Articles filed under Community Colleges
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Celebrate the Christmas Season with The Festival ChorusNov 02, 2018 11:00 pm - The Festival Chorus, under the direction of Greg Tipps, will present its Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Harper Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Algonq...
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Harper cross country teams compete for national titlesNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Over the last seven years, the Harper College men's cross country team has made some history. The Hawks will be looking to make more on Saturday at the NJCAA Division II...
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Oakton's art department puts on show at Koehnline MuseumNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Oakton's art faculty members are displaying their finest work at "ID Show 2018," a free exhibition open to the public at Oakton Community College's Koehnline Museum of A...
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Harper working to tackle the skills gapNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - The "skills gap" has become a popular buzzword, and for good reason. In 2016, nearly half of U.S. employers reported that they faced difficulty filling jobs due to lack ...
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'Veteran things' keep McHenry resident busyNov 01, 2018 5:33 am - Nearly every day, Donald Curfman is busy doing "veteran things." "If I need help, I ask for it. But you learn, when you are in the military, to do things," the 69-year-...
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MCC to offer welding certificate programs starting in JanuaryNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - McHenry County College will begin offering two new welding certificate programs next year. The college has offered noncredit "Boot Camp" welding and advanced welding cl...
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Harper exemplifies the lack of transparency in governmentNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I am astounded that even though Illinois was recently deemed the highest property taxing state in the nation, our trustees over at Harper College are asking us again to ...
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Former McDonald's president to talk about leadership, women's empowerment at MCCNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - From humble beginnings as a McDonald's fry cook, Jan Fields juggled work-life roles to ultimately become head of the global fast-food corporation. The former president o...
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Palatine Park District offers fall classes at HarperNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Through an intergovernmental agreement signed in 2016, Harper College and Palatine Park District have entered into a partnership to provide recreational programming in t...