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Highland Foundation honors Delbert Scheider legacy with a mural
The Highland Community Foundation unveiled a commissioned mural to honor Delbert Scheider, one of the founding members of Freeport Community College, which eventually became Highland Community College. Jeff Reinke, the executive director for the Foundation, praised Scheider’s unwavering optimism and vision, ...
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Highland Express Registration set for December
Students who are getting started on their academic careers, coming back from a gap semester, or have not registered for the spring 2022 semester can attend Express Registration on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on ...
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HCC Diversity Committee presents a program on gender, drag, and binaries
The Highland Diversity Committee presents “Gender, Drag, and Binaries, Oh My: Let’s Talk About It” at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22 via Zoom™. Dr. T. J. Jourian is an independent scholar, consultant, and trainer with Trans*Formational Change. The program will center ...
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Fall 2021 Final Exam Schedule
Below is the final exam schedule for the fall semester of 2021. Final exam week is Dec. 6-10. Please check for the times of your examinations. Final exams in classes beginning at 5:00 p.m. or later on MW or 5:30 p.m. or ...
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Highland to feature Big Band Concert and Madrigal Dinner
The Highland Community College Big Band will take the stage beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 19, in the Fine Arts Theatre at the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. Highland Big Band Director Bill ...
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Highland Gallery hosts Visual Art Faculty Exhibit
The Highland Gallery features work by current Highland Visual Arts faculty members from Monday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Dec. 3 at the Ferguson Fine Arts Center. This annual event shows recent works by faculty that are on display and available ...
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Highland honors veterans with ceremony and recognition
Highland Community College will honor and recognize veterans during a flag ceremony with NJROTC from Freeport High School at 12:30 p.m. at the flagpole in front of the Marvin-Burt Liberal Arts Center (Building M) 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, ...
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Music Department holds instrumental Fall Concert
The Highland Community College Concert Band and Orchestra will hold their fall concert at 7 p.m. Friday, November 12 in the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. "The Ensemble is excited ...
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Phi Theta Kappa inducts 14 new members into international honor society
Highland Community College’s chapter of the international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), inducted 14 new members during a ceremony held in the HCC Student/Conference Center. PTK is the official honor society for two-year colleges and is the largest honor society ...
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November and December Lifelong Learning schedule includes in-person and online classes
Highland Community College Lifelong Learning November and December courses include Introduction to Basics of Bridge, Painting and Embellishing Furniture, Herbal and Food Supplements: What You Need to Know, and Introduction to Oxy-Acetylene Welding at HCC and online. Some courses are ...