Harper College

Harper College
William Rainey Harper College
Established	1965
Type	Public
Faculty	216 full-time, approximately 641 part-time
Staff	555 full and part-time
Students	Academic Year 2006/2007 unduplicated headcount credit = 25,315 non-credit = 9,965
Location	Palatine, IL, USA
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and Silver
Mascot	Hawk
Athletics	Men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, track and field. Women's basketball, cross country, softball, track and field, volleyball.
Website	www.harpercollege.edu
Harper College Fact Book 2007–08

William Rainey Harper College is a two-year community college in Palatine, Illinois. The college was established by referendum in 1965 and opened September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the first president of the University of Chicago. Its current president is Dr. Kenneth Ender.

Campus

Location

Harper College is approximately 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, Illinois in the suburb of Palatine. The 200-acre campus is located at 1200 W. Algonquin Road, between Algonquin, Euclid, and Roselle Roads.

Harper also offers classes and services at other locations within District 512:

• The Northeast Center (NEC) is on 1375 Wolf Road in Prospect Heights, just off I-294.
• The Harper Professional Center (HPC) is on 650 E. Higgins Road, in Schaumburg.
• The Illinois Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) has an office within the Harper Professional Center in Schaumburg.
• Harper College works in partnership with the Illinois workNet Center located at 723 W. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights.^[1]

Architecture

The campus was designed to have an informal layout. The architectural concept uses scale and placement of buildings, multilevel plazas, brick, wood and concrete building materials and glass window walls to give a variety of interior and exterior views. The structures are built into the natural contours of the land, with entrances on several levels.^[2] The Avanté Center for Science, Health Careers and Emerging Technologies covers more than six acres of learning space including 35 laboratories, nine lecture halls, a nursing lab, and a working dental clinic. According to the architects Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. (HOK), Avanté incorporates energy-saving elements using a holistic approach.

The building’s exterior is covered with panels made of Trespa Meteon, a recyclable material with a copper-colored, pebbled finish. With its 30-ft high glass curtainwall, the main connector between the three academic wings creates an airy concourse that is flooded with natural light throughout the day. Energy-efficient mechanical systems, the use of renewable and low VOC finishes, and the preservation of open space add to the overall atmosphere of the facility.^[3]

Communities served

Harper College District 512 comprises these communities: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Lake Barrington, Mount Prospect, North Barrington, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, South Barrington, Tower Lakes, Wheeling and portions of Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Deer Park, Des Plaines, Fox River Grove, Hanover Park and Roselle.^[4]

Academic profile

All courses, educational programs, counseling services and distance learning programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools. Harper is currently seeking permission to offer two bachelor degree programs on a pilot basis: a bachelor degree in Public Safety Administration/Homeland Security and a bachelor degree in Technology Management.^[5] These programs are designed for working adult students who already have their associate degree.^[6] Offering two vocational bachelor degrees on a pilot basis will not turn Harper College into a four-year university. As in other states, Harper would remain an open-door community college that would offer a few bachelor degree programs in addition to its current offerings.^[7]

College sports

Football

• Coach John Eliasik, NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame started the football program in 1971 and was Harper's head coach until retiring in 2005. During his tenure, he coached 249 victories and influenced 400 players who transferred to four-year schools. He retired after 35 seasons as the head coach with the most wins in NJCAA history.^[8]
• Quincy Black, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007–present).[1] In 2003, Black attended Harper College and played for the Hawks making 88 tackles, 28 TFL, and 16.5 sacks.^[8]

Track and Field

• NJCAA National Division III Champions 2007

Wrestling

• Coach Dan Loprieno inducted in 2008 to the NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame

• NJCAA Division III National Champions in 2001 and 2006. The 2006-07 team finished second in the nation, earned fifth consecutive district title and had 10 National qualifiers and seven All-Americans.

Women's Basketball

• Julie Jestus, 2006 NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame^[9]

Women's Volleyball

• 2007 Conference Co-Champions ^[10]

Baseball

Softball

Notable people

• E. E. Knight, class of 1985, science fiction and fantasy author^[11]
• John Loprieno, class of 1980^[12]: actor, writer, director^[13]
• Marlee Matlin^[14], actress. In 1986 she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama, for her role in Children of a Lesser God.^[15]

References

Template:Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy Black

Quincy Black, Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

External links

• Harper College
• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
• Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Harper College Faculty Senate
• Harper College Adjunct Faculty Association
• Harper College Annuitants Association

Coordinates: 42°04′53″N 88°04′18″W / 42.081359°N 88.071631°W / 42.081359; -88.071631