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Second place cupcake

Student places second in cupcake competition

April 28, 2017

Student Kate Bogdanowicz’s spring-themed cupcake took second place and a $500 prize at the fifth annual Community Colleges Cupcake Competition last week against Elgin Community College. Read More

New trustees being sworn in

New student trustee "grateful for the opportunity"

April 26, 2017

First-generation college student Niki Safakas has been sworn in as Harper's new student trustee. The 19-year-old Schaumburg High School graduate was elected by the student body to serve a one-year term. Read More

Haas check presentation

Haas foundation taps manufacturing program for grant

April 24, 2017

The Gene Haas Foundation recently awarded a $15,000 grant to Harper College to support scholarships for students in the manufacturing program. Read More

Harper alumni working at Barrington Bank and Trust

Harper recognizes Barrington Bank and Trust for employing alumni

April 17, 2017

The Harper College Educational Foundation recently recognized Barrington Bank and Trust Co. through its Stand Up and Be Counted program, an initiative that celebrates employers throughout the community that hire Harper alumni. Read More

Alice Pisani Brown and Christian Colucci star in "Doubt"

Harper partners with neighboring St. John to put on Pulitzer Prize-winning "Doubt"

April 17, 2017

The Harper Ensemble Theatre’s upcoming production of “Doubt: A Parable” will take place across the street from Harper's main campus at the picturesque St. John United Church of Christ. The play runs April 21-30. Read More

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

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