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August-September 2025

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We invite you to get involved and stay connected at Harper College by participating in some of the many offerings that have been planned for you by departments across campus.

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Build and Maintain Your Well Being

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Become a Rec Center G.O.A.T.

Harper students! Become a Rec Center G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time). Utilize the Rec Center twenty times between Monday, September 15 and Sunday, November 23 and your name will be entered into a drawing to win an Apple iPad. Take the Challenge

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Intermural Volleyball

Serve. Set. Dominate. Intermural volleyball meets for four weeks starting September 10 at the Building M fieldhouse. Participants who attend three weeks receive a $5 Sodexo gift card. Registration is required. Register Now

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UNO Gaming Tournament

Join the fun! Drop into the Uno tournament on Thursday, September 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Gaming Lounge (M1201). Tournaments are a fun and social way to meet others and build a community in a friendly and inclusive environment. Deal Me In!

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Activate Your Membership at the Rec Center

Membership to the Health and Recreation Center is free for Harper College students enrolled in a credit class during the current semester. Students must activate their memberships at the welcome desk before entering the facility. Activate Your Membership

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Fitness Center Orientations

Feeling a bit intimidated in the fitness center at the Health and Recreation Center? Not sure how the equipment works? Fitness center orientations are free to Health and Recreation Center members. Get Oriented

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Free Group Exercise Classes

FREE group exercise classes are available to Harper students. Classes are led by certified group exercise instructors with expertise in providing motivating, challenging and fun ways to get you moving. Find Your Group

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Hire a Personal Trainer

Our certified personal trainers will help you achieve your fitness goals and get results! Your trainer will work with you to perfect your form and provide you with educational and motivational feedback to help you reach your goals. Hire a Personal Trainer

Your Financial Well-Being

 

 

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All members of the Harper College community, including students, employees, guests, and visitors, have the right to be free from gender-based or sexual misconduct in their educational pursuits at Harper.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681, et seq., and its implementing regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded program or activity. In compliance with Title IX, William Rainey Harper College prohibits sex discrimination, inclusive of sexual harassment and sexual assault, towards any person regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity.

Click here to open the Harper College Title IX web page, to review your rights and options, and to report a violation.

Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or who have questions about physical access may email ads@harpercollege.edu or call 847.925.6266 at least two weeks in advance of the event date.

Last Updated: 9/2/25