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College and Career Expo

College and Career Expo to feature dozens of activities, draw 1,000 visitors

April 11, 2017

The seventh annual College and Career Expo on April 22 will feature dozens of fun, educational and interactive demonstrations and activities aimed at inspiring area students and their parents to prepare earlier for higher education. Read More

Building M groundbreaking

Partners gather to officially kick off Building M renovation

April 10, 2017

Harper College held a groundbreaking ceremony officially kicking off the transformation of its Wellness and Sports Center (Building M) into a leading community health and recreation center. The $38 million renovation is the result of a partnership between Harper, the Palatine Park District and Northwest Community Healthcare. Read More

InZone Science Class

Registration open for InZone summer enrichment and sports camp

March 30, 2017

For more than a decade, Harper College’s InZone summer enrichment and sports camp has been filling summers with fun and learning. Kids ages 8 to 14 can launch a rocket, dunk a basketball, learn to cook or master math challenges – all while making new friends. Read More

Susan Lundholm and Timothy Filliman

Cultural Arts Concert Series performance to feature operatic singers

March 22, 2017

Harper College’s Cultural Arts Concert Series performance on April 11 features soprano Susan Lundholm and bass-baritone Timothy Filliman, both members of the Harper music department’s voice faculty. Read More

Soviet Greenhouse No. 1

New art exhibit features photography, video

March 15, 2017

Harper College’s latest art exhibit features the work of lens-based artist Shreepad Joglekar, an assistant professor of photography at Kansas State University. The exhibit, "Terra Vichitra," runs through April 6. Read More

Captain Marvel and the Art of Nostalgia

Professor to highlight new Captain Marvel book in free lecture

March 14, 2017

Harper College Associate Professor Brian Cremins will discuss his new book, "Captain Marvel and the Art of Nostalgia" at a free lecture on March 28. Read More

Jack Ablin

Foundation to host free Economic Update event

March 07, 2017

The Harper College Educational Foundation will host an Economic Update and Outlook Breakfast on March 21 featuring Jack Ablin, executive vice president and chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank. Read More

Cale Haupert

Alum makes Harper directorial debut

February 28, 2017

Harper College alum Cale Haupert spent many nights as a student acting on the Performing Arts Center stage. Now he's wearing a new hat as director of the Harper Ensemble Theatre Company's upcoming performance of "Picnic," which runs March 10-19. Read More

Carlos Harrison

Pulitzer Prize winner to visit for One Book, One Harper lecture

February 27, 2017

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Carlos Harrison will visit Harper College on March 15 for a talk about the contributions and sacrifices made by a Mexican-American community in Silvis, Ill., during World War II and the Korean Conflict. The free lecture is part of the College's One Book, One Harper community reading initiative. Read More

Harper College

Moody’s reaffirms Harper College’s Aaa rating

February 26, 2017

Despite the state’s historic budget impasse, Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed Harper College’s Aaa rating – the highest rating possible. Read More

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