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College Savings Answers<\/b><\/p>\n
Statistics show the cost of college tuition, room and board <\/p>\n Media Note: Reporters <\/p>\n Press Contact: <\/b>Erin <\/p>\n Entrepreneur Help<\/b><\/p>\n Making a small business flourish can be a tough task, <\/p>\n Media Note: The <\/p>\n Deaf Institute Dedication<\/b><\/p>\n In 2005, the Kimball Hill family pledged $200,000 to support <\/p>\n Media Note: This event <\/p>\n A Visit with Salinger<\/b><\/p>\n In the mid-1970s, “The Catcher in the Rye” already was a hit, <\/p>\n Press Contact:<\/b> <\/p>\n Acing Alpaca<\/b> <\/p>\n Amanda Joseph is only in her first year of Harper College’s <\/p>\n Press Contact<\/b>: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Urinetown<\/b><\/p>\n Harper College will offer three more public stagings of <\/p>\n
\nat four-year public institutions rose by 30 percent from 1998 to 2008 – and
\nit’s still growing. This spring, Harper College will host a free seminar showing
\nparents, grandparents and others how to financially prepare for the impending
\nprice of higher education. The “Saving for College” session is from 6 to 7:30
\np.m. Wednesday, April 21 in the Wojcik Conference Center on Harper’s main
\ncampus, 1200 W. Algonquin Road in Palatine. The event will offer tips and
\nadvice from college experts and professional advisors, who will cover the
\nbasics of saving for higher education and provide tools to help attendees
\nnavigate the college savings process. “Whether the young person in your life is
\n4 or 14, it’s not too early – or too late – to start investing in their
\neducation,” says Katherine Sawyer, Associate Executive Director of the Harper
\nCollege Educational Foundation. “Saving that money, though, can be daunting,
\nparticularly amid rising tuition and a gloomy economy. This seminar will give
\nattendees the confidence and know-how they need to start saving the right way.”
\nThe event, hosted by the Harper Heritage Society’s Professional Advisor group –
\nan offshoot of the College’s Educational Foundation – also will include Harper
\nfinancial aid experts. To register, call 847.925.6490 or visit www.harpercollege.edu\/foundation<\/a>
\nand select the Professional Advisor Seminar Series. For more information, call
\n847.925.6490.<\/p>\n
\nare welcome to attend the event and talk with participants about the task of
\nsaving for college amid shrinking financial aid resources and rising tuition
\ncosts. <\/i><\/p>\n
\nBrooks, Media Relations Specialist, 847.925.6159, ebrooks@harpercollege.edu. <\/p>\n
\nparticularly in a downturned economy. But it’s not impossible. With an eye on
\nhelping small business owners compete and excel in a continued rough-and-tumble
\nclimate, Harper College is hosting Entrepreneur’s Quest 2010, a daylong seminar
\nfilled with expert tips on marketing, sales, branding, business strategies and
\nthe latest technology. Social media trends – including details on promoting
\nbusinesses, boosting sales and improving customer service via networks like
\nFacebook and Twitter – will be among the topics. This year’s edition also will
\ninclude a panel discussion offering strategies and wisdom from successful,
\nseasoned entrepreneurs. “Staying in business can be difficult struggle for any
\nsmall business owner anytime, but especially in a time when America is still
\nbattling the effects of a devastating recession,” Small Business Development
\nManager Bonnie Richter says. “This workshop will offer strategies for surviving
\nand thriving despite economic challenges, and competing in the nation’s new
\nbusiness landscape.” If small businesses fail, many jobs go, too: more than 70
\npercent of jobs are created by small businesses like the ones targeted by
\nHarper’s Quest event. Sam Glenn, an author, comedic speaker and founder of the
\nmotivational resource company EverythingAttitude.com, will serve as the keynote
\nspeaker. Glenn’s new book, “A Kick in the Attitude,” offers tips for using
\npositivity to achieve success. The event also will feature Mike Muldoon, a
\nmarketing and management professor and president of a consulting and business
\ncoaching practice. Entrepreneur’s Quest 2010 runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
\nSaturday, April 24 at the Wojcik Conference Center on Harper’s main campus,
\n1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. The cost is $60 for those who register by
\nApril 1, and $75 afterward. That includes lunch. To register or for more information,
\nvisit www.harpercollege.biz<\/a>, call
\n847.925.6520 or email sbdc@harpercollege.edu<\/a>.
\nThe event is sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at Harper
\nCollege, which provides free resources and one-on-one counseling and advice for
\nsmall business owners and entrepreneurs. For appointments, call 847.925.6520.<\/p>\n
\nIllinois Small Business Development Center at Harper College has had many
\nsuccess stories, even in the midst of a downturned economy. To interview
\nsuccessful entrepreneurs for this story or others, or for comments on small
\nbusiness start-up tips, contact Erin Brooks, Media Relations Specialist, 847.925.6159,
\nebrooks@harpercollege.edu<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nprograms and resources for deaf and hard of hearing students at Harper College.
\nIn the five years since, those funds have been invested to create a
\ntechnology-rich classroom and learning laboratory, develop in-class captioning
\nservices, purchase assistive listening devices for students, provide additional
\ntutoring, allow out-of-district students easier access to Harper’s program and
\nsupport a summer program helping deaf and hard of hearing students transition
\nto their first college semester. In recognition of those advancements, Harper
\nthis month will formally dedicate the Kimball Hill Family Deaf Institute – a
\ncomprehensive program offering education, resources and support to deaf and
\nhard of hearing students across the suburbs, the state and the nation. A
\nreception will be held on Thursday, March 18, allowing attendees to see
\nfirsthand the innovations Harper provides, learn more about College’s deaf and
\nhard of hearing programming and hear from successful program graduate Katie
\nRomano. Romano, 24, of Bartlett attended Harper for two years before
\ntransferring to Gallaudet University, playing on the College’s soccer team and taking
\nmainstream courses with the help of interpreters and notetakers. “This
\nInstitute is yet another example of how donations made to Harper can improve
\nthe education and lives of our students and enhance our contribution to the
\ncommunity,” says Catherine Brod, Executive Director of Harper’s Educational
\nFoundation. “We are grateful to the Kimball Hill Family for this generous gift,
\nand are excited to share with others all the amazing things the funding has
\nhelped us achieve for this student population.” Members of the Kimball Hill
\nfamily – including Harper College Trustee Diane Hill and TK Hill, a nephew who
\nis deaf, will be on-hand for the hour-long event; representatives from local
\nhigh school programs and supporting agencies for the deaf and hard of hearing
\nalso have been invited to attend. Harper has provided programming for deaf and
\nhard of hearing students since 1973, serving about 50 students each year. The
\nprogram, which boasts services and instructional support well beyond those that
\nare mandated, draws enrollments from local communities, other parts of
\nIllinois, neighboring states and the world. To learn more about the Kimball
\nHill Family Deaf Institute, or to make a contribution, call 847.925.6490 or
\nvisit www.harpercollege.edu\/foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nis not open to the public, but reporters and photographers are encouraged to
\nattend. Students, staff and faculty of the Kimball Hill Family Deaf Institute are
\navailable for interviews in advance of, during and after the event. To arrange
\nan interview, contact Erin Brooks, Media Relations Specialist, 847.925.6159, ebrooks@harpercollege.edu<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nand its author, J.D. Salinger, already was a literary legend – and an
\nundeniably private man. It was in that decade that Harper College Professor
\nGreg Herriges made up his mind to meet and speak with the famously reclusive
\nauthor, eventually becoming one of few people to ever accomplish the task.
\nHerriges details his cross-country journey – and the once-in-a-lifetime
\nSalinger encounter and conversation that ensued – in his book, “J.D.: A Memoir
\nof a Time and a Journey.” He’ll read from the book and discuss his adventure at
\n12:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18 in Harper’s Drama Lab, Room L109, Building L. The
\nevent, a tribute to the late Salinger, is free and open to all. Salinger’s
\nJanuary death left Herriges temporarily stunned; he noted afterward, “It
\nwalloped me, because there has always been a Salinger, and suddenly, there
\nwasn’t.” Over the years, many Salinger fans made the trek to New England to
\nvisit the author; most were turned away. Today, amid speculation that Salinger
\nhad locked away a safe filled with unpublished texts, Herriges says he believes
\nthe author did indeed leave work behind. But “how much there is and what the
\ncontent is about is all a matter of intense conjecture. We’ll have to wait and
\nsee,” he says. For more information on his reading, call 847.925.6242 or visit www.harpercollege.edu\/boxoffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nErin Brooks, Media Relations Specialist, 847.925.6159, ebrooks@harpercollege.edu.<\/p>\n
\nfashion program, and she’s already making a name for herself. The 19-year-old
\nPalatine resident beat out dozens of other competitors from colleges and universities
\nacross the nation and Canada to take second place at a recent national
\ncompetition requiring contestants to design a cutting-edge textile from alpaca
\nfibers. The honor scored Joseph a $750 scholarship, a trip to Nashville, Tenn.
\nto collect the prize, and bragging rights among a field of entrants from
\nschools like the Art Institute of California, the Fashion Institute of
\nTechnology in New York City and Kansas State University. Joseph drew
\ninspiration from the image of a melting glacier field to create her piece: a brushed,
\nwoven alpaca fabric on which she incorporated an additional technique: marbling
\nthe fabric with paints. The annual Fiber to Fashion Design Competition is
\nsponsored by the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association. Alpaca, though not widely
\nused in fashion, is similar to cashmere in its substantial price and luxurious
\ntexture. “Contests like these draw some of the best talent there is in the area
\nof fashion and textile design,” says Donna Sculley, Joseph’s textiles
\ninstructor. “The fact that Amanda won as a first-year student speaks to her
\nnotable skill and potential in the industry, and showcases the kind of talent
\nwe attract here at Harper. We’re excited to see what the future holds both for
\nher and for us.” Harper students have come up winners at the contest before.
\nMost recently, student Yulia Kersten earned first place in the 2009
\ncompetition’s textile category for her felted alpaca fabric, and took home a
\nConsumers Choice Award. In 2008, a trendy knee-length alpaca coat designed by student
\nOlga Pasman of Schaumburg won the top prize in the contest’s fashion category
\nand was manufactured afterward and sold online. <\/p>\n
\nErin Brooks, Media Relations Specialist, 847.925.6159, ebrooks@harpercollege.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nUrinetown, the Tony Award-winning, go-green satire about the fallout from a
\ndrought and a water shortage. Remaining showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday, March 19
\nand Saturday, March 20 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21 in the College’s Performing
\nArts Center. Urinetown, written by Greg Kotis, draws on his experience as a
\nstudent traveling
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\nencountered pay toilets and had to limit his bathroom trips for lack of cash.
\nThe musical tells the story of a town where a water shortage has made private
\ntoilets unthinkable. Instead, all restroom activities are conducted in public
\ntoilets controlled by a corporation that requires them to pay for restroom use
\nor be banished to the Urinetown colony. “The reality of Urinetown is that it
\nslyly explores issues that are so fundamentally part of the American fabric,”
\nsays Harper Professor Laura Pulio Colbert, who is directing the play. “It is
\nexuberant, ridiculous satire at its finest.” The play, which won three Tonys,
\nalso lampoons the Broadway musical form. Tickets are $15 for general admission,
\nwith discounts for students and seniors. Call 847.925.6100 or visit www.harpercollege.edu\/boxoffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n