2019 Archive

Heartland Foundation extends Trustee Scholarship to home school students

Posted November 6, 2019

Students who are home schooled are now eligible for a Trustee Scholarship from the Heartland Foundation.

Degree NOW students can go from high school to junior year at ISU

Posted October 30, 2019

ISU agreement provides guaranteed admission to dual credit Degree NOW high school students in computer sciences.

Cannabis in the Workplace class helps prep employers

Posted October 28, 2019

Illinois State Senator Jason Barickman and professor Terry Lowe present at the Cannabis in the Workplace workshop n November 19.

College NOW Instructor awarded Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence

Posted October 25, 2019

Jodi Lancaster, who teaches dual credit welding courses at Livingston Area Career Center, was awarded a Harbor Freight Tools for School Prize for Teaching Excellence.

HALO program celebrates 10 years

Posted October 17, 2019

The Heartland Academy for Learning Opportunities (HALO) is celebrating ten years of providing students with intellectual or developmental disabilities a pathway to independence.

Public Notice of Accreditation Review Visit

Posted September 17, 2019

The public is invited to share comments with the ACEN site team on Tuesday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Astroth Community Education Center.

Heartland welcomes largest freshmen class in four years

Posted September 4, 2019

Fall 2019 enrollment numbers show an increase of 7 percent in the number of new undergraduate students.

Kitchens named to lead Challenger Learning Center

Posted August 30, 2019

Jo Kitchens has been named Associate Director of Challenger Learning Center.

Petrea awarded Asian Studies Course Development Grant

Posted August 27, 2019

Professor of English Zach Petrea was awarded a grant by the Henry M. Jackson School of International studies to develop a course on Asian Culture and Society.

AMLH grant helps five in Lincoln Nursing Assistant Program

Posted August 26, 2019

Five Logan County students are recipients of an Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation education grant to fund studies in the Heartland Community College Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program.

Hawk Imani Sanchez finds her wings at Heartland

Posted August 23, 2019

For some students, Heartland becomes so much more than a place to take classes. For Imani Sanchez, Heartland became a place that would offer lifelong peer and mentoring relationships, a chance to give back to the community, career preparation and success, and overall fulfillment in her purpose.

Summer 2019 Phi Theta Kappa

Posted August 20, 2019

Congratulations to students accepted membership into the PTK honor society.

Gibson named Leaders of Promise Scholar

Posted August 13, 2019

McKenna Gibson has been named a Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar.

Joe McCauley Gallery presents Abstraction

Posted August 5, 2019

The Joe McCauley Gallery presents Abstraction: Paintings by Jan Brandt, Allison Carr, Joann Goetzinger, Megan Hinds, Megan Kathol Bersett and Melanie Dockery, August 12 through November 8, 2019.

Physical Therapist Assistant students ace licensure exam for third straight year

Posted August 1, 2019

For the third straight year Heartland Physical Therapist Assistant graduates posted a 100 percent pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination.

Heartland names Frahm as head volleyball coach

Posted July 23, 2019

Mary Frahm has been named Head Coach of the Heartland Community College Women's Volleyball team.

Heartland staff and students helping endangered turtles

Posted July 18, 2019

Heartland Community College faculty and dual credit students from Pontiac Township High School are working to bring a threatened species back to the rivers of Illinois.

Heartland’s Susan Carl named Nurse Educator Fellow

Posted July 10, 2019

Associate Professor of Nursing Susan Carl has received a 2019 Nurse Education Fellowship.

Shrewsbury named Director of Heartland Community College Pontiac

Posted July 9, 2019

Stacey Shrewsbury has been named to lead the staff at Heartland Community College Pontiac.

Heartland Phi Beta Lambda members place in national competition

Posted July 3, 2019

Students Imani Sanchez and Sarah Hastings placed in competition at the PBL-FBLA national Conference.

Wolf named Cross Country Head Coach

Posted July 2, 2019

Heartland Community College has named Ty Wolf as the Head Coach of the Cross Country programs which begin in Fall of 2020.

Spring 2019 Phi Theta Kappa

Posted June 24, 2019

Congratulations to students accepted membership into the PTK honor society.

Caterpillar Pontiac, Heartland raise $68K for scholarships

Posted June 20, 2019

The 13th Annual Scoring FORE Scholarships event sponsored by Caterpillar Pontiac raised $68,000 for Livingston County area students.

Heartland names Golf Coaches

Posted June 14, 2019

Josh Edison has been named Head Coach of the Heartland Men's Golf team.

V.P. Doug Minter honored with ethics award

Posted June 10, 2019

Heartland Community College Vice President of Business Services Doug Minter has been chosen as the recipient of the Gary W. Davis Ethical Leadership Award.

Typoetry exhibit extended and expanded

Posted June 4, 2019

The popular exhibit of poetry, typewriters and art as been expanded and extended through July 25.

Spring 2019 Dean's List

Posted June 3, 2019

Congrats to these high-achieving students.

Heartland awards Student of the Year

Posted May 29, 2019

Breanne Penn has been named the 2019 Student of the Year.

Petrea awarded Community College Faculty grant

Posted May 21, 2019

Heartland Community College professor of English Zach Petrea has been awarded the Dr. Joseph T. Cipful Faculty Grant from the Illinois Community College Faculty Association (ICCFA).

Marx honored with Distinguished Alumni Award

Posted May 2, 2019

Chris Marx has is the recipient of the 2019 Heartland Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award.

Heartland honored for financial reporting

Posted May 2, 2019

Heartland Community College has been recognized for the Government Finance Officers Association for excellence in financial reporting.

Heartland Commencement set for May 17

Posted May 2, 2019

Commencement Ceremonies will be held on Friday, May 17 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

Board of Trustees seats two new members

Posted April 30, 2019

The District 540 Board of Trustees has seated Thomas Whitt and Nicci Van Dyke as new members.

Heartland honors two with Outstanding Faculty Awards

Posted April 24, 2019

Jo Gramley and Cristina Prestin-Latham are the recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award.

Heartland students named to Illinois All-Academic Team

Posted April 23, 2019

Joshua Crockett and Grace Golick have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa Illinois All-Academic Team.

PBL students place at state competition

Posted April 12, 2019

Nine Heartland students brought top top-three finishes back from the Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference.

2019 Juried Student Art Exhibition

Posted April 3, 2019

The 2019 College Juried Student Exhibition runs April 6 to May 4 in the Heartland Community College Library.

Heartland Community College adds new program to fill tax preparer gap

Posted March 25, 2019

The new Enrolled Agent/Paraprofessional Accountant and Enrolled Agent Mini Certificate programs present two options for students to start a career in tax preparation.

Heartland Community College names Head Coach for Soccer programs

Posted March 21, 2019

Jovany Macias will serve as Head Coach for the Men's and Women's Soccer program teams.

Heartland adding four sports in Fall 2020

Posted March 19, 2019

The Board of Trustees has approved the addition of Women's Vollyball, Men's Golf and Men's and Women's Cross Country to Heartland Athletics programs.

Board of Trustees Candidate Forum March 28

Posted March 11, 2019

Heartland Community College hosts a District 540 Board of Trustees Candidate Forum on Thursday, March 28 in CCB 1406.

Joe McCauley Gallery presents Typo(etry): Poems, Images and Typewriters

Posted February 28, 2019

Heartland's Joe McCauley art gallery presents a unique and interactive exhibit of poetry, graphics and typewriters March 4 through May 3.

Phi Beta Lambda 'suiting up' students for job interviews

Posted February 25, 2019

The Heartland student group Phi Beta Lambda has started a new effort to help those who need business-appropriate clothing for interviews and internships.

Diel-Hunt named Vice President of Enrollment and Student Support Services

Posted February 19, 2019

As Vice President of Enrollment and Student Support Services, Dr. Sarah Diel-Hunt will direct the Strategic Enrollment Management initiative at Heartland.