Tag Archives: Palatine

Blogging Moms Building Cyber Security Industry

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According to Nielsen research, Moms represent 19.2 percent of the online population and 1 in every 3 bloggers identify themselves as a mother. Some Chicagoland mothers are using their blogs to share their ideas about cyber security for the home, and these blogs are becoming major forums for sharing a variety of quality information. Continue reading here.

Alicia Peiffer, a 28-year-old mom blogger and marketing professional, (with sons Lucas, 2, left, and Jacob, 3) is taking part in a cybersecurity study, "Keeping Up with the Digital Joneses" to learn more sophisticated ways of securing her and her family's personal information online. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times

Harper College Hosts Web Marketing Seminar for Professionals

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Held on May 9th, Harper College’s Continuing Education Program hosted a seminar on web marketing for a group of students, and sales and marketing professionals. The event was hosted by a suburban tech organization called HandsOn Tech with the purpose of training and consulting suburban tech individuals on new technology. Continue reading here. 

HandsOn Tech was formed through a partnership with Americorps Vista. The organization seeks to bring technology education and information to non-profits and is in 8 cities around the county. Photo from handsonnetwork.org

Palatine Native Wins Television Camera Operator of the Year for Work on “Glee”

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For the past three years, Andrew Mitchell has carried around a 70 pound 33 mm Stedicam rig to capture every musical sequence for the television show “Glee.” He recently won an award for his fluid, organic and seamless integration of camera and cast. He attributes the award to his love of motion. Continue reading here.

Andrew Mitchell films the musical sequences for the television show "Glee" and does so with a celluloid camera, not a digital. Photo courtesy of Andrew Mitchell, from Daily Herald

Harper College Partners with University of Illinois Engineering

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Starting Fall 2012, students at Harper College in Palatine will be able to transfer into the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Engineering program, the sixth-best engineering program in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. Continue reading here.

The Engineering Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the location of a majority of the engineering work done at U of I. - Photo courtesy of ans.ne.uiuc.edu