Joaquina's Story
August 12, 2021
Joaquina's was class president and the top of her class. Hear why she chose to start at the Harper Pathways to Engineering program over the top-ranked engineering schools she got accepted to. Watch the Video
Harper College will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
August 12, 2021
Joaquina's was class president and the top of her class. Hear why she chose to start at the Harper Pathways to Engineering program over the top-ranked engineering schools she got accepted to. Watch the Video
August 11, 2021
The college’s certificate program has been recognized for high standards, support of emerging workforce needs related to unmanned aircraft systems. Read More
August 03, 2021
On this month's episode of Harper Talks, Associate Professor of the Arts, Brian Shelton, is joined by Harper’s own distinguished alumni, Jim Gallo. Gallo reflects on his time at Harper, how he stayed detached from the experience and community as a student and how his own educational, professional and personal journey eventually led him back to Harper where he became highly involved in the community years later, acting as a board member and as a distinguished alumni. In this episode, Gallo shares his episodic journey, from suffering an accident his freshman year of college that led him to be paralyzed from the waist down causing him to transfer to Harper, to his professional trajectory and how his experience as an accountant pushed him to transition into journalism, all the way to his wheelchair basketball days at UIUC and how that lead him to forming one of the nation's largest youth wheelchair basketball programs. All of which share a common thread, how Gallo has taken the challenges he has faced and reshaped them into fruitful opportunities, much of which he credits to his time at the “hidden gem” that is Harper. Tune in this week and soak up the plethora of advice and guidance Gallo has to share not only about his own life and experience, but also the impact Harper has had on him and how that experience isn’t finite, there are tools and lessons offered that can be applied far beyond student's time on campus. Download Episode 11 Transcript. Listen to Episode 11
August 02, 2021
Mitch Ryba “fell in love” with science at Harper College. He is a member of three clubs, works for Harper Wellness and plans for a future in health and medicine. Read More
July 27, 2021
Jesus Molina, Veterans Center Coordinator at Harper College, on rescue dogs, becoming a U.S. Marine and the importance of leading by example. Read More
July 26, 2021
Harper’s faculty and staff helped show Vanessa Jimenez Nava that she belonged in college. After graduation, she bought her own restaurant. Read More
July 21, 2021
Many people want to eat healthier foods, but it’s so hard to give up the decadent foods that we all love. Andrea Pedersen saw this trend as an opportunity to sell the unique chocolate syrup she had developed and start her own food business, Nutritional Decadence. In 2020, Andrea launched Cocolasses® on Amazon and through her own e-commerce website. Read More
July 21, 2021
The two-year Igniting Paths to Success Scholarship will award full tuition, fees and books to 1,000 students beginning this fall. Read More
July 21, 2021
Rhythmic gymnast Liza Pletneva’s road to the Olympics required constant training, global competitions, relocating to Illinois and the discipline to balance her Harper College studies with her sport. Read More
July 21, 2021
Harper College is partnering with the baseball team for Back to School Night at Wintrust Field. The first 1,000 kids will receive a Boomers/Harper backpack filled with school supplies. Read More