Highland Community College

One Book One Highland: WTF?! Digital Privacy Workshop
2023-11-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-11-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom™
What information about you can be kept private, and what cannot? What are careful digital privacy practices we could consider adopting?
Join HCC librarians Michael Skwara and Laura Watson for a 50-minute hands-on workshop exploring the answers to these questions.
Register for the workshop here.

Career Fair Live Preview
2023-11-05 19:00 - 19:30 | Highland Instagram Live
Join Career Services for a preview of the upcoming Career Fair including an overview of Handshake and employers you can meet!

Watch live from the HCC Instagram here!

Intervarsity (faith based student club)
2023-11-06 14:15 - 15:15, 2023-11-13 14:15 - 15:15, 2023-11-20 14:15 - 15:15, 2023-11-27 14:15 - 15:15 | H210
11/16 – H208
12/4 – H201

Cougar Basketball - Pack the Gym
2023-11-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Sports Complex/YMCA
Pack the gym with Student Senate for the women’s (vs. South Suburban College) and men’s (vs. Clarke University) basketball games! Senate members will be handing out free t-shirts to students while supplies last.

Career Fair
2023-11-08 09:00 - 15:00 | H-201
Meet with nearly 30 employers from across the Highland Community College district and discuss opportunities for your future!
Register for the event and check out attending employers here!
All are welcome to attend: Highland students, high school students, alumni and community members!
Need help with your resume or interview skills before you attend? Contact Career Services at 815-599-3678 or email deedra.shippert@highland.edu to schedule an appointment!
Interested in showcasing your business and meeting with students, alumni and community members at the Career Fair? Register as an employer by Oct. 27 here.

National S.T.E.A.M. Day
2023-11-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Outside the Cougar Cafe

National S.T.E.A.M Day
2023-11-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Outside Cougar Cafe
Join us for this explosive experiment- creating elephant toothpaste!

ECE & YMCA Community Celebration
2023-11-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Children’s Hands on Museum – Lincoln Mall, 1233 West Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL, 61032, United States
Now is the time to get connected! Join Highland Community College Early Childhood Education and the YMCA of Northwest Illinois for a Community Celebration!
You’ll have the opportunity to meet with ECE staff and mentors, HCC advisors, financial aid and admissions! We’ll cover scholarships (like the full-ride ECACE scholarship) and get you registered at this one-stop-shop event!

Intervarsity sponsored Dodgeball Tournament - Faculty/Staff vs students - Bring canned good(s)
2023-11-13 11:00 - 13:00 | YMCA gym

The Social Dilemma
2023-11-14 12:00 - 14:00 | H-201
Very relevant to the chapters One Book One Highland readers are covering in November, “The Social Dilemma” explores the psychological and technical manipulation social media and technology companies use to addict users and predict and manipulate their actions.
Pizza and pop will be served during the film. Runtime for this Netflix film is 94 minutes.

Grocery Bingo
2023-11-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Building M lobby
Play a round of Bingo and win 1 of 10 Aldi gift cards, just in time to do your holiday shopping!

Grocery Bingo
2023-11-16 12:00 - 14:00 | M Lobby

Humanities & Culture Panel
2023-11-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom™
Join the Highland Global Taskforce Committee for a panel discussion on humanities, social justice, human rights and culture through the lens of history, business, languages, social sciences, pedagogy, theatre and literature.
Get the Zoom™ link here.

Roary's Rager
2023-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Cougar Cafe
Join Student Senate for night of food, music, dancing and fun!

Men's Basketball - Kankakee Community College
2023-11-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Sports Complex/YMCA

Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
2023-11-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Building M lobby
Join the Highland Pride Club and Diversity Committee for a candlelight vigil and reading of the names of those who lost their lives in 2022.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed the prior year. Since then, Transgender Day of Remembrance has grown into a worldwide event to honor the transgender, non-binary, and gender-non-conforming people killed by transgender-related bias each year.

Women's Basketball - Milwaukee Area Technical College
2023-11-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Sports Complex/YMCA

One Book One Highland Virtual: Chapters 4 & 5 discussions
2023-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom™
Join HCC’s Rachel Feldhaus and Michael Skwara for a discussion of “What the Fact” chapters 4 & 5.
Get the Zoom™ link here.

Women's Basketball - Rend Lake College
2023-11-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Sports Complex/YMCA

One Book One Highland: Chapters 4 & 5 discussions
2023-11-29 14:00 - 15:00 | H-206
Join HCC’s Rachel Feldhaus and Michael Skwara for a discussion of “What the Fact” chapters 4 & 5.

Men's Basketball - Elgin Community College
2023-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Sports Complex/YMCA

Degree Completion Workshop
2023-11-30 11:00 - 13:00 | Building M lobby
Join the Success Center for an interactive workshop covering all things degree completion! Enjoy free pizza, drinks and sweets on us!
