November 06, 2018
Harper College recently held its 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards, an annual honor saluting former students for outstanding career and community achievements. Since the awards were first handed out in 2008, 63 recipients representing a variety of educational journeys and professional paths have been honored. Read More
November 01, 2018
The Harper Ensemble Theatre Company presents an epic exploration of past regrets and misplaced hopes in “Follies,” a Sondheim musical masterpiece. The play runs Nov. 9-18 at the Performing Arts Center. Read More
October 29, 2018
In the past five years, Noel Dickerson has received four promotions, going from temporary file clerk to e-commerce lead with 14 people on her team. Along the way, she completed two business certificates and an associate degree through the Fast Track program at Harper College. Read More
October 18, 2018
The “skills gap” has become a popular buzzword, and for good reason. In 2016, nearly half of U.S. employers reported that they faced difficulty filling jobs due to lack of available talent. Both nursing and manufacturing in particular face a critical shortage of skilled workers, a trend driven largely by the aging baby boomer generation. Harper College has heeded the call to close the skills gap, in part by emphasizing partnerships with the business community. Read More
October 12, 2018
The Education and Work Center (EWC) in Hanover Park, which provides basic skills training and employment services to a traditionally underserved area, recently received a $225,000 operations grant thanks to the successful efforts of Sen. Cristina Castro, Rep. Fred Crespo and Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig. Read More
October 12, 2018
Harper College has emerged as a national leader in apprenticeship programs, combining on-the-job learning experiences with job-related instruction. This week, nearly 100 community and technical colleges from across the country came to campus to get a glimpse into how Harper makes it all work. Read More
October 10, 2018
Harper College has received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. Read More
October 10, 2018
The Harper College Police Department is participating in Take Back Day, a national initiative aimed at preventing drug addiction and overdose deaths through the safe and convenient disposal of prescription drugs. The community is invited to drop off unused or expired prescription drugs on Oct. 26-27. Read More
October 10, 2018
As a professor at the National University of Costa Rica and a tenured elementary and high school teacher for the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education, Professor Jairo Viales has gained a breadth of experience as an educator. In August, he began a new role as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Harper College, the sixth Fulbright that Harper has hosted. Read More
October 02, 2018
Harper College has opened its new B.E.S.T. (Building Energy Systems Technology) Laboratory as a state-of-the-art resource for students in the new Building Automation Systems program. The facility was outfitted with donations from air conditioning systems manufacturer Daikin. Read More