Second Dose The Pfizer vaccine will be offered…
In a special April 27, 2021, meeting the Board of Trustees seated its newly elected members and conducted its reorganization. Vicki Carr and Tom Ritter, both incumbents, were re-elected and sworn in for six-year terms. Jaime Shobe-Brown was appointed by the board, filling the unexpired term of Jim Underwood. Wayne Dunning was elected chairman, Carr…
The Richland Community College Spring Plant Sale will be held this year and due to limited plant supply and greenhouse capacity restrictions it will look a bit different. The sale will take place Friday, May 7, from 1pm-6pm and May 8, from 8am-1pm. A limited inventory of flowers, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, perennials and houseplants will…
At last night’s Board of Trustees meeting, Richland seated its new Student Trustee, Rhiannon Hartman. Rhiannon is excited about this new role and said, “What I’m most looking forward to as student trustee is being the voice for the student body. It’s important to have representatives that truly do represent the population, so a student…
At the April 20, 2021 Board of Trustees regular meeting, Randy Prince was recognized for his 20 years of dedicated service to Richland Community College as a member of the Board of Trustees. Randy’s advocacy and dedication have directly impacted and benefitted the College in numerous ways, including the vision, development and location of Progress…
After a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, Richland is excited to announce that it is bringing back its Farmers Market with some new changes. The Richland Farmers Market will now be held every Tuesday evening from 5pm-7:30pm from June 1 through September 28, next to the Richland Bistro Five Thirty Seven restaurant, on the…
Ruel Hanlan, a December 2020 graduate of the Richland Community College agriculture program, was selected to attend the upcoming Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Animal Institute. The AFA Animal Institute is held annually for college students pursuing agriculture related careers to promote understanding of animal-related career opportunities and to aid in personal and professional development…
Popularity for Illinois’ Dual Credit Program Continues to Rise with Illinois High School Students More than 500,000 students have earned early college credit before High School graduation since 2010 Over the last decade, the Illinois’ Dual Credit Program has seen a steady enrollment increase of more than 5.9% annually with more than half-a-million students earning…