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100

Harper's main campus is located on how many acres?

200

100

What year was Harper founded?

1965

100

Dr. Proctor is the _____ president of Harper College.

6th

100

How many trustees are on the Board?

8

100

What is the name of the institutional accrediting body for Harper College?

Higher Learning Commission

200

The bike share rack is located closest to which building?

D - near Starbucks

200

In what town were Harper's first classes offered?

Elk Grove Village

200

Who was the first president of Harper College?

Robert Lahti

200

How much funding was raised during the 2018 capital referendum?

$180 million

200

What is Harper's current bond rating?

Aaa

300

Which campus building is the newest?

Avante'

300

When were classes first offered on the main campus?

1967

300

Harper College is named after the first president of what university?

University of Chicago
300

How many communities does Harper serve?

23

300

What is the name of Harper's student newspaper?

The Harbinger

400

Which building is the most recently renovated?

M - Health and Recreation Center

400

The property on which Harper College now stands was originally the site of what kind of enterprise?

Tri Color Horse Farm

400

Who is the current student trustee?

Maricarmen Gonzalez

400

How many interim presidents have been appointed at the College?

2 - John Birkholz 1977 and John Pickelman in 2009

400

What was the original school mascot?

Hawk

500

Building D is also known by what name?

Duchossois Family Educational Center

500

Which Harper president initiated a successful goose removal project from the grounds of the main campus?

Robert Breuder

500

What is the name of the student who was elected to Harper's Board of Trustees in 1969?

Larry Moats

500

What is Harper's current graduate rate?

37.8%

500

What were the original school colors?

Maroon and Gold

600

What letters of the alphabet are not associated with any main campus buildings?

N and Q

600

When was the first proposal to ban smoking on campus made via the shared governance process?

1989

600
What is the name the former Harper student who won an academy award?

Marlee Matlin

600

How much does an "annual" pass cost for the bike share program?

$15

600

What are the call letters of the Harper radio station?

WHCM (88.3 FM)

700

The statue titled "The Bather" is a scaled down version of a sculpture that was on the grounds of what corporate building?

The Gould Center in Rolling Meadows

700
What was the original program use for Building C?

Art and Architecture

700

Which Harper College president discontinued the football program?

Dr. Kenneth Ender

700
Results of the Trellis survey reveal that ___% of Harper students report housing insecurity?

49%

700

SOAR is being used as the framework for the student experience. What to the S - O - A - R letters stand for?

S - Search

O - Onboard

A - Advance

R - Realize

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