Harper's Building D to reopen after 18-month renovation

Harper College will celebrate the reopening of Building D, one of the college's six original buildings, after an 18-month, $44 million renovation project that has brought natural light into every classroom, modernized classrooms, improved acoustics and installed the latest instructional technology. A ceremony will be held 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, in the Building D rotunda, a two-story, glass centerpiece that will be known as the Beaubien Family Rotunda in recognition of Educational Foundation Board member Dee Beaubien's $100,000 gift to support Harper's Promise program. Building D also features more collaborative study space, a lab for English as a Second Language and World Language, and a lab for Harper's American Sign Language and Interpreter Training programs. Ninety percent of building materials removed during demolition were recycled, the college said.