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The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will welcome Dr. Alan Taylor on April 8 as part of the College's commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Taylor will offer a public lecture at the Chesapeake Center at 10 a.m. His talk, "The Internal Enemy: Freedom, Slavery, and War," will focus on the roles of African Americans in what some scholars have called the second American revolution. The lecture, which is open to all, is a part of a day-long workshop for museums and historic sites in the mid-Atlantic region entitled "Humanizing the War of 1812: Telling the Untold Stories Along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.

Harford Community College students created fleece no sew "comfort" blankets to donate to the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center's pediatric emergency department on April 25.

Harford Community College has received a $25,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to support development of an electronic health records system that will bolster training of the institution's nearly 2,200 Nursing and Allied Health students. The grant for Harford's Emerging Technologies Project -- Electronic Health Records will enable HCC to acquire the high-tech equipment necessary to launch the project across the Allied Health and Nursing curricula and provide state-of-the-art education in a crucial workforce skill for the health care industry.

AEGIS STAFF REPORT KC & The Sunshine Band will appear in concert at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College on June 15 at 7:30 p.m. North Point, comprised of former Baltimore band members and fresh local musicians, will open for the band, playing classics from the '60s, '70s and '80s. Dance the night away on the Arena's state-of-the-art dance floor under what must arguably be the East Coast's largest disco ball. KC & the Sunshine Band burst onto the music scene more than 35 years ago, racking up some of the biggest dance hits including "Get Down Tonight," "That's The Way (I Like It)

I was so pleased to read the article and editorial on the StarTalk program at Howard Community College. A few weeks ago I visited Cheryl Berman, the director of the program, and had the opportunity to sit in on some of the languages classes for about an hour. What an encouraging experience it was to observe these students truly learning Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Hindi and other languages. Just think of the possible positive impact on our planet. Hats off to HCC and our talented, hard-working students.

Concerts Raising 'Ancient Voices' The music department at Howard Community College continues its sixth concert season with a concert called "Ancient Voices from Earth and Space," Sat., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., in its Monteabaro Recital Hall. This concert will feature soprano Judith Cavendish , pianist William Scanlan Murphy , clarinet player David Rybczynski and guitarist Scott Goriup performing works by Tedesco, Hovhaness and Musgrave. Tickets are $17 general, $11 for seniors and $6 for faculty, student and staff.

Harford Community College soccer head coach Jason Muffoletto earned two conference championships in one night, as the Fighting Owls men's and women's soccer teams claimed MD JUCO regular season championships Tuesday. The No. 18 men's team earned the first national ranking in program history last week and won its 11th straight conference victory Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Catonsville. The Fighting Owls' 11-0-1 MD JUCO record clinched the first conference title in school history.

Musician Andy Grammer will perform in concert at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College on April 4 at 7 p.m. Known for his vibrant pop, rock, soul mix and free-flowing vocal delivery, Grammer is on his first headlining tour, selling out many venues. His debut album generated two Top 10 hits, "Fine By Me" and "Keep Your Head Up. " Named one of Billboard's 2011 Artists to Watch, he's on the fast track to another big year, according to a press release from Harford Community College.

Harford Community College women's and men's basketball teams were back in action at the APGFCU Arena Tuesday with mixed results. The women stayed unbeaten (6-0) with a 68-57 win over Baltimore City Community College, while the men (2-4) fell, 79-72, to BCCC. In the women's win, the Owls were led by Tiffany Taylor's 22-point effort. Capree Garner had 18 points and Kebrina Johnson snatched 15 rebounds. The Owls led 36-26 at the half and by as many as 16 in the second half. The Harford men battled to a 38-38 first half tie, but a 16-4 second half run by BCCC gave the visitors the cushion they needed.

Students take note: The classroom of the future might make it difficult to pass notes or sit where teachers might not call on you to answer questions. Yet you might consider the departure from the traditional setting a change for the better. That's what officials at Howard Community College say. They have worked with Michigan-based office furniture manufacturing company Herman Miller to create a pilot classroom that is changing the way students and teachers approach instruction.

As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she always has her children's best interests at heart, yet she can remember once when her peers didn't concur. When her daughter, Daliah, graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School two years ago and couldn't assemble enough financial aid to enroll at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Sonia suggested she enroll at HCC - where mom was already both a student and an office assistant in the school's science division office.

Harford Community College has received a $25,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to support development of an electronic health records system that will bolster training of the institution's nearly 2,200 Nursing and Allied Health students. The grant for Harford's Emerging Technologies Project -- Electronic Health Records will enable HCC to acquire the high-tech equipment necessary to launch the project across the Allied Health and Nursing curricula and provide state-of-the-art education in a crucial workforce skill for the health care industry.

The Kool & the Gang concert scheduled for next month at the new Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College has been canceled, an HCC spokesperson confirmed Friday. "The cancellation was by mutual consent, and we hope to work with Pyramid Entertainment to schedule a replacement concert in the near future," Nancy Dysard, HCC's director for marketing and public relations, wrote in a e-mail. The concert by the 1970s R&B group was supposed to take place on May 10. Tickets were priced between $50 and $75. Dysard said those who already bought tickets to the concert have two options.

More than 350 runners and walkers raised $20,000 Sunday to benefit the Adam Thompson Memorial Nursing Scholarship at Harford Community College and the Adam Thompson Memorial Education Scholarship at Upper Chesapeake Health. The Adam Thompson 5K Run/Walk honors the memory of Adam Thompson, a first-year Harford Community College student who was killed in an automobile accident in 2011. The scholarships support students at HCC. Dr. William P. Cook of the UCH Joint Center started the race, on a USA Track and Field Certified Course, at 8 a.m.  The overall male winner was Adam Bosley, who completed the race in 17:27.

If there were a dress code for visitors to the current exhibit in Howard Community College's Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, it would stipulate that people must wear blue jeans when going to see Julie van Hemert's "Peopled Jeans. " That's because the artist uses blue jean material for her wall-hanging fabric art. Van Hemert does not significantly alter or transform this material. Instead, she typically clusters a few pants legs together in order to suggest that several close friends are, er, hanging out together.

The Howard Community College Track & Field program competed at the Green & White Invitational April 6 at York College, PA. The Dragons had a strong showing with the men placing third as a team, while the women were seventh. Tamarra Okoya scored for the women earning second in the 200-meters with a time of 27.02. The women's 4x100 relay also had a second place finish with a time of 53.36. Jahil Petgrave won the 200 in 22.26 — holding off second place by two-hundredths of a second.

The undefeated and high-scoring Harford women's basketball team is on the cusp of cracking the NJCAA National Poll for the first time in school history. The 5-0 Fighting Owls are the first team receiving votes in the 25-team Division I poll, sitting just two votes away from the Top 25. The weekly poll, which comes out every Wednesday, is made up of coaches and administrators of NJCAA Division I teams across the nation. No. 25 Moberly Area CC (6-0) earned 20 points while Harford claimed 18. The Fighting Owls lead the nation in scoring (98.4 points per game)

A Columbia restaurant will be donating all of its earnings Monday night to a Howard Community College program that provides financial and academic assistance to students who have struggled in high school but have demonstrated a desire and promise to do better in college. This is the 11th year that Hunan Manor restaurant has provided assistance to students through this event, which typically draws close to 500 people. An average of $26,000 is raised each year, with the money going into an endowment.

Choose your day to "Cruise into Success" at the annual Office Professionals Conference held at the Richlin Ballroom in Edgewood, on Wednesday, April 24 or Thursday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harford Community College is offering a day of entertaining workshops on topics from administrative fundamentals to the latest in social media. The keynote presentation will be given by Content McLaughlin, a local attorney who works tirelessly with several nonprofit and community organizations and was the recipient of the 2009 ATHENA Women's Leadership Award.

Dr. Christopher Dela Rosa has been appointed as chief information officer at Harford Community College. In this position, Dela Rosa will continue to provide leadership to staff and manage the day-to-day operations of Computing and Technology Services. Dela Rosa had been serving as interim vice president for information technology at Harford Community College since January. He served previously as associate vice president for information technology, director for information technology operations and manager of technology operations at Harford Community College.