Art and Design Faculty Exhibition 2025

Ergonomic Bottle Caps, LLC ergobottlecaps.com

December 14, 2022

Approximately 50 billion water bottles per year are sold in the U.S., yet many people are unable to open them due to manual dexterity issues. Andrew Ziccardi realized this on a sweltering day in 2010, when an elderly woman asked him to open a water bottle for her. The realization sparked a quest to invent a product that would empower people to easily twist off the small lids. In 2015, Andrew launched Ergonomic Bottle Caps, LLC, with its flagship consumer product, ErgoOpenerTM, available on Amazon as well as in stores in Illinois, Arizona and Ohio. Read More

Harper students awarded scholarship, present at national honors conference

December 05, 2022

Two Harper College students received the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Freddye T. Davy Student Scholarship, providing support for the students to attend and present at the organization’s annual conference. Read More

Harper Talks Episode 24 - Dr. Shelomi Gomes

December 01, 2022

Alumna Dr. Shelomi Gomes lived in four different countries before arriving in the US and enrolling at Harper College as adult student. At Harper she excelled in her studies and became a national speech team champion. Dr. Gomes joins the Harper Talks podcast to discuss her unique path to Harper, making lifelong connections as a student, earning her advanced degrees, including a PhD in industrial organizational psychology, and talks about her career as an Executive Leadership Coach. Listen to Episode 24

Harper professor’s new book makes Illinois statehood relevant for readers today

November 29, 2022

James Edstrom brings his persistent curiosity and joy for discovery to ‘Avenues of Transformation, Illinois’s Path from Territory to State.’ Read More

Paralegal Studies alumna shares her path from Harper to health care

November 18, 2022

Divya Jaiswal says her Harper College experience was ‘like pieces of a puzzle fitting together.’ Read More

Drs. Markenya L. Williams and Alina Pajtek

Harper’s JEDI Faculty Fellows are a force for change

November 15, 2022

As part of Harper College’s new fellowship, Drs. Markenya L. Williams and Alina Pajtek are seeking ways to close equity gaps and increase a sense of belonging for students and employees. Read More

Harper to host one-day vaccination clinic on December 1

November 14, 2022

In partnership with the Illinois Department of Pubic Health, the clinic will offer flu shots, Monkeypox vaccines and a variety of COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. Read More

Spring Registration opens this week

November 13, 2022

Get your pick of classes and the best payment options by registering during priority registration (November 14, 15 and 16), and learn more about Enrollment Day, November 17. Read More

Women's Cross Country team wins national championship

November 11, 2022

Harper College won the 2022 NJCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship in Westfield, Massachusetts. This marks the fourth national championship in the program's history. Read More

Fall 2022 Finals Week Programming

November 11, 2022

Check out our fun and stress relieving activities leading up to finals week! Read More

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