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Highland Student Senate member elected Student Trustee to Board
Erin N. Schrader of Freeport has recently been elected by her peers to serve a one-year term as Student Trustee on the Highland Community College Board of Trustees. Schrader was seated Wednesday, April 11 at the Highland Board of Trustees meeting. ...
Highland seeks nominations for Daisy Faculty and Student Award in Nursing
For many years, The DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses from the DAISY Foundation has recognized the many pressures on nursing faculty, and the profound impact on the future practices of their students. Highland Community College is seeking nominations now for The ...
Highland Community College Agriculture Club travels to national PAS Conference
Highland Community College Agriculture students recently participated in the National Post-Secondary Agriculture Students (PAS) Annual Conference March 13-16 at The Galt House in Louisville, Ky. Eight students qualified to compete during the conference by placing at one of the two state-level ...
Music fills the air at Highland with April spring concerts
April is the month of music with several concerts set to take place at Highland Community College's Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center located at 2998 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport, Ill. The season starts with the Chorale ...
Highland student is named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
Highland Community College is pleased to announce that Jenna Lafferty of Freeport has been named a 2018 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar. She will receive a $1,250 scholarship. Lafferty is a second-year student at Highland with plans to graduate in May ...
Highland Servant Leadership Program’s 9th annual ‘Hearts and Hands for Hunger’ OneMeal event
The Highland Community College Servant Leadership Program is gearing up for their 9th annual "Hearts and Hands for Hunger" OneMeal Event. They are seeking help from individuals and businesses willing to sponsor meals for hungry children. The cost of each ...
Highland recognizes Dual Credit Week
With the Illinois General Assembly passing a resolution declaring March 18-24 as Dual Credit Week, Highland Community College remains dedicated to creating a successful pathway for students participating in post-secondary education and acknowledges its continuous growth with the many students ...
Highland receives $21,000 pledge from Forreston State Bank
The Highland Community College Foundation will receive two pledges for the total amount of $21,000 from Forreston State Bank to help Highland's role in workforce development. Late in 2017, Forreston State Bank renewed its three-year $6,000 pledge to fund a scholarship ...
Forensics Team has success at regional tournament
It was a weekend met with success as Highland's Forensics Team traveled to Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Ill. to compete in the Regional Tournament. Josh Naujokas won third place, out of 14 competitors to win the bronze medal ...
Highland Community College hosts annual Job Fair
The 2018 Highland Community College Job Fair is on Wednesday, March 28, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Newell Room, located on the second floor of the Student/Conference Center at ...