Harper College will be closed on Tuesday, November 3, for Election Day.
Welcome to the Fall 2026 Innovation & Tech Event Series. Hosted by Harper College in collaboration with industry and community partners like TEPEE, ISACA, and other community partners, these events support pathways into emerging tech, hands-on learning, and career development. Whether you are a student preparing for the job market, a working professional up-skilling in AI, or a community member eager to explore new digital tools, our upcoming schedule has something for every skill level.
The Village of Schaumburg Human Resources Department offers paid college and university student internships across local government departments such as Finance, Communications, Technology, Community Development Planning, Cultural Services, Economic Development, Fire, Police, and Engineering & Public Works.
The Village has partner with Harper Colleges, Emerging Tech to offer an AI Summer intership. This internship will provide real world expertience for an entry-level AI student who's looking to advance their skills. Tentatively, the role will be a 4-hour / week, paid position. This would be an in-person role at the Schumburgh Village office and run from May - August 2027. The position description will be available soon. Please keep an eye on this page for updates.
Fermilab's Community College Internships. Turn Your Skills Into Science. Big tech companies and premier national laboratories are actively opening doors for community college students. Leading the charge, Fermilab offers robust paid STEM internships—such as their Community College Internships program—providing hands-on experience in AI, engineering, and physics alongside world-class scientists and engineers.
FBI Agent, Erin Stokes, PhD, and her team presented valuable information on careers in the FBI. The feedback from students was very positive and we're ready to continue to support your interest. Join us, Tuesday December 1, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. for a dual session with agents who will assist you in developing or updating your resume and walk you through mock interview questions specific to the types you would encounter during one of their interview sessions.
Harper College's Emerging Tech team collaborated with TEPEE Evolution to present the Azure ML Vehicle Recognition AI Hackaton. Hackers were represented from Harper College and surrounding high schools. Prizes were awarded to the top 3 competitors, and all participants earned skills badges, indicating completion of a hands-on AI and machine learning hackathon in which they built and evaluated a vehicle image-classification model using TensorFlow, Keras, transfer learning, and assigned GPU computing resources. Badge earners demonstrated the ability to prepare image data using appropriate training and validation splits, adapt a pretrained vision model, configure and fine-tune training parameters. More events like this are in the works and information will be shared soon.
October 5, 2026 - FBI: Your Skills Our Mission. An FBI agent will present on opportunites across multiple professions within the
bureau. Come and learn how to begin your career with one of the most prestigeous agencies
in the U.S.
October 5, 2026 - How to Choose an Entry-Level Role in Cybersecurity. Whether you’re writing Python scripts in CIS 226: Programming for Cybersecurity, analyzing threats in NET 284: Digital Forensics,
or gearing up for your NET 298: Cybersecurity Capstone, your hard work in the classroom is building the exact foundation employers are looking
for. Translate your coursework, prep your strategy and build your network by connecting
with industry professionals. 
October 11, 2026 - Tech Fest - A hands-on celebration of technology, interactive learning and digital exploration for all ages. Be sure to attend the 30 minute AI session hosted by Harper faculty, Annabel Hasty.
UPDATE:We were thrilled with the turnout of 415 participants, especially with the weather and competition from the Bears and the Chicago Marathon! Thank you again for helping make the Tech Fair such a success. We truly appreciate your partnership and look forward to opportunities to collaborate again in the future. -Arlington Heights Library
October 14, 2026 - Adult Learning Open House: You're invited to the Adult Learner Open House: An evening dedicated to your next success story. Be sure to attend Emerging Techs session on The AI Continuum: How to Future-Proof Your Role: From AI Essentials to Advanced Capabilities. Resources were shared during this session, can be found here.